Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

Paper ID #5727Beyond SES: Individual Financial Status as a Predictor of Persistence forHigh-performing Undergraduate Engineering StudentsDr. James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Dr. James J. Pembridge is an assistant professor in the Freshman Engineering Department at Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University. He earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, M.A. Education in Curricu- lum and Instruction, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. His research has focused on mentoring as pedagogy for project-based courses and understanding the adult learning characteristics of undergraduate

Conference Session

Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Dargahi Fadaei, Azad University

Tagged Divisions

International

with a variation of approximately ±0.5 µs, which is less than ±3%. The fourth source ofnoise can result from distortion caused by sampled signals with square-top pulses, which arecommon in digital storage or communication systems, rather than signals that conform to naturalsampling, where the tops of the pulses “follow” the sampled signal. Further, note that thedigitization noise caused by the limited 8-bit resolution used in this system was negligible. Conclusion This paper describes the design and operation of low-cost, programmable arbitrary functiongenerator suitable for use in undergraduate laboratories as an analytical tool or as a studentdesign project. Using custom software and a personal

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Ali, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

International

23.37.4Data Collection:Pedestrian and vehicle flow models are the most integral part of this project. Therefore, datacollection for flow modeling is critical. Microscopic flow is modeled by the use of timeheadways. Pedestrian Data CollectionPedestrian data is collected for peak hour to analyze the situation for most critical condition.Two types of data sets are collected during pedestrian data collection; time headwaysbetween pedestrians arriving at unsignalized pedestrian cross walk and the waiting time ofpedestrian at cross walk. Vehicular data collectionVehicular time headways are measured along with their classifications as if they followedlane behavior i.e. all vehicular headways are measured that completely or partially lie in thespecific

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Maggie A Flynn M.A., Elizabethtown College

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #6165Engineering Learning Communities – USA National Survey 2012Dr. Jess W. Everett, Rowan University Jess Everett, Ph.D., P.E. is a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has over 26 years experience as an environmental engineer and professor and has published over 63 refereed journal articles, chapters, and books. He has worked on more than 60 funded projects (totaling over $6M) and has worked with more than 100 undergraduate teams (over 220 different undergraduate students). He has been the director of the Rowan University Engineering Learning Community since 2009.Ms. Maggie A Flynn M.A

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Alef, Rochester College; Soma Chakrabarti, University of Kansas

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Continuing Professional Development

Leadership 3. Evaluation Process 3. Budget responsibility Employee 1. Learn 2. Apply Knowledge to Continuously Improve 3. Apply Knowledge to Innovate Page 23.4.6 TEAM EXECUTION OF CORE VALUESUniversity Partner: The university plays a key role in the development and tailoring of thecurriculum to the strategic needs of the organization and in integrating formal opportunities forknowledge applications through course required project assignments

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mohammed A Omar, Clemson University

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ASEE International Forum

students with: opportunities to work and interact with teams of differentexpertise and nationalities, explicit instruction and courses on communication skills,understanding of the system level thinking (organization level), and explicit teaching on skillsrelated to engineering projects such as problem solving, resolving conflicts, time management,idea creation and presentation to different audience levels. Page 21.65.5Thusly, the automotive engineering curriculum established its course offerings in three levels, asdepicted in figure 2; level 1 covers the core-engineering courses mandatory for all the students inthe program, the next level

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

space.Several years ago the Russian Ministry of Education and Science launched a new project ofdifferentiating the universities according to their educational and research activities. Thus, aspecial competition was held where universities vied for the status of National ResearchUniversity with resulting additional funding and privileges. Over 2000 universities in theRussian Federation participated in the contest, and 29 of them finally awarded the status.Kazan State Technological University (KSTU) was one of them, and in 2010 it was renamedinto Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU).Internationalization of the FacultyThe goal of KNRTU development as a national research university is “to provide personneland scientific research

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael E. Auer, International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP)

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Partner Society Plenary

technology is now measured in month and weeks. - Furthermore the focus of the engineering disciplines is shifting from pure technical subjects to subjects directed to Information Technologies and the daily life of mankind. - Engineering issues, either in industrial products or in engineering projects, are quickly Page 21.30.3 becoming increasingly complicated and most of these issues cross disciplinary lines. - The size of the systems developed or designed by engineers grows continually. A good example for this is the concept of the “Smart City”, which includes two assets – the social and the environmental capital

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Keith Willey, University of Technology Sydney; Anne P Gardner, University of Technology, Sydney

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Invited - Curriculum Development

and journal articles. Keith is the Project Manager and lead developer of the self and peer assessment software tool known as SPARKPLUS. This software is currently being used by faculty at over 20 Australian Universities and several Universities and High Schools in Europe Asia and North and South America.Mrs. Anne P Gardner, University of Technology, Sydney ANNE GARDNER is a member of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the Univer- sity of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Anne’s research is in engineering education where she works with Dr. Willey in improving understanding of the learning associated with and assessment of collaborative learn- ing, workplace learning by professional engineers, and

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill M. Diong, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

project was recently initiated to study these questions within the context of using videosand video podcasts as a teaching/learning tool specifically in engineering education. Chief amongthem is the question of how its use can improve the teaching/learning of engineering material. Areview of recent literature regarding this was performed, and a brief summary of the findings ispresented. Another major question relates to how these videos and video podcasts are producedand made available for dissemination, and how much time and effort this requires from an alreadyover-worked engineering educator. So the various approaches for doing so, and how muchtime/effort they require, are also described. In addition, this paper provides a few examples fromthe

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Multidisciplinary Instruction

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Newberry, Dakota County Technical College; Marilyn Barger P.E., National Science Foundation ATE Centers

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

exponential notation; problem solving Table 5. HSTI ModulesIn a nation-wide survey near the end of the project, 74.5% of respondents sampled from the over Page 23.913.10300 teachers participating in HSTI professional training, felt that their students do not or onlysometimes make the connection between science, technology, and the objects they encounter ineveryday life and these modules could help them make those connections while reinforcing basicSTEM principles. Other results from this sample include demographic data and revealed thatthese modules were being

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy L Miller, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Jerry W. Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

other degree4. Engineers, and engineering faculty in particular, should take every opportunity to be active leaders and, when possible, to enlist the help of students. There are many examples of this at the case study university. Professors run the regional MathCounts, have created Boy Scout Day, and help local high schools with First Robotics entries, just to name a few. All three events mentioned involve cross discipline coordination and student involvement. Even after graduation, students that had helped with projects will maintain ownership and when possible have returned to help with events.Recommendations / StudentsJust like with the faculty, critical mass in the student body requires an

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Tech Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Jayson Durham, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific)

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Ocean and Marine

-11, June 24-27, 2007.7. M. Prince, “Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research,” Journal of Engineering Education, pp.223-231, July 2004.8. R. Pucher, A. Mense, and H. Wahl, “How to Motivate Students in Project Based Learning,” 6th IEEE AfriconConference in Africa, vol. 1, pp. 443-446, Oct. 2-4, 2002.9. J. Durham, M. Mehrubeoglu, D. Carter, R. McBee, and L. McLauchlan, “Support for Flight Trajectories andVideo Capture: Initial Results Using a Free Open Source Flight Simulator,” Earth & Space 2010 Conference – The12th ASCE Aerospace Division Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction andOperations in Challenging Environment, Honolulu, HI, pp. 1941-8, March 14-17, 2010.10. J. Durham, M. Mehrubeoglu

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the comment card.Results and DiscussionThe overall reaction of the teachers to the software was positive. One of the teacherscommented, “This process elicits deep/broad (critical) thinking in participants.” Anotherteacher commented, “I like the problem solving conversations these projects would evoke.”The teachers as well as the MEA writing and research teams suggested adding the followingfunctionalities to the software to make it more useful for students: • Undo button: the ability to undo an individual step • Print function: printing the developed procedure • Save/Load: software being able to save a procedure and then load it again at a later time. • Editing a numerical value: the ability to edit an assigned value to a face or

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University; Wanda Moses, South Carolina State University; James Allen Anderson P.E., South Carolina State University; Cynthia T Davis, SC State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Studentscompleted the assignment easily RAPTOR. Many students encountered problems in comprehending theFOR Loop in the C programming solution. Page 23.1018.9  Figure 8 – C Programming solutionFigure 9 – RAPTOR Solution Page 23.1018.10Third Year Computer Science Course CS 300 – Digital LogicWe also used RAPTOR in our CS 300 course. The course prerequisite for this course is JAVAprogramming, the first programming course in our curriculum. The students are required to complete aprogramming project dealing with number system conversion and they use JAVA programming toachieve this

Conference Session

Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew J Pasek, University of Windsor

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

- norming - performing -adjourning summarize the team evolution and progress through each stage.The students were allowed to work in groups and discuss the assigned issues. They were quitesuccessful in identifying the correct answers and these group discussions enforced the keynotions of entrepreneurship, which up to this point were rather theoretical; they also allowed thestudents to categorize their own effort (students work in teams on a term-long project involvingproduct development for a global market) as entrepreneurial. As one student wrote:“…the film is illustrating how quickly a design becomes obsolete, how competitors will work onimproving and capitalising on a new design, and how the market is rapidly changing. I believethe film is

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thiruparan Balachandran, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University; Jeffrey Walck, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

., Merritt, D. J., Renton, M. S., Dixon, K. W., “Seed moisture content affects afterripenig and smoke responsiveness in three sympatric Australian native species rom fire-prone environments”, Austral Ecology , 2009, 23, 866-877.10. Sweetman, H. L., “Studies of chemical control of relative humidity in closed spaces”, Ecology, 1933, 14, 40-45.11. Kate Gold and Fiona Hay, Equilibrating seeds to specific moisture levels, Technical Information Sheet_09, Millennium Seed Bank Project, www.kew.org/msbp .12. Shin, D. I., Shin, K. H., Kim, I. K., Park, K. S., Lee, T. S., Kim, S. I., Lim, K. S., Huh, S. J., “ Low-power hybrid wireless network for monitoring infant incubators”, Medical Engineering & Physics, 2005, 27, 713-716

Conference Session

Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Maier-Speredelozzi, University of Rhode Island; Colleen Grinham; manbir sodhi, University of Rhode Island

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Systems Engineering

project work site was set uponline to allow the teachers to continue to communicate as they implement the activities in theirclassrooms, and provide further feedback and implementation assessment with different settings.Feedback after the workshop was very positive, and the organizers hope to repeat and expand theprogram.Introduction and FormatThe motivation for this workshop arose from a desire to introduce more K-12 educators toconcepts of systems engineering, in an effort to ultimately attract more students into this field.Previous research and experience has shown that if K-12 educators are not familiar with orconfident in basic engineering concepts or specific engineering disciplines, they will not be ableto effectively encourage their

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University; John W. Lawson, Architectural Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

Paper ID #7101Teaching Architecture, Engineering and Construction Disciplines: Using Var-ious Pedagogical Styles to Unify the Learning ProcessJill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University Jill Nelson is an Assistant Professor for the Architectural Engineering Department at California Polytech- nic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, CA. Professor Nelson came to Cal Poly with over 25 years of structural design and project management experience. She is a registered Professional Engineer and Structural Engineer in the states of California and Washington. Jill Nelson received a B.S. degree in Civil

Conference Session

Grasping the "Concept"

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Ana Gabriela Aguilera Silva, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #6993The Effect of Inquiry-Based Activities and Prior Knowledge on Undergradu-ates’ Understanding of ReversibilityDr. Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University Dr. Nottis is an Educational Psychologist and Professor of Education at Bucknell University. Her research has primarily concentrated on meaningful learning in science and engineering education from the perspec- tive of Human Constructivism. She has authored publications and done presentations on the generation of analogies, misconceptions, and learning science and engineering concepts. She is committed to collab- orative research projects, finding them a

Conference Session

Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Bush, Michigan State University; Laura J Genik, Michigan State University

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Women in Engineering

success by firstworking in such positions in professional and discipline societies as well as understanding theimpacts for early career faculty.Michigan State University was funded through the NSF ADVANCE program for an InstitutionalTransformation Grant. One of the components of this ADVANCE grant focused on women’sleadership. This leadership project had an overarching goal of understanding what factorsmotivated women faculty to become leaders. Within this overarching goal, the women’sleadership team also wanted to better understand the roles their disciplinary/professionalsocieties played in leadership development and advancement.As a beginning step to meet these goals, the women’s leadership team needed to first understandhow women participated

Conference Session

FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brooke Morin, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Kathleen A Harper, Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

application assignments worth 20%Preparation Assignments 10% Lab Practical 3%Application Assignments 20% Weekly Quizzes (Not Preparation) 6%Extra Weekly Assignments (Bonus) 3% Midterm Exams 20%Lab Preparation & Reports 18% Final Comprehensive Exam 15%Design Project 5% Anonymous Journals 3%Results and DiscussionPerformance Compared to a Previous YearThe first evaluation of the effectiveness of the new

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning, Evaluation, and Assessment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K.S. Krishnamoorthi, Bradley University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

12 E 5 12 12About the Author Page 23.1223.10ReferencesABET (2011), Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2012 – 2013, ABET.org.Chakravorty, S., (2010), Where Process-Improvement Projects Go Wrong, Wall Street Journal, January 25, 2010, N.Y.Deming, W. E., (1986), Out of the Crisis, MIT Center for Advanced Engineering Study, Cambridge, MA.Gabor, A., (1990). The Man Who

Conference Session

Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin A. Cech, Rice University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

inequality within science and engineering professions. Her current research projects focus on the recruitment and retention of women, Native Americans, and LGBT individuals, and the role of professional cultures in the inequality in STEM. Page 23.1243.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Veiling of Queerness: Depoliticization and the Experiences of LGBT EngineersAbstractThe ideology of depoliticization within the culture of engineering is the belief that “social” issuescan and should be bracketed from the more “technical” aspects of

Conference Session

Teaching - Best Practices

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masud Salimian, Morgan State University; Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University; Avis L. Ransom, Morgan State University School of Engineering

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Manufacturing

. As staff for the Dean of the School of Engineering, she develops projects, plans and implements strategies and develops and documents reports, newsletters and proposals. Page 23.1245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Theme-based Teaching / Learning: A New Approach in Teaching Manufacturing ProcessesIntroductionOne of the most challenging aspects of teaching manufacturing processes is the lack oflaboratory equipment for the vast variety of the processes and techniques involved. In fact,economically, it is impossible to acquire the vast

Conference Session

Outreach to K-12 Females

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jani M Pallis, Cislunar Aerospace, Inc.; Jill L McNitt-Gray, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and science content, two other sessions that have beentrademarks of our project have been the CEO/Executive Breakfast and Career Panel.CEOs or women executives from local technology firms are invited to breakfast with theGet SSET students. Students spend time with each executive and learn about theirbackgrounds, education, challenges and “how they got where they are today”.The Career Panel is held during one evening. Participants are women who havesuccessfully coupled sports and an aspect of STEM in their professional lives. Womenfrom a variety of STEM backgrounds form our career panel. Over the years this hasincluded: the manager of product design at an athletic footwear company with degrees inmaterial science and mechanical engineering, the

Conference Session

Institutional Perspectives and Boundary Work

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College; Victoria Henry, Smith College; Lucia C Leighton, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

project, as there are not existing surveys specific tothese research questions. Because the focus population was engineering thermodynamicsprofessors, it is unlikely that this survey is generalizable to any significant extent.Questions from the survey were organized into five cluster themes: 1) Attitude TowardsThermodynamics Textbooks, 2) Institutional Support of Innovation, 3) Innovation of teachingmethods, 4) Knowledge of Engineering Education, and 5) Institutional prioritization of teaching.Survey questions with directionally negative content were reverse coded and the clusters werethen measured for internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha. Cluster 5, “InstitutionalPrioritization of Teaching Methods” revealed a poor alpha score of .419 and

Conference Session

Fresh Perspectives on Information Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Austin Iglesias Saragih, Purdue University; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Megan R Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brian G Dillman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

…?CELT Item 15 is also a special case where it had a significant negative association with one itemof the CAT assessment. While there were several other items with a negative association, noneof the others were significant at the p < 0.05 level. In comparison to the item analysis of theCELT instrument, items 3 and 15 both had very low item discrimination values as determined bythe point biserial correlation, and thus were determined to be poor items11. More detaileddiscussion of the item analysis can be found in this separate study.Future WorkIn the next phase of our project, we will be looking more closely at the item to item analysis, andin particular categorizing the CAT items to identify sub-categories within the broad criticalthinking

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Ibraheem A. Kateeb; Khaled F. AlOtaibi; Larry Burton; Michael S. Peluso; Evelyn R. Sowells

Society for Engineering Education 450Biography:Dr. Ibraheem Kateeb is the section chair of Central NC section and a Senior Member of IEEE with over 25 yearsof experience in academia and industry. He received his Ph.D. from NCA&TSU. He is currently at NCA&TSU asAssistant Professor of Computer Systems Technology Department. His current research is on power and greenenergy, electronics and control/robotics. In the last two years, he published more than 27 journal and conferencepapers and has many projects and grants in power, renewable energy and smart grid related issues. Dr. Kateeb wasrecognized as the recipient of Academic Excellent

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Ibraheem A. Kateeb; Khaled F. AlOtaibi; Larry Burton; Michael S. Peluso; Evelyn R. Sowells

. He received his Ph.D. from NCA&TSU. He is currently at NCA&TSU asAssistant Professor of Computer Systems Technology Department. His current research is on power and green energy,electronics and control/robotics. In the last two years, he published more than 27 journal and conference papers and hasmany projects and grants in power, renewable energy and smart grid related issues. Dr. Kateeb was recognized as therecipient of Academic Excellent Award from CARTS International 2012 (Electronic Components Industry Association,ECIA) for one of his research papers.Khaled F AlOtaibi is currently a PhD candidate at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University USA.He received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from