Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-5305: PREPARING AND INSPIRING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS WITH A PRE-FRESHMAN ENGINEERING PROGRAM.Dr. Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American Stephen Crown is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas, Pan American. He has been actively involved in a number of grants supporting innovative and effective teaching methods for engineering education. Crown is Director of the outreach component of a large Department of De- fense Center of Excellence grant that supports curriculum development for the Pre-freshman Engineering Program (PREP). Crown has been the Director of Edinburg PREP for five years

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachal E Thomassie, Texas A&M University; Kathryn Kirsch, Pennsylvania State University; Eric R Marsh, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

programs in mechanical engineering at Pennsylvania StateUniversity and Texas A&M University have taken a different approach. Career advisement hasbeen incorporated into a seminar course. A preliminary study was conducted to assess the courseeffectiveness by surveying students enrolled in the corresponding seminars. This paper describeshow both courses are structured and presents a discussion of results from the student survey.Overall, curricular-based career advisement is shown to be an effective way to reach a largenumber of students, equip them with knowledge to make informed career choices, and guidethem in an approach to lifelong learning.Background—Why Career AdvisementThe benefits of a degree in mechanical engineering are far-reaching

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

theNGSS [34]. The urgent need for large-scale teacher PD to support schools for effective adoptionof NGSS has been highlighted recently [35]. Unfortunately, as reported in a study of NGSS-focused PD [31], participating teachers experienced significant challenges in aligning lessons tothe NGSS because of (1) limited time, materials, and curricular resources and lack of continuedsupport and (2) lack of assessments to support teacher transition away from the old sciencestandards. According to [31], incorporating the NGSS in classroom teaching and learning wasadditionally challenging because new NGSS-aligned assessments were not adopted by the schooldistricts, resulting in a mismatch between classroom instruction vs. the student learning outcomes.For

Conference Session

New Information ET Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Goodman; Edith A. Lawson; C. Richard Helps; Barry Lunt

theresults of our exercise. We feel that this exercise, despite its informality, presented a snapshot ofthe discipline both as taught and practiced at this moment. What is remarkable about the resultsof our exercise is the high degree of overlap and consensus. There certainly isn’t unanimity yetabout all the details of the curriculum, but it was reassuring to find that the view of IT from thediverse programs at the first CITC conference has so many common areas.This exercise generated a list of topics, a productive start in developing a curriculum and anecessary first step. In the process of establishing an IT curriculum, we will probably want tomove to a more behavioral approach to specifying learning that lends itself to assessment such asthe

Conference Session

Topics Related to Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Ben Behbood Zoghi, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, and electronics testing.Telecommunications graduates performed similar functions, but specifically for traditionaltelephone service providers. Since then, there has been an evolving shift in the career paths ofElectronics and Telecommunications graduates. Today, even though the graduates take positionsworking for small to large companies that span a broad range of market sectors includingautomotive, medical, oil and gas, quality of life, telecommunications, and semiconductormanufacturing; one can see a common thread in their duties and responsibilities. Most studentsare hired to support one or more aspects of electronic product and system development. To a large degree, this can be attributed to the dramatic change in the faculty

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr., Oklahoma Baptist University; Christopher T. Jones; Jeffrey Anderson; Larinee Dennis; Steve Fendley

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

U.S. patents.Christopher T. JonesJeffrey AndersonLarinee DennisSteve Fendley ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Partnering with Industry to Establish a New University Engineering ProgramAbstractA small private university is partnering with industry to establish a new engineering programdesigned to help meet industry’s growing demands for engineering graduates. While there areexisting engineering programs at some large public and private schools in the state, they are notproducing enough graduates to meet the demands in the region. Industry provided input to helpdetermine what initial degrees would be offered: Mechanical Engineering and ElectricalEngineering. They also provided specific input on some

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Alireza Farahani, National University; Lu Zhang, National University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

finalizing thecurriculum, we should thoroughly examine the field to determine the desired outcomes for studentsand the core areas to emphasize.One foundational aspect of AI is classical AI, which focuses on search techniques. The primarygoal here is to find optimal solutions within a large search domain. An intelligent agent is designedto perform this search, identifying the "best" solution while optimizing a specific objectivefunction. These agents are programmed to emulate aspects of human intelligence. Examplesinclude navigating a maze efficiently, or a computer playing chess against a human with theobjective of winning. Key topics in this area include search algorithms, knowledge representationusing logic and inference, and the application of

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, University of Houston - COE; Tomika W. Greer, University of Houston - COE

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

teacher preparation program and addresses the critical needfor highly qualified STEM teachers in Texas and across the country [7]. The rest of the paper is organized as follows. Section 2 compares preservice teacherrecruitment for two summers. Section 3 compares the RE-PST activities. Section 4 compares theresults from the RE-PST program assessment for the two summers. Section 5 has the conclusionfor the paper. 2. Comparison of Preservice Teacher Recruitment in Two Summers Preservice teacher (PST) recruitment is a difficult process. In the first year that theprogram was offered, potential participants are uncertain about what this program can bring tothem. The RET 3-fold flyer was created and a dedicated website for RE-PST

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University; Corey S. O'Hern, Yale University; Eric R. Dufresne, Yale University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

campuses. With the properamount of institutional and peer-based support, they have the potential to dramatically strengthendesign skills for a large number of students.References1. C. Anderson, “Makers: The New Industrial Revolution,” Crown Business Publisher, 2012.2. N. Perloth, “Solving Problems for Real World, Using Design,” New York Times, December 29, 2013.3. J. Shelton, “Yale Class Creates Medical Tools of Tomorrow,” New Haven Register, December 12, 2013.4. K. Christensen, R. Perez, P. Panta, and P. Bedarahally, “Unifying Program-Level ABET Assessment Data Collection, Analysis, and Presentation,” 41st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2011.5. R.M. Felder, R. Brent, “Designing and Teaching Courses to Satisfy the ABET

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 4 - Assessments: Grading and deadlines

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

institutions have seen a large increase in student stress and mental health issuesin the last decade, particularly during and after the global pandemic [12,13]. Depression andanxiety have become increasingly prevalent and severe in college students and rates of suicideand suicidal thoughts have increased as well [12]. As with learning disabilities, many students donot seek help due to the stigma surrounding mental health issues. Depression and anxiety areoften comorbid disorders with ADHD and autism [11,13]. Accommodations for mental healthdisorders are often needed acutely and may need to be applied retroactively. If a student’s stresslevels boil over into anxiety that was not previously diagnosed, they may not have theopportunity to request

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Pinkham; Cathryne Jordan; Lisa Peterson

MSEP staff members, graduate students in science and engineering, andhigh school mathematics teachers. Work/placement. Many underrepresented minority students do not see engineering as acareer for them14. They know few minority engineers themselves, and know that the minoritycommunity at the University of Washington is a small one. The ALVA program gives studentsthe opportunity to work as an engineering intern in a corporation or a campus lab. They workside by side with engineers, and learn to picture themselves as professionals in this field. Theyexplore the field and begin to realize new career opportunities. This professional, positive self-image helps the students stay focused on their long-term career goals and not get off track

Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi Neck, Babson College; John Bourne, Olin College; Stephen Schiffman, Olin College

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Accrediting Engineering Programs, Baltimore, Md.: Engineering Accreditation Commission,Nov. 11, 2003. See http://www.abet.org/criteria_eac.html.6 National Academy of Engineering, The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century, TheNational Academic Press, Washington, D. C., 2004.7 Shuman, L. J., Besterfield-Sacre, M., and McGourty, J., “The ABET ‘Professional Skills” – Can They Be Taught?Can They Be Assessed?,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, pp. 41-55, 2005.8 Timmons, J. A., and Spinelli, S. New Venture Creation, 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2004.9 Gabriele, G. A., “Guest Editorial: Advancing Engineering Education in a Flattened World,” Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 3, pp. 285-286, 2005.10 Ohland, M

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Katherine Aho; Kavitha Chandra; Ed Roberts

observation and integrated into the classroom. However, it was limited to usingevidence. Section V will discuss plans to move forward based WolframAlpha or Excel to perform repetitive calculations andon the experiences so far. create graphs of experimental data. The physics students use Excel regularly to create graphs of experimental data, including II. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES performing calculations to add other columns of of calculated At Haverhill High School, there is an interest in integrating data. Because of Excel has a large market share, the studentscomputer programming

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Carr, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University; Maureen Smith

, faculty will need to understand possible barriers tothese programs as well as the benefits, not just to students, but for themselves.To address this gap in the literature, this paper uses data collected from faculty from multipleuniversities involved in interdisciplinary computing programs to assess their perceptions of: (1)Barriers and challenges experienced while developing and running these interdisciplinarycomputing programs; (2) Benefits that arose from working in an interdisciplinary computingprogram; and (3) Factors that would be beneficial to their programs and students.Methods and ParticipantsSummer InstituteThe data are drawn from a survey administered to faculty following the 2021 InterdisciplinaryComputing Summer Institute (ICSI

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcos Esterman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Dorin Patru, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Amuso, Rochester Institute of Technology; Edward Hensel, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

in 2002, the program has grown from a small piloteffort into a college-wide initiative involving four departments and almost 400 students annually.In addition to the three original departments, Computer Engineering joined the program in 2004,although the department continues to offer a discipline-specific capstone course sequence.Students from other colleges at RIT are encouraged to participate in MSD and have done sosporadically (especially from Business and Industrial Design), but broader participation remainsa long term goal deserving greater attention. Components of the current MSD program include atwo-quarter course sequence entitled “Multidisciplinary Senior Design (MSD) I&II,” whichconstitutes the “design-build” core of the

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Supporting Students at Multiple Levels

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder; Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

retention and performance, women’s success in engineering, diversity, teaching effectiveness, and collaborative learning.Dr. Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder Beth A. Myers is the Director of Assessment and Accreditation at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a BA in biochemistry, ME in engineering management and PhD in civil engineering. Her interests are in quantitative and qualitative research and data analysis as related to equity in education.Dr. Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder Janet Y. Tsai is a researcher and instructor in the Engineering Plus program at the University of Col- orado Boulder. Her research focuses on ways to encourage more students, especially women and those from

Conference Session

ETD Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gangjian Guo, Bradley University; Joseph C Chen P.E., Bradley University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

3course successfully with higher final grades. Before taking this course, our students have littlebackground knowledge in plastics and plastics processing, as our manufacturing program has notoffered plastics related courses yet. Our students have background knowledge in CAD design,and machining, which is very helpful to succeed in this course. One of the challenges for thecourse design is how to deliver the fundamental plastics knowledge of plastics quickly within a16-week semester. Another challenge is that there is no appropriate textbook available to coverthe topics.This three-credit plastics injection molding course, which is comprised of the following items:(1) Seventeen 75-minute lectures for learning the fundamental theory and

Conference Session

Graduate Education Expectations, Preparation, and Pathways

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maya Denton, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Chi-Ning Chang, University of Kansas; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

components are successful before delving into theoreticalperspectives which might explain their success.Research Setting Texas A&M University is a large public research (R1) institution located in thesouthwestern United States, in a suburban area. In 2019, almost 70,000 undergraduate, graduate,and professional students were enrolled at their main campus in College Station, TX. Thislocation serves as their flagship campus for the university system, with ten additional campuseslocated throughout the state. The institution is consistently nationally recognized for theirgraduate and undergraduate engineering programs, currently ranked in the top 15 engineeringgraduate programs (US News & World Report, 2020). In 2018, over 1500 full-time

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Patrick Langhoff, Skyline College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Undergraduates (REU) programs shows that 91% of these research experiences are provided tojunior and senior students21. Developing successful research programs is particularly challengingin community colleges, most of which do not have on-going research programs. Establishingcollaborations between research universities and community colleges is key to engaging studentsin research early in college.This paper is a description of how a small engineering program in a Hispanic-Serving communitycollege has developed a research internship program that is specifically designed for communitycollege students. The paper will also highlight the results of the first year of implementation of theprogram and future plans for improvement.2. Overview of ASPIRES Program

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 5: Strategies for Increasing Classroom Engagement

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Kevin Cooper, Indian River State College; Benjamin Reid; Christopher Baechle, Indian River State College; Christopher Akelian, Cuesta College; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

presentation onSCADA systems at the national ASEE meeting in Seattle in 2015 [15]. In the years followingthese early works, renewable energy systems became increasingly complex networked systems,the data sets generated by renewable installations grew exceedingly large, and CREATE’sindustry partners expressed the growing need for engineers and technicians with knowledge ofSCADA technology. Accordingly, CREATE launched a further initiative to examine SCADAfor energy applications, and to help educators embed this technology into existing energyeducation programs. This most recent effort forms the basis for this publication.Development of the CREATE SCADA CurriculumTo ensure appropriate curriculum development that was aligned with industry needs

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez; Denise Hum; Christine Woo; Brandon Price; Danni Redding Lapuz; Anna Camacho

underrepresentation ofminority groups in these fields. For instance, while comprising about 28% of the U.S.population, African Americans and Latinos make up less than 9% of the individuals who are B.S.or higher-degree holders in the science and engineering fields.5 Statistics show that these groupsof students tend to enroll in STEM majors in small numbers and have higher attrition ratescompared to other groups.6-9 Summer programs are among the most commonly employedsuccessful strategies that have been proven effective in increasing the retention and success ofminority students in science and engineering, especially those who are educationallydisadvantaged.10-16In 2008, Cañada College, a Hispanic-Serving community college in Redwood City, CA, wasawarded a

Conference Session

Robotics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S.M. Mizanoor Rahman, New York University; Veena Jayasree Krishnan, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

qualitative and quantitative evaluation can yield asuperior approach to assess the quality of PD programs for middle school teachers for robotics-aided STEMlessons. However, combined evaluation methods, comprising qualitative and quantitative evaluations, ofsuch PD programs showing whether or not the PD programs are effective have not been addressedadequately in literature. We also argue that occasional, one-shot evaluation of such PD programs may notbe sufficient to ensure desired outcomes of the PD programs. Based on our recent experiences, we positthat design-based research (DBR) [18] in conjunction with combined qualitative and quantitative evaluationmethods can be an effective tool to evaluate and improve PD programs for middle school teachers

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Ardis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Michael Delorme, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology (SSE)

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

Paper ID #9832Using a Marketplace to Form Multidisciplinary Systems Engineering Cap-stone Project TeamsMark Ardis, Stevens Institute of Technology Mark Ardis is a Distinguished Service Professor in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Insti- tute of Technology. He is interested in the professionalization of software engineering, and its relationship to systems engineering. In his career Mark has helped create academic programs in software engineering at 5 schools. He received a BA in mathematics from Cornell University and a PhD in computer science from the University of Maryland. Mark may be reached at

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weifeng Xu, Gannon University; Aqeel Raza Syed, Gannon University; QING ZHENG, Gannon University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

-interview question for software testing po-sitions. The size of three programs (in Java and Jimple) and the number of predicates are listed inTable III. The three programs cover different number of Jimple predicates, which can be catego-rized into 3 groups: small (8), median (19), and large (41). TABLE II. Program Size Line of Code The number of Predicates Java Jimple Java JimpleTriangle 22 27 3 8Next Date 48 51 9 19Vending Machine 82 68 21

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston; Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

climate change. The weekly reading and discussionbefore we work on projects added to group cohesiveness, engaged everyone in creative thinkingand gave students optimism about how they can be part of future challenges. It was ourobservation, that students must have hope embedded into any program focused on increasingsustainability on the planet. There is quite a bit of sociological work looking at the interaction ofoptimism and action on climate change. According to Wilson [4], creating an optimistic tone isrequired to reduce fatalism and inaction, but Wilson notes that optimism can also be linked toinaction. A large study of Swedish young people showed that well-informed discussions createdconstructive hope and pro-environmental behavior, but

Conference Session

Track 5: Technical Session 2: Adoption of an Advocates and Allies Program to a Predominantly STEM Campus

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Sonia Goltz, Michigan Tech; andrew storer, Michigan Technological University; Patricia Sotirin, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

. This work describes one team’sjourney in navigating an adaptation of a well-known Advocates and Allies program onto aSTEM-intensive campus. We include some assessment results from the workshops and closewith recommendations for establishing and maintaining an A&A program.STEM ContextMichigan Technological University is nationally and internationally recognized for both itsresearch productivity and for educating students, particularly in engineering and the sciences. Itis a STEM-dominant doctoral institution with 75% of faculty in STEM disciplines and $90M inresearch expenditures annually (~$200k per T/TT faculty). Like many academic institutions,Michigan Tech must continually address the challenge of increasing diversity, equity, inclusion

Conference Session

ETD - ET Curriculum and Programs I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Kelley, The Ohio State University; Camryn Reitz, The Ohio State University; Winifred Opoku, The Ohio State University

Paper ID #36617The Impact of the Industrial Advisory Board on theGovernance of Engineering Technology ProgramsKathryn Kelley (Executive Director) Kathryn Kelley serves as executive director of the Ohio Manufacturing Institute at The Ohio State University. She has more than 20 years' experience in program leadership and strategic communications at industry-oriented higher education, economic development and statewide technology organizations. She collaborates with state and national partners to develop regional and national public policy to support manufacturing innovation, advocate for small- and medium-sized

Conference Session

Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Matthew, VentureWell; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Raina Michelle Khatri, Western Michigan University; Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University; Bonnie J. Bachman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Renee Cole, University of Iowa; John Lovitt, Wichita State University and Missouri University of Science & Technology; Melissa Geist, Tennessee Technological University; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University ; Debra May Friedrichsen; Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative undergraduate engineering curricula. He has authored over 70 papers and offered over 30 workshops on faculty development, curricular change processes, cur- riculum redesign, and assessment. He has served as a program co-chair for three Frontiers in Education Conferences and the general chair for the 2009 conference. Prof. Froyd is a

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

manufacturing engineers in the United States and in selected off-shore venues. He has also been an occasional contributor to Surface Mount Technology Association and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Prior to joining NDSU, Wells held manufacturing engineering and management positions in energy, aerospace, commercial sheet metal, and automotive in- dustries for 26 years. He also held a faculty position at University of Cincinnati for 15 years, including 13 years as Chair of a department of some 500 students. He has also served as an Academic Dean in an experimental Manufacturing Engineering Education program at Focus: HOPE (Detroit, Mich.) and as Chair of the IME Department at NDSU. Wells is a certified

Conference Session

Two-Year College Potpourri

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Il Yoon, University of North Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

two large motors and one medium motor, with thetwo large motors being identical to each other. There are three methods of connectionavailable between a user's computer and the LEGO controller: USB cable connection,Bluetooth connection, and Wi-Fi connection. In this new course, the LEGO robot isconnected to a computer via USB connection for better connection stability.3 Course descriptionsThe newly proposed course is composed of two main parts: the Basics part and the Projectspart, both of which utilize LEGO and MATLAB. In the Basics part, students learn andpractice fundamental programming concepts. The Projects part consists of two assignedprojects, a line-tracking robot and a cleaning robot, and one Student-Led project. Through