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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference
Authors
Viktor N_ssi; Ana Goulart
analyzers, vector signal generators,arbitrary waveform generators, and signal analyzers, which However, there are two practical challenges that professorswill help their engineering and/or research careers. face to keep the experiential learning relevant in their courses. One is to keep their wireless course – lecture and laboratory - up-to-date with current wireless technologies.1. Introduction The other is the cost of laboratory equipment, because higher frequency ranges mean higher costs. For example
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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference
Authors
Stephany Coffman-Wolph; Kimberlyn Gray; Marcia Pool
multiple STEM disciplines, measures to be used (including pre- and post-surveys andbut those who develop these skills perform better within assessment of student performance).their STEM courses. The authors hypothesize that introduc-tion of these skills within a first-year computer sciencecourse will benefit a student’s successful completion of a 1. IntroductionSTEM degree and their future STEM career [1]. The goal Problem solving skills have been shown to be extremelyof this research is to integrate fundamental problem-solving important for successfully completing a degree in a STEMskills into the
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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference
Authors
David Ewing
collaborative learning environment focusing on solvingyear engineering class using the Student-Centered Active problems in contrast to traditional lecture styles. Also,Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies student group interaction and student to instructor(SCALE-Up) method to specifically address engineering interaction increase in order to foster more individualizedstudent retention by encouraging student persistence and attention. This method, along with other active learningsuccess throughout their academic career. Since UTA strategies, has also been shown to increase success rates forenjoys a very diverse student population with varying all students
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2019 PPC
Authors
Lewis Burke
historic funding increases for defense and non-defense agencies in FY 2018 and 2019• Trump Administration has quietly staffed up positively on science issues – focus on STEM education and workforce, cross-agency engagement for key technologies (quantum, AI), and regulatory changes to enable innovation• Finally have an OSTP Director – Kelvin Droegemeier confirmed January 2, 2019BUT, Challenges and Vulnerabilities Remain:• Lingering shutdown impacts and potential for future brinkmanship in divided Congress• Loss of Congressional science and engineering champions in 2018 elections• Trump cabinet continues shake-up – Mattis, Zinke, and Sessions out, unclear path ahead• Loss of career staff could hollow out agency abilities and responsiveness over
Conference Session
Capstone Design II
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephen Laguette, University of California-Santa Barbara
Tagged Divisions
Design in Engineering Education
AC 2007-2449: DEVELOPMENT OF A CAPSTONE DESIGN PROGRAM FORUNDERGRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGStephen Laguette, University of California-Santa Barbara Stephen Laguette received his MS in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA in 1977. His career has included executive R&D management positions with a number of medical device companies. He has been responsible for the creation of complex medical devices with over fourteen US patents issued in a variety of surgical fields including General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Urology, Neurosurgery, ENT, Voice Restoration, and Ophthalmology. As the Director of Device Research for Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), a major ophthalmic medical device company, he
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati
. Page 12.1112.5Overall, the course exposed students to polymer microfabrication technologies that are beginningto dominate microfluidics, as previously discussed. The course lectures complimented thelaboratory sessions and included discussions of the microfluidics theory, microfabrication, andthe practical issues encountered in the lab. This course provided students with the skill set theywill need to pursue graduate work or a career in industry.Course assessmentGood assessment techniques are critical in both developing and measuring the success ofeducational activities, such as the course discussed here. The assessment of both short-termoutcomes, such as individual laboratory experiences, and long-term outcomes, such as increasedstudent
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Manufacturing Education Curriculum II
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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University
Tagged Divisions
Manufacturing
93 The contents of the This project improved The Solid Modeling is This project improved course were my knowledge and helpful for my future my design ability. interesting skill in product career realization Figure 7. Result of the students surveyConclusion:In conclusion, project based teaching of design and product realization gives students the chanceto develop their creativity, critical thinking, and hands-on skills in the areas of their interest. Inthe peer evaluation process during the project presentation they learn from each
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Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering
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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Kenneth Reid; Pete Hylton; Marguerite Hart, Washington Township Schools; Kathy Rieke, Washington Township Schools; Douglas Gorham, IEEE
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
. Since 2003, the ASEE has created a new K-12 division dedicated to K-12 engineeringeducation, created a guidebook for high school students called Engineering, Go for It! that hasbeen distributed to almost 1 million secondary students, created an e-newsletter that reaches10,000 secondary teachers, guidance counselors, and outreach program leaders, created theEngineeringK12 Center to gather in one place the most effective engineering education resourcesavailable to the K-12 community, and created a survey to understand what secondary teachersthink of engineering as an academic and career pathway for their students.1 Finally, ASEEbrought together leaders from industry and higher education along with K-12 teachers for aLeadership Workshop on K-12
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Technology Literacy for Engineering Students
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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University; David Ollis, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions
Technological Literacy Constituent Committee
while it has become increasingly complex for those who produce and maintain technology. It is also pervasive and an integral part of growing up and being educated. As such the need for programs in technological literacy is diminished 5. The use of information technology in the workplace and the need to prepare students for careers that use information technology has long been the cornerstone of policies for the use of TL in raising productivity. This seems indisputable, but the market is a much stronger driver than policy in achieving this. Where policy can help is in reducing the digital divide that leave students from low income backgrounds stranded in low income jobs.5 It is also helpful in
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Recruitment and Retention Topics
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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland
Tagged Divisions
Women in Engineering
AC 2007-1476: CULTURES WITHIN CULTURES: WELCOMING ORUNWELCOMING FOR WOMEN?Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland Elizabeth Godfrey is currently the Associate Dean Undergraduate at the School of Engineering at the University of Auckland after a career that has included university lecturing, teaching and ten years as an advocate for Women in Engineering. Her research interests have focussed on the Culture of Engineering Education and Gender but new research interests are opening up in the First Year Experience, Engineering Cultures and the evaluation of learning outcomes. Page 12.430.1
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Mathematics in Transition
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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John Gardner, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Marcia Belcheir, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
test these assumptions. We have found that more than 30% of oursuccessful students (those who earn bachelors degrees) began their college career at theeighth or tenth grade algebra level. Even more significantly, we found that the gradeearned in their first college level mathematics class was significantly correlated towhether or not they persisted in engineering while the level at which they beganmathematics study at the university was not. These results, if they prove to berepresentative, have significant implication for policy, admissions standards and programdevelopment to improve retention in engineering schools.IntroductionNearly every discussion about recruitment and retention of students in engineeringinvolves, or focuses on
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ChE: Computers and Simulation in the Classroom
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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Christopher Hundhausen, Washington State University; Melissa Stefik, Washington State University
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
will need not only in the material and energy balanceclass but throughout their careers as chemical engineers.Solution for the Observed Weakness Thus, after observing this first group of students, we felt that we needed todevelop some type of tool or procedure by which we could help students make thetransition from written material to visual material. This is not only a necessary skill butalso would allow students to continue learning using their preferred learning style. Ifstudents were able to master this skill they would be more successful in the material andenergy balance class and thus more likely to succeed in completing their educationalgoals. The difficult part of this task is to give the students enough guidance so that
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Embedded Computing
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Shekhar Sharad, National Instruments
Tagged Divisions
Computers in Education
being used in every industry, in aerospace, mechanical, chemical and evenbiomedical engineering. That said, there is a need to create excitement and awareness about thisexciting and pervasive field to the students freshly enrolled in engineering because no matterwhich major they choose, they will eventually have to deal with embedded devices. It is alsowidely acknowledged that embedded programming is not trivial and hence may not be the mostappropriate form to be introduced early in the engineering career; hence, there is a continualsearch for better tools and techniques to teach with embedded devices early in engineering. Oneof the more promising methodologies available today is Graphical Programming.2. Why Embedded Devices Early?Given the
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The Evolution of Engineering Economy
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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joseph Hartman, Lehigh University; David Enke, University of Missouri
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Economy
. An advanced engineering economy course wouldbe for those students pursuing engineering careers, with topics including advanced methods foranalysis under risk and uncertainty (simulation and real options analysis) with applications inequipment replacement and capacity planning. An advanced course in financial engineeringwould include topics on options pricing and portfolio optimization. For those curriculums thatcannot afford three courses, two courses may suffice, but applications must be mixed. Forexample, a discussion of the Black-Scholes model for options pricing should be followed by itsapplication to a real options-based invest/delay/do-not-invest decision for a manufacturing ordistribution facility, followed by alternative forms of
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Engineering and Sustainability
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brock Barry, Purdue University; Aman Yadav, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
, this provides us with a good starting point to thinkabout how cases can be effectively integrated in engineering ethics as an instructional method.ConclusionWhile case-based instruction is clearly the most commonly employed method of ethicsinstruction in the engineering curriculum, it is by no means the only method. Other methods ofintegrating ethics into the engineering curriculum include the use of external course work (e.g.,philosophy classes), service-learning projects, team-based senior design course work, and theacross the curriculum approach (integration of ethics in multiple courses throughout theacademic career). However, we know little about whether or not the use of case studies is betterthan the other methods of ethics
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Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Massoud Moussavi, California Polytechnic State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
, NEBHE received a three-year grantfrom the Advanced Technological Education (ATE)program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) fortheir PHOTON2 project. In the PHOTON2 project,educators from several geographic locations (four to sixregions nationally) brought together to facilitate photonicstechnology education at their institutions that isintelligently developed and seamlessly articulated. The‘Alliances’ consisted of four to six participants per region,including high school and two- and four-year collegescience, technology, engineering, and math instructors, aswell as their institution's career and admissions counselors.In August 2004, the ECET program at CalPoly-Pomonaorganized an alliance with high school science teachers aswell as a
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Successful Professional Development Programs
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rogelio Rodriguez, UC Irvine
Tagged Divisions
Continuing Professional Development
mayhave a relatively short time-to-market cycle, medical products can take anywhere from 3 to 7years before they make it to the market.Modern technology has made many inroads in the advancement of medical technologyand engineers and scientists are playing a key role. As students make the transition to becomingprofessionals and professionals seek to enhance their careers, continued education and skillsenhancement is taking center stage. This paper describes the development of a continuingeducation certificate program in medical product development for both professional developmentand workforce development. Various disciplines may be involved throughout the developmentcycle from marketing to engineering to regulatory affairs. Possessing a thorough
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Engineering Ethics and Global Issues
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Roobik Gharabagi, St. Louis University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
engineers wouldbe facing during their careers. Important topics related to patentability of a product and/orprocesses, steps in patenting process, disclosure issues, duration of a patent, and costassociated with patenting are covered. These types of legal exercises provide theopportunity for students to experience many of the legal issues/considerations faced bypracticing engineers. Evaluation of students understanding of covered material is carriedout in a quiz at the conclusion of the workshop. The results of the evaluation phase areused to provide feedback to further improve programs’ stated outcomes and objectives.Many aspects of engineering practice such as safety, environmental, political, social,economical are also discussed in various
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BME Courses & Curricular Content
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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kristen Cardinal, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Tagged Divisions
Biomedical
the regulatory process? (Mean score = 3.9) QUESTION 4: How valuable do you think this course will be for enhancing your abilities and productivity in your current/future job? (Mean score = 4.1)Responses indicate that on average, students do not feel that they have significant experience orknowledge in the topic area, but that most students foresee themselves entering a career in whichthis topic is important. As an elective course, it is not surprising that the students enrolled arethose that recognize a need or perceived usefulness for education in this area. If this course wereto be required, it is likely that the incoming knowledge and experience would remain very low,but that perceived usefulness may also decrease. For
Conference Session
Instrumentation and Measurement: Innovative Courses
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gurinder Singh, Future Technology Devices International Ltd. (USA); Lakshmi Munukutla
Tagged Divisions
Instrumentation
Page 13.545.8these new products and stay ahead of the learning curve compared to their competitors. Thetwo-way partnership with the University and Industry is a win-win situation for the bothpartners. The real beneficiaries of this effort are students who will have an opportunity to beeducated with the latest technology in the classroom and well prepared to enter into the industryafter graduation and become a productive employee to the industry partner right from the start oftheir career.4. References 1. Universal Serial Bus 2.0 Specification http://www.usb.org 2. FT2xx Datasheets http://www.ftdichip.com/Documents/DataSheets.htm 3. FTDI’s DIP development modules http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/DIPModules.htm 4
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Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology
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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Jodi Sutton, HCC; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
, “CFO seek soft skills,” Robert Half Management Resources, December 20073. Celeste Carter, “The Softer Side of Employment Skills,” Science Career Forum, July 2002 Page 13.1272.7 Appendix A Soft Skills Scorecard FLATE
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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; C. Diane Matt, WEPAN Inc.
Tagged Divisions
Women in Engineering
focused data-based research is conducted using these statistics.Launched Search for Knowledge Management Librarian: The Knowledge ManagementLibrarian will serve a key role in WKC development. WEPAN developed a solicitation incooperation with library professionals from Auburn University and posted it to several nationallibrary career search websites. A search team has been formed and applicant evaluation,interviews and selection will be completed in spring 2008. Page 13.1396.6Future WorkMuch work remains for the WKC. The community-building aspect of the WKC will provideexciting opportunities to uniquely link the knowledge (content) and wisdom
Conference Session
Educational Software
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sam Shearman, National Instruments; Erik Luther, National Instruments; Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Computers in Education
microstructures in high-volume plastic coatings for non-imaging optics applications. He received a BS (1993) in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA).Erik Luther, National Instruments Erik Luther, Textbook Program Manager, works closely with professors, lead users, and authors to improve the quality of Engineering education utilizing National Instruments technology. During his last 5 years at National Instruments, Luther has held positions as an academic resource engineer, academic field engineer, an applications engineer, and applications engineering intern. Throughout his career, Luther has focused on improving education at all levels including volunteering
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International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Carmen Villa, Texas A&M; Jennifer Sandlin, Arizona State University
Tagged Divisions
International
that impede high school female students frompursuing careers in engineering and other technical fields, such as lack of support from familyand teachers, limited guidance for taking advanced prerequisite courses, and limited hands-onexperiences with science and technology.4, 5A recurring problem in engineering education is the high rate of attrition, or the rate at whichstudents withdraw from higher education institutions without finishing a program.6 Statisticsshow that the total attrition from engineering has always been very high.7,8 Research on womenin science and engineering has also helped determine the factors that contribute to female studentattrition, such as the lack of female faculty and role models especially in engineering colleges
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Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
hierarchical layers of academic careers, andwere natural step-ahead mentors. However, being an all female group, in a male dominatedengineering technology programs institution, encouraged us toward a co-mentor to each other “afriend with whom one shares mutual assistance.” Our group engaged in a series of interactionsto discuss various aspects of teaching/scholarship/service and professional development inacademe. We shared our individual and interdependent teaching goals/materials, observed eachother’s classroom activities for peer review, inspired each other with scholarship and creativeendeavors, and consulted each other for constructive critique during their major academe careeradvancements.Reflection III: How did we revitalize our understanding
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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dorian Yeager, Grove City College
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
the operating systems class, a class which is normally notencountered until fairly late in a student’s academic career. This paper argues that students needexposure to concurrency much earlier and that those topics should be covered in the core coursesso that students obtain early, positive experience with threaded applications. A particular designfor a set of assignments is presented, using Mandelbrot iteration1 because it is a compute-boundapplication for which students can see remarkable speedup and because the end result is anattractive, highly motivating piece of software that students can get excited about.MotivationMany courses taught in Computer Science (CS) and Computer Engineering (CE) on theundergraduate level must deal with issues
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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Knud Holm Hansen, Copenhagen University College of Engineering
Tagged Divisions
International
. Survey conducted in 2006: “Export Engineers 1990-2005, status on their careers” (report written in Danish)6. Andersen, Arvid, Preparing engineering students to work in a global environment to co-operate, to communicate and to compete, European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 29, 549-558, 2004, ISSN 0304- 3797 Page 13.1077.9
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The Latest in Improving Learning in ChE Students
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Christopher Hundhausen, Washington State University; Jonathan Brown, Washington State University
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
material and energy balance class, butthroughout their careers as chemical engineers. Visual/Verbal 25 20 20 15 15 12 12 12 10 9 6 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 -11 -9 -7 -5 -3 -1 1 3 5 7 9 11 Figure 1. Scoring on Felder/Silverman Inventory of Learning Styles (Visual/Verbal
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Curriculum Development in Civil Engineering Technology
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael Mincic, Colorado State University, Pueblo
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
. One ofthe biggest hurdles encountered by students is the uncertainty of theirdegree choice or perhaps career choice and many a student findthemselves taking several experiential courses in the early years of theirpost secondary experience.This paper looks at students who are very focused in their degree plan andhave chosen a specific degree at the community college. These studentsthen transfer into the university setting to complete a bachelor’s degree.Each student in this study have been awarded an AAS (Associate of Page 13.1298.3Applied Science) degree in Civil Engineering Technology (CET) at any ofthe Colorado Community Colleges offering the degree or have taken
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Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Kate Caldwell, North Carolina State University; Jessica McCoy, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
Fellows have improved theirpublic speaking skills, felt more prepared for their careers, and felt that they were makinga difference simply by being positive role models. In addition, by working with OSTclubs, the undergraduate Fellows work directly with the graduate Fellow who exposesthem to new areas of research, helps strengthen their math and science skills and providesan opportunity to discuss their post-undergraduate plans. Among the NCSU Fellows amuch higher percentage of undergraduate Fellows plan to attend graduate or professionalschool, as compared to similar statistics for the entire university undergraduatepopulation. The graduate Fellow benefits in much the same way and additionallydevelops managerial and administrative skills.Out-of