Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

innovation in engineering education, design thinking, prototyping, program development, crafting inter- active curricula, and bringing ideas to fruition. With over 8 years of experience in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Anand possesses a solid background in Innovation and Entrepreneurship education, Additive Manufacturing, and Digital Fabri- cation technologies. He has taught lectures and workshops on advanced subjects to more than 1000 undergraduate engineering students and 150 graduate students, while advising on over 500 student and faculty research projects. His academic credentials include an M.S. in Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering from New York University and a B.E in Mechanical Engineering from

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2005 GSW

Authors

G. Beate Zimmer; eremy S. Flores; Alexey L. Sadovski

education by doing research with students. Thework presented was done with a freshman mathematics major at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.The student joined a continuing project of the Division of Nearshore Research which usesvarious models to predict water levels along the Texas coast. The most successful models useneural networks written in Matlab and are trained with a backpropagation algorithm. The trainingset consists of one year’s worth of hourly water level and wind data. Initially the weights andbiases of all neurons are assigned at random or with the Nguyen–Widrow algorithm. With theseweights and biases, the forecast is computed and then compared to the actual water levels. Ineach training epoch, the weights and biases are updated following

Conference Session

Self-Advocacy, Sense of Belonging, Measuring Authentic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Construction Management Education Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simonne Renee Whitmore, Southern University and A&M College; Opeyemi Peter Ojajuni

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

Paper ID #38199Are Construction Management Education Programs Producing SufficientNumbers of Minority Graduates to Meet Demand?Simonne Renee Whitmore, Southern University and A&M CollegeOpeyemi Peter Ojajuni ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Are Construction Management Education Programs Producing Sufficient Numbers of Minority Graduates to Meet Demand?Abstract – The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the demand for qualified constructionmanagers will grow eight percent between 2021 and 2031. It is anticipated that much of thisdemand will be generated by construction projects funded by the Investment

Conference Session

ASCE Liasion Committee Presents: All Things ASCE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #37133Fostering Infrastructure Equity through Leveraging Envision RatingSystem among Civil Engineering and Construction StudentsMiss Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University Rubaya Rahat grew up in Bangladesh, where she pursued her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). After graduating she worked for two years in a construction management company in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was involved in various residential and infrastructure projects. Rubaya now is a Ph.D. student at Department of Civil and Environ- mental Engineering and Teaching

Conference Session

Improving Retention & Self-Efficacy through Experiential Learning and Research Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charmane Caldwell, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Reginald J. Perry, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

the academic year, allows sophomores to seniors the ability to participate in one offour different tracks: Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Industry, Research, or EngineeringProjects in Community Service (EPICS). Students spend one day a week in meetings learninggeneral topics: user-centered engineering design, engineering ethics, project management,teamwork, technical presentations, etc. Depending on the track students select, they wouldparticipate in additional technical skill sessions to assist with their specific projects. The sessionsare designed to provide instruction in various technical topics directly related to their project orinterest. Student groups meet outside of the normal meetings to work on their projects as a teamand/or with

Conference Session

ERM: Design!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Jalal, University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa

of Ottawa, Ontario. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com The role of students’ grit & goal orientation in predicting their academic success in authentic learning environmentsAbstractThe recent trend of opening makerspaces on-campus in engineering schools is encouragingeducators to integrate making projects and activities to the engineering curricula. Makingprojects and activities offer engineering educators an opportunity to situate their students inauthentic learning experiences. This article explores the impact of two non-cognitive measures,grit and goal orientation, over and beyond a student’s Big-Five

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Andrés Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Jacoba Ubidia; MariaEmilia Mariño; Francisco Jativa Valverde

departments of Civil Engineering and Architecture at Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, in Ecuador. MiguelAndres is a civil engineer from USFQ (2009), was awarded a MSc in Civil Engineering – Construction Engineering and Management at Iowa State University (Fulbright scholar, 2012)and his PhD in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech (2019), as well as two Graduate Certificate in Engineering Education and Future Professoriate. (i) ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE: Miguel Andrés was Project Manager of PREINGESA where he has directed construction projects in the development of urban infrastructure for urbanizations such as earthworks, drinking water works, sewerage, underground electrical cables and fiber optics, roads, aqueducts, water

Conference Session

Remediation and Curricular Changes to Improve Student Learning and Outcomes

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandie Han; Boyan Kostadinov, New York City College of Technology; Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology; Johann Thiel, New York City College of Technology

1 Department of Mathematics, New York City College of Technology, CUNY {shan,bkostadinov,jthiel}@citytech.cuny.edu Abstract We implemented a project to create transformative changes in the STEM Education at a Hispanic-serving institution by revamping mathematics curriculum and building a system of support in mathematics learning. The project accomplished three main areas of curriculum development: (1) Restructuring the first-year mathematics courses at the college algebra level using a corequisite model; (2) designing and implementing active learning and problem-solving oriented curriculum in Calculus; (3) building a student support

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Will Klein

-mentionedcourses, the materials pertaining to Covid-19 and air quality were taught in the form of modules(two for each course) with lectures; discussions and class debates; video materials; simulationswith real-time data; and a project centering on that theme. The engineering students who workedas summer interns worked on analyzing data from five of the major cities in the world. Besidesanalyzing the effects of the pandemic on PM2.5, NO2, and O3 in the selected populated cities, thestudents also studied whether any correlations existed among the air quality parameters or not.The students’ learning outcomes included honing content knowledge in atmospheric chemistryand physics of particulate matter; environmental sciences and engineering; public health

Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer C. Mallette, Boise State University; Harold Ackler P.E., Boise State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

projects. Future efforts focuson more consistently scaffolding writing throughout the full materials science program andengaging a larger set of faculty around these areas. The paper will share findings of how theseefforts have supported student learning and explore how faculty can address areas that still needsupport. Overall, this collaboration has not only allowed the materials science program to fullymeet ABET outcomes but also understand the ways communication support enables graduates todevelop engineering identities and move into the next phase with the skills they need to besuccessful.IntroductionDriven by ABET Student Outcomes and industry needs, engineering programs aim to providestudents the opportunity to develop communication and

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mina Morcos, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Mohamed M. Youssef, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

daily lives are found in households where washing machines are used, on the streets wheretraffic lights regulate traffic, or even in buildings that use air-conditioning units and automaticlighting systems. Open-loop control systems or closed-loop control systems are used in all thesesystems to determine a predefined sequence of processing steps.The Industrial Manufacturing System (IMS) developed at the college intends to address the needin education. This project introduces how the production assembly line develops. The systemconsists of Sorting, Assembly, Processing, Testing, Storage, and Buffering operations. TheSiemens Simatic PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) S7-300 is used in the manufacturingsystem and TIA (Total Integrated Automation

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration and Sociotechnical Thinking: The Big Picture

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Commonwealth University; Bryanne Peterson; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl; Cassandra J. McCall, Utah State University; Desen Sevi Özkan, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

National Science Foundation projects in the engineering education realm, researching engineering career trajectories, student motivation, and learning. Sreyoshi has been recognized as a Fellow at the Academy for Teaching Excellence at Virginia Tech (VTGrATE) and a Fellow at the Global Perspectives Program (GPP) and was inducted to the Yale Bouchet Honor Society during her time at Virginia Tech. She has also been honored as an Engaged Ad- vocate in 2022 and an Emerging Leader in Technology (New ELiTE) in 2021 by the Society of Women Engineers. Views expressed in this paper are the author’s own, and do not necessarily reflect those of organizations she is associated with. Learn more about Sreyoshi’s impact

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2: Solar Track

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Edmund Huminski, United States Coast Guard Academy; Salena Marie Bantz; Joseph Roth, United States Coast Guard Academy; Liam Scott Caro; Tooran Emami Ph. D., United States Coast Guard Academy; David Fournier, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Hampshire University. Served twenty years in the US Coast Guard as an Electronics Technician. Currently manages, develops, and instructs labs for Electrical Engi- neering and Cyber Systems and teaches cyber security to cadets at the US Coast Guard Academy. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Simulation and Validation of Battery Management SystemAbstract This paper presents the process and results of the simulation and validation of a batterymanagement system. The goal of this project is to design a battery management system andpower management system for use in a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV). The system must becapable of seamlessly

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Adebayo Ogundipe, James Madison University; Siya Paul Rimoy, University of Dar es Salaam; Divina Donald Kaombe, University of Dar es Salaam

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Diversity

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International

engineering in Tanzania. The program benefited from a young and growing relationship between JamesMadison University and the University of Dar es Salam. The work conducted together expanded the existing collaboration andallowed both parties to lay the foundation for a successful, annual STEM-focused study abroad program, as well as launch newcollaborative research projects into which future students can be integrated. The general concept so developed is portable andcan be executed in other locations where faculty already conduct existing study abroad programs. We successfully launched anew project-based study abroad program specifically designed to appeal to engineering students while alleviating some of theidentified impediments to participation in

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jarod White, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

mechanical engineers can impart directly with stakeholders and users.Because items imagined can be within the size of consumer products where solutions may besimply created and mocked up (Brandt, 2007), there is a unique opportunity to better understandthese students’ behaviors in designing and prototyping.This research project explores how a cohort of senior mechanical engineering students candesign and prototype solutions for a problem today, and how their solutions are changed whenasked to be placed out into the future. We are curious about the similarities and differences intheir approaches along aspects of the design process (cognition) and in the design result(artifacts). This project allows us to explore how engineering students conceive of

Conference Session

Technical Session 5c

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Deana R. Delp, Arizona State University

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section

assist ASD students, however somestudents will sign up for this assistance, while others do not. Beyond the college resources theinstructor must fill in the gaps to ensure student success. First, the instructor must recognize theASD student’s learning style. The needs of the student and the learning styles vary by individual.For freshman year instructors it may be difficult to determine these needs in a timely manner,since most students do not self-disclose their disability. Observation and communication with thestudent are key in this step. Many first year engineering courses utilize individual and groupwork with both written assignments and “hands-on” projects including writing, drawing,problem solving, scheduling, budgeting, and craftsmanship

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Study Abroad

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; Hayden Kwok-Hay So, University of Hong Kong; Nyein Thwe Khaing, Dagon University

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Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

mustalso engage students in practical learning experiences that place equal emphasize onprofessional skills training including teamwork, lifelong learning and social responsibility.These are traits that form the core competencies for not only professional engineers but alsoentrepreneurs.Sharing the above vision, a group of engineers and scientists from University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong and Dagon University in Yangon, Myanmar embarked on a cross-country andcross-disciplinary experiential learning project to work on one of the major environmentalsustainability issues of the 21st century – wastewater treatment. In this reported pilotprogramme, 16 engineering students from University of Hong Kong travelled to Myanmarfor a weeklong programme where they

Conference Session

M3B: Learning in Context 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Alicia Baumann, Arizona State University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

of the Fulton Outstanding Lecturer Award. She focuses on designing the curriculum and teaching in the freshman engineering program. She is also involved in the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program, the ASU ProMod project, the Engi- neering Projects in Community Service program, the Engineering Futures program, the Global Freshman Academy, and the ASU Kern Project. Dr. Zhu also designs and teaches courses in mechanical engineer- ing at ASU, including Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Design, Mechanism Analysis and Design, Finite Element Analysis, etc. She was part of a team that designed a largely team and activity based online Introduction to Engineering course, as well as a team that developed a unique MOOC

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg E. West, Ohio State University

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Civil Engineering

Transportation Engineering (ITE) EducationCouncil. This subcommittee’s goal was to build upon the work done at the conference in theform of a review of efforts to develop bodies of knowledge and learning outcomes that includedvarious methodologies and approaches [23] that culminated in the creation of the NationalTransportation Curriculum Project (NTCP) [17]. Due to the concern that the averagetransportation engineering course does not meet the needs of students and the profession, theNTCP focused on the typical introductory transportation engineering course at theundergraduate level [17]. The NTCP created learning outcomes, knowledge tables (includingconcepts, processes, tools, and contexts), and desired ways of being for transportation engineersand

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Cindy S. Ziker, SRI International; Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T University ; Kamal S. Ali, Jackson State University; Derrick Cornell Gilmore, Kentucky State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Technology in Learning, where she leads research projects that focus on technology in education. She holds a doctorate degree in the psychology in of education from Arizona State University and a masters degree in public health from the University of Arizona.Dr. Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T University Clay Gloster, Jr. is currently serving as Associate Dean in the College of Science and Technology and the Interim chair in the Department of Computer Systems Technology at North Carolina A&T State University. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University (Greensboro, NC) and the Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Julio Alonso; Jesus Vargas; Daniel Li; Abraham Elizarraras; Tony Hoang; Khanh Vu; J. Patterson; Mohammad Palwala; Marco Maldonado; Masaki Isago; Mark Aranda; Lan Trinh; Tu Huynh; Tie Nguyen; Bao Ly; Jiao Huang; Heidar Malki; Xiaojing Yuan

Greater Houston Area covers a As part of the first/last mile transportation effort, theregion of more than 1,285 square miles. Its population is BikeShare@UH project focuses on creating and testingprojected to grow from 7 million in 2015 to 10 million in innovative and integrated system that will improve mobility2040 [1]. In particular, the transit mobility score of the in general and access to public transmit on a unique urbanHouston-Galveston metropolitan area is very low (2.9 out campus in particular. In this paper, we present the results ofof 10) based on a recent report released by the Center for the project from the customer discovery to the needNeighborhood Technology [2

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cardella, Center for the Advancement of Scholarships on Engineering Education (CASEE); Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

mathematics is considered to be a fundamental element of engineering education, littleempirical research has been conducted to understand how engineering students actually usemathematics. This project takes a research- informed approach towards understanding the role ofmathematics in engineering design by combining two studies of engineering students’ use ofmathematical thinking: a study of engineering students’ use of mathematics during an industry-based senior design project and a study of engineering students’ use of mathematics during alaboratory based design problem.The capstone study used a combination of qualitative methodologies to investigate engineeringstudents’ use of mathematics during one of their first real- world design projects. For

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alka Harriger, Purdue University; Kyle Lutes, Purdue University; Jack Purdum, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

projects give them practical experience in userrequirements definition and working with agents who are external to the educational process.This paper describes CIT’s software development curriculum at Purdue and shares what aspectsof each course contribute to increased employability for summer internships and for part-timejobs during the school year.Department OverviewThe Department of CIT was established in 1978 under the name Computer Technology. Sincethat time, CIT has grown to include about 600 current majors and over 3,100 alumni. Currently,the Department offers one degree at the main campus, the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computerand Information Technology. The BS degree provides a foundation for continued education (e.g.,graduate education

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Thomas Johnson, Besam Entrance Solutions; Tom Benson, Pass and Seymour-Legrand; Dean Nestvogel, Pass and Seymour-Legrand

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Engineering Management

AC 2007-709: A COLLABORATIVE CASE STUDY FOR TEACHING“ACHIEVING LEAN SYSTEM BENEFITS IN MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLYCHAINS” TO ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT STUDENTSErtunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Ertunga C. Ozelkan, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Management and the Associate Director of the Center for Lean Logistics and Engineered Systems at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Before joining academia, Dr. Ozelkan worked for i2 Technologies, a leading supply chain software vendor in the capacity of a Customer Service and Global Curriculum Manager and a Consultant. He also worked as a project manager and a consultant for Tefen Consulting in the area of

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Greg Cloutier, University of Hartford; Matthew Brown, University of Hartford

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Instrumentation

the University of Hartford with a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering Technology. He enjoys experimenting with electronics and microcontrollers.Matthew Brown, University of Hartford Matt Brown is a senior at the University of Hartford. He is expected to Graduate in the Summer of 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Technology. He is currently working on his senior project involving designing a control system for a robotic arm. Page 12.469.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Determining Surface Roughness by Laser Light BackscatterAbstractThe University of

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Educational Outreach Efforts Led by the US Navy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Giver, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers; Stephen Michetti, NSWCCD

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Ocean and Marine

.) Presenting the material and generatinginterest requires creativity and innovation. Introducing students to possible fields of study thatthey were previously unaware of such as marine engineering, ocean engineering, and navalarchitecture, has the potential to develop the next generation of professionals, academics,engineers, scientists and industry leaders. Most important, however, is the potential to open theeyes of a student to a larger world of study within the STEM curricula.This paper will discuss one innovative approach to teaching science and engineering conceptsthrough the use of underwater robotics. The Sea Perch Project provides students with theopportunity to learn about robotics, engineering, science, and mathematics while building

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology; Devanandham Henry, Stevens Institute of Technology; Richard Turner, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology; Lawrence Bernstein, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kristen Baldwin, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, Logistics)

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

in the School of Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Her research area is based on systems thinking in K-12 education. She graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with a Masters degree in Computer Engineering, and then she worked with Lucent Technologies as a software developer first in embedded systems and then she held a position as a software designer/architect for CDMA2000 project where she participated in numerous projects developing several features to enhance the existing software system. She is now participating in a project to create a model curriculum in software engineering.Lawrence Bernstein, Stevens Institute of Technology

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Greg Fischer; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

designs and the various technical topics are introduced as needed. Each ofthese courses includes elements of CS, ECE and ME. To add cohesion within courses, eachcourse in the unified sequence has its own focus, such as locomotion, sensing, manipulation, andnavigation. Students in the Robotics program also take other required and elective courses,selected from courses already offered by the various engineering departments. In addition, theprogram includes an entrepreneurship component to prepare future “entrepreneurial engineers.”6Like all majors at WPI, the program culminates in a capstone design experience wherein studentssynthesize their accumulated knowledge in a major project. The RBE program is designed sothat it can be accredited under the

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Bishop, United States Naval Academy

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

aforementioned three fundamentalquestions: Page 14.1132.2Question 1: What is possible, based on our current understanding of the laws of the universe?This is projection, and is important in that it prevents the students from discussing their favoriteFaster-Than-Light travel methods and techniques for perpetual motion as part of the class, andalso makes them question closely the science behind current projects aimed at extremely esotericobjectives. Projection is rarely a negative, in that it is very difficult to say with certainty thatsomething is not possible. Rather, projection typically results in either a positive (a thing ispossible) or a neutral (it

Conference Session

Curriculum in Civil Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

communication tool. The AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recognizes that the ability to communicate effectively is arequired outcome for civil engineering education, noting that in addition to written and oralcommunication skills, graphical communication is also important when interacting withtechnical and non-technical individuals.1Importance and Use of Hand-Drawn SketchesKivett2 notes free-hand sketching can quickly convey technical information to diverse audiences.At public meetings for proposed projects, clients often prefer free-hand architectural sketchesrather than CAD drawings since hand-drawn sketches imply the design is not set in stone,whereas the public may perceive the project as unalterable when CAD drawings are used.2According