Software Engineer at zyBooks.com, a startup spun-off from UC Riverside that develops interactive, web-native learning materials for STEM courses. Alex is also a research specialist at UC Riverside, studying the efficacy of web-native content and digital education.Prof. Roman Lysecky, The University of Arizona Roman Lysecky is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Riverside in 2005. His research focuses on embedded systems with emphasis on medical device security, automated threat detection and mitigation, runtime adaptable systems, performance and energy optimization, and non-intrusive observa- tion
, Riverside Frank Vahid is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Univ. of California, Riverside. His research interests include embedded systems design, and engineering education. He is a co-founder of zyBooks.com. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Teaching Coral before C++ in a CS1 CourseAbstractCommercial languages like Python, Java, or C++, have syntactic, semantic, andcompiler/interpreter issues that make them less-than-ideal as a CS1 language. The free Corallanguage, which uses ultra-simple statements, auto-derived flowcharts, and a web-basedgraphical educational simulator with clear error messages, was developed in
organizational aptitude necessary to successfully accomplish new university strategic academic initiatives and develop strategic academic programs that benefit the university community.Prof. Anupam Joshi, UMBC c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 X+CS: A Computing Pathway for Non-Computer Science Majors Susan M. Mitchell, Anupam Joshi, Katharine E. Cole University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyAbstractWith computing impacting most every professional field, it has become essential to providepathways for students other than those majoring in computer science to acquire computingknowledge and skills. Virtually all employers and graduate and professional schools
Paper ID #29659Novel Courses for the Professional Development of Graduate Students:Results and ReflectionDr. Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina Professor Matthews received his PhD from Texas A&M University in 1986. He was a member of the faculty at the University of Wyoming from 1987 to 1993, and has been at the University of South Carolina since 1994. He currently is Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs and Vice Dean in the College of Engineering and ComputingDr. Gina M. Kunz, University of South Carolina Dr. Gina M. Kunz is Director of the Research Institute in the College
, prevention and translational science, public health, adolescent and young adult risk-taking decision-making and behaviors, stress reactivity, and mindfulness-based programs. She adopts c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #28512 a collaborative approach to research and evaluation projects; collectively, she and her colleagues have re- ceived funding from local, state, and federal agencies. She has authored or co-authored over 50 articles published in top-tired journals, over 100 scholarly presentations, and over 200 technical and evaluation reports. Dr. Dariotis is committed to
Paper ID #32034An online course for freshmen? The evolution of a successful online CS1courseProf. Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside Frank Vahid is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Univ. of California, Riverside. His research interests include CS/engineering education, and embedded systems. He is a co-founder of zyBooks.com.Joe Michael Allen, University of California, Riverside Joe Michael Allen is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of California, Riverside. His current research focuses on finding ways to improve CS education, specifically focusing on introductory
education: A survey of the research." InteractiveCollaborative Learning (ICL), 2015 International Conference on. IEEE, 2015.[4] Mealy, Bryan. “A single-course approach to computer design and assembly language programming”, ”,Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Zone IV Conference[5] Nwokeji, Joshua C., and Terry S. Holmes. "The impact of learning styles on student performance in flippedpedagogy." 2017 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE). IEEE, 2017.[6] Pratheesh, N., and T. Devi. "Assessment of student's learning style and engagement in traditional based softwareengineering education." Intelligent Interactive Systems and Assistive Technologies (IISAT), 2013 InternationalConference on. IEEE, 2013[7
Paper ID #29852Usability of Data Visualization Activity Worksheets in the Context of aCritical Data Visualization Workshop: Findings from a Usability SurveyDr. Vetria Byrd PhD, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Vetria Byrd is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology in the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Dr. Byrd is the founder and orga- nizer of the biennial Broadening Participation in Visualization (BPViz) Workshop. Dr. Byrd has given numerous invited talks on visualization and has been featured in HPC Wire online
Developing Strategies to Improve Student Engagement, Learning and Enjoyment of Introductory Computer Science CoursesProfessor Heather Marriott – Computer, Electrical and Software Engineering DepartmentEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityAbstract - Introductory computer science courses have traditionally been taught using a lecture-based style, and this is perpetuated by the computer science community continuing to teach inthe style in which they were taught. While educational research has proven the effectiveness ofactive learning in the classroom, many computer science professors find it difficult in incorporatethese techniques into their classrooms. Today’s generation of students get bored quickly with thetraditional
: Supporting Community College Transfer Pathways and Access to High Impact Practices during Transfer TransitionAbstractWhile scholarships help reduce the financial burden of higher education, scholarships alone donot increase STEM bachelor degree completion by low-income academically talentedstudents. Developing strategies to support STEM transfer students is key [1], [2], [3] as isengaging students in high-impact practices such as internships and undergraduate research [4].We share approaches developed in our National Science Foundation Scholarships for Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (NSF S-STEM) program to support student successand to increase access to research and internship opportunities
biophysical chemistry from Case Western Reserve Univer- sity. Currently, Adams is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, as well as Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (UAF). At UAF, Adams studies the bio- chemistry and biophysics of proteins that play roles in the onset of cancer, and his research has garnered more than $3,000,000 in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foun- dation (NSF), the Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI), the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority (ASTA), and the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute since 2007.Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas Xochitl Delgado Solorzano is the
analysis of unsteady flow simulations. He has completed a research internship at Argonne National Laboratory in summer 2018. He received his BSc (2014) and MSc (2016) in Software Engineering at the Vienna University of Technology. During his Master’s pro- gram, he conducted research at the VRVis Research Center in Vienna and continued acquiring experience during a research internship at the University of California, Irvine.Miss Wenqing Chang, Xi’an Jiaotong University Wenqing Chang is currently a senior student in Information Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong Univer- sity. In 2018, she joined NUS Summer Workshop, developing a 2D webpage game using WebGL and rendering 3D animation using OpenGL. From the fall of 2018 to
-holder of a Guinness World Record. His new book is titled: ”Everyone Loves Speed Bumps, Don’t You? A Guide to Innovative Thinking.” Dr. Daniel Raviv received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1987 and M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1980, respectively.Mr. Daniel Ryan Barb, Florida Atlantic University Daniel Barb is an undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering at Florida Atlantic Univer- sity. He spent six years in the United States Navy working in a nuclear power plant aboard a fast attack submarine. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Visual and Engaging Approach
Technology in the College of Education at Purdue University. Dr. Exter’s research aims to provide recommendations to improve or enhance university-level design and technology programs (such as Instructional Design, Computer Science, and Engineering). Some of her previous research has focused on software designers’ formal and non-formal educational experiences and use of precedent materials, and experienced instructional designers’ beliefs about design character. These studies have highlighted the importance of cross-disciplinary skills and student engagement in large-scale, real-world projects. Dr. Exter currently leads an effort to evaluate a new multidisciplinary degree program which provides both liberal arts and
Paper ID #31835Continued Experiments Using Flexible Assessment to Enhance Student Suc-cessProf. Wayne Pilkington, Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo Wayne Pilkington is an associate professor at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, California. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Continued Experiments Using Flexible Assessment to Enhance Student Success Wayne Pilkington, James Mealy California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAbstractThis full paper
grant W911NE-11-1-0144 and to the Army Research Office(ARO) for funding this research under grant W911NF-15-1-0481. References[1] K. Ovaliadis, N. Savage and V. Kanakaris, Journal of Engineering Science and technology Review 3 (1) (2010) 151-156.[2] B. Jagdishwar Rao and T. Prabhakar, “Underwater Acoustic Wireless Communications Channel Model and Bandwidth,” International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, ISSN 0973-4562 Vol. 6 No. 18(2011)[3] R. Shrestha, M. Elsayed and P. Cotae, “On the Mutual Information of Sensor Networks in Underwater Wireless Communication: An Experimental Approach” ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT
Developing a New Course about Planning and Operation of Plug-In Electric Vehicles in Smart Grid Mehdi Rahmani-Andebili Engineering Technology Department, College at Buffalo, State University of New York, NY, US. rahmanm@buffalostate.edu1. IntroductionThis paper briefly presents the subjects and descriptions of the recently developed undergraduate and graduatecourses about planning and operation of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) at State University of New York(SUNY), College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, US. The courses will be presented in Fall 2020 under the titles of“ENT 473: PEVs in smart grid” and “ENT 573: Planning and
patients and it will create strongerpatient/doctor relationships. It will give patients the ability to take control of their own treatmentand decide which treatment plan will work best for their specific circumstance. Big dataanalytics will also improve the survival rates for deadly diseases like cancer, heart disease,diabetes, Alzheimer's, etc. Ultimately, this will save money, save time and save lives.References: 1. Cdc.gov. (2018). “FastStats”. (10 Apr. 2018). 2. IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub. (2018). “The Four Vs of Big Data.” (10 Apr. 2018). 3. Coe.neu.edu. (2018). (10 Apr. 2018). 4. IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. (2018). “Big Data Beats Cancer.” < https://spectrum.ieee.org
STEM teacher professional development, and preservice teacher preparation in STEM.Dr. Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington Elizabeth Litzler, Ph.D., is the director of the University of Washington Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (UW CERSE) and an affiliate assistant professor of sociology. She has been at UW working on STEM Equity issues for more than 15 years. Dr. Litzler is a member of ASEE, incoming chair of the ASEE Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and a former board member of the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Her research interests include the educational climate for students, faculty, and staff in science and engineering, assets based approaches to STEM
Analysis of Aircraft Actuator Failures within Published 1 Dec 2020 an Undergraduate Experiential Learning Laboratory Mario Perhinschi1* 1 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia Universit, 1374 Evansdale Drive | PO Box 6070, Morgantown, 26506-6070, West Virginia, United States ORIGINAL RE SEARC H Abstract The design and implementation of an undergraduate laboratory is presented for the analysis of aircraft actuator
Paper ID #28311A Hands-on Introduction to Embedded Systems & IOTDr. James Peyton Jones, Villanova University James Peyton Jones is a professor of electrical and computer engineering, and a member of the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Control at Villanova University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Hands-on Introduction to Embedded Systems & IOT J.C. Peyton Jones Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova PA 19085AbstractTraditional curricula often teach low-level fundamentals of digital
a Guinness World Record. His new book is titled: ”Everyone Loves Speed Bumps, Don’t You? A Guide to Innovative Thinking.” Dr. Daniel Raviv received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1987 and M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1980, respectively. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Using Experiences for Explaining the Concept of Discontinuity Daniel Raviv College of Engineering and Computer Science Florida Atlantic University Email: ravivd@fau.edu
Paper ID #30878Towards creating motivationally supportive course structures forintroductory calculusDr. Paran Rebekah Norton, Clemson University Paran Norton is a lecturer in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at Clemson Univer- sity. She received her B.S. degree in Mathematics from the University of North Georgia in 2013, her M.S. degree in Mathematical Sciences from Clemson University in 2015, and her Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson University in 2020. She has taught introductory mathematics and statistics courses at Clemson University. Her primary research focuses on improving
Paper ID #29566Helping Students Write it Right: Instilling Good Report Writing Habitsin a Linear Circuit Lab CourseDr. Eva Cosoroaba, University of Vermont Eva Cosoroaba is a lecturer in the Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Department at the Univer- sity of Vermont. She received her PhD form the University of Texas at Dallas in December of 2017. Cosoroaba was a research assistant in the Renewable Energy and Vehicular Technology (REVT) Labora- tory and a teaching assistant at UT Dallas. Her expertise lies in electric machines and design, multiphysics simulations, and magnetohydrodynamics and its possible use for
Paper ID #30333Critical Incident Assessment as a Tool to Reflect on Student’s EmotionalResponse During International ExperiencesMr. Matthew Korey, Purdue University Matthew Korey received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Ohio State University (2011) where he studied the toxicity of various chemical compounds on hepatocytic cells. Matthew then joined the re- search groups of Dr. Jeffrey Youngblood and Dr. John Howarter at Purdue University in 2015 where he specialized in building a more robust understanding of sustainability in plastics through considering the full lifecycle of a product. For his work at Purdue
computational thinking by modeling playground environments. She seeks to expand her experience by volunteering and helping to facilitate STEM workshops.Dr. Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University Dr. Josh Weese is a Teaching Assistant Professor at Kansas State University in the department of Com- puter Science. Dr. Weese joined K-State as faculty in the Fall of 2017. He has expertise in data science, software engineering, web technologies, computer science education, and primary and secondary outreach programs. Dr. Weese has been the lead developer for the PhysPort Data Explorer, a data analytics and visualization portal that enables physics faculty to upload assessment data and receive instant feedback on their students
Paper ID #29845Design Activity Worksheets for Developing Research QuestionsDr. Vetria Byrd PhD, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Vetria Byrd is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology in the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Dr. Byrd is the founder and orga- nizer of the biennial Broadening Participation in Visualization (BPViz) Workshop. Dr. Byrd has given numerous invited talks on visualization and has been featured in HPC Wire online magazine (2014), and numerous workshops nationally and internationally. Dr
Paper ID #31473Prototype Automated Solar Tracking with Power Generation SystemDr. Saeed Sean Monemi, California State Polytechnic University Pomona Dr. Sean Monemi is a Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Director of Smart Grid Laboratory at Cal Poly Pomona. He has many years of industrial experience and practiced engineering profession as an electrical engineer for Litton Industries. His professional experience includes working as a senior engineer and supervisor in one of the largest power company, Tennessee Valley Authority, in the areas of Substation Deign and Metering
Paper ID #30501Integrating Role-Playing Gamification into Programming Activities toIncrease Student EngagementMr. Zhiyi LiProf. Stephen H Edwards, Virginia Tech Stephen H. Edwards is a Professor and the Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech, where he has been teaching since 1996. He received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Caltech, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer and informa- tion science from The Ohio State University. His research interests include computer science education, software testing, software engineering, and programming
, University of California, Riverside Frank Vahid is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Univ. of California, Riverside. His research interests include embedded systems design, and engineering education. He is a co-founder of zyBooks.com. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Analyzing Pivoting Among Weekly Many Small Programs in a CS1 CourseAbstractIn Fall 2018, our university fully switched from using a weekly one large program (OLP)approach to using a many small programs (MSP) approach in our CS1 course, utilizing aprogram auto-grader with immediate points feedback and partial credit possible. The switch ledto positive results such as