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Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan David Yepes, Florida Atlantic University; Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

into the 1effectiveness and reception of the new approach. Our evaluation of this novel tech-nique shows its potential in boosting student understanding. Using this strategy,students not only intuitively understand the FTOC, but also indicate a favorabilitytowards visual learning modalities. Based on feedback from 58 students, 69% deemthe comprehension of the FTOC as “important” or “very important”, and 81% prefervisual learning approaches. It is crucial to highlight that this project is still a work in progress. It is notintended to replace traditional textbook chapters or topics; instead, it serves as asupplementary tool for both educators and learners. Our goal is to assist instructorsin

Conference Session

Bart's Big Plan: Engaging High Schoolers in Engineering Adventures ... Ay Caramba!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Antink-Meyer, Illinois State University; Jeritt Williams, Illinois State University; Matthew Aldeman, Illinois State University; Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

among them are prioritizing students’interests and navigating curriculum when the content of the curriculum falls outside teachers’backgrounds and experiences [3]. This study explored the perspectives of teachers and curriculum developers involved inan afterschool program for high school students focused on Robotics, Automation, and Designfor Sustainability (SUPERCHARGE). The purpose of the NSF funded afterschool program wasto support student access to STEM career pathways for those of marginalized groups in threehigh schools in different neighborhoods in a large urban school district in the U.S. This studytook place during the first year of the project where curriculum was being developed by facultywith the support of undergraduate STEM

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Postcard Session (Best of WIPs)

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Shameeka M Jelenewicz, University of Delaware

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

didn't think there'd be as much focus on the regulatory pathways as it was.”This quote exemplifies students’ misconceptions that design entails only CAD and prototyping.Our course, and the exposure students receive to different medical device industry roles, attemptsto ameliorate this limited belief, broadening students’ future career path options.Students felt the three selected medical device units (surgical staplers, breast pumps, and stents)allowed them to achieve the course goals. For example: “Overall, the projects definitely did a good job at accomplishing the course goals because they were so inclusive of everything we’d been working on and learning. I did appreciate that all the devices were very unique from each other. You

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Adam Paczuski; S.M. Krishnan

surgical procedures as there is a probability that the complexityof the constituent modules in the robotic system could lead to certain malfunctionsand failures. The objective of the paper is to review the failures and safetyconsiderations linked with robot-assisted surgery and to make recommendations toenhance certain safety features and protocols. The present project was undertakenas a research project by a sophomore student in Biomedical Engineering.Malfunctions and failures that occur during robot-assisted surgery may be broadlyclassified under operator errors and mechanical, electrical, and software failures.Reported electronic failures in robot assisted surgeries mention incidents of burns inpatients and the ability to burn flesh due to

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Bridging Cultures, Advancing Justice: Fostering Inclusion and Sustainability in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kian G. Alavy, The University of Arizona; Matthieu Bloch, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gregory L. Heileman, The University of Arizona; Benjamin Richmond, The University of Arizona; Ahmad Slim, The University of Arizona; Mitchell L R Walker II, Georgia Institute of Technology; David Ruiter, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

] • Endorsed by top academic administrators at each institution, this Form a powerful study has a coalition to guide it. guiding coalition • Utilize learning communities that include faculty at all participating institutions in each of the engineering disciplines. • While this study has formed an overarching vision to build a Develop a vision framework to improve equity in engineering, this project utilizes and strategy learning communities to allow faculty to be the catalyst in developing a vision and strategy for change using the data we collect Communicate the • The overarching vision and plan were communicated to faculty by

Conference Session

Bridging Cultures, Advancing Justice: Fostering Inclusion and Sustainability in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Andrés Cristancho, Purdue Engineering Education; Leonardo Pollettini Marcos, Purdue University; eugene leo draine mahmoud, Mt. San Antonio Community College and Purdue University

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

dialogue to incorporate other ways of knowing and being, and finally applying whatthey have learned to their engineering work.ModulesDevelopment of the modulesThis work is meant to help instructors promote questions, activities, and conversations aroundsocial and environmental justice. We intend to provide instructors with tools to raise awarenessof the social and environmental implications of our engineering work, promote dialogue to shareideas and understandings of critical thinking around the engineering work, and find ways toapply the discoveries to team classroom activities and projects. At the individual or self-level, theinstructor is whom initially uses the framework to adapt their own beliefs to their class activities.Then, the instructor

Conference Session

Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University; Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Paper ID #41518Impacts of a Free-body Diagram Mobile App on Content Mastery and Women’sSelf-EfficacyDr. Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University Andrew Sloboda is an Assistant Professor at Bucknell University where he teaches a variety of mechanics- based courses. His research interests lie primarily in the fields of nonlinear dynamics and how context impacts student learning.Dr. Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Kimberly LeChasseur is a researcher and evaluator with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She holds a dual appointment with the Center for Project-Based Learning and the Morgan Teaching and

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 9

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shabnam Wahed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jennifer M Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

, including theestablishment of personal relationships with students, the effective organization of course contentand class activities, strategies for motivating students, and the integration of course content withreal-world applications. During the lightning talk, we will share a comprehensive overview ofthe study's research findings as well as the importance of student-centered teaching practices inengineering education.Background and MotivationThe contemporary education of engineers remains a challenging domain, and a key area needingmore focus on identifying effective teaching practices, particularly in middle and upper-levelengineering classes. This lessons-learned paper, which emerged from an NSF-funded project(masked for review), explores

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

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Sukeerti Shandliya, University of Cincinnati; Cedrick Kwuimy, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

acrossvarious demographic factors.IV. MethodProgram DescriptionThe research study took place at a midwestern US university in 2024. The design-centric first-year engineering curriculum offers two three-credit courses in the first and second semesters:Foundations of Engineering Design Thinking I and Foundations of Engineering Design ThinkingII. These design-centric courses use discussion, activities, long-term team projects, studio hours(hands-on activities to enhance understanding of course concepts), and other experientialopportunities that require students to develop creative approaches to engineering problems. Theobjective of the first-year engineering curriculum is for students to develop project management,communication, critical thinking, and

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2023 CIEC

Authors

Alok Verma; Paul Potier; Irfan Khan; Andrew Moore; Vanicha McQueen; Sepideh Maleki

digitalization and automation of port and transportation operations, food security, and coastalresilience. From 2014 to 2018, the economic activity in American seaports increased by 17% to$5.4 trillion, accounting for about 26% of the country’s $20.5 trillion gross domestic product(GDP). ETD 355 Fig.1. Projection of America’s Blue Economy [5], [6].On the other hand, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) amended STCW 95 (alsoknown as the Manila Amendments) on June 25, 2010, to introduce the certified position ofelectro-technical officer in place of electrical officers. This was enacted to make modernelectrical engineers competent to

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Gil Laware

products. The advertisers use various devices to stimulate, excite, and engendersome form of rapid buying response. Mothers often see and understand this phenomenonwhen they go shopping with their child who asks for something that they saw in a recenttelevision advertisement. At what point does the child become engaged enough tobecome proactively involved and request the item he or she has seen in theadvertisement?Every advertisement presents some form of excitement. The child is able to project foritself from the advertisement. As a result, the advertisement achieves its purpose instimulating the child to anticipate the same excitement when the item is purchased. Thechild develops the excitement (“what”) and learns that playing with the product

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal

Rose Float Design Course Mariappan “Jawa” Jawaharlal Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 91768AbstractDesign competitions provide a rich learning experience by combining both theory and practice.More and more engineering schools are taking part in student competitions such as FormulaSAE, Mini Baja and autonomous vehicle projects as a way to provide team-based, hands-ondesign experience to their students. These design competitions offer an excellent opportunity forstudents to reflect on the world around them and develop practical solutions.Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Amir G. Rezaei; Kyu-Jung Kim; Jawaharlal Mariappan; Angela C. Shih

cooperative learning environment, the students demonstrated significantly betterperformance in learning Vector Statics as noted in their final grade of 2.88 as compared with1.33 for those who only took Vector Dynamics [4]. In the laboratory, the students learnfundamental concepts of Vector Statics through teacher demonstrations, group projects &discussion, and additional exercises. However, it is a co-requisite to the Vector Statics courseonly for ME majors, while other majors are encouraged to take it optionally. Subsequently, MEmajors tend to have lower rates of failure and repeat in the course (32% vs. 52% from the formersurvey during fall 2001 and winter 2002 quarters). This also indicates the effectiveness of thesupplemental group activities

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jeffrey S. Burmeister; Kyle A. Watson; Maria Garcia-Sheets

mostly middle and senior high school students (some sitesoffer services to elementary schools) and is administered through local centers, located onuniversity campuses, that partner with area school districts. The main program components ofthe MSP model include: MESA Day Academies where students follow MESA developed curriculum that reinforce California Math and Science Standards to build hands-on projects bringing lessons learned in the classroom to reality. Students enter these projects in rigorous local competitions; winners advance to regional, and in some instances, national competitions. MESA Periods which are classes, taught during the regular school day, dedicated to highlighting engineering, science, and mathematical

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Nikolay Kravchuk; Ryan Colquhoun; Ali Porbaha

Engineering EducationREAL-WORLD APPLICAIONSFriction Pendulum Bearings have been used for a variety of structures for buildings,bridges and other structures to reduce damages caused by an earthquake. Thebearings are custom designed and manufactured for each structure depending on avariety of factors. Table 3 presents several-real world applications of FrictionPendulum Bearings for a variety of projects. Table 3. Case histories of Friction Pendulum Bearings3 Project Name Structure Type Facts Seahawks football Stadium Supports 3 million pounds of Stadium load One

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Stephanie G. Adams; Jeffrey W. Rieske

3manufacturing processes. Students conducted research on a topic related to industrialengineering. The research projects were narrow enough for completion during the allocated time,yet broad enough to present a variety of research challenges. The basic activities of the summerresearch experience were: 1) on-site orientation; 2) reflective journals; 3) Spanish languageinstruction; 4) research methods seminar; 5) field research project; 5) oral and writtenpresentations; and 6) assessment and evaluation. Time at the end of the program was planned forthe synthesis of the students' findings and for writing, followed by the oral presentation anddiscussion of results in a group setting. The remainder of this article shares the experiences ofone of the

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Judith Collins; Alysia Starkey; Beverlee Kissick; Jung Oh

. Strategic selection of information sources based on audience needs and quality of information. An annotated bibliography demonstrating the relevance of each selected source to the rhetorical situation (audience and purpose).Overall, the assignment sequence and related skill-development require 10 weeks of a16-week semester. After students receive this major assignment, the librarian providestwo full-hour visits to technical writing sections to give specific instruction in skills fordeveloping key words (the controlled vocabulary of a discipline), and for navigatingsubscription databases. After each visit, students are required to apply the demonstratedskills to their own major project and turn that work in as an exercise for evaluation

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Pat Ackerman; Kathy Brockway; Raju Dandu; Pedro Leite; Jimmy Splichal

WritingSeminars coordinated by participating faculty began with the English section of the Departmentof Arts, Sciences, and Business. A seminar on community service and expressive writing washeld in conjunction with an Expository Writing Course. The workshop provided opportunitiesfor elementary students who are not actively involved in their community to engage in proactivecommunity service projects, while providing opportunities for KSU Salina writing students toactively participate in interactive community service projects followed by critical reflection andapplication in classroom activities. Each week, middle school and college students cooperativelyperformed community service, writing about their experiences in personal journals. Collegestudents

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

E. Specking; Edgar C. Clausen

3performed three problem solving activities. Subsequent days focused on a branch of engineeringby performing projects that required critical thinking/problem solving skills. Tours were oftenused to introduce the middle school students to engineering research. Table 1. Highlights of EEP1 2010 Day Major Activities 1 Overview of engineering; puff mobile; stick ‘em up project; marshmallow launcher; protect the pill 2 Mechanical Engineering: patrol robot; mining robot 3 Computer Science/Engineering: two programming robotics activities; tours 4 Electrical Engineering: electromagnet launcher; windmill; tours 5

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. O'Connell

challenges. Although specifically adapted to thetwo-course electric circuit theory sequence, the results reported here can probably be applied toany sophomore level engineering course.IntroductionCopious research has shown that traditional lecturing is a very inefficient way to facilitateconceptual learning1, and that student-centered active learning can result in a deeperunderstanding of the concepts in question2. Furthermore, when active learning is conducted inan extensively group-based learning environment, e.g., problem-based learning, project-basedlearning, or team-based learning, students develop various generic, professional functioningknowledge skills, such as problem-solving, written and oral communication, independentlearning, team work

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Gregory McCartney; Leland Delissa; Marcus Allen; Clark Shaver

Student-Led Research: Exploring the Impulse Response of Linear Time-Invariant Systems. Gregory McCartney, Leland Delissa, Marcus Allen, and Clark Shaver Pittsburg State UniversityAbstractThis paper reviews a student-led, extracurricular research project that was a direct out-growth ofan in-class research assignment. Within the Signals and Systems course in the ElectronicsEngineering Technology (EET) program at Pittsburg State University (PSU), the theory ofconvolution, linear time-invariance, and impulse response are introduced. The PSU-EETprogram prides itself on hands on application of engineering principles in every class. Butproviding meaningful

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David W. Dinehart; Timothy Harrington; Matthew Bandelt; Adam Beckmann

you are learning in school 5. Learn to work in teams 6. Make some new friends while having fun Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova UniversityCurriculumAt the first meeting of NovaCANE the group brainstormed ideas for topics to include in thecurriculum. After a list of about ten projects were established, each student picked one or twoprojects to lead. Each project had two student leaders who were responsible for preparing thelecture and procuring the supplies for the activity. This section provides a brief description ofthe lecture topics and group activity. The learning outcomes of the club were highlighted at thebeginning of each meeting; then lessons learned from the previous meeting

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gary P. Halada

a group project, and may beclearly classified as an example of “problem-based learning”. Problem based learning isdescribed by Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver6 in the following way: “Problem-based learning (PBL) isan instructional method in which students learn through facilitated problem solving. In PBL,student learning centers on a complex problem that does not have a single correct answer.Students work in collaborative groups to identify what they need to learn in order to solve aproblem. They engage in self-directed learning (SDL) and then apply their new knowledge to theproblem and reflect on what they learned and the effectiveness of the strategies employed. Theteacher acts to facilitate the learning process rather than to provide knowledge

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert Avanzato

-computer interaction. Finally, Wigert[4]describes the value of virtual world collaboration in terms of enhanced engagement ofparticipants in the design team and discusses the role of the facilitator in leading virtual teams.At the Penn State Abington campus (Abington, PA), this author has integrated elements ofvirtual world technology, using primarily Second Life, into an introductory information sciencesand technology course since 2007. Student teams in this class have explored a variety of team-based activities involving 3D building in topic areas which include science education,architecture, virtual support for charitable organizations, medicine, etc. On-line, globallyaccessible, 3D interactive exhibits of the student projects were also

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Hudson V. Jackson; Evelyn A. Ellis

aligned with the realworld needs of business and industry. Several programs such as STEM summer programs and internshipshave been developed to address these issues, but to a large extent, such programs are short-term based.Additionally, they mostly target high school students; are only applicable in one grade level; or are onetime project-based events. What would be the impact of systematically exposing PK through high schoolstudents to engineering concepts, applications, and career opportunities on a long-term, continuous basisat each grade level? If students are constantly reminded that engineering is part of their daily lives, thiscould generate a lifetime interest in the engineering profession and engage them in benefiting humanity.The

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Joseph Robert Yost; Randy D. Weinstein

2achieving this objective is the inclusion of a semester long multidisciplinary design project thatculminates in the end of the semester engineering competition (Weinstein et al. 2006). Theproject and competition are integrated into the engineering discipline introductions so thatstudents understand how the different engineering disciplines work together to achieve a unifiedsolution to a central problem.The objective of this paper is to describe the content of EGR 1700 and show how therestructured course format achieves the objective of introducing freshman engineering studentsfrom all departments within the college to the interdisciplinary nature of the engineeringprofession.EGR 1700 Course OverviewAs described earlier, there are two distinct

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Vicki V. May

wiki. The students are allowed to use the wiki/class notes onall quizzes and the final exam.The class wiki project counts for 25% of the students’ grade in the course (with theremaining 75% split evenly between quizzes, assignments, and a final exam). I evaluate eachwiki section using the rubric shown in Table 1. At the end of the term, each person willevaluate the performance and participation of the group members, including themselves. Page 3 of 10 Table 1. Rubric for Evaluating the Class WikiCategory Full Pts No Pts Points Key Includes Includes

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 19

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawna Dory, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

“Describe how you Connect the Arts withEngineering in your Teaching”Code Example Quotes “When I'm having students write, even their technical research papers, we always talk about theWriting story of the paper and telling the story, which is inherently creative and artistic.” “Designing solutions that people want to use and incorporate into their life to add beauty as wellDesign as function.”Imagination & "[When a previously program I worked on was in operation, a] student built an interactive audio-Creativity kinetic tensegrity sculpture that they studied as a structural dynamical system for their thesis, and also used it for their final project in a

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

, INSPIRES, and two annual Project Showcases. Magda is the Principal Investigator of the Texas A&M University I-Corps Site grant and has been active in promoting entrepreneurship both at the local and national level. Member, Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Work in Progress: The missing link in I-Corps Entrepreneurship Engineering Education at a Southwestern InstitutionAbstractEntrepreneurship education has made its way at most engineering institutions. Lean methods andthe I-Corps culture have gained notoriety and momentum across the United States. At aSouthwestern institution, designated as an I-Corps

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Wenli Guo; Weier Ye

Collaborations to Promote Critical Thinking through Summary Writing in the Physics Classroom Wenli Guo and Weier YeCity University Of New York/Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11364 AbstractThis co-teaching research project is an innovative and interdisciplinary collaboration between theDepartment of Physics and the Department of Academic Literacy. Since the study involves theintegration of physics learning and summary writing, the content-area teacher and the languageinstructor closely worked together in the same classroom to meet the needs of individual