Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Robert Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

Comparison of Differing Credit Hour Allotments for Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics CoursesAbstractEach institution determines how many credit hours will be allotted for each course.Thermodynamics and fluid mechanics in an undergraduate Bachelor of Science MechanicalEngineering curriculum in the United States typically are allotted three or four credit hours. Fora semester system, this allows for 42-45 or 56-60 fifty-minute class sessions in three and fourcredit hour courses, respectively.Opinions vary whether thermodynamics and fluid mechanics should each be three credit hours,each be four credit hours, or one should be three and the other four. Two universities haveconducted a study to determine the advantages, disadvantages

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanveer Singh Chawla, Western Washington University; Eric Leonhardt, Western Washington University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #23889Two Approaches to Optimize Formula SAE Chassis Design Using Finite Ele-ment AnalysisDr. Tanveer Singh Chawla, Western Washington University Dr. Chawla is an Assistant Professor in Plastics and Composites Engineering, Engineering & Design De- partment at Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. His background is in solid mechanics and materials. Research interests other than in mechanics of materials include manufacturing, characterization and repair of fiber reinforced polymer composites, and diversity in STEM.Mr. Eric Leonhardt, Western Washington University I have been working to develop lower

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 14: Introductory Programming Assessment, Plagiarism, Motivation, Engagement, and Textbooks

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P.K. Imbrie, University of Cincinnati; Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; Dylan Ryman, University of Cincinnati

Powered by www.slayte.com Sensitivity Preservation and Precision of Plagiarism Detection Engines for Modified Short ProgramsAbstractSource code plagiarism presents a continual threat to the integrity and effectiveness ofengineering education, as habitual cheating often has devastating impacts on students’ academicand professional careers. As programming becomes an increasingly central component offirst-year engineering curricula, it is essential that instructors are able to uphold academicintegrity by identifying students who engage in misconduct, either through direct plagiarism orexcessive peer collaboration. Instructors have an arsenal of plagiarism detection tools at theirdisposal, and students are keenly

Conference Session

Student Beliefs, Motivation and Self Efficacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Stickel, University of Toronto; Siddarth Hari, University of Toronto; Qin Liu, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #10492The Effect of the Inverted Classroom Teaching Approach on Student/FacultyInteraction and Students’ Self-EfficacyDr. Micah Stickel, University of Toronto Dr. Micah Stickel (ECE) is Chair, First Year, in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. He is also a Senior Lecturer in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. Dr. Stickel first came to the Faculty when he started as an undergraduate in 1993. Since that time, he has completed his BASc (1997), MASc (1999), and a PhD (2006) — all with a focus on electromagnetics and the development of novel devices for high

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Samira Hasan; Tom Roberts

leaders learn what is and isn’t possible, new students change,university policy’s and procedures change, and Arts and Science Departments makeimprovements to their courses. The evaluation and discussion of any proposed changes serve asan effective leadership development tool for older students.Conclusions · The Engineering Student Council / Dean’s Office partnership has effectively implemented positive change in freshman student behavior and performance. (Figure 2) · All 8 College of Engineering departments have improved first semester contact with new students. Six degree programs have added an orientation course to their curriculum. · The New Student Orientation Handbook is an excellent summary of materials, is

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raghu Korrapati; Nikunja Swain; Mrutyunjaya Swain; James A. Anderson

Engineering Laboratory (CBVEL). This CBVEL will help us inproviding an interdisciplinary Integrated Teaching and Learning experiences that integrates team-oriented, hands-on learning experiences throughout the engineering technology and sciencescurriculum, and engages students in the design and analysis process beginning with their first year. Thiswill modify our existing laboratories, and help us better educate and train our graduates to serve theneeds of the technological and engineering community. Students can use this CBVEL along with othersoftware and test equipment in engineering technology hall and in other buildings. This CBVEL canalso be accessed from remote sites using Internet

Conference Session

Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Anunciatto Depieri, University of Sao Paulo; Roseli de Deus Lopes P.E., Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9828High School Students’ Attitudes to Engineering and Engineers related totheir Career ChoiceMrs. Adriana Anunciatto Depieri, University of Sao Paulo For almost 10 years I have worked as an assintant professor and since 2003, I have worked for the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and innovation in the Popularization of Science and Technology issues. Besides policy formulation and implementation of programs to popularize S & T, we give support to improve science teaching in schools, in partnership with the Ministry of Education. Authorized by deads, I have dedicated most of time as a PhD candidate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Pradip K. Bandyopadhyay; Amy L. Freeman Ph.D., Tufts University; Ryan Scott Hassler; Mark William Johnson, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus; Mikhail Kagan, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz Campus; Ann Marie Schmiedekamp; Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Shull’s peda- gogical efforts include meta-cognitive strategy learning to improve student academic success, an interest in women’s issues within the engineering environment, integrated, experiential techniques to improve engineering students’ social emotional development as applied to teamwork and communication, and program assessment methods that minimize stakeholders’ efforts while maximizing the effectiveness of the measurement tool. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Sustainable bridges from campus to campus: Progress after Year 2 (NSF IUSE #1525367)AbstractPurpose: The purpose of the Sustainable

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Alaine Allen, University of Pittsburgh; Jeremy Tartt, University of Pittsburgh

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First-Year Programs

them butto inspire them to succeed. By the end of the battle Jane and the Dragon were best friends. That is something what wasonce an enemy now became allies. The battle taught them to respect each other and to trust oneanother. The same can be said about knowledge. The same materials they are struggling with inthe classroom with become the tools of their trade in the future, and they will learn to respecteach science and the value it adds to engineering. In the end Jane returns to become a hero. The same people that made fun of her in thebeginning now respect her. Thus, do not let your present conditions predict your futurepossibilities.DOES IT WORK?As the Table 7 shows, the changes we made to the Freshman Curriculum including focusing

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 8: Cutting the Curb for Students with Disabilities Transitioning to Higher Education

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Seth Vuletich, Colorado School of Mines; Brianna B Buljung, Colorado School of Mines; Jamie Marie Regan, Colorado School of Mines

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Brianna is the Teaching and Learning librarian at the Colorado School of Mines. She collaborates with faculty to design and implement information literacy throughout the curriculum. Prior to her work at the School of Mines, she was the Engineering and Computer Science Librarian at the US Naval Academy and a contract Reference Librarian assigned to the National Defense University. She earned her MLIS at the University of Denver in 2011.Ms. Jamie Marie Regan, Colorado School of Mines Jamie Regan is an undergraduate student in Electrical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Her academic journey is intertwined with a personal and passionate dedication to advancing accessibility within STEM fields. Inspired by her

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session: International Programs and Curricula I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Texier, LACCEI; Maria Mercedes Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Laura Romero, Tecnologico de Monterrey ; Charles Anders Bazile, Florida Atlantic University; Jose Carlos Quadrado, Instituto Superior De Engenharia De Lisboa

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International Division (INTL)

services or plugins to comply with thehighest levels of privacy standards. The online form uses Netlify/NodeJS for the backend,and Firebase as its database to integrate with ENTER's secure current system. The softwaredesign of the simulation uses an object-oriented approach and follows security practices toavoid common vulnerabilities.ConclusionsThe ENTER simulation tool can inform the user whether they would qualify to beregistered as a Professional Engineering Educator in the ENTER registry and estimate thelevel of professional achievement they can document (Educator – 1, Effective Educator – 2,Outcomes-based Educator – 3, Scholarly Educator – 4, Education Researcher – 5, or SeniorEducation Researcher - 6). This simulation tool is in the process

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen McClain, Baylor University; Christopher Smitherman, University of Alabama-Birmingham

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Mechanical Engineering

Thermodynamics, New York: Wiley and Sons, Fifth Edition, 2004.[2] Schmidt, P. S., O. A. Ezekoye, J. R. Howell, and D. K. Baker, Thermodynamics: An integrated Learning System, New York: Wiley and Sons, 2006.[3] “MathCAD,” http://www.mathcad.com/, 2005.[4] “MATLAB 7.0.1: The Language of Technical Computing MatLab,” http://www.mathworks.com/products/ matlab/, 2005.[5] “EES: Engineering Equation Solver,” http://www.fchart.com/ees/ees.shtml, 2004.[6] Hodge, B. K. and W. G. Steele, “Computational Paradigms in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Education,” Presented at the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Albuquerque, NM, June 2001

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Anderson; Paul Duesing; Marty Zoerner; Kevin Schmaltz

the past fiveacademic years, nearly 220 multidisciplinary engineering seniors have completed 36projects, controlling budgets totaling approximately $1.1 million.This paper describes our continuing effort to involve industry with engineering education.The projects are proposed, funded and ultimately delivered to industry. An industrycontact person is the leader in determining the goals, the acceptance criteria, and theproject requirements. Communication between faculty, industry contact person andstudents is vital to ensure success. The faculty advisor is a coach, consultant, andevaluator of the students. The students will not graduate until they meet the criteriaspecified by the customer, i.e. the industrial contact, as well as the

Collection

2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference

Authors

Pranav Bhounsule, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Cynthia Lima, University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Topics

Diversity

middleschool. In Proceedings of the 47th ACM technical symposium on computing science education (pp. 552-557).[4] Chetty, J., & Barlow-Jones, G. (2018). Coding for girls: dismissing the boys club myth. In the 18th InternationalConference on Information, Communication Technologies in Education (ICICTE 2018).[5] Çakır, N. A., Gass, A., Foster, A., & Lee, F. J. (2017). Development of a game-design workshop to promoteyoung girls' interest towards computing through identity exploration. Computers & Education, 108, 115-130.[6] Denner, J. (2007). The Girls Creating Games Program: An innovative approach to integrating technology intomiddle school. Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal, 1(10).[7] Denner, J., Werner, L., &

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Siddhant Sanjay Joshi, School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Preeti Mukherjee, Purdue University; Kirsten A. Davis, Purdue University; James C Davis, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division (SWED)

an assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research explores the intentional design and assessment of global engineering programs, student development through experiential learning, and approaches for teaching and assessing systems thinking skills. Kirsten holds a B.S. in Engineering & Management from Clarkson University and an M.A.Ed. in Higher Education, M.S. in Systems Engineering, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Virginia Tech.Dr. James C Davis, Purdue University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Introducing Systems Thinking as a Framework for Teaching and Assessing Threat Modeling

Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Coon, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Derek Allen Cline, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

in Student Skills,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 93, No. 2, pp. 153-160.2. Colbeck, C.L., Campbell, S.E., Bjorklund, S.A., 2000, “Grouping in the Dark: What College Students Learn from Group Projects,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 71, No. 1, pp. 60-83.3. Ellis, T., 2004, “Animating to Build Higher Cognitive Understanding: A Model for Studying Multimedia Effectiveness in Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 93, No. 1, pp. 59-64.4. Grimson, J., 2002, “Re-engineering the Curriculum for the 21st Century,” European Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 31-37.5. Olinger, D.J., Hermanson, J.C., 2002, “Integrated Thermal-Fluid Experiments in WPI’s Discovery Classroom,” Journal of

Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill M. Zande, Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center

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Ocean and Marine

ideas for “next year,” while the older studentssolidify their knowledge and skills as they mentor the younger competitors. In this way, thecompetition again helps to expose middle and high school students to the schools and programswhere they can continue with their ROV projects and, more importantly, STEM education.The competition events consist of underwater missions and an engineering and communicationcomponent. The underwater mission tasks are modeled after real-world situations and howROVs are used to resolve them. For example, the 2010 missions centered on an underseavolcano and how scientists, engineers, and technicians develop and deploy instruments, collectgeological and biological samples, and use sensor technologies to understand the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 14: Introductory Programming Assessment, Plagiarism, Motivation, Engagement, and Textbooks

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Alford, University of Michigan; Heather Rypkema, University of Michigan; Ryien Hosseini, University of Michigan; Megan Beemer, University of Michigan; Harsh Jhaveri, University of Michigan

of the baseline fora number of reasons including default masking of grades, inequitable access to technology,disruption of curriculum, and the inherent stress of an emergent pandemic.We analyzed the exam and BWA scores for two things: correlation between the two categoriesand whether the exams could be eliminated in favor of something like more frequent onlineassessments. To simulate “removing the exam component”, we set the percentage of the examscores on the final grade to zero and set the percentage of the BWA scores on the final grade toinclude the percentage of both the original BWA scores and the exam scores. The final studentgrades were then recalculated and analyzed for equity.Our preliminary analysis of the new assessment strategy

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Philip Gerhart; Andrew Gerhart

paper are threefold. First, undergraduate students that have used theRankine Cycler were surveyed to assess the effectiveness of the device as a learning tool. Theresults of the survey can be applied so that the equipment is used in the undergraduatecurriculum in the best possible manner.Inevitably, when a power generation plant is scaled-down and it has few efficiency-enhancingcomponents (e.g. lack of feedwater heaters, etc.), energy losses in components will be magnified,substantially decreasing the cycle efficiency. Although the Rankine Cycler is a useful tool forteaching fundamentals of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and instrumentationsystems in an undergraduate laboratory, a comprehensive analysis of the equipment has not

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne Mathews, Illinois Institute of Technology; Daniel Ferguson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; Abhinav Pamulaparthy, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

that the training sessions were an effective supplemental methodfor teaching the Learning Objectives knowledge. LO training is recommended to continue to beused and expanded if possible to more, if not all, IPRO teams.Hypothesis about overlapping content have been suggested by several sources and therefore it isbelieved that differentiated test scores will be found. Unfortunately, no evidence exists as shownin Tables 6 or 7, so far, that any major or curriculum covers the full LO content of an IPROcourse. Significant gains in a semester are demonstrated in acquisition of project managementknowledge regardless of year or major at least in this first semester of testing but these gains aredue to a poor test instrument BOS Fall 2005 not actual

Conference Session

FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Lauren Elise Gentry, LeTourneau University

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First-Year Programs

. Page 24.882.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Management and Assessment of a Successful Peer Mentor Program for Increasing Freshman Retention1.0 AbstractThere is no single magic bullet for the retention of freshman engineering students upon entranceinto a rigorous course of study required of today’s engineering curriculum. Rather it is a multi-faceted approach of strategies each designed to aid the transition from an often-times easy highschool experience to one in which a student is overwhelmed with the difficulty andresponsibilities of a full-time student.One such strategy that has been implemented at LeTourneau University is a peer mentoringprogram which pairs

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Wilk; Frank Wicks

Session 2633 Electric Utility Sponsored Energy Related Student Projects Frank Wicks and Richard Wilk Mechanical Engineering Department Union CollegeABSTRACT The industrial world is driven by an uncountable series of energy conversion processes.Engineering curriculums have been developed to provide students with the fundamentals toanalyze these processes in various courses such as physics, chemistry, thermodynamics,transfer, heating ventilation and air conditioning, electric machinery, combustion andthermal energy conversion, but it is also important

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University; Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Chengcheng Li, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

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Information Systems

technology.Third, enrollments in our programs have increased significantly, especially in the distanceeducation sections, which has stretched laboratory resources to their limits, making it hard tomeet demands for remote labs. With virtual machine technology, it is possible to deploy adiversified virtual network lab at a minimal cost. The virtual machine technology permits rapidchanges, deployments, and adaptation of curriculum and laboratory experiences in step with the Page 13.80.2advances in technology. The purpose of this paper is to present the design and implementation ofa portable virtual network security lab, as part of our ongoing effort to

Conference Session

Professional Skills and the Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

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Educational Research and Methods

paper point to the need for fundamental changes in engineeringeducation. The data reveal the importance of understanding human behavior: many of theaspects of engineering practice have evolved to control the incidence of human errors anddifferences in interpretation. Just as students currently gain a rigorous framework of ideas tohelp them think about technical issues and problems, they also need rigorous intellectualtreatment of human behavior. Engineers are human and rely on other people to achieve theirresults: this is fundamental to engineering practice. Relocating the human element to thecentre of engineering practice from its present position at the periphery is an essential pre-requisite to integrate studies of engineering practice in

Conference Session

Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2008-1506: CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING COURSE – STUDENTPERCEPTIONS OF CREATIVITY AND COMPARISONS OF CREATIVEPROBLEM SOLVING METHODOLOGIESAndrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University Andrew Gerhart is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. He is actively involved in ASEE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Engineering Society of Detroit. He serves as Faculty Advisor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Chapter at LTU, and serves as chair for the LTU Leadership Curriculum Committee.Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Donald Carpenter is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Fred Lee; Connie Dillon; Arthur Breipohl

material for the two new key courses and asimulator that will be made available to other universities on the web. The paper consists of: abrief description of the changes that are taking place in the electrical energy industry; their effecton the demand for graduates; the curriculum that we are developing; and a description of the twocourses and the simulator that we are developing. We also briefly describe our experiments withdelivery methods in anticipation of placing material on the web.I. The Changing Electrical Energy IndustryThe introduction of competition is the most significant change that is affecting the sale andproduction of electric energy. On the sales side, energy companies will eventually compete in anation-wide market for

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Goodwin, University of South Florida; John Pharo Morgan III, University of South Florida; Yan Wang, University of South Florida; Michelle King, University of South Florida College of Engineering; Blake A Burton, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

orientation course consisting of thefollowing requirements:  Meeting with an advisor early on (first 3 weeks) to establish a relationship and to handle any current or potential problems  Learning about campus resources such as tutoring  Learning about the curriculum requirements and registration for the spring semester  Provide information regarding stress, time management, study skills for engineering  Introduced to student engineering organizations clubs  Introduced to the engineering majors in the college  Required to attend the career fair to help clarify their goals and interests, to help them learn more about engineering, and to prepare them for internships  Write a resume for preparation for applying

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Kurt C. Gramoll

environment.IntroductionThe most promising feature of multimedia and network-based media is its ability to displaycomplex information or concepts in an accessible and easy-to-understand animated graphicalform that is managed by the user. This is obviously well-suited for many educational Page 4.491.1applications, but it is particularly attractive for use in engineering education where abstractmathematical models and fundamental physical principles must be employed to solve verypractical problems. One of the most difficult issues to deal with in the engineering curriculum,especially at the introductory levels, is the process of abstraction of real and practical

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 12

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiao Ge, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; George Toye; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

innovation, and the tension between design engineering and business management cognitive styles. To encourage these thinking patterns in young engineers, Mark has developed a Scenario Based Learning curriculum that attempts to blend core engineering concepts with selected business ideas. Mark is also researches empathy and mindfulness and its impact on gender participation in engineering education. He is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and teaches the course ME310x Product Management and ME305 Statistics for Design Researchers. Mark has extensive background in consumer products management, having managed more than 50 consumer driven businesses over a 25-year career with The Procter &

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

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Engineering Physics and Physics

computation or quantum mechanics requires some knowledge ofDirac notation. Coverage of this is sorely lacking in current modern physics textbooks. We haverevised our modern physics course to include some quantum computing projects. Theseintroductory projects can easily be integrated into the curriculum since our engineering studentshave familiarity with MATLAB. The MATLAB environment is designed to handle vectors andmatrices – the fundamental tools of quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics is introduced bydescribing entanglement from the very beginning. Mermin’s device is used as a platform to delveinto the extremely peculiar nature of quantum mechanics.4This paper is organized as follows: first we describe Mermin’s device, next we explain howDirac