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Measurement and Instrumentation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

, perceptions of the present (perceived instrumentality), and the interconnections between future goals and present actions. The results of this work indicated three unique student profiles based on their FTPs and have been described previously.18 For the quantitative portion of this work, engineering students at a western land grant institution in fall of 2014 who were enrolled in a first year engineering course required of all engineering majors (except computer science and engineering) were invited to participate (n=682). Students completed the optional survey (n=360, 52.8% response rate) during the first week of class in laboratory sessions of the course. Instrument Motivation was assessed using the Motivations and Attitudes in Engineering that had

Conference Session

Examining Social Ties and Networks

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter A Simon, Carnegie Mellon University; Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University; David Krackhardt, Carnegie Mellon University; Daniel P. Siewiorek, Carnegie Mellon University; Asim Smailagic, Carnegie Mellon University

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Research Center and previously served as Department Head of the Human Computer Interaction Institute. He has been the recipient of the AAEE Terman Award, the IEEE/ACM Eckert-Mauchly Award, and the ACM SIGMOBILE Outstanding Contributions Award. He is a Fellow of IEEE, ACM, and AAAS and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.Dr. Asim Smailagic, Carnegie Mellon University Professor Asim Smailagic is a Research Professor in the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at CMU. He is also the Leader of Research Thrust on Virtual Coaches at the Quality of Life Technology Center, an NSF ERC, and Director of the Laboratory for Interactive Computer

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Cirenza, Virginia Tech; Thomas E. Diller, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

created14 with support from NSF for avariety of topics in Bioengineering15. The method was shown to improve students’ performancewith open-ended problems16,17,18. Inquiry-based learning approaches, such as CBI, have beenfound to be “more effective than traditional science instruction at improving academicachievement, and the development of thinking, problem-solving and laboratory skills”11, and toenhance understanding of critical engineering concepts19,20. A key facet of the CBW approach in heat transfer instruction is the integration of hands-on workshops into the existing course. The integration of hands-on activities into courses hasshown significant learning gains for students across several domains. Faculty have usedinteractive learning

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Todd M. Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Austin Spencer Bohlin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

in support of another’s project (e.g., cookbook project (e.g., project innovation project (e.g., laboratory exercises) organization, documentation, completing a CAD drawing basic programming tasks) per another engineer’s specifications)Zone of Box 4 Box 5 Box 6proximal Open-ended tasks beyond Completing challenging tasks Not observed (potentiallydevelopment students’ current capabilities with the support of others on a paradoxical

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Ross Pfluger, Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Vanzin; Robert L. Siegrist, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

University, and is on track to earn a PhD from the Colorado School of Mines in the spring of 2018. He is a licensed PE in the state of Delaware.Dr. Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Munakata Marr is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. She received her BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and her MS and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from Stanford Uni- versity. Her research and teaching interests revolve primarily around microorganisms in engineered envi- ronmental systems, including biological wastewater treatment and methanogenesis from unconventional sources. She has nearly 20 years

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Two-year College Potpourri

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Diana Carmen Dimitriu, University of Texas at San Antonio

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

published in 2015 and a second one “CountingBricks from Ancient Ruins”21 published in 2017. The results from these exercises werepublished in an ASEE paper presented at the 2016 annual conference in New Orleans 22 .Awards and Recognitions I am proud to say that various institutions and agencies have recognized my workwith awards and certificates, such as:  2006 National Award for excellence in Teaching presented at NISOD in Austin, TX  Certificate of Recognition presented for Outstanding Contributions to the “Tuning Texas” Initiative by the Texas Commissioner of Higher Education in Austin, TX on November 21, 2013  Certificate of Appreciation in honor of 10 years of participation in the Community College Aerospace

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #23505Work in Progress: Redesigning Curriculum to Foster Student SuccessDr. Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Krystal Corbett is a lecturer for the Mechanical Engineering Department at Louisiana Tech Univer- sity. She teaches in their prestigious Living with the Lab first year program as well as other mechanical engineering related courses. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2008/2010), M.S. in Mathematics (2012), and Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2012) at Louisiana Tech University. Formerly, she was the Director of Curricula at the Cyber Innovation Center (CIC) where she

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Track Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design Technical Session 8

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2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Ken S. Ball P.E., George Mason University; Oscar Barton, Jr. P.E., George Mason University; Sharon A. Caraballo, George Mason University; Liza Wilson Durant, George Mason University; Michelle Marks, George Mason University; Angelina Jarrouj, George Mason University; Robin Rose Parker

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Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

Education at Mason. As a Professor of Management in Mason’s School of Business, Dr. Marks has spent her career researching organizational leadership development and teamwork. She has published studies illustrating the dynamic nature of the collaborative processes used by organizational teams and the critical roles of team leaders. In 2006, Dr. Marks was honored with the George Mason University Teaching Excellence Award and was the recipient of the Executive MBA Professor of the Year award in 2008 and 2011.Ms. Angelina Jarrouj, George Mason UniversityMs. Robin Rose Parker c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 ADVANCE: A Community College and University Partnership Model for Expanding

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leila Zahedi, Florida International University; Stephanie J. Lunn, Florida International University; Samira Pouyanfar, Microsoft; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing and Information Technology

teaching methods has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received for the best paper published in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008, 2011, and 2019 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011 and 2015. Dr. Ohland is an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE, IEEE, and AAAS. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Leveraging machine learning techniques to analyze persistence in undergraduate computing programsAbstractAlthough student retention remains a significant concern for all Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Christian E Lopez; Conrad S Tucker

Conference & Exposition. ; 2018:1-13.59. Freeman S, Eddy SL, McDonough M, et al. Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2014. doi:10.1073/pnas.1319030111.60. Lund TJ, Stains M. The importance of context: an exploration of factors influencing the adoption of student- centered teaching among chemistry, biology, and physics faculty. Int J STEM Educ. 2015. doi:10.1186/s40594-015-0026-8.61. Tharayil S, Borrego M, Prince M, et al. Strategies to mitigate student resistance to active learning. Int J STEM Educ. 2018. doi:10.1186/s40594-018-0102-y.62. Shekhar P, Demonbrun M, Borrego MJ, et al. Development of an Observation Protocol to Study Undergraduate

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ChE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Krantz, National University of Singapore

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Chemical Engineering

Workshop, the nature of the materials posted on this website, evaluation andstudent feedback, and the challenges faced in coordinating this Workshop are directed towardsthe educator. However, parts that deal directly with good oral communication skills techniqueare directed towards the student. Hopefully looking at what is presented to the student will behelpful to the educator who is interested in teaching a similar workshop.This paper is organized as follows. Section 2 describes the materials posted on the dedicated Page 13.955.2website created for this Workshop. Section 3 provides an overview on organizing a technicalpresentation. Section 4

Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Melnyk, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy

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Educational Research and Methods

standardsexpected in each section of the report. Figure 1: Rubric Example The use of rubrics, as described above is similar to the use described by Powe and Moorheadin their 2006 article on the use of rubrics to grade laboratory reports7. Their combined use ofquantitative and qualitative methods in their rubrics helped standardize the grading of reports byteaching assistants who each had to grade reports for a common course. In the same manner, thefaculty advisors in the senior design course each had to grade the design report for theirindividual team, while submitting that grade for a common course. An additional benefit thatPowe and Moorhead identify is that the use of rubrics in this manner shortened the time to

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omnia El-Hakim, Colorado State University

Conference and Exposition of the American Society of Engineering & Education (ASEE), Portland, OR Convention Center, June 12-15, 2005. 3. El-Hakim, O., Dorhout, P., Miranda, R., “Addressing the Student Learning Experiences: Achieving Diversity in STEM Disciplines”, presented at the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning Forum in Madison, Wisconsin, May 25-27, 2005. 4. El-Hakim, O., Levinger, N., “Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Chemistry at Colorado State University”, presented at the 229th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA, March 2005. 5. El-Hakim, O., “Education, Research and Training Model for Native

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New trends in ECE education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Jacobson, Iowa State University; Nate Evans, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

Blue and Red Teams (assuming the reports were not intercepted).Bibliography1. Doug Jacobson, “Teaching Information Warfare with a Break-in Laboratory”, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education, Salt Lake City, June 2004.2. L.J. Hoffman and D. Ragsdale, “Exploring a National Cyber Security Exercise for Colleges and Universities”, tech. report CSPRI-04-08, Cyber Security Policy and Research Inst. Aug 2004, www.cpi.seas.gwu.edu/library/docs/2004-08.pdf3. L.J Hoffman and D. Ragsdale, “Exploring a National Cybersecurity Exercise for Universities”, IEEE Security and Privacy, Volume 3, Number 5, September 2005, pg27-33.4. InfraGard, www.infragard.net5. Iowa State University Information Assurance

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

and to introduce the next activity. The activitiesin the cross-curricular program included: a) learning about portfolios in general, b) evaluatingother portfolios, c) writing a professional statement, d) finding artifacts, e) deciding whichartifacts to include in the portfolio, f) writing annotations for the artifacts, g) getting peer andprofessional feedback, and h) presenting the portfolio to others. The interaction amongst peersand the teaching faculty member provided ample opportunity to deeply explore the issuesstudents faced, the component activities, and how those issues and activities interacted during theportfolio creation.Six students participated in this study. These students included two seniors on the verge ofgraduating, two

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MIND Education Trends

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Dana Newell, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

were supported by a$2,500 scholarship, or less depending on need, for the academic year.As a part of the NACME Program, the entering freshmen were required to attend a two-creditAcademic Success Workshop, whose credits did not count toward graduation. Additionalminority freshmen also attended the class. The primary purposes of the Academic SuccessWorkshop was to help with the adjustment to being a university freshmen, to ensure that thestudents had someone to talk to should any problems arise by becoming acquainted with Schoolstaff, to assist in forming a support network for the student, to help teach teamwork, to sharpenpresentation skills, and to have an enjoyable experience.1 The students were shown a video tapeseries on making good grades

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abby M Kelly, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Roger Michael Hoy, University of Nebraska; Evan Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Angela Kaye Pannier, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Richard R. Stowell P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

Page 23.697.4course culminates in a written technical report and an oral presentation given to the department,their fellow students, and clients. Some previous capstone projects include: a stream restorationproject, development of an integrated energy and production system for a swine finishingoperation, design of a 3D imaging system for orthotic production, design of a standing columnwell for geothermal energy, development of a post-hole digger evaluation device, design of aradiation shield for the hepatic artery, design and development of a quarter-scale tractor, designof an automated weight filling mechanism for a pilot-scale ice cream manufacturer, design andinstatilliation of a laboratory-scale water pump facility, and design of a

Conference Session

Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Ryan, California State University, Northridge; Nathan Durdella, California State University, Northridge; Teodoro Navarro

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #10370A Case Study of Success: Mentoring and Supporting Underrepresented Trans-fer Students in a Mechanical Engineering ProgramDr. Robert G. Ryan, California State University, Northridge Dr. Ryan is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Northridge, and is also currently seving as Special Assistant to the Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science. He is a long-time ASME Student Section Advisor, and has several years of experience teach- ing the ME capstone design course. His main technical areas of expertise are in heat transfer and fluid mechanics.Nathan

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Drennan MSW, Centers for Disease Control ; Mary Y. Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Maggie Varga, Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education; Sean J Creighton, Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education; Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, Air Force Institute of Technology

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received his B.S. in Electrical Engi- neering from the University of Central Florida in 2003, his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Wright State University in 2007, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from AFIT, Wright-Patterson AFB in 2012. His current research interests are metamaterials, microelectronics, microelectromechanical systems and nanotechnology.Mrs. Diana Lynn Cahill, Air Force Institute of Technology Diana Cahill earned her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction at Wright State University. She earned her B.A. in English at Youngstown State University. She has an Ohio Teaching License for High School English. Cahill is currently a Civilian Student Coordinator with the Air Force Institute of Technology at

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New and Innovative Ideas

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer S. Atchison, Drexel University; Danielle Tadros, Drexel University; Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University; Paul Holt; William Andrew Stoy, North Carolina State University; Joy A. Kots, Father Judge High School; Caroline Louise Schauer, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

). Page 25.617.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Exploring Nanotechnology with Electrospinning: Design, experiment, and discover!Abstract: Nanotechnology is a challenging concept to teach. The length scales involvedare difficult to visualize, the products are invisible to the human eye and in most cases thefabrication and characterization of nano-scale materials are prohibitively expensive forhigh school science programs. Moreover, the inaccessibility of nanotechnology in theclassroom reduces the student’s experience to factual recall of a list of properties andadvantages of materials at the nanometer scale. This situation does nothing to alleviatethe perception that

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Demonstration and Project Enhancements in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Yang, Cornell University; Kathryn Dimiduk, Cornell University; Susan Daniel, Cornell University

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Chemical Engineering

important aspect of this project because traditionally, the chemical engineeringcurriculum stresses the scaling up of laboratory chemical reactions to larger chemical processingunit operations and often students enter the class with the bias that chemical engineering means“scaling up”. Particularly as studies of biochemical reactions in microbiological systems, suchas proteomics or in microfabricated devices as in the body-on-a-chip described here, are soprevalent in the chemical engineering research literature, it is important that students are exposedto the possibilities and advantages for scaling down chemical processes and the related careerchoices.Student appreciation of the significance of scale down on several levels (efficiency, safety

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Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, The Ohio State University; Ruth Friedman, The Ohio State University; Glenda LaRue, The Ohio State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

determine which was most effective in removing each ofthe three different stains.Gas-Liquid-Solid Fluidization Activity: The gas-liquid-solid fluidization activityintroduced participants to a three-phase fluidized bed reactor. Students determined theminimum fluidization point of the reactor used in the university’s Koffolt Laboratories bygraphing the height of the liquid in the glass tube for each change in gas velocity.Students also learned about the importance of three-phase fluidized bed reactors to thepetroleum industry, where heavy oils have to be converted into high-quality gasoline.Sustainable Energy Presentation: The sustainable energy presentation inaugurated a day-long series of lab tours and activities designed around Shell’s “More

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Pestaina, Florida International University; Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Peter J. Clarke, Florida International Univeristy

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #10108Assessing BS–CS Student Outcomes Using Senior ProjectMr. Norman Pestaina, Florida International University Mr. Norman Pestaina is a Senior Instructor in the School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) at Florida International University (FIU). Mr. Pestaina completed the B.Sc. in Mathematics (Special) at the University of the West Indies in 1972, and the MS in Computer Science at the Pennsylvania State University in 1979. He has been an Assistant Staff member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technol- ogy’s Lincoln Laboratory, and Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at the Cave Hill campus of the

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Kaplan, California State University, Northridge; James Flynn, California State University, Northridge; Sharlene Katz P.E., California State University, Northridge

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

project. This CubeSat project is being performed in partnership with the JetPropulsion Laboratory (JPL), a local employer of CSUN graduates.Section II of this paper describes the CubeSat project. Section III describes the project team andthe challenges in running a large multidisciplinary project. Section IV describes the projectmanagement approach of the software team and the relationship between the project and thecomputer science curriculum. Section V includes some assessment of this approach. Section VIpresents the conclusions.II. Description of the CubeSat ProjectA CubeSat is a miniature satellite (20 x 10 x 10 cm) capable of carrying an onboard experimentinto space. CubeSats are launched free of charge as part of government and commercial

Conference Session

ABET Issues and Capstone Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Milton Bryant; Paul Biney

homework, design projects,written reports, oral presentations, case studies, and laboratory work. Table 7 Sample Completed Form used to Indicate Outcomes being Assessed by a Particular Assignment FLUID MECHANICS ASSIGNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUTCOMES SPRING 2004 Title of Assignment: TEST 1 TOPICS COVERED BY ASSIGNMENT Test 1 covered the following topics: Χ Introduction to Fluid Mechanics topics including definitions

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Katie Sullivan

manufacture is not competitive with nonrenewable oil or natural gas resources.3 ChE4975, hydrogen sustainability, is designed to examine and actively engage a solution to thedevelopment of alternative fuel sources by developing a working prototype of a photoelectrochemical cell (PEC) that uses solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.It will produce hydrogen for laboratory gas chromatography applications and for fuel cellsthat are portable sources of energy fro sustainable vehicles to showcase the role ofhydrogen engineering in a sustainable economy in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area.3 The ultimate and long term goal of research of this sort is that the development ofan alternative fuel source would aid in the sustainability

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Matthews; Perry Heedley

during the summer of 2004, at which time it was possible to dedicate a laboratory space tothe design teams. Students were also encouraged to share problems and solutions through aspecial web page. The authors strongly recommend that for any effort involving IC design, alaboratory space equipped with the relevant CAD tools be set aside for student interaction.ReviewsThe authors found that it was necessary to go over the general format and purpose of designreviews before the students' first presentations. One of the primary purposes for the reviews is toallow the assembled team and other experts to assess design decisions made and to spot potentialproblems with implementation details. Hence the reviews should be highly organized, and visualaids

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Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Gerhart

. All of these activities are relatively dangerous, are perhaps shocking toobserve, and would likely get many 12 year olds into trouble by their parent(s). Yet this scenariois one of the tools used by many youth organizations to recruit, retain, and teach middle to highschool students. The youth organizations that use these tactics successfully include the BoyScouts, Girl Scouts, Venturing, Learning for Life, Campfire Boys/Girls, the YMCA, and theYWCA. The World Organization of the Scout Movement (including all forms of Scouting forboys and girls) is the single most successful youth organization in the world (based onenrollment of nearly 29,000,000 members), and it is commonly known within the Boy Scouts ofAmerica community (which includes male

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Assessment Issues I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary A. Nelson; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Ruth Streveler

work) and air in the rigid vessel does not. (Correct answer = d) Table 3: Alpha Version of Question 6.AThe Alpha TestingIn the fall of 2003 we administered an alpha version of the concept inventory consistingof 11 multiple choice questions to 93 students in two classes at the Colorado School ofMines—39 students in a senior-level chemical engineering course in TransportPhenomena and 54 students in a senior-level integrated laboratory course designed forstudents with a specialty in mechanical engineering. The alpha version of the test can befound in Appendix A. All of the students were seniors who had taken at least one coursein thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluids.Several of the questions had two parts (1, 2, 7a

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Minorities in Engineering/Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Norton

, and math applications that are utilized throughout their undergraduate experience.They learn about the various computing platforms on campus, learn to use the University’selectronic messaging system, and are introduced to C++ programming.The Introduction to Engineering course is modeled after the College’s Engineering 100 course,which is required for all engineering students. Students are presented with an engineeringproblem, then plan a strategy, gather information, analyze data, and produce a formalpresentation of their team solution. The course places a heavy emphasis on technicalcommunication skills and teamwork skills and teaches students basic project planningtechniques. This paper focuses on a detailed description of one version of