Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mohamed Hakeem Mohamed Nizar, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology: Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

associated model. (a) ECP inverted pendulum 38 (b) Simulink model of ECP inverted pendulum Figure 2: ECP-505 inverted pendulum and associated model.pendulum is balanced by driving a rod back and forth at the top; this results in a difficult plant tocontrol that is both unstable and nonminimum phase. The Simulink model of this invertedpendulum system is shown in Figure 2. Students will use this as a pre-lab exercise to test theircontroller designs before using the hardware equipment in SDSMT’s Spring 2015 control systemselective, and this model will also be used for a class project on dynamics modeling andlinearization in a future semester of the dynamic systems course.The third system that was modeled was a

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Grandin, University of Rhode Island

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International

continued technological and economicsuccess for nations such as ours will rely on scientists and engineers able tocollaborate with peers, partners, and competitors from many locations around theworld. Engineering educators acknowledge that this era of globalization hasextensive implications for the curriculum and are thus experimenting in search ofappropriate changes to keep the next generations competitive. Many internationalprogram models for engineers are emerging at campuses across the country, withfocus on language and culture study, study abroad, student exchange, internationalprofessional internships, projects carried out by global student and faculty teams,distance learning partnerships with schools abroad, and so on. Another sign of

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kim, Youngstown State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-815: INDIVIDUAL COURSE ASSESSMENT AS A CORE ASSESSMENTTOOLHyun Kim, Youngstown State University Hyun W. Kim, Ph.D., P.E. Hyun W. Kim is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Fluid Power Research and Education Center at Youngstown State University. He has been teaching and developing courses and research projects in the fluid thermal area. He is a registered Professional Mechanical Engineer in Ohio and is currently conducting applied research in fluid power control and computational fluid dynamics with local industries. Dr. Kim received a B.S.E. degree from Seoul National University, a M.S.E. from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. from the Univ. of Toledo

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

cycletime, and nine months to complete the project. The subjects were asked to think aloud as theycame up with design alternatives.BackgroundOver the past few years, we have interviewed system integration engineers from 17 companiesthroughout the U.S. These interviews were conducted in two rounds. The goal of the first roundof interviews was to get the “lay of the land” in terms of: • What is a typical project like? • What types of projects come up most frequently? • What is your role? • What are some of the constraints that you typically face? • What tools or resources do you use to solve problems?One observation from the first round of interviews was that system integration engineersgenerally work in teams

Conference Session

Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Roach, University of Texas-El Paso; Elsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso

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Educational Research and Methods

learning. Original PLTL workshops have six essential components26: (1) ThePLTL workshop is integral to the course; (2) faculty and peer leaders work together to prepareworkshops and train peer leaders; (3) peer leaders are well trained; (4) workshop materials arechallenging and at an appropriate level; (5) organizational arrangements promote learning; and(6) the department administration encourages innovative teaching. In the standard setting, a peerleader works with six to eight students during weekly workshop sessions. The peer leader meetswith the same students each week.Our approach to PLTL is modeled after a successful HP-funded project in the UTEP Departmentof Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) that targeted a gatekeeper course in the

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Quweider, The University of Texas at Brownsville; Fitra Khan, U of Texas at Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, The University of Texas at Brownsville

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Computers in Education

primary goal of this infrastructure is toenhance the existing curriculum in the undergraduate level by providing a state-of-the-artenvironment, isolated from the university campus network, in which Computer and InformationSciences (CIS) students can get hands on experience in areas such as Networking, Ad HocComputing, Wireless and Mobile Networking, Operating Systems, Image and Video Processing,Computer Vision and Distributed Processing.The involved faculty, joined by top selected students, went through three distinct phases increating the networking and distributed processing lab (NDPL): design and setup, specificationand implementation, and integration into CIS curriculum. The design phase of the project relatesto setting up the physical and

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Khoo, University of Southern California; Ellis Meng, University of Southern California

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Electrical and Computer

education settings in K-12 schools, but have not received significant attention inuniversity settings to measure student learning and education program performance particularlyin engineering professional schools.The ERC faculty researchers are applying widely researched educational psychology andcognitive science principles and practices to the engineering curriculum that connects the ERCtest bed lab work to powerful coursework. These practices include: (1) inductive, situated,student- centered instruction, (2) embedded signature assignments/assessments (includingconcept inventories and maps, rubric judged lab experiences, and course projects), and (3) valuejudged internship experiences in both our engineering courses.Research Design and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suleiman Ashur, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Civil Engineering

3 0 CE 303 Route and Construction Surveying 3 ENGR 411 Capstone Design Project II 4 4 3 0 CE 392 Stochastics 11 Statistics & Probability (2) 3 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 3 3 5 9 Civil Engineering Materials (2) 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 8 Construction Management (2) 3 3 3 2 4 3 6 1 4 Computaional Methods 3 3

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

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New Engineering Educators

day-to-day operations ofengineering projects effectively supplements the traditional engineering curricula.” Based on mypersonal experience as a practicing engineer and engineering educator this belief has a lot ofmerit, because:(1) most students want to identify themselves with practicing engineers,(2) academic environment is all too often defined by faculty with solid scientific background butmarginal, if any, engineering field experience,(3) engineering practice tends to find simplest (mathematical) tools to complete a task,(4) full time faculty insist on use of advanced scientific techniques in solving a problem. Page 14.374.3That said

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

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Mechanical Engineering

theLaser Micromachining Laboratory, the Experimental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, the ResearchCenter for Advanced Manufacturing, the Laboratory for Micro- and Nano-Mechanics of Page 14.1227.2Materials, and the Micro Sensor Laboratory.A website (http://lyle.smu.edu/REU) was used as the central source of information forprospective applicants. The website included detailed program information including programlocation, dates, stipend, housing, and dining. The website also included a list of participatingresearch laboratories and projects, eligibility requirements, contact information, requiredapplication materials and optional survey forms. The required

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-1763: TECHNICIAN FIRST: TEACHING HIGH FREQUENCY DESIGNAS A TECHNOLOGICAL ENABLERAlan Cheville, Oklahoma State UniversityCharles Bunting, Oklahoma State University Page 14.1166.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Technician First: Teaching High Frequency Design as a Technological EnablerAbstractThis paper reports results of changes in student learning in a course in high frequency design.The course was revised from a traditional lecture/homework/summative examination formatfocusing on microwave theory to a project-based course using high frequency design techniquesin the context of a realistic system design

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverley Pickering-Reyna, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Minorities in Engineering

2000 Computer Training Project at UWM. She holds a BA Cum Laude (1996) in Mass Communication and Journalism, MS in Urban Studies (1998), MLIS in Information Science (1998), and Ph.D. in Urban Education (2006) with a Specialization in Educational & Media Technology from UWM. She has a Graduate Certification in Non-Profit Management (2004) from the Helen Bader Institute for Non-Profit Management. Page 14.277.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 ASEE Topic: Undergraduate Retention and Development Beyond Math Enrichment: Applied Practice

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Jill Cheney, United States Military Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

subject matter. However, a commonly encountered problem with design groupformation in an academic environment is the decision by the instructor on how to form theteams. Should students be allowed to choose their own groups, or should instructors assign theteams directly? If groups are assigned, how should the students be divided among the teams?This project seeks to provide insight into these questions.ME450, a course which provides a capstone design experience to senior non-engineering majorsat the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, is structured around three team-based engineeringdesign projects, or EDPs. Student design teams for these EDPs consist of three to fourindividuals who work toward the common goal of applying the engineering design

Conference Session

Goal Specific First-Year Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Arash Salehi, Mississippi State University

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First-Year Programs

semester, began modifying ChE 2213 Chemical EngineeringAnalysis (hereafter referred to as ―Analysis‖). Originally offered to mid-/upper-level chemicalengineering students subsequent to the traditional Mass and Energy Balances course, the coursewas re-examined as a vehicle for engaging students in a variety of topics and activities inaddition to the original scope of the course—namely numerical and statistical techniques usingMicrosoft Excel and Visual Basic. Topics including team-building, engineering problemsolving, and project design and development have been added. An interesting feature of thecourse was the addition of LEGO NXT robotics systems with a growing cache of chemicalengineering applications. Such an addition has energized student

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Christopher Garay, Vanderbilt University; Aubrey McKelvey, Vanderbilt University; Patrick Gonzales, Vanderbilt University; Alex Nguyen, University of Rochester

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2006-745: INEXPENSIVE, ACTIVE LEARNING OF X-RAY AND ULTRASOUNDIMAGING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS CLASSROOMStacy Klein, Vanderbilt University Dr. Klein teaches high school physics courses at University School of Nashville, TN, and teaches undergraduate courses in biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University. An active investigator in the development of new high school and undergraduate curricula through VaNTH, she is co-PI of the NSF-sponsored project, “Biomedical Imaging Education: Safe, Inexpensive Hands-On Learning”.Cynthia Paschal, Vanderbilt University Prof. Paschal teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in biomedical engineering and conducts research in magnetic resonance

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathy Ann Gullie, Gullie Consultant Services LLC; Barry J. Sullivan, Inclusive Engineering Consortium; Megan Bekolay ; Dean T. Spaulding ; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University; Otsebele E. Nare, Hampton University; Abdelnasser A. Eldek, Jackson State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

District, Educational Leadership Program Enhancement Project at Syracuse University and the University at Albany through the Teacher Leadership Quality Program. She holds an advance degree in Educational Theory and Practice from the University of New York/SUNY Albany, with experience in teaching educational methods at the master’s level as well as an introduction to education courses designed to develop new interest in teaching careers. She has worked as an elemen- tary classroom teacher developing specific curricula for gifted and talented students as well as inclusion classrooms in a school district eligible for rural and low-income programs. Dr. Gullie’s experience and past projects qualify her for the position of

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ryan Drew Anderson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ashu Guru, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Nathan C. Rice, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

managing information technology solutions at University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Fermi National Lab, Talent Plus, and IBM.Nathan C. Rice, University of Nebraska, Lincoln I am a masters student at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln majoring in Biological Systems Engineer- ing. My assistantship project focuses on developing an educational immersive simulation game to educate youth on the corn-water-energy-beef nexus and systems thinking. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Educational immersive simulation game design to enhance understanding of the corn- water-ethanol-beef system nexus: Work In ProgressAbstractFood, energy, and water are the three resources that are

Conference Session

Pre-College: Techniques and Programs for Promoting Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afroditi Vennie Filippas, Virginia Commonwealth University; Lorraine M. Parker, Virginia Commonwealth Universtiy

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

during the summer, and continue theirfellowship during the school year, when they are expected to work four hours a week. DERIfellows receive up to $200 to participate in a local scientific event and may also apply for a travelallowance based on financial need. Research mentors involve the high school student in theirongoing research. Each mentor receives a $500 travel grant to attend a scientific conferenceapproved by their faculty advisor.Program organizationMentors propose the projects, which are developed with a view to be challenging but appropriatefor a high-achieving high school senior, and that could lead to publishable results. Preferably,mentors are graduate students or post-doctoral fellows, but we also accept proposals from

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University; Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

and a lead of Area of Specialization Mecha- tronics Systems Design. She worked as a Visiting Researcher at Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Disputanta, VA on projects focusing on digital thread and cyber security of manufactur- ing systems. She has funded research in broadening participation efforts of underrepresented students in STEM funded by Office of Naval Research, focusing on mechatronic pathways. She is part of the ONR project related to the additive manufacturing training of active military. She is also part of the research team that leads the summer camp to nine graders that focus on broadening participation of underrepre- sented students into STEM (ODU BLAST).Dr. Otilia Popescu, Old

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeleine Jennings, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Audrey R. Boklage, University of Texas, Austin; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

research questions are answered best through qualitative research methods, and thus wedesigned this research using standards common in qualitative research and in engineeringeducation to ensure a high quality project and to minimize potential validity threats [7]–[9].In this study, we visited and conducted ten observations at seven university-affiliated makerspaces,conducted semi-structured interviews with 67 engineering students, and conducted interviews withseven makerspaces managers, staff, and faculty affiliates. The makerspaces were embedded withinseveral universities that included minority serving institutions, doctoral universities, privateinstitutions, and public institutions. Student demographics are included in Tables 1 & 2. All

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnológico de Monterrey; Jorge A. Gonzalez-Mendivil, Tecnológico de Monterrey; Israel Zamora-Hernandez, Tecnológico de Monterrey; Gibrán Sayeg-Sánchez, Tecnológico de Monterrey; Martha Elena Nunez, Tecnológico de Monterrey

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

experience in engineering education, several projects in innovation of engi- neering education such as the use of 3D virtual ambiences as a way of developing competences.Prof. Israel Zamora-Hernandez, Tecnologico de Monterrey Israel Zamora-Hern´andez has a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from the Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico. He has a M.Sc. in Digital Systems from Tecnologico de Monterrey. He has been a lecturer in the School of Engineering for over 18 years. His work especializes in attracting new stu- dents to STEM programs at University level. He has directed several teams in the Admissions Office at Tecnologico de Monterrey.Dr. Gibr´an Sayeg-S´anchez, Tecnologico de Monterrey Dr. Gibr´an Sayeg-S´anchez is

Conference Session

Evidence-based Practices in Faculty Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah Hoyt, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Claire Fletcher Honeycutt, Arizona State University; Ke Liu, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

Paper ID #30116Analyzing Student Achievement to Measure the Effectivenss of ActiveLearning Strategies in the Engineering ClassroomSarah Hoyt, Arizona State University Sarah Hoyt is currently the Education Project Manager for the NSF-funded JTFD Engineering faculty development program. Her educational background includes two Master’s degrees from Grand Canyon University in Curriculum and Instruction and Education Administration. Her areas of interest are in student inclusion programs and creating faculty development that ultimately boost engagement and per- formance in students from lower SES backgrounds. Prior to her role

Conference Session

Minoritization Processes and Critical Responses

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ellen Foster, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

movement organizing theories employed and the networks engaged bothinside and outside of engineering in order to achieve these goals. We then provide detailsregarding our organizing practices and the specific activities that participants engaged in duringthe week of action. Finally, we will share reflections on lessons learned about the process and itsoutcomes, with the expectation that conversation and feedback received from the broaderengineering education community will inform recurring efforts in this domain, and growparticipation in a social movement approach to change in engineering education.IntroductionThe #EngineersShowUp campaign is organized as part of the Relational Organizing/ActionResearch (ROAR) project, which explores the utility

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Rebecca Kuntz Willits, University of Akron

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

scholarships to offset tuition costs.Second S-STEM Cohort 2015-2020The last academic year of the second S-STEM project started with 13 seniors spanningbiomedical engineering (4), chemical engineering (5), civil engineering (3), and computerengineering (1). Five of the seniors were women and 8 were men. Of the 13 continuing students,8 were directly admitted students while five were college-ready students. Two of the biomedicalengineering ‘senior’ students graduated at the end of the fall semester.Five new college-ready and one direct admit freshmen were recruited for the last year of theprogram. Three of the freshmen were male, three female, five Caucasian and one AfricanAmerican. One student was pursuing a biology degree, one electrical engineering

Conference Session

Inventive Opportunities for Research and Exposure

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pamela McLeod, ReNUWIt at Stanford University; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Richard G. Luthy, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

Programs are currently funded in Engineering.Most REU Sites are based at a single institution. This traditional model for REU Sites typicallyinvolves 8-12 participants per summer, housed in close proximity on campus, engaged inresearch projects united by a common theme. Having a unifying theme and developing strongcamaraderie are two aspects deemed critical to a successful REU program [3].A small but growing number of summer REU programs have operated as a single programacross multiple, geographically dispersed institutions. Multi-campus Sites offer access to abroader network of researchers, exposure to multiple institutions, and immersion in an extendedresearch community working towards common goals. However, operating a Site acrossgeographically

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel R. Putnam, University of Florida; Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Caroline Reed, University of Florida; Jean L Bossart P.E., University of Florida; Neelam Bharti; Mickey S. Schafer, University of Florida

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Engineering Libraries

model.Our project expands upon the concepts presented in the current literature through offering novelapproaches to collaboration with stakeholders, structure of research guides, and delivery ofengineering information literacy instruction. The CollaborationTo achieve the goals, we targeted student learning outcomes as defined in the ABET GeneralCriterion 3 [1] by upgrading research assistance, mapping library resources to the curriculum,and changing the approach to library instruction. The team consisted of five MSL librarians andtwo UWP instructors, including the course coordinator, who met once a week to craft variouscomponents of the course’s curriculum beginning in late spring 2017 through fall 2017

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nader Rafla, Boise State University; H. Shelton Jacinto, Boise State University

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Electrical and Computer

Wright-Patterson Air Force in applied image processing. In January 1997, he joined the newly developed electrical and com- puter engineering program at Boise State University where he is currently is the chair and an Associate professor. He led the development and starting of the BS and MS programs. He taught several courses and supervised numerous M.S. thesis and Senior Design Project. He contributed to the start of the PhD program and is currently advising three Ph.D. students and two MS students. He also has been conducting research and consultation in R&D for Micron Technology, Hewlett Packard and others. Dr. Rafla’s areas of expertise are: security of systems on programmable chips and embedded systems

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vemitra M White, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Litany H Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Jessica Ivy, Mississippi State Universitt; C. Danielle Grimes, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Women in MississippiAbstractThe NSF INCLUDES Mississippi Alliance for Women in Computing (MSAWC) strives to:generate interest and participation of women in computing; improve recruitment and retentionrates of women in undergraduate computing majors; and help post-secondary women make atransition to the computing workforce. Activities designed to engage girls and young womenwith computing, emphasizing computational thinking and cybersecurity knowledge andawareness, and to illuminate a pathway forward are hosted and facilitated through Alliancepartnerships.The authors will describe a project-based approach to facilitating learning among K-12 students.By engaging students at an early age, we believe we can promote the development of self-efficacy

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado, Denver; Dakota Ryan Edmonds, University of Colorado, Denver

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First-Year Programs

application of those fundamentals in solving engineering problems. Thus, wehave created a first-year learning community as a solution to low retention rates in engineering.In this learning community, the first-year students take the following courses together: ● An interdisciplinary freshman experiences course, in which we teach the concept of "Design-Build-Test-Improve-Collaborate" to the students. The students take the ownership of their group projects, while working together and building friendships that last. ● An appropriate Math course (Calculus or Pre-Calculus), which is specifically designed to address the applications of math in engineering. ● An English composition class, which focuses on "Writing

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Solonsky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Architectural Engineering

Modularized LecturesAbstract Traditional lecturing of building code related topics are commonly taught ad-hoc in courses,often get misinterpreted by faculty unfamiliar with code details, or left out entirely from courses. Toimprove dissemination of code knowledge in our department but also be applicable to two otherassociated departments, a project was undertaken to enhance mechanisms for faculty to better deliverbuilding code knowledge in academic settings. Here, self-contained teaching modules were developedthat can be incorporated within existing courses. Our code education enhancements take what has beentraditionally perceived as passively learned content with little appeal that minimizes studentengagement and immersion, to more active