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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Robert J. Barsanti Jr., The Citadel
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Diversity
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Military and Veterans
Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Construction Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. His academic experience includes: transporta- tion infrastructure planning and design, infrastructure resilience, traffic operations, highway safety, and geographic information systems. His research interests include: constructing spatial databases for bet- ter management of transportation infrastructure, improving transportation design, operation, safety and construction, understanding long-term effects of urban development patterns, and advancing active living within the built environment for improved public health. He teaches courses in interchange design, trans- portation engineering, highway design. engineering
Conference Session
Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Peilin Fu, National University
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Engineering Management
, capacity planning, supply chain,inventory management, forecasting, operations planning and scheduling, and resource planningetc., which are all closely related with the daily operations of enterprises. However, due to lackof experiences in business operations, most of the students feel the course difficult to learn. Thetraditional teacher-oriented teaching method, in which the teacher explains the textbook contentsto students, makes students lose interests and confidence. An online Operations Managementcourse in which the students and instructor have limited/no face-to-face communications is evenmore challenging.How to stimulate students’ enthusiasm and critical thinking, and increase students' engagementin and out of classroom is crucial for
Conference Session
Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Daniel Weagle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David B. Ortendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ahern P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Continuing Professional Development
Paper ID #26172Universities and Industries: A Proactive Partnership Shaping the Future ofWorkMr. Daniel Weagle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dan Weagle, Sr. Account Manager, Office of Academic and Corporate Engagement, Worcester Polytech- nic Institute (WPI) Dan helps corporate leaders from across industries identify current and future challenges. He works alongside WPI faculty and subject matter experts to develop and deliver strategic partnership plans to address these challenges. These plans include proactive approaches to hiring, university research, and industry-specific graduate education for current
Conference Session
Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Seth Claberon Sullivan, Texas A&M University; Beth Koufteros, Texas A&M University
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Diversity
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Engineering Leadership Development
compile the list, one researcher read all of theportfolio narratives, noting which activities or experiences each student described and totalingthe number of times each activity was mentioned.FindingsOur review of the portfolio narratives revealed 27 different activities or experiences described bystudents as being among the most meaningful parts of the program. Some were entire retreats,while others were brief, organic experiences that we did not even plan. Of the 27 total activitiesor experiences, only five were described by four or more students as being among the mostmeaningful for him/her. Figure 1 (below) lists the most prevalent activities or experiences andthe number of students who mentioned them. Figure 1: Most
Conference Session
SED Technical Session: Systems Thinking
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Michael Andre Hamilton, Mississippi State University; Vidanelage Lakshika Dayarathna, Mississippi State University; Sofia Karam, Mississippi State University; Parker Jones, Mississippi State University; Emily S. Wall , Mississippi State University; Safae El Amrani; Ginnie Shih En Hsu, Mississippi State University
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Systems Engineering
scale an follow detailed plan, prefer to work Inclined to global interactions, follow general plan,individual will choose to individually, enjoy working in small work within a team, and interested less inadopt. systems, and interested more in cause- identifiable cause-effect relationships. effect solution.Level of Change: Resistance to Change (V): Prefer taking Tolerant of Change (Y): Prefer taking multipleReflects an individual’s few perspectives into consideration, over perspectives into consideration, underspecifyinclination in accepting specify requirements, focus more on requirements
Conference Session
International Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Yongming Tang, Southeast University; Jiahua Lu, Xilinx; Yanfang Deng, Nanjing Integrated Circuits Industry Service Center; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego
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Diversity
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International
Device Architecture Lecture: Zynq/Pynq Development July 11th Hands-on Labs and Timing Constriction July 12th Lecture: High Level Synthesis Hands-on Labs Lecture: Huawei Cloud July 13th Hands-on Labs Acceleration Design July 14th Test 2: FPGA Training series Company Project Announcement July 15th Company Project Announcement + Grouping + Project Selection Project Development July 16th Development Plan Discussion Lecture: Innovation on ~ Project Development Commercial Mode
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering in the First-Year
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; David Jacob Taylor, Arizona State University; Ian Derk
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First-Year Programs, Multidisciplinary Engineering
Individual and Team Performance Lab at Universityof Calgary. This assessment tool contains 81 Likert Scale questions about Team Dynamicscovering the following areas: strategy formulation & planning; role clarity; cooperative conflictmanagement; team monitoring & backup; goal progression; coordination; contribution equity;healthy, fact-driven conflict; lack of personal conflict; trust; constructive controversy;exploitative learning; and exploratory learning. The experimental group consisted of two sectionsof the cohered courses whereas the control group involved students enrolled in four sections ofthe traditional Introduction to Engineering course during the same semester. This assessment toolwas given to both groups three times during the
Conference Session
First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kamau Wright, University of Hartford
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
the format that these efforts will take. Birdwell et al. [8]recently described efforts encompassing Academic Advising and Student Affairs working togetherto improve first-year experiences of engineering students, by creating and implementing a seminarcourse for first-year engineering students. They concluded that although challenges incommunication and planning between the two offices remain, particularly in training PeerAdvisers, their first-year engineering seminar course helping students in their first two quarters atthe university, help students to form social bonds and learn valuable skills to aid their learning. As of 2017, degrees awarded by the well over 300 schools with ABET-accredited bachelor'sdegrees programs in engineering
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephanie Jarek, University of Tennessee; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Cory Hixson, Colorado Christian University; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Lecturer and Research Consoritum REEFE participants with Sending and Receiving Schools Assistant Professor at Coordinator ● Planning consortium activities, including introduction meeting UTK (PI) and MACH training throughout experience ● Main contact for program evaluation ● Overseeing GA for program responsibilities ● Responsible for pursuing sustainability plan of program The REEFE Research Coordinator is responsible for the overall coordination of all
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Prabhakar Reddy Pagilla, Texas A&M University; Arun Srinivasa, Texas A&M University; Pavan Kumar Moturu, Texas A&M University; Satish Bukkapatnam, Texas A&M University
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
ECEN planning California State 4 University, Los CA Male Hispanic 2020 ISEN Angeles Texas A&M ISEN, 5 TX Female Asian 2019 University ECEN Texas A&M Black/ Prognostic 6 University-Corpus TX Male African 2020 ISEN and Process
Conference Session
Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Jeffrey J. Yackley, University of Michigan, Dearborn
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Software Engineering Division
Paper ID #24771Applied Knowledge Retention – Are Active Learning Tools the Solution?Dr. Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Acharya joined Robert Morris University in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Indus- try. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the area of Software Engineering education, Software Verification & Validation, Data Mining, Neural Networks, and Enterprise Resource Planning. He also has interest in Learning Objectives based Education Material Design and Development. Acharya is a co-author of ”Discrete Mathematics Applications for Information Systems Professionals
Conference Session
Faculty Development Round Table
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Grenmarie Agresar, University of Michigan; Stephanie Marie Kusano, University of Michigan; Tershia A. Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan
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Faculty Development Constituent Committee
all first-time graduate student instructors. Thistraining consists of two parts: a 7-hour orientation and an ongoing professional developmentduring the term. The orientation begins with a session on inclusive teaching to align with theCoE strategic plan to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). It also contains a variety ofpedagogical workshops and an opportunity to practice delivering a lesson to a small group oftheir peers. The ongoing professional development allows students to choose from workshops,active-learning practice or a midterm student feedback consultation, along with reflectiveexercises. The structure of this training approach is in-between short programs (i.e., one-dayevents) and long programs (i.e., 20+ hours) carried
Conference Session
Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jessica R. Deters, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Christopher Zobel, Virginia Tech; Margaret Cowell, Virginia Tech; Jennifer L. Irish, Virginia Tech
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
environments, and gender and identity in engineering.Dr. Christopher Zobel, Virginia Tech Christopher Zobel is the R.B. Pamplin Professor of Business Information Technology in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. His research and teaching interests center around humanitarian supply chains and quantifying disaster resilience to enable more effective operations management. Dr. Zobel is one of the co-Faculty Leads for Virginia Tech’s NSF-funded Interdisciplinary Graduate Program on Disaster Resilience and Risk Management.Dr. Margaret Cowell, Virginia Tech Margaret Cowell, PhD is an Associate Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Tech. She teaches courses on economic development, urban
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jing Wang, University of South Florida; Dmitry Goldgof, University of South Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering
lower-level undergraduate students. Forthe last three years, we have recruited sophomore students for president positions, first byappointment, and later by officer elections. These lower-class presidents do not have as muchexperience as senior students or graduate students in the computing fields. They do not have thesame academic and career planning pressure as senior and graduate students, however, they wereenthusiastic and energetic. They were able to recruit sufficient number of officers, expand thegroup, and organize events.The executive board of WiCSE has evolved from four positions (president, vice president,secretary, treasurer) in 2014 to eight positions in 2018. Below is the list of officers and theirmain responsibilities
Conference Session
Teaching and Assessment in Chemical Engineering
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Deborah S. Goldberg, University of Maryland, College Park; Jinwang Zou, University of Maryland, College Park; Ganesh Sriram, University of Maryland
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Chemical Engineering
and resources that enable them to succeed. Thisincludes time and task management, assistance with planning an academic roadmap as well asinformation on co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that could develop one’s portfolio as achemical engineer, such as research, internships, co-ops, study abroad and (chemical)engineering clubs. Finally, the curriculum does not typically provide early information on thesteps necessary to prepare for one’s career. Failure to understand the answers to such questionscan result in students dropping the major, struggling academically, failing to make a connectionwith peers and resources, and facing challenges when applying for jobs due to inadequate careerpreparation.To address this gap in the curriculum
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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Raghu Echempati P.E., Kettering University
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Mechanical Engineering
the lab facilities for machining,joining and 3D printing are available to the students, although few students carry fabrication attheir own facilities.Course Learning Objectives (CLOs): The CLOs for this course are listed as follows. 1. Creative thinking in design: Students will be able to brainstorm and think creatively both individually and collectively as a group, to achieve alternate design solutions. 2. Teamwork and communication skills: Students will be able to form and work in teams to effectively communicate their ideas and design alternatives in written and oral formats. 3. Project planning and management: Student will be able to use project-planning tools to plan tasks, timing and coordinate design activities
Conference Session
Hands-On Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - I - Student Papers
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Yilin Feng, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette; Lorraine E. Holtaway, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Ryann Congdon, Purdue Polytechnic Institute
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Diversity
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Aerospace
as planned. The participants listen to the leaders andto the best of their abilities, follow the instructions. The idea is that the leaders explain the rulesclearly, show how to use the equipment as necessary, and lead the game. One crucial task of theteam in this step is to inspire students to find alternative solutions and try these solutions in thesystem. The student team leaders need to observe and record patterns of behavior, changes in thesystems, results, and outcomes.Step 3. Debrief the HODA.The student team is responsible for leading the debriefing part at the end of the activity. Studentsshare their observations, thoughts, and comments about the game. As students listen to others inthe group, some notice that the viewpoints are not
Conference Session
Research, Innovation and Careers
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Carl Whitesel, South Mountain Community College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Marco Wehrfritz, Skyline Community College
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Diversity
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Two-Year College
others.IntroductionAs four-year colleges and universities, as well as publicly funded libraries and privatecompanies, continue creating or expanding their makerspaces, community colleges have begunthis process as well. Two very big differences however, are that community colleges typicallyhave extremely limited funding and their students and faculty are often very different comparedto those at universities.Because of the differences inherent to community colleges, the limited information that isavailable for reference may not be directly applicable to those in the community colleges whoare considering or planning the creation of a makerspace. While more papers related touniversity makerspaces are getting published compared to just five years ago, there is
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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh; Paul A. Dolloff PE, University of Kentucky; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh
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Diversity
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Energy Conversion and Conservation
which students discussed changes in their knowledge of sustainability,energy conservation, smart grids and/or renewable energy as a result of the course. Studentsalso discussed the perceived applicability of the course to their future careers or courseworkand their perspectives towards the active learning used during class. Structured observationdata depicting the nature of the in-class time will also be presented.Lastly, observations including a summary of what was successful versus not as successful arepresented. This “lessons learned” summary will include a plan to explore conversion to a“flipped” style course for the summer of 2019.IntroductionA course in power distribution engineering and smart grids is a unique and innovative approachto
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Faculty Development Technical Paper Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Samantha Michele Shields, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; Sunay Palsole, Texas A&M University
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Diversity
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Faculty Development Constituent Committee
Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering, in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. Luciana has been with Texas A&M University since 1999, and in that time has taught 15 different courses ranging from the freshman to graduate levels. She has been active in academic program and curriculum development from the department level to the university level, where she served as co-chair of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) committee that determined the academic course of actions to be taken over the next accred- itation cycle to addresses critical issues related to enhancing student learning. She has received funding for her engineering education research from the Department of Education
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Design in Engineering Education Division: Student Empathy & Human-centered Design
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Andrew Jackson, Yale University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute
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Design in Engineering Education
Paper ID #25365includes serving as a high school engineering/technology teacher and a teaching assistant professor withinthe College of Engineering & Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Examining Beginning Designers’ Design Self-Regulation Through LinkographyAbstractDesign process representations often attempt to show the iterative pattern of design through acircular or spiral representation. Expert designers iterate, constantly refining their understandingof both the design problem and solution. In other words, a designer’s ability to manage thedesign process—plan, reflect, and incorporate new insights—may be
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Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rezvan Nazempour; Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jeremiah Abiade
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs, Pre-College Engineering Education
component is to prepare the Scholars for successful acquisition of an internship and eventually a full-time position. It also provides the Scholars with an opportunity to begin establishing a network, understand the components of a high- quality resume and online professional profile, and evaluate internship opportunities. By participating in this activity prior to entering college, the Scholars are expected to be able to start planning a career path during their first year. A total of three one-hour sessions are scheduled during the two-week program, and are facilitated by professional staff from the university career center. 3.2. WorkshopsThe SBP programming includes a variety of informational and
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First-Year Programs: Wednesday Cornucopia (Educational Research)
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kaylee A. Dunnigan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Gunter W. Georgi, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
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First-Year Programs
microcontroller,breadboard, wires, and some commonly used sensors. Supplemental common materials andsensors were available upon request. Students used their stipend to order all other materials, butrestrictions such as deadlines for orders were put on the purchases. The students were tasked with writing a report to describe their semester plan for theirproject with a schedule, cost estimates, and initial design ideas as an initial deliverable for theproject. While this report is completed by the third week of class and a lot of their initial plan issubject to change, it acted as an initial layout of their project. Following the outline of thepredefined projects, the OEPs also had three deliverables which were due at week 6, 9, and 11 ofthe course
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ERM Technical Session 11: Leadership and Collaborations in Engineering
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
thinking involves considering holistic approaches toproblem-solving that understand and analyze the complexity of various elements and theirinterrelationships in the overall ecosystem (McKenna, Froyd, & Litzinger, 2014). Strategicthinking is the ability to create a plan of action to achieve the desired vision and act upon theother ways of thinking (Warren et al., 2014).Guided by this framework, the research question addressed by the study is: What is the factor structure that captures futures, values, systems, and strategic thinking associated with interdisciplinary engineering education research?Research MethodsInstrument DevelopmentThe survey instrument (see Appendix) was developed through iterative construction andvalidation
Collection
2019 CIEC
Authors
Thomas Dobrowski
that did offer a challenge was Senior Project. The Hammond campus had alwayshad individual projects while the Westville campus (which only started offering the Bachelor ofScience in CEMT in 2009) had started using a team project approach. The team projects alsoinvolved members of the Industrial Advisory Board, as well as other members of theconstruction industry, to help plan and evaluate the projects. This paper will look at how the2018 Senior Project collaborated with industry on the project and the role that the IndustrialAdvisory Committee had in forging a compromise on how the Senior Project is now beingoffered on both campuses.BackgroundThe author graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Technology from PurdueUniversity
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2019 CIEC
Authors
Mohammad Uddin; Keith Johnson
information to cultivate connections, success, andadvancement in engineering excellence. Besides academic planning, advisors help students withcareer goals, choice of major, field of specialization, degree requirements, general educationrequirements, academic policies and procedures, student petitions, and even provide supportwhen students are in academic difficulty.National data shows that approximately 60% of students leave engineering during their first-year(Marcus, 2012). Several studies have identified various reasons why students leave engineeringand do not earn degrees in engineering (Cairncross, VanDeGrift, Jones, & Chelton, 2015; Meyer,2014; Marra, Rodgers, Shen, & Bogue, 2012). One of the important factors identified in thesestudies
Collection
2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference
Authors
Jorge Leon; Angie Hill Price; Mathew Kuttolamadom
Developing a Graduate Master’s Degree Program in Engineering Technology: Overview of Program Objectives, Structure & Impact Jorge Leon, Angie Hill Price, Mathew Kuttolamadom Texas A&M University College Station, TX, 77843 E-mail: mathew@tamu.edu Abstract has developed a plan for a MSET degree. During the A study was conducted to outline the state of graduate development phase, other programs around the country andmaster’s degree programs in engineering technology that especially in Texas were examined
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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference
Authors
Heather S. Rose; Charles R. Upshaw; Joshua D. Rhodes; Yuval Edrey; Michael E. Webber
description of the student research and other projectsUniversity of Texas at Austin built by graduate and associated with the lab. This paper concludes with lessonsundergraduate students in the Cockrell School of learned so far and plans for the future.Engineering. The project was funded by the Texas StateEnergy Conservation Office and the University’s Green 2. MotivationFee Grant, a competitive grant program funded by UT The genesis of the SWEAT Lab started in 2012 whenAustin tuition fees to support sustainability-related projects graduate student Joshua Rhodes determined there was aand initiatives on campus. The SWEAT Lab is an on-going lack of publicly available solar insolation
Conference Session
Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 6 - Technology & Simulation
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jeffrey M. Otey, Texas A&M University; Jorge D. Camba, Purdue University; Nicholas Danney, Texas A&M University
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Construction Engineering
using BIM to complete land development-based projects. Figures 1 and 2show common example assignments for this version of the class. Projects included a ruralairport redesign, an RV park, and a shopping center. These were team-based projects, requiringdesign presentations, technical reports, fully dimensioned construction drawings, andconstruction budgets. The instructors observed that in a team dynamic, some members wouldfocus on their areas of strength, so not all participants performed CAD tasks (a main learningoutcome of the course).Figure 1. Plan-Profile drawing of proposed Figure 2. Site layout and utility legend createdroadway created in AutoCAD. using AutoCAD.Second VersionAs AutoCAD is undergoing replacement by
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anthony Ferrar, Temple University; Dustyn Roberts P.E., Temple University
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
semester, and serves about 400 students in a given year between Senior Design 1 & 2(approximately 100 teams of 4 students). The sequence is multidisciplinary in that everyengineer in the college participates: Bioengineers, Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineers,Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, and Engineers (with multidisciplinary study plans).The 3-semester sequence allows ample time for design and development, and themultidisciplinary nature enables teams to form around specific project requirements and exposesstudents to working with other types of engineers. If organized well, this rich structuralfoundation for the program affords the teaching team many opportunities to create impactfullearning experiences relative to one or