Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy D. Ropp, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David M. Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Raymond A. Hansen, Purdue University; Erin E. Bowen, Purdue University; Joshua L. Holmes

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Computers in Education

aircraft maintenance and engineering technology curriculum laboratory,while pursuing design results that can transfer to industry. Through hands on research and actionlearning experiences geared toward creating a user friendly paperless workspace, learners withinthe aeronautical engineering technology curriculum are teaming up with computer informationand computer graphics student teams and faculty to develop and test enhanced computing toolsfor modernizing and controlling processes for the aircraft maintenance industry.This report covers research and development of one such project in progress by a cross-disciplinary team of faculty and student researchers, who are developing a network-enabled,user-friendly electronic job task card management

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Adam M. Wilson, College of Saint Rose; Adrianna Anderson, College of Saint Rose; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Frederick C. Berry, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Dianna Newman, University at Albany, State University of New York; Judith E. O'Rourke, College of Saint Rose; Thomas D.C. Little, Boston University; Don Lewis Millard, National Science Foundation

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Electrical and Computer

, and Systems Department and directed a number of research centers; including the Center for Integrated Electronics. He is the founder of the Mobile Studio project, which enables students to learn and perform experiments that use an oscilloscope, function generator, digital control, and some form of power supply at anytime, anyplace. He holds a patent for the development of a laser-induced, plasma-based Non-Contact Electrical Pathway and has received such awards as the Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware and the Best Paper Award of the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Millard has been voted Professor of the Year on three occasions, selected as RHA Professor of

Conference Session

Sustainability and Humanitarian Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Engineering Ethics

University of Washington (UW), as an example. Projects of the UWchapter of Engineers Without Borders (see http://students.washington.edu/ewbuw/projects/)include cook-stoves, roofs, roads, potable water and irrigation for farmers in rural Boliva, whileprojects of the UW consortium of IT-related researchers known as Change (seehttp://change.washington.edu/projects/) includes a low-cost portable ultrasound system forvillage mid-wives in Uganda, a multi-player educational game for children in India, and a suiteof open-source software tools to build information services for developing regions such as inAfrica. Fields of study of the students and faculty involved include: civil & environmentalengineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

with their score could loosely be considered a formative assessment, as thestudents would have minimal feedback regarding their performance (the score), though researchis mixed regarding the effectiveness of this practice11, 12. However, to truly improve and supportstudent learning, incorporating specific feedback with information that lets them know why theiranswer is correct or incorrect is an essential part of formative pedagogy6, 9, 11.ObjectivesThis research project investigates implementing formative no-stakes (optional) quizzing and low-stakes (required) quizzing within Blackboard in a freshman level Construction Managementcourse and evaluates: (1) whether the quizzing helps students to better prepare for medium- andhigh-stakes exams

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University; Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Natela Ostrovskaya, Texas A&M University; Tatiana Erukhimova, Texas A&M University, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Cesar O. Malave, Texas A&M University; William H Bassichis, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-913: UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS THROUGH A SUMMER BRIDGE PRO-GRAMJacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University Jacqueline Hodge is a native of Giddings, Texas and currently the Project Manager for the Engineering Student Services & Academic Programs Office (ESSAP) at Texas A&M University (TAMU). In her cur- rent position, Jacqueline is responsible for Retention and Enrichment Programs for engineering students. Jacqueline graduated from TAMU with a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. While obtaining her degree, Jacqueline was involved with several community service activities such as the Boys & Girls Club of Bryan, Help One Student To

Conference Session

Collaborations, Accreditation and Articulation Issues for International Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Technology; Yasin Akhtar Raja, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Center for Optoelectronics & Optical Communications; Syed Muhammad Hassan Zaidi, NUST School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

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International

distinguished career in IT education, and has made significant contributions to the field of IT. He acquired his PhD degree in Computer simulation of high speed communication networks from University Of South Florida, USA. He has over 20 years of experience in teaching/ research and development in IT related fields and has published over 100 research papers in prestigious international Journals/conferences. Some of his notable research works include: Design of Opto Electronic Interconnect System for next genera- tion super computers, a project funded by Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) USA; Sensitivity enhancement of long-haul optical fiber communication systems funded by Graduate School University of South

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Liao, Wayne State University; D. Fu, Wayne State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

educating engineering students in this new and emergent technology of electricdrivetrains.In response to the need of a trained and educated workforce in vehicle electrification, severaluniversities and colleges recently have developed projects, courses, and degree programs fortraining students and automotive engineers and technicians in electric-drive vehicle technology[5-10]. Developing new education and training for electric-drive vehicles requires carefulplanning of support laboratory, equipment and facilities. Existing courses in power electronicsand electrical machines can be expanded and their laboratory resources leveraged with moderatecost. However, the costs will increase if the instruction includes hands-on experience withelectric-drive

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Diana Papini Warren, Maui Economic Development Board; Frank R De Rego Jr., Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.; Kanesa Duncan Seraphin, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2900: ENGINEERING ENERGY SOLUTIONS: FACILITATINGHANDS-ONLeslie Wilkins , Maui Economic Development Board Leslie Wilkins has served as the Vice President of the Maui Economic Development Board since 1999. She was hired to design, launch and direct the Women in Technology Project with a mission to engage girls/women and under represented populations into the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) pipeline. In its tenth year, the program serves annually more than 14,000 students, educators and industry members throughout the state of Hawaii from elementary school to job placement.Diana Papini Warren, Maui Economic Development Board Diana Papini Warren is a Project Manager with the Maui Economic

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole R. Weber, Purdue University; Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University; Constance A Harris, Purdue University; Ray David, Purdue University; Jun Fang, Purdue University; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

, Purdue University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning and As- sistant Professor of Engineering Education & Educational Technology at Purdue University. After study- ing philosophy, religious studies and information science at three universities in Germany, he received his M.Ed. and Ph.D. (2004) in Learning Technologies from the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. NSF, SSHRC, FQRSC, and several private foundations fund his research. His research and teaching focuses on the intersection between learning, engineering, the social sciences, and technology, particularly sus- tainability, designing open-ended problem/project-based learning

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

David S. Kelley

course, students may be given an assignmentto design a floor plan for a residential building. Within this project, students may be givencriteria for the design and for the project as a whole. When the instructor evaluates the project,it is common to give a grade based on the design and the quality of the work. Occasionally,students are given the option to improve their grade on the assignment.A problem with the above approach to teaching is that it can allow some students to progresswithout meeting certain minimum standards. For an architectural project, a student may notproperly design a kitchen; for a mechanical drafting assignment, a student may not apply rules ofdimensioning correctly. Allowing students to progress without meeting standards

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert E. Bruninga; Dave D. Myre

short design projects in support of the spacecraft design course. The course isorganized such that each spacecraft subsystem has its own lab module that consists of thefollowing: (1) pre-laboratory preparation and exercises, (2) practical “hands-on” laboratories and(3) continued demonstration of concepts via the electronic classroom.II. Practical LaboratoriesThe practical laboratories were developed and conducted in the fall of 1997 and 1998. There arethree primary areas explored in the laboratories: (1) Communications, (2) Electronic PowerSystems and (3) Thermal Control. Emphasis is placed on communications systems, as this is oneof the Navy’s primary space mission areas. The other laboratories discussed are the spacecraftelectronic power

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne C. Christensen; Robert B. Roemer; Donald S. Bloswick

Session 2625Health (NIOSH) initiated Project SHAPE (Safety and Health Awareness in PreventiveEngineering) to enhance the safety awareness of safety engineering faculty and assist in thedevelopment of course materials for the integration of safety, health, and environmental conceptsin the engineering curricula.One significant problem is how to add additional safety and health related material to an alreadyovercrowded engineering curriculum. In some situations, the University of Utah for example, theBoard of Regents has established a maximum number of credits that can be required for a 7baccalaureate degree in any discipline. It has been proposed by Bloswick that there are

Conference Session

Enhancing Environmental Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess Everett, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

. Second, the two sections switched on a second topic, Scheduling. Finally,both sections completed PATs and HW assignments on Probability and Statistics usingPathFinder. The results are given in Table 2. Project assignments were summative in nature,requiring students to use skill developed in earlier homeworks.Table 2: Evaluation of PathFinder in CE Systems, Fall 2008 Topic Section A Section B Ave. Score A/B T-Test (%) Engineering Economics PATs Clickers PathFinder 62/75 0.04 Engineering Economics HW Traditional PathFinder 100/91 0.001 Engineering

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Praveen Malali, Old Dominion University; Pooja Bais, Old Dominion University; Robert Choate, Western Kentucky University; Sushil Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University

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Mechanical Engineering

Senior Project Design course sequence. Prior to teaching at WKU, he was a principal engineer for CMAC Design Corporation, designing telecommunication, data communication and information technology equipment.Sushil Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University Sushil K. Chaturvedi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Old Dominion University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1975, and has been with Old Dominion University since 1978. Page 15.1288.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Uncertainty Analysis and Instrument Selection using

Conference Session

Teaching College Algebra and Using Mathematics Tutoring Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyounkyun Oh, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Sujin Kim, Savannah State University

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Engineering Technology

supplemental tools such as MAPLE,MATLAB12,13,14, and etc. Meanwhile, some schools base their method of teaching on previousteaching methods that were successful15.Since the spring semester of 2007, our school has also been partially reconstructing the collegeAlgebra course by running a pilot program in several sections. The program is supported throughthe HBCU College Algebra Reform Project which was designed by Small1,16,17 and innovatedand positively accepted by many colleges and universities18,19,20.While the traditional teaching method focuses on the development of algebra skills, the pilotprogram adopts a new learning methodology under the name “contemporary College Algebra(CCA).” In the CCA class, the students are urged to learn more from their

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #9962Methods for Examining the Educational Pathways of Adult MakersDr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Micah Lande teaches human-centered design innovation at Arizona State University and researches how engineers learn and apply a design process to their work. He is an assistant professor in the Depart- ment of Engineering on Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus.Dr. Shawn S Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Shawn Jordan, Ph.D.is an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Engineering atArizona State Univer- sity. He is the PI on three NSF-funded projects

Conference Session

Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quincy Brown, Bowie State University; Jamika D. Burge, Information Systems Worldwide

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Minorities in Engineering

research she seeks to identify methods of facilitating human interaction with advanced technologies, including mobile devices, to support learning. Specifically, her ongoing projects examine the design of intelligent tutoring systems, delivered on mobile devices, to support middle school mathematics learning and exploring the design and usability aspects of mobile device use by children.Dr. JAMIKA D BURGE, Information Systems Worldwide Jamika Burge is a Senior Scientist at Information Systems Worldwide (i SW), a technology, engineering, and research company providing high-end advanced technical, integration, engineering and analysis so- lutions to the US Government and other customers. From 2007-2009, she was a

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

aclass, you may be the only instructor teaching the course. Then you are responsible forall the homework, exams, and labs. To make matters worse, multiple-section coursestend to be introductory courses, where students need to be given more complete guidanceon how to do the projects, and are less prepared to deal with ambiguity. Any mis-specification can lead to mass confusion. If problems arise, you cannot rely on acolleague to help fix them as you could if the colleague were teaching another section.In summary, these guidelines can be gleaned from the responses. • If the course you are teaching is new (to you), then multiple sections of the same course is definitely, overwhelmingly, less work than teaching two new courses. • If

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew C. Hurt, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robert C. Deadman, Ivy Tech Community College; Jenny Daugherty, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel O. Lybrook, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

also be focused upon reaching veterans. Approximately 3.4percent of Indiana community college students are identified as military or veteran students withapproximately 2.3 percent of the total student population benefiting from VA educationalbenefits. The project team will distribute materials to the Indiana Department of VeteransAffairs, which includes logistics careers as part of the new Veterans Retraining AssistancePrograms (VRAP), approved in 2012.22 The VRAP program focuses on training veterans througheducational benefits for programs in high demand careers. In collaboration with the VRAPveterans will be able to take a pathway from military skills to the Certificate through AS / AASdegrees to BS degrees at the university

Conference Session

Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Babatunde A Ogunnaike, University of Delaware

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Chemical Engineering

new coursesin PD&C that combine biological systems with traditional PD&C topics. The addition of thesetopics requires the elimination of some of the traditional content, but these investigators havefound the addition to be beneficial in enhancing student learning.Other instructors have been able to develop and implement experiments in-house [4-5, 8, 18-22] orare able to access experimental equipment over the internet [23-24]. Evaluations of both of thesewere generally positive. However, not all instructors have the resources to develop or implementactual experiments, and some of these instructors have turned to computational tools or computersimulations[6-7, 25-36] or case study projects [37-38] to provide surrogate experiential

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

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New Engineering Educators

summarizes several of these key points, matching the literature and theexperience of the authors.Table 1: Career Change Factors Career Change Literature Influence on Career Change of Authors FindingCareer Changes Occur Often P.Kauffmann: Single company for 21 years, positions always engineering oriented, transitioned from engineering design to engineering management after four years. W.Schell: Four companies in 15 years, starting in traditional engineering roles and moving into engineering, project, program, and technology management.Job and career mobility

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen M. Short, University of the District of Columbia- CC, Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning ; Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Tanyel Bulbul, Virginia Tech; Andrew McCoy, Virginia Tech

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #10543The Influence of Internship Participation on Construction Industry HiringProfessionals When Selecting New Hires and Determining Starting Salariesfor Construction Engineering GraduatesDr. Kathleen M Short, University of the District of Columbia- CC, Workforce Development and LifelongLearning Kathleen Short earned a PhD in Environmental Design and Planning and a Master of Science in Build- ing/Construction Science and Management from Virginia Tech. She also earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Concord University. She is currently the Project Director for the Construction Academy and the Hospitality Academy in the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Courtney S Smith-Orr, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

way. I can never see you doing that, and I took that as an insult. Like, it hurt my feelings because … he's, like, I picture you going into fashion design or something like that. [92208_430]In other cases, biases manifest themselves in subtle ways as women find themselves workingwith men who don’t seem to quite trust them or have confidence in their abilities, but don’t makeovert comments: I just got a lot of felling a lot of times, like, I did a good bit of that project, and I feel like a lot of times the stuff I did was, like, second guessed, like a lot of them went back and checked it. There was one guy in the group particularly that never took any of my ideas…..[In another group] we had to come up with a list of solutions

Conference Session

Computers and Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Chetan S Sankar, Auburn University College of Engineering

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Computers in Education

research and teaching interests, Dr. Sankar has published more than 100 papers in journals, book chap- ters, and conference proceedings. He has won many awards for research and teaching from the Society for Information Management, NEEDS and John Wiley and Sons, Decision Sciences Institute, American So- ciety for Engineering Education - Southeastern Section, American Society for Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, and the Project Management Institute. Page 23.1063.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Serious Games to Improve Student Learning in Engineering

Collection

2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Waliur Bhuiyan; Rachmadian Wulandana

utilize water currents. The current project reflects on an innovative designKeywords— Autorotation, renewable energy, bladeless turbines for power harvesting of kinetic energy from flowing water through vortex-induced autorotation. The water-based power generation is still dominated by hydropower technology that I. INTRODUCTION relies on the potential energy from water. The hydropower requires dams, which

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Curricular & Program Design

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Arturo A Fuentes, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Javier Ortega, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Laura Benitez, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Edna orozco-leonhardt, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

. He obtained his MS and Ph.D. degrees from the Rice University in 1997 and 1999, respectively. He currently serves as the Associate Chair for the Mechanical Engineering department at UTRGV. Among his research interests are engineering education, materials, stress and thermal finite element analysis, dynamic response analysis.Dr. Javier Ortega, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Dr. Javier A. Ortega is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). His research interests include Tribology, Lubrication, Biomaterials, Additive Manufacturing, and Engineering Education. Dr. Ortega has been involved in different research projects, including

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B Oerther P.E., Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

].MethodsOne way to understand the relationship between the profession of nursing and the current STEMprofession of engineering is to examine the literature to identify examples of effectivepartnerships. Four relationship among the professions of engineering and nursing were identifiedby Oerther and co-workers [3], including: 1) the use of “to engineer” as a verb in the nursingliterature; 2) the application of engineering practice within the discipline of nursing (i.e., KanseiEngineering); 3) side-by-side comparisons of the disciplines of engineering and nursing (i.e.,discipline-specific definition of ethical practice); and 4) educational innovation at the interface ofengineering and nursing (i.e., interdisciplinary team projects). In a scoping review

Conference Session

Tech Session 6: Transformative Practices in Evolving Learning Environments

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hanwei Wang, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Katherine D McMahon, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

Paper ID #49420Gender-Based Performance in a Collaborative Learning Engineering ClassroomHanwei Wang, University of Wisconsin - Madison Hanwei Wang is a PhD candidate in Environmental Chemistry and Technology with a doctoral minor in Cartography and Geographic Information Systems at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Dalian University of Technology and then earned an MS in Environmental Health from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Building on her teaching experiences, Hanwei developed a teaching-as-research project investigating gender-based

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Jayed Pasha; Junayed Pasha, Gannon University; Ikechukwu P Ohu

Research and Transportation. He also holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology. Dr. Pasha’s research interests include, but are not limited to, operations research, optimization, simulation modeling, supply chain management, transportation systems, transportation safety, transportation economics, and natural hazard preparedness. He is actively involved with several committees of the Transportation Research Board and the American Society of Civil Engineers.Dr. Ikechukwu P Ohu Ikechukwu Ohu is an assistant professor of industrial engineering at Gannon University, Erie, PA. He works on projects relating to the (physical and cognitive) ergonomic support of grocery store

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Richard B. Mindek

. The topicof PLC’s was covered as the eleventh of twelve three-hour lectures given over the entire semester. Thelecture was quite extensive, covering Chapter 8 in Reference [1], including the characteristics andelements of PLCs, the use of truth tables, Boolean algebra, ladder logic and associated symbolism, andexamples demonstrating discrete process control using both logic (event) driven and sequence (time)driven system changes. Students were then asked to read the corresponding material in the text [1] forhomework, given instruction for about 15 minutes on the use of the PLC platform and its associatedsoftware as described above, and then given a PLC project to complete. The project required students tocomplete the exercises, as outlined in