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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Heidar A Malki, University of Houston - COE

find material on YouTube via theYouTube Video Links Channels can accelerate their learning. Some YouTube Video Link Channelsprovide a macro view of industry which enables the viewer to understand how their skillsets could beused to create value. This brief overview of a project through its life cycle from exploration throughappraisal, development, production and abandonment helps the viewer “connect the dots” about howother team members supply and/or use the data generated. This is a preliminary step as it usuallytakes many years to grasp.Academia provides many opportunities for workforce development, i.e., career fairs, technical clubs,industry lectures, company visits etc. Technological advances enabled improvements in the

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Paul J Componation, The University of Texas at Arlington

Using Agile Curriculum Development to Design a Graduate Engineering Program for Working Professionals Paul Componation, Sampson Gholston, Bahram Khalili College of Engineering University of Texas at Arlington Dan Kessler Transportation Department North Central Texas Council of Governments AbstractThis project reports on using an Agile Curriculum Development approach to increase theparticipation of working professionals and their employers in developing and fielding two updatedmaster’s programs

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Alex Peebles

-followers), whilecontinuing to develop their ability to perform kinematic andkinetic calculations to analyze and design mechanical systems. Fig. 1. Comparison of trigonometric and vector approaches for analyzing a slider cranks kinematicsThe faculty within the department of Mechanical Engineering atas a function of the cranks angular position, 𝜃. Textbooks also software in their senior capstone project. Therefore, I use CREOteach students how to use graphical approaches, where velocity in this course for continuity, however other programs such aspolygons are sketched and measured using rulers and protractors SolidWorks or Inventor could be used as

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Lina H. Kloub, University of Connecticut; Christina Smith, University of Connecticut; Faiyhaa-Sydra Saulat, University of Connecticut

creative solutions to real- professionals who possess not only technical expertise but alsoworld challenges. Teamwork is equally important, as engineers strong communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.often collaborate in multidisciplinary teams to achieve com- Employers seek candidates who can effectively collaboratewith AI systems, make informed decisions, and contribute AI tools enable engineering students to visualize and com-meaningfully to complex projects. municate ideas through images, diagrams, and models. At By integrating AI-powered learning tools into engineering Cornell University, students in the Fiber Science and Apparelcurricula

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2021 Northeast Section Meeting

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Sarah Dulac; Jacques Ross; Joseph Silveira; Chandler Jardin; Andrea Elloian; Kevin Raggiani; Dylan Souza; Tyler Viera; Alec Peinkofer; Darion Gregory; Konrad Jamro; Hamed Samandari; Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh

Within the past few years an increased interest has been shown regarding marine renewableenergy and its applications. The overall goal of this project was to develop and test an economicallyand technically feasible offshore platform to house a vertical axis wind turbine and an underwatercurrent turbine, known as dual turbine platform (DTP), that can provide sustainable andecofriendly energy, relieving the operation of diesel generators for aquaculture farms. In anoffshore DTP design, the wind interacts with the unsubmerged parts of the floating platform, windturbine blades, hub, and tower, while the current and waves interact with the portion of the systemthat is submerged, i.e., mooring lines, current turbine, and submerged portion of the

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2025 ASEE PSW Conference

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Xianglong Wang, University of California, Davis; Vincent Tran, University of California, Davis; Gabriela Lee, University of California, Davis; Sadie Jean Davis, Mariko Chang Consulting, Inc. and Sadie J Davis Consulting LLC; Mary Spooner; Mariko Chang; Andrew X Stewart, NextSense EEG; Christopher John Nitta, University of California, Davis; Tiffany Marie Chan, University of California, Davis; Angelika Aldea Tamura, University of California, Davis; Xin Liu, University of California, Davis; Gene Gurkoff, University of California, Davis; Wilsaan M Joiner, University of California, Davis; Erkin Seker, University of California, Davis; Karen A Moxon, University of California Davis

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Diversity

to projects benefiting clinics in Sacramento. Focusing her course studies in cell and tissue engineering, Angelika is currently seeking research opportunities to further explore her passion in bioprinting and regenerative medicine.Xin Liu, University of California, DavisGene Gurkoff, University of California, Davis Dr. Gurkoff is an Associate Professor in the UC Davis Department of Neurological Surgery and his lab sits in the UC Davis Center of Neuroscience. Using multiple rodent models of neurologic disease, including both traumatic brain injury and temporal epilepsy, Dr. Gurkoff is interested in how insults to the brain result in changes in neural activity and behavior. Using a combination of depth and surface

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2025 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

ZHENYU LIU; Eugene Leo Draine Mahmoud, Mt. San Antonio Community College

the California Engineering Liaison Council and an Explorer’s Fellow in Purdue University’s Engineering Education doctoral program. eugene is a sensitive, creative educator committed to project-based technical instruction and increasing access, mentorship and persistence in STEM careers. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025The Impact of Community College STEM Pathways on the Success of First-Year Transfer StudentsZhenyu Albert Liu, eugene l. d. mahmoudFor STEM students, a reasonable and well-designed transfer path is very important, as it can helpthem to plan their coursework across institutions. Transfer students are often unclear as to whichcourses to

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2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Dirk R. Albrecht

tangling far less than narrower-gauge wire with standard insulation. Heat shrinktubing optionally stabilizes wire connections to clips.IV. Directed Lab ActivitiesLab activities are organized into four weekly labs during the first five weeks of the course,summarized in Table 2 below, followed by a two-week open-ended sensor project. Table 2: Lab Exercises Lab Module Objectives Setup Arduino and software Download and install software on laptop and Arduino board to Lab 0 display and record a voltage trace over ~10 s. Introduction to Arduino Identify Arduino

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Design Practices: Best Paper Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

, parents, preservice and in- service teachers to both educate and excite them about engineering. As the Co-PI and project director of a National Science Foundation GK-12 grant, Parry developed a highly effective tiered mentoring model for graduate and undergraduate engineering and education teams as well as a popular Family STEM event offering for both elementary and middle school communities. Parry is currently a co-Pi on two NSF DR-K12 Projects: the Exploring the Efficacy of Elementary Engi- neering Project led by the Museum of Science Boston studying the efficacy of two elementary curricular programs and Engineering For All, a middle school project led by Hofstra University. Other current projects include

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Patrick Connolly, Robert Morris University; Madyson Orlando-Jepsen , Robert Morris University

programming language to a small robot tool called the “floorturtle.”7 The floor turtle could be programmed to draw shapes, letters, and even pictures on theground.8 Papert argued that education was being limited by the physical tools available to theteacher and that “properly configured computer systems are so much more powerful than(traditional tools) ... (computers) can be used to provide representations of traditional knowledgewhich are more accessible and meaningful to learners.” 12With the success of Papert’s projects came the first academic community of EducationalRobotics researchers. They called themselves “LOGO Culture,” after the software that was usedto run the turtle robots. “LOGO was much more than a procedural programming language for

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Technical Session 6 - Paper 4: Retention Strategies for Educators from Women STEM Graduates of the 1970’s & 1980’s

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2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Kathleen Buse, Advancing Women in the Workforce; Debra Musch, Rising Careers, LLC; Allison Goodman, ArtCenter College of Design

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

comprise 47% of the workforce, they are overrepresented in education and healthservices, and underrepresented in industries such as manufacturing, information,transportation, utilities, and construction [4]. Those with STEM degrees are most likely towork in these industries. STEM United States Department of Labor US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupations Last Modified Date: April 9, 2021 Table 1.11 Employment in STEM occupations, 2019 and projected 2029(Numbers in thousands

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Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Soohyun Yi, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

: dissertation and thesis writing strategies, preparing for a job search, writing a CV, interviewing, negotiating a job offer Required research training modules 11 research modules are required. Examples include: ₋ Create course modules (K-12, undergraduate) ₋ Deliver classroom lectures on NRT topic ₋ Define an undergraduate research project and mentor students ₋ Present research at external conference ₋ Interact with researchers at national labs, companies and at other universities ₋ Take on

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Capstone Design

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Valerie Vanessa Bracho Perez, Florida International University; Anilegna Nuñez Abreu, Florida International University; Ameen Anwar Khan, Florida International University; Luis Enrique Guardia, Florida International University; Indhira María Hasbún, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

senior design. In addition, correlations between the courses mentioned andthe skills students considered important for design or were confident in using in design illustratedinfluential components of the curriculum. Some of these skills included: written communication,programming, hands-on building, teamwork, project management, using machine shop tools, andoral communication. Students’ resulting perceptions of which skills are “very important” andwhich they are “very confident in” design suggest the need to explore alternative assessmentmethods. Alternatively, these results may illustrate gaps in the existing curriculum aroundparticular skill development and areas where faculty may want to foster students’ understandingof and the skills

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah Lilly, University of Virginia; Anne Marguerite McAlister, University of Virginia; Sarah J. Fick, University of Virginia; Jennifer L. Chiu, University of Virginia; Kevin W. McElhaney, Digital Promise

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

practices in technology-enhanced learning environments. Prior to beginning doctoral work, she taught secondary mathematics for four years as well as created and implemented an interdisciplinary, project-based mathematics, science, and principles-of-technology curriculum for fresh- men and sophomore high school students in Albemarle County, Virginia.Ms. Anne Marguerite McAlister, University of Virginia Anne McAlister is a PhD student in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. She holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University. Her research centers on engineering education, focusing on identity development in higher

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jackson Lyall Autrey, University of Oklahoma; Jennifer M. Sieber, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

by managing uncertainty and complexity. The key question he is investigating is what are the principles underlying rapid and robust concept exploration when the analysis models are incomplete and possibly inaccurate? His quest for answers to the key question are anchored in three projects, namely, Integrated Realization of Robust, Resilient and Flexible Networks Integrated Realization of Engineered Materials and Products Managing Organized and Disorganized Complexity: Exploration of the Solution Space His current education focus is on creating and implementing, in partnership with industry, a curriculum for educating strategic engineers—those who have developed the competencies to create value through the

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NAFP Panel Discussion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Paul Racette, NASA; Scott Askew, NASA; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Belay Demoz; Paul Mogan, NASA

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Minorities in Engineering

concept, development and deployment for five highly-innovative remote sensing instruments. Each of these instruments has produced unique, scientifically rich data. Paul has participated in fifteen major field experiments around the world pioneering techniques to observe the Earth. As a member of the senior technical staff at Goddard, he has initiated technology developments, research projects, and international collaborations that have advanced the state of the art in microwave remote sensing and instrument calibration. For these efforts and accomplishments Paul received the NASA Medal for Exceptional Service and was the first recipient of Goddard’s Engineering Achievement Award established

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Jacquelene Erickson, Colorado School of Mines; Alyssa Miranda Boll, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #25605Sociotechnical Habits of Mind: Initial Survey Results and their FormativeImpact on Sociotechnical Teaching and LearningDr. Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines Kathryn Johnson is an Associate Professor at the Colorado School of Mines in the Department of Elec- trical Engineering and Computer Science and is Jointly Appointed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s National Wind Technology Center. She has researched wind turbine control systems since 2002, with numerous projects related to reducing turbine loads and increasing energy capture. She has applied experiential learning techniques in

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Innovative Course Structures and Learning Environments

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering

rather than on how closely they metthe learning objectives of the activity or assessment.In a “specifications grading” system [2], students earn credit for completing activities (or bundlesof activities) by meeting clearly defined specifications shared at the time of assigning theactivities. If the work does not meet the specifications, then credit is not earned. This system hasseveral advantages. Specifications are closely mapped to the learning objectives for the activitiesand the course, making it easier to document and to reflect on learning. Students focus theireffort on meeting specifications much as they would in the professional field when addressingclient needs or competing for a project bid. Specifications can include aspects of the

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mia Minnes, University of California, San Diego; Sheena Ghanbari Serslev, University of California, San Diego ; Madison Edwards

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Computing and Information Technology

student enthusiasm at the end of their internship to enhance the ensuing continuation of their academic experience.A. Introduction Demand for undergraduate Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) education continues to grow,driven by persistent need for professionals with technical skills. In addition to core technical knowledge,students embarking on a career in CSE must be ready to combine theory and practice in a context wherethe underlying technology continually changes, projects are large-scale and collaborative, and professionalresponsibility and ethics-based decision-making are critical when products are adopted widely. Manystudents seek hands-on industry internship experiences to complement their in-class instruction andprepare for these

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2-Year College Division: Collaboration Between Institutions

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jared Ashcroft, Pasadena City College; Jillian L Blatti, Pasadena City College; Marcial Gonzalez, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University; Melanie T. Hacopian, California State University, Long Beach; Danyal Nicole Pereyda Cave; Isabel Bojanini; Esteban Bautista, California State University, Northridge; Veronica I. Jaramillo, Pasadena City College

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

of scientific research, computer programming, working in alaboratory, critically thinking through a scientific problem, and sharing outcomes throughpresentations at regional and national conferences.Figure 1: Tiered approach to undergraduate research at Pasadena City College; Tier 1: Course- based Undergraduate Research Experiences; Tier 2: Authentic Research with Community College Mentor; Tier 3: Summer URE; Tier 4: Student-led Mentoring using Remote Research Capabilities.The eCURe program was developed with three targeted goals: 1. Increase student success and retention in STEM fields through collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects in basic science. 2. Inspire enthusiasm for scientific

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

authors attended a three and one-half day meeting called theIntegrating Curriculum with Entrepreneurial-Mindset (ICE) Workshop to help students developan entrepreneurial mindset. [1] During the workshop, the authors developed a set of learningmodules focused using KEEN’s model. The student must deliver a presentation and a writtenreport focused on the entrepreneurial mindset for a digital communication course, identified asEE 463. Several Entrepreneurial-Minded Learning (EML) activities prepared students for theresearch project and report. Although the senior and adult students were exposed for the first-time to the KEEN framework, they performed tasks to foster an entrepreneurial mindset based onthe following topics covered in six of the eleven

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mathias J. Klenk, Technical University of Munich; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, SKG Analysis; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #22077Early-career Engineers at the Workplace: Meaningful Highs, Lows, and In-novative Work EffortsMr. Mathias J. Klenk, Technical University of Munich Mathias graduated from Technical University of Munich (TUM) with a B.Sc. ’15 and M.Sc ’17 in Man- agement and Technology. His majors were Computer Science, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He was also a participant in the entrepreneurial qualification program ”Manage&More”. This is a program of the center for innovation and business creation at the Technical University Munich (”UnternehmerTUM”) which supports innovation and startup projects. While at

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The Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge, 3rd Edition: Preparing the Future Civil Engineer

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kevin G. Sutterer P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Derek Guthrie Williamson, University of Alabama; W. Edward Back, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

2 Explain… 3 0 0 0 & Data Analysis 3 Conduct… 3 0 0 0 Critical Thinking 1 Identify/Define… 2 0 1 0 & 2 Explain… 2 0 1 0 Problem Solving 3 Formulate… 2 0 1 0 1 Identify… 3 0 0 0 Project Management 2 Explain… 3 0 0 0Table 1. (Continued) Already Easily With Some

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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismael Pagán-Trinidad, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Ricardo R Lopez P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Ernesto Luis Diaz MEM, Puerto Rico Climate Change Council

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Ocean and Marine

organization; Principal Investigator of the Education for Improving Resilience of Coastal Infrastructure project under the Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence (CRC) sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (2016-2020); Cofounder and Member of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Education (LACCEI). He earned a BS in Civil Engineering, MS in Civil Engineering (Environmental) at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayag¨uez, and conducted PhD (ABD) studies in Hydrosystems at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1978-82). His education, research and service interests are in hydrosystems, hydrol- ogy, hydraulics, urban drainage, education, and resilience of built and natural

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Engaging Students with Creativity and Innovation

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsay Anderberg, New York University; Matthew Frenkel, New York University; Mikolaj Wilk, New York University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

Hack Your Library:Engage students in information literacy through a technology-themed competitionAbstract Hack Dibner is a library competition for engineering students focused on informationliteracy, technology, and user experience. The challenge statement was “To enhance userexperience in the library through technology.” Students were allowed to participate asindividuals or as teams, and were required to submit three deliverables throughout the semester:an initial concept, a written proposal, and a presentation. These deliverables required thestudents to perform a literature review to support their project ideas and to practice crafting anddelivering effective presentations. To hold the students’ interest throughout the semester

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Jeffrey J. Yackley, University of Michigan, Dearborn

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Software Engineering Division

- 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall”. He is a member of Nepal Engineering Association and is also a member of ASEE, and ACM. Acharya was the Principal Investigator of the 2007 HP grant for Higher Education at RMU. In 2013 Acharya received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant for developing course materials through an industry-academia partnership in the area of Software Verification and Validation. Acharya is also the Associate Provost for Research, Graduate Study, and International Program.Dr. Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn Bruce R. Maxim has worked as a software engineer, project manager, professor, author, and consultant for more than thirty years. His research interests include software engineering

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ERM Potpourri

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University; Audrey Briggs Champagne, University at Albany, SUNY; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

input parameters, and how the inputparameters influence the characteristics of the product.Our research questions are: What are the characteristics of model iteration as it is practiced by teams of engineering students as they engage an authentic engineering design task? What types of models do students develop? Which of models persist through out engagement in the task? Page 23.287.2 What information do students apply in the development of the models? What motivates changes students make in the models?This research contributes to the long term goal of our project to understand how engagingengineering

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Thalia Anagnos; Michael W. Jennings

AbstractThe College of Engineering at San Jose State University is scheduled for an accreditation visit in Fall 1999 and hasdecided to seek reaccreditation under the ABET 2000 criteria. An assessment implementation project has beenactive for the past two years within the College; with primary objectives of refining missions for programs, definingprogram outcome objectives, determining which components to assess, and developing appropriate metrics andmethods. Longer term objectives of this project are to establish a continuous quality improvement philosophy in theCollege and to provide information for the ABET accreditation review.This paper is an evaluation of the status of the implementation project to date and summarizes some of the

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Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadi Ali, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Aerospace

engineering education research and practice. Page 22.1537.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Towards More Effective Teaching Strategies of Iteration and Systems Management in Spacecraft Design ABSTRACT We propose effective teaching strategies to help teams of students in spacecraft design projects in the first or second semester in the sophomore year in the aerospace engineering curriculum move from being “beginning designers” to being “informed designers.” The focus here is on one dimension in the

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Pay It Forward: Critical Thinking, Reflection and Faculty Engagement Promote Success in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R Goldberg, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology; Rory A. Cooper, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Ding, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology; Alicia Koontz, Human Engineering Research Laboratories

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

. She is the Education Co-Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center on Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) since 2006, She also directs several training projects including the NSF REU program on QoLT, the Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Program under the Department of Education’s National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation, and a Long-Term Train- ing Program on Rehabilitation Technology under the Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Service Administration. Dr. Ding received her Ph.D. degree in mechanical and automation engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2001. She had her postdoctoral training in rehabilitation engineering.Alicia Koontz, Human Engineering Research