Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bella Klass-Tsirulnikov, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering (formerly Negev Academic College of; Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge

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Mathematics

Education. Dr. Klass-Tsirulnikov participates actively in the research on functional analysis, specializing in topological vector spaces, as well as in the research on mathematics education at different levels.Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge Sharlene Katz is Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) where she has been for over 25 years. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with B.S. (1975), M.S. (1976), and Ph.D. (1986) degrees in Electrical Engineering. Recently, her areas of research interest have been in engineering education techniques and neural networks. Dr. Katz is

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Andrew Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Glenn Gaudette, WPI; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #19764Knowing and Caring about SanitationLeslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteDr. David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute David DiBiasio is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Department Head of ChE at WPI. He received his ChE degrees from Purdue University, worked for the DuPont Co, and has been at WPI since 1980. His current interests are in educational research: the process of student learning, international engineering education, and educational assessment. Collaboration with two colleagues resulted in being awarded the 2001 William Corcoran Award from Chemical Engineering

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University

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Civil Engineering

about and practice sustainability. Biele- feldt is a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service- learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, leadership, and diversity.Dr. Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University Dr. Audra Morse, P.E., is a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University. Her professional experience is focused on water and wastewater treatment, specifically water reclamation systems, membrane filtration and the fate of personal products in treatment systems. However, she has a passion to tackle diversity and inclusion issues for students

Conference Session

Hands-On Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - I - Student Papers

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Nelson, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Christine Nicole Nelson

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Aerospace

Paper ID #26821Make to Innovate: Blending of Project-based Learning and Flipped Class-room Pedagogies to Provide Real-world Engineering Experiences to Engi-neering StudentsMr. Matthew Nelson, Iowa State University My background and interests are in RF and embedded systems as it relates to the aerospace engineering field. However, recently I have been doing research and have an interest in engineering education and how we can improve our education to our students. I have a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Com- puter Engineering both from Iowa State University. I am now working towards my PhD in Engineering

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech; Andrew Katz, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #24583Monetizing Life May Be the Ethical Thing to DoDr. Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech Dr. Alejandro Salado is an assistant professor of systems engineering with the Grado Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on unveiling the scientific foun- dations of systems engineering and using them to improve systems engineering practice. Before joining academia, Alejandro spent over ten years as a systems engineer in the space industry. He is a recipient of the Fabrycky-Blanchard Award for Systems Engineering Research and the Fulbright International Science and

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mel Chua, Olin College; Tess Edmonds, Olin College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the context of youth leadership programs, start-ups and innovation centers, and community-based initiatives. She is currently a Design Research Fellow and Lecturer at Olin College, with a focus on processes and frameworks for transformation in engineering education. Previously, she developed and launched the Energy Technology Program at Creighton University: an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in renewable energy and sustainable design. She has a B.S. in Mechanical Engi- neering from Olin College and an M.A. from Creighton University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Conversation and participation architectures: practices for creating

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak Jr., Hope College; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin; Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Dublin- The University of Dublin. he is a Fellow of ASEE and Life Fellow of IEEE. he is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Ireland. He has special interest in education for the professions and the role of professions in society. He is author of Engineering Education. Research and Development in Curriculum and Instruction; The Assessment of Learning in Engineering Education; The Human Side of Engineering, and Empowering Professional Teaching in Engineering. He co-authored A Case Study in Curriculum Assessment - GCE Engineering Science (Advanced).Prof. Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University Carl O. Hilgarth, M.S., is current division chair of the ASEE Technological and Engineering Literacy

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Jo Pinkelman, Technische Universität Darmstadt; Frank Guido Kühl, Technische Universität Darmstadt; Brian Stephenson; Manfred J. Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #15915E-Assessment and Direct Competency Modelling in a Chemistry for Mechan-ical Engineering CourseDr. Rebecca Jo Pinkelman, Technische Universit¨at Darmstadt Rebecca J. Pinkelman graduated from Chadron State College with a B.S. in Chemistry and Biology in 2008. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2010 and 2014, respectively. She is currently a post-doctoral research scientist in the Mechanical and Process Engineering Department at the Technische Universit¨at Darmstadt. ¨ Technische Universit¨at DarmstadtIng. Frank Guido Kuhl

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Kevin McCue, Northeastern University

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Instrumentation

for Mechanical Engineering students at Northeastern University. The existingexperiments have become dated and in many cases have devolved to demonstrations by theteaching assistants, with little hands on experimentation by the students. This has resulted inseverely decreased student satisfaction with the labs. An extensive redesign was performed todevelop hands-on, open ended lab experiments that allowed students increased control over theoutcome of the experiments. Pre-lab homework assignments require students to develop labprocedures, research sensor specifications, and develop virtual instruments in NationalInstruments’ LabView. A term project required student groups to design and execute ameasurement experiment, presenting their findings

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler; Michael McGinnis, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

, respectively.Michael McGinnis, University of Texas, Tyler Dr. Michael McGinnis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler. He received his BS and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut and his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University. His research interests include fire behavior of structures and non-structural materials, nondestructive evaluation and K-12 math and science education. Page 15.213.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Assessment of ABET 3 a-k in an Open-ended Capstone?AbstractThe

Conference Session

Focus on Undergraduate Impact

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow

assigned a faculty advisor and given a project description developedby a sponsoring company. The projects discussed here were sponsored by General Electric,IBM, Corning, and Brodart Contract Furniture Division and were conducted during the summerof 2001. Although each project team has a faculty advisor, the projects are primarily guided byexecutives from the sponsoring corporations. The goal of each project is to expose the studentsto a real and significant corporate initiative that has both technological and managerialdimensions, as well as to let them experience the conflicts and management issues that can arisein an intensive team environment.Traditionally, the project teams are assembled to maximize heterogeneity in three areas: gender,major

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

6 34 40 75 6 57 66 Educators 0 3 14 19 39 4 23 29 Manufacturers 2 3 15 12 24 2 25 21As always there is a strong agreement that manufacturing will be vital to the economy. There ismuch stronger agreement about manufacturing as a political and social priority. There is alsostronger agreement that the image of manufacturing is recovering and that education-industryties are improving. Overall the community seems to have a much more positive outlook thisyear. Recommendation: Develop new initiatives while the positive attitudes provide energy

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Patricia Dee Zobel, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

learning communities and intellectual growth. College Student Journal, 39(4), 775-783.2. Pike, G. (1999). The effects of residential learning communities and traditional residential living arrangements on educational gains during the first year of college. Journal of College Student Development, 40(3), 269-84.3. Zhao, C. M., & Kuh, G. D. (2004). Adding value: Learning communities and student engagement. Research in Higher Education, 45(2), 115-138.4. Gabelnick, F., MacGregor, J., Matthews, R., & Smith, B. L. (1990) Learning Communities: Building connections among disciplines, students, and faculty. New directions for teaching and learning. San Francisco, Ca: Jossey-Bass.5. Inkelas, K. K., Vogt, K. E., & Longerbeam, S. D. (2006

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

onbest practices and leading industry trends. To the AEC industry’s leading providers of critical thinkers,creative solution makers and future leaders, AE programs adopt a myriad of teaching strategies. The coreof AE programs revolve around providing a realistic design and construction experience for students thatsimulates industry, with senior capstone projects commonly being the location for such an experience. Upto now, much has been researched on capstone delivery, but often excluded in this research are AE programsdue to the small cohort size, as say compared to mechanical engineering. This paper is the third in a seriesof AE program benchmarking, where the initial paper looked at general formulations, delivery, and projectutilization

Conference Session

Integrating Hands-On Technology and Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Wu, Berea College; Scott Heggen, Berea College; Emmaley Clare Powell; Oussema Khlifi; Trayvion Jalan Newton

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #41291Plug-n-Play: A Flexible Approach to Active LearningDr. Wei Wu, Berea College Dr. Wei Wu is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technologies and Applied Design at Berea College. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Science with a concentration in Electrical Engineering from the Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2017. Her research interests include renewable energy technology, power electronics, and designing sensor nodes for coral reef restoration. She is also interested in Engineering education and is willing to try different pedagogies to help her students learn

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Richard Devon; Richard Schuhmann

Conflicting Models of the Product Life Cycle: Worldviews and the Design of TechnologyRICHARD DEVONProfessor of Engineering Design, Engineering Design Program, SEDTAPP, Penn StateUniversity. He was Interim Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program fortwo years, Director of the PA Space Grant Consortium, and founding Director of theEngineering Design Program. He teaches design, and researches and publishes on designeducation with current interests in Cloud computing platforms, global design, and rapidprototyping.RICHARD SCHUHMANNProfessor Rick Schuhmann has been a faculty member at Penn State since 1998 and iscurrently the Walter L. Robb Director of Engineering Leadership Development

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Dark, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

Paper ID #8851The efficacy of case studies for teaching policy in engineering and technologycoursesMr. Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette Rylan Chong is a Ph.D. student in the Information Security Program and affiliated with The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) at Purdue University. He has a Master’s Degree in Information Security from Purdue University. He also has a B.S. in Computer Science from Chaminade University of Honolulu. His research area is on technology policy.Dr. Melissa Dark, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Electronics and Circuits

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #7484Models of Mobile Hands-On STEM EducationProf. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, where he teaches courses on plasma physics, electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, en- gineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. Since joining the Rensselaer faculty in 1974, he has been continuously involved in research programs at such

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura A Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #11842A Demo Every Day: Bringing Fluid Mechanics to LifeDr. Laura A Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania Dr. Laura Garrison received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas and her M.S. in Operations Research from Stanford University. She then worked for AT&T Bell Laboratories and AT&T Federal Systems before deciding to pursue her Ph.D. in Bioengineering at Penn State University in the area of experimental fluid mechanics associated with the artificial heart. After graduating, she worked at Voith Hydro for five years in the area of Computational Fluid Mechanics. For the last

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 11: Integration of Problem-Solving and Design Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick M Comiskey, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Prabhakar Venkateswaran, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Michael Christopher Sevier, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #42315Reflections on Integrating MATLAB Grader across a Mechanical EngineeringCurriculumDr. Patrick M Comiskey, Milwaukee School of Engineering Patrick Comiskey is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He received his B.S. from that institution and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, both in mechanical engineering. His teaching and research interests are in the area of transport phenomena and engineering education.Dr. Prabhakar Venkateswaran, Milwaukee School of Engineering Prabhakar Venkateswaran is an Associate Professor of Mechanical

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Accredition in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Rowe; Tim Mulroy

undertake internships and in the UK, this has led to a significant growth in sandwicheducation, both in absolute numbers and as a proportion of those studying at university –particularly in vocationally related subject areas. This growth has not been accompanied bysignificant research into the issues that this form of education raises, particularly concerning thestudent learning outcomes achieved in the wide variety of internships, and the equally widevariety of work place settings.Within the degree program documentation the educational and personal benefits students areexpected to achieve are written in terms of learning outcomes. Faculty has written theselearning outcomes from a basis of practice and tacit understanding of the types of training

Conference Session

Reimagining STEM Transitions: Bridging Gaps and Building Resilience in Post-Pandemic Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicolas Ivanov, University of Toronto; Nhien Tran-Nguyen, University of Toronto; Ferdinand Avikpe, University of Toronto; Ruonan Cao, University of Toronto; Derrick Lim, University of Toronto; Felicia Hope Mikrogianakis, OISE, University of Toronto; Kimberly Meredith Seaman, University of Toronto; Dawn M Kilkenny, University of Toronto

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

is an MA student in Curriculum and Pedagogy at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. She is also completing a Collaborative Specialization in Engineering Education through the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP). Her research is investigating the experiences of undergraduate engineering students with interests in social and ecological justice. Felicia joined the Discovery program as a research assistant in Summer 2024 and supported the team in developing the methods used for their ongoing re-evaluation study.Kimberly Meredith Seaman, University of Toronto Kimberly Seaman is a PhD candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial

Conference Session

Online and Remote Teaching

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nazanin Mansouri, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #40181Innovation for Remote Teaching of Digital Logic Laboratory CoursesDr. Nazanin Mansouri, University of Portland Dr. Nazanin Mansouri is an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering in 2001 from the University of Cincinnati with a focus on formal verification of digital systems, where her research focused on developing methodologies for formal verification of digital hardware systems, and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in computer hardware design from Iran University of Science and Technology. Dr

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Arredondo, University of New Hampshire

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

this competition. An initial investmentpurchased 10 robot kits and a competition field. This outfits a class size of 25 students workingin 5 teams. The first-year implementation cost was approximately $1200 per student and thesecond and third-year cost under $400 per student. With the outbreak of the COVID pandemicand safety restrictions occurring just prior to the first year of implementation, this choice wastimely and allowed the college to provide a capstone project for a full class of students. Facultyhad the ability to control and adapt the project as needed. During the second-year, restrictionseased, and faculty again adapted the project. All students were required to participate as amember of a team. Each team planned, designed, built

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Edwards, College of Lake County; Rob Twardock, College of Lake County

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Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD)

Paper ID #37475Incorporating Makerspace Design and Fabrication Activities intoEngineering Design GraphicsMs. Jan Edwards, College of Lake County Jan L. Edwards is an Associate Professor of Engineering at the College of Lake County in Illinois. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Michigan Techno- logical University. Ms. Edwards teaches general engineering courses, manages outreach initiatives and the CLC Baxter Innovation Lab at the community college. She is also serving as the Principal Investigator on the college’s NSF S-STEM grant, Building an Academic Community of

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asif Ahmed, State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

eachproduces and design for a lower carbon footprint. According to “Asphalt Pavement Alliance”,concrete pavements, consisting of cement, produce a high amount of carbon dioxide when beingproduced. As stated, “For every 1,000 kg of Portland cement, approximately 730 kg of carbondioxide is produced.” Data was gathered by the “Asphalt Pavement Alliance” using VicRoadsproject, to illustrate the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere for eachpavement [10]. Table 1 below shows the emissions for this project.Table 1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Initial Construction) for State Route 12 Pavement Type CO2 (tons/km) Asphalt 347

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Capstone Projects

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jorge Antonio Tito P.E., University of Houston

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

during the semester, mainly to understand somedetails of the drawings, and to measure the natural period using a dynamic test. One group useda drone for the field recognition. This activity was not part of this capstone project, but itdemonstrated that students have the initiative to implement novel methods. Although notnecessary in this case, the drone can be used to observe details that are difficult or risky toaccess. Figure 1a and 1b show pictures looking west and taken with the drone. Figure 1c showsthe side view of the bridge looking east.After the field visit, the groups began by making the CAD drawing and MTO of the bridge. Theoriginal drawings show the entire foundation of the bridge, consisting in steel piles, and a pilecap for each

Conference Session

Alternative Methods of Teaching and Learning Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Amie Baisley, University of Florida

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Mechanics

Paper ID #29034The ’Typical Particle’ Approach to Learning Rigid Body DynamicsProf. Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University Keith D. Hjelmstad is President’s Professor of Civil Engineering in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University.Amie Baisley, University of Florida Amie Baisley is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida. Her teaching and research interests are centered around the sophomore level courses that engineering students take and how changes in those courses can impact student learning and retention

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Mahler, The Boeing Company; Ann Broughton, Purdue University; Barrett Caldwell, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

degree from Bristol University, U.K. in Business Administration.Barrett Caldwell, Purdue University Dr. BARRETT CALDWELL PhD is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Purdue, and Director of the NASA Indiana Space Grant Consortium. His research examines human factors engineering aspects of how people get, share, and use information well, with focuses on space flight mission operations and healthcare delivery. He has two BS degrees from MIT (Astronautics, Humanities), and a PhD in social psychology from the Univ. of California-Davis. Page 12.738.1© American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Introductory Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Lehr, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Christopher Grant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

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First-Year Programs

Programming CourseBackgroundIn the fall of 2003, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University formed separate colleges andthe College of Engineering was born. One of the first initiatives of the college was tostrive to have a common first year among all its engineering programs (Aeronautical,Civil, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, and Software Engineering). Having a commonyear would allow first year engineering students to switch degrees with no impact to theirschedule.One course used by most engineering majors was “CS223 Computer Programming forEngineers” which was originally taught in FORTRAN then migrated to C in the mid90’s. The course taught up to structures in C and was basically a C programming coursetaught by predominantly adjunct professors. The