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The Best of Computers in Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yiqiu Zhou, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ; Qianhui Liu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ; Sophia Yang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ; Abdussalam Alawini, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Science from Portland State University. Dr. Alawini has worked in various roles in the tech industry, including as a database administrator, lead software developer, and IT Manager. He conducts research on data management systems and computing education. Dr. Alawini is passionate about building data-driven, AI-based systems for improving teaching and learning. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Identifying Collaborative Problem-Solving Behaviors Using Sequential Pattern MiningAbstractWith the increasing adoption of collaborative learning approaches, instructors must understandstudents’ problem-solving approaches during collaborative activities to better

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COED: Gamification and Introducing Students to Programming

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzana Rahman, Florida International University

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #22602From App Inventor to Java: Introducing Object-oriented Programming toMiddle School Students Through Experiential LearningDr. Farzana Rahman, Florida International University Farzana Rahman is a faculty of School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University (FIU). Before joining FIU, she was an assistant professor at James Madison University (JMU). She is the director of the first REU program hosted by JMU during summer 2017. She designed and delivered courses on mobile development that involved critical research challenges of mobile computing area. She has mentored over 10

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Improving Retention & Self-Efficacy through Experiential Learning and Research Programs

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydney Donohue Jobe, University of New Mexico; Kamryn G. Zachek; Alex Webster, University of New Mexico; Timothy L. Schroeder; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

student lead for the Grand Challenge Water Science Communication fellowship at UNM.Dr. Alex Webster, University of New MexicoMr. Timothy L. Schroeder Tim Schroeder is the Project Director for the STEM Gateway Program at the University of New Mexico. In this capacity, he oversees student support programs designed to improve student achievement rates in STEM for Hispanic and low-income students. PriorDr. Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico Dr. Anjali Mulchandani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environ- mental Engineering at the University of New Mexico. She leads the Environmental Resource Sustainabil- ity group, which studies themes related to environmental and water

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Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia Spencer, University of Virginia; Megan Ryals, University of Virginia; Gianluca Guadagni, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

the IODE curriculum. Based on results in other Applied Mathcourses that semester, we would expect to see a loss of procedural fluency in the Fall 2021semester. Unfortunately, we cannot determine how much our results were influenced by factorsrelated to the pandemic. Additionally, our results are limited by the small number of assessmentquestions used for comparison across the Fall 2019 and 2021 semesters.ConclusionThis study reports on the implementation of an inquiry-oriented curriculum in OrdinaryDifferential Equations course for engineering students. The curriculum is designed to introducemathematical content with real world problems, teach students to construct differential equationsthat model physical situations, connect analytic

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ratana Prinyawiwatkul; brian Warren, Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College; Shuju Bai, Clayton State University; Albertha Hilton Lawson, Southern University and A&M College

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, Masters of Applied Statistics from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and a PhD in Education Administration and Research from the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 An Investigation of Factors Impacting Student Achievement in Computer Literacy Abstract As computers are becoming more and more significant in today's society, everyone needs to be computer literate. Knowing computer literacy is important for many reasons, such as operating computers and computer applications, keeping

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Track 4: Technical Session 7: Siloed Efforts and Collaboration Among STEM Equity Initiatives: An Organizational Network Analysis

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Daniel Mackin Freeman, University of Washington; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Pauline Charlotte Dott, University of Washington

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Washington. Her research interests focus on multilingual and multicultural elementary students and their teachers in relation to language and equity. Pauline is currently working in collaboration with PNW LSAMP as a research assistant on a project to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM education. The research focuses on strength and asset- based methods that aim at empowering students and work towards systemic change. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in Progress: Siloed Efforts and Collaboration Among STEM Equity Initiatives: An Organizational Network Analysis1Introduction In the decades-long pursuit of fostering inclusive and equitable learning

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis W. Derby; Willie Ofosu

information technology therefore, one has tohave a working knowledge in both the software component which deals with data, and thehardware component which deals with computers and their associated peripherals. These tworequirements form the two pillars on which the IST program is built on. The program focuseson information. As such, its structure is not as would be expected for a program in computerscience or computer engineering program. Even so, it is important to build into the program asubstantial foundation in both computer science and computer engineering.As the name suggests, the Information Sciences and Technology program is designed to trainstudents to deal with information from a systematized perspective. The courses are structuredsuch that

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2B: Strategies for Writing and Communication Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendi M. Kappers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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First-Year Programs

classroom issues while designing courses that explore technology utilization that is based upon structured learning principles and practices. She is an experienced Computer Engineer and Instructional designer, designing in Blackboard, WebCT, eCollege, and Canvas, and holds many industry-related certifications including the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Trainer (MCT) certificates. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Through the lens of the reviewer: Information literacy, an LMS, and peer reviewAbstract: This research paper describes the use of peer review to improve information literacy.Peer-reviewed assignments for learning have been seen

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Track 1: Technical Session 2: Tailoring DEIA Programming through Current Field Analysis: Promoting Allyship in STEM of University Graduate Students

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Mia Leigh Renna, University of Maryland College Park; Emily Lawson-Bulten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

), a graduate student-ledorganization at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), designs and hostseducational workshop programming to accomplish its mission to promote allyship and fosterinclusivity within the STEM. AiS recognizes allyship, defined as active support and advocacy byindividuals – particularly those with privilege – for marginalized groups, as a critical tool inreducing discrimination and promoting equity. Concurrently, AiS understands the importance ofdeveloping effective diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programming to createconcrete, demographic-specific strategies for allyship as informed by existing research within theliterature. This process involves addressing the unique challenges faced by

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Student Experiences with Undergraduate Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mahmoud Khasawneh, Texas A&M International University; John C. Kilburn Jr., Texas A&M International University; Jared Romeo Dmello, Texas A&M International University; Daphne Elizabeth Sanchez, Texas A&M International University; Alicia Segovia, Texas A&M International University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

hopes of having them either provide a link to the survey on the Blackboard home page oftheir course or have the survey forwarded by e- mail to each student in their class. Moreover,with faculty approval, a representative of the research study may conduct a short presentationin each STEM introductory course to provide more insight on the survey for the students andfaculty. This method will allow students to understand the concepts being presented in thesurvey and identify any misconstrued information between the student reader and survey. Theresearch team seeks a sample inclusive of all STEM fields represented at the university(Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry). Because of the College of Artsand Sciences relatively

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Session 4 - Track 2: Inclusive Innovation: Reframing STEM Research in COVID-19

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Tamara N. Hamilton, Syracuse University ; Claudine-Lonje A Williams, Syracuse University; Chelsea Bouldin

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

, which supports students pursuing undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math- ematics (STEM). Before coming to SU, Tamara was at the University of Maryland, College Park where she was Assistant Director of the Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering. As Assistant Direc- tor of CMSE, Tamara was responsible for establishing retention programs for underrepresented minority STEM students including directing the NSF LSAMP and Bridge to the Doctorate Graduate Fellowship Programs. In 2012, Tamara and the rest of the members of CMSE were honored by the National Society of Black Engineers and ExxonMobil with the Impact Award for their successful efforts in the retention and graduation of

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Sunil Dehipawala; Vazgen Shekoyan; Haishen Yao

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Using Mathematics Review to Enhance Problem Solving Skills in General Physics Classes Sunil Dehipawala, Vazgen Shekoyan, and Haishen Yao have found positive correlations between the scores of Abstract— Mastery in basic arithmetic, algebra, and mathematics pre-tests administered at the beginning of physicstrigonometry is necessary to perform well in physics courses. In courses and the grades received in those physics courses6-16.this project we studied the effect of

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2025 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Katherine Nielsen

Title: Discussing AI: Patterns of Classroom Collaboration2025 Conference of American Society for Engineering Education, Rocky Mountain SectionAuthor: Katherine NielsenAbstract:The benefits and risks of face recognition surveillance, autonomous weapons, and superintelligence call out for civic discourse that goes beyond internet polarization. The threecollaborative discussion formats I outline in this paper invite students to step into greaterresponsibility for their participation in these important topics. I situate these discussion formswithin the scholarship of teaching and learning, describe some of the key procedures andprinciples in their design, and share how I implemented them in classroom discussions aboutArtificial Intelligence

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Supporting Faculty in Course Development and Pedagogy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University ; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University

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Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #22002Assessing Faculty and Organizational Change in a Professional DevelopmentProgram with Workshops and Disciplinary Communities of PracticeProf. Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is professor in the Materials Science Program in the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include faculty development, evaluating con- ceptual knowledge change, misconceptions, and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan McSpedon, Rice University; Margaret Beier, Rice University; Brittany Bradford, Rice University; Michael Wolf

. The current study examines the impactof matriculation into a rigorous collegiate STEM environment on high-ability undergraduateswho attended under resourced high schools. Specifically, the current study explores howparticipation or non-participation in RESP, an anti-remedial, comprehensive summer bridgeprogram, impacts students’ sense of STEM self-efficacy throughout the first year of college.RESP ProgramThe RESP Program is a comprehensive, anti-remedial (see below), summer bridge programconducted at Rice University. Founded in 2012, the program was designed to improveundergraduate STEM retention numbers at Rice University. The program aims to supportadmitted Engineering and Natural Science students who have the ability needed to be

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Novel Measurement Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts

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Instrumentation

AC 2008-2219: EXPERIMENTALLY DETERMINING MASS MOMENTPROPERTIESByron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts Dr. Byron Newberry is Associate Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Oklahoma Christian University. He holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma Christian University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His interests include stress analysis, nonlinear dynamics, structural vibration, and engineering design. Page 13.594.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Exper

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dalton Bishop, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Connie Justice, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Technology (CIT) at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and a faculty member of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) at Purdue University. Professor Justice has over 20 years experience in the computer and systems engineering field. Professor Justice is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, CISSP. She created the networking option and security option for CIT majors and a Network Security Certificate Program. She has also designed and modified many courses in networking and networking se- curity. Professor Justice is noted for her creation of the Living Lab, an experiential learning

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Undergraduate Students' Development of Computational and Programming Skills

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Morgan M. Fong, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Seth Poulsen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

structure diagrams may have multiple meanings depending on how they are used.Despite the prevalence of diagrams in a data structures context and the existing literature ondiagram design, we lack an understanding of what kinds of diagrams are used in the classroom.Mazumder, Latulipe, and Pérez-Quiñones [14] studied variable, array, and object diagrams in 15Java textbooks and found that many diagrams were not explanative in terms of system topologyor behavior. However, they did not explicitly document the variance of the diagrams found.Chotzen, Johnson, and Desai [15] found that while students appear to understand linked listdiagrams, they had difficulty understanding pointer reassignment when applied to insertion ordeletion algorithms. Thus, it is

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Progress in Manufacturing Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Branislav Rosul, College of DuPage

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Manufacturing

Tech Community College, where he stayed until present. First, he started as an instructor in design technology and then as a Dean of the School of Technology. Sikoski has worked with NSF grants and projects as a Co-PI. Sikoski also served as an ATMAE Evaluator.Mr. Branislav Rosul, College of DuPage Branislav Rosul completed his bachelor’s of science in mechanical engineering in Feb. of 1984, majoring in control systems. Soon after, he started to work as an instrumentation engineer in Teleoptic, Belgrade, where he stayed for three years working on the instrumentation design and as a Project Engineer. During that time, he worked on instrumentation and technology development of various industrial processes, from food

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Issam Damaj; Ashley Ater Kranov

methodology.Keywords: Technical Education, Engineering, Assessment, Measurement, Sustainability.Introduction:Sustainability is a buzzword in modern times. Many areas have been attracted touse the term Sustainability to refer to keeping up, prolonging, and enduring.Sustainability have been used in areas such as development, ecology, energy,biology, to name a few. According to [1], sustainability is the noun form of theverb to sustain, and it means to keep up, prolong, endure, etc. The termSustainability is sometimes coupled with the synonym Maintainability whichmeans to keep in an appropriate condition or to sustain against opposition ordanger. The main difference between Sustainability and Maintainability is theamount of energy and the type of effort needed

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 2: Student Success and Support

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Maryanne Long PhD, University of Texas - El Paso; Concepcion Martinez Miller, New Mexico State University

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

, vol. 15, pp. 1-9, April 2024. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1381233 .[15] P. Cardoso, I. N. Janeiro, and M. E. Duarte. “Life design counseling group intervention with Portuguese adolescents: A process and outcome study,” Journal of Career Development, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 183–196, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845316687668[16] S.J. Tracy, Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact, John Wiley & Sons, 2020.[17] H. C. Contreras Aguirre and L. R. Garcia Carrillo, “Latina Students Increased their Self-Confidence through a Research Engineering-Focused Program at a Hispanic-Serving Institution,” In ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 2024

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CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 4 Technical Session 1

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2021 CoNECD

Authors

Niesha C. Douglas, Educate, Activate, Transform; Cathy Howell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Lisa R. Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anna Sanczyk, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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understanding the experiences of doctoral education for Black women, equity, access, persistence, and degree completion. In addition, her research has delved into interdisciplinary inquiry related to doctoral mentoring, emotional labor, and health implications for minoritized students.Dr. Lisa R Merriweather, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Lisa R. Merriweather is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. She received her PhD in Adult Education with a graduate certificate in Qualitative Inquiry from the University of Georgia in 2004. Her research focuses on issues of equity and social justice within adult education, informal education, and doctoral education. She explores the critical

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Potpourri

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

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Computing & Information Technology

higher education curricula, both with universities and medical schools.Dr. Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University Afsaneh Minaie is a professor of Computer Engineering at Utah Valley University. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. all in Electrical Engineering from University of Oklahoma. Her research interests include gender issues in the academic sciences and engineering fields, Embedded Systems Design, Mobile Computing, Wireless Sensor Networks, Nanotechnology, Data Mining and Databases. Page 26.224.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Application of Sequence

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Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Henry W. Kraebber, Purdue University, West Lafayette; E. Shirl Donaldson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Katie Mae Hackney

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Curriculum and Lab Development

part of a 3-credit course to provide more preparation and bonding time for thestudent participants before the trip, and the trip was expanded to 9 days. Preparation for the tripis critical. Each cohort has contained at least one student that has never flown on an airplanebefore or did not possess a passport until this course required they do so. Page 20.21.4The expanded course design provides added value to the student participants. Preparationsincrease the student understanding of German culture and the places and events that they willexperience overseas. Students learn basics of the German language, develop presentations onGerman culture, and

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Innovations in Power Education in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Lau, Universidad del Turabo; Sastry Kuruganty, Universidad del Turabo

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-5: A COMPUTER-BASED APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS OFTRANSIENT STABILITY OF POWER SYSTEMSMark Lau, Universidad del TuraboSastry Kuruganty, Universidad del Turabo Page 15.19.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Computer-Based Approach to the Analysis of Transient Stability in Power SystemsAbstractThis paper presents a simple, yet powerful approach to introducing the topic of transient stabilityin a power system course. The problem of transient stability is of fundamental importance in theanalysis and design of power systems. The solution to this problem couples numerical methodsfor solving power flows with those for solving

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Longyin Sun; Christian Bach

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA.Influencing Factors in the Decision and Management Sciences Sun, Longyin Christian Bach Technology of Management, Engineering Technology of Management, Engineering University of Bridgeport University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT, United States Bridgeport, CT, United States Abstract — By reviewing the different researches in decision and Before the decision maker makes his choice, he is

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan J Ely, Ivy Tech Community College

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American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Teaching the teachers: Expanding impact of technical education through Secondary SchoolsAbstractSecondary schools are in a prime position to introduce students into careers in Supply ChainManagement and Logistics. However, these teachers often lack any practical experience in thefield and lack the understanding to communicate the latest trends, technologies, and careeropportunities to their students. The teachers also lack understanding in how to connect thesehigh-demand careers to their current course offerings in technology or business management.The NSF Award “Technology-Based Logistics: Leveraging Indiana’s Role as the Crossroads ofAmerica” (Awards 1304619

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Eileen Haase PhD; Harry Goldberg

Molecules and Cells: a model for addressing the needs of students with varied backgrounds and diverse learning styles Eileen Haase and Harry Goldberg Johns Hopkins University Department of Biomedical EngineeringAbstractStudents in “Molecules and Cells” completed a survey to assess their learning preferences.Almost two-thirds of the students were multimodal, learning through a combination of visual,aural, read/write, or kinesthetic modes. This supported our view that a diverse learningenvironment with a variety of learning modalities would make a significant contribution to thestudents’ understanding and retention of the material. These methods included: lectures withclass

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Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Vivek Singhal, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin - Stout

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Professional Papers

Paper ID #45470Enhancing Student Engagement in Numerical Methods: The Impact of AlternativeGrading PracticesDr. Vivek Singhal, University of Wisconsin - Stout ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Enhancing Student Engagement in Numerical Methods: The Impact of Alternative Grading PracticesStudent engagement is critical for achieving positive academic and social outcomes, yetmaintaining high engagement levels in challenging math-based courses like numericalmethods can be difficult. This study addresses this challenge by implementing twoassessment-based strategies: a bonus point self-assessment rubric and

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2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Michele H. Miller; Debra D. Charlesworth

processesand controls. Her primary research areas are precision manufacturing and microsystems.DEBRA D. CHARLESWORTH is Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate School and anInstructor in the College of Engineering at Michigan Tech. Dr. Charlesworth teaches courses inmaterials science and design dynamics systems. Her primary research interests are inbiomaterials and engineering education. Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference