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NSF Grantees: Faculty Development 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Renee Rigrish Pelan, Ohio State University; Tylesha D. Drayton, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Julia Armstrong, Ohio State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #30570Convergent Learning from Divergent Perspectives: An Executive Summaryof the Pilot StudyMrs. Renee Rigrish Pelan, The Ohio State University Renee Rigrish Pelan is an Engineering Education graduate student at The Ohio State University. She is working on the AISL grant as a Graduate Research Associate under Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez. She holds an M.S. degree in Industrial & Human Factors Engineering and a B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Wright State University. Her research interests include diversity in engineering, teaching methods, and informal learning environments.Tylesha D. Drayton

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Community Engagement in Engineering Education Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Zakzewski, The University of Scranton; Mark Robert Murphy Sr., University of Scranton, Director of Sustainability; Michael Mahon Ph.D., Abington Heights School District

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Community Engagement Division

ProjectAbstractA local school district and the electrical engineering department worked together to identifypotential school district projects to conserve both fiscal and environmental resources. Theservice project, “An Engineering Approach to Sustainability: Energy Saving Lighting andSchool District Energy Data Analysis” included an intense need for the collaboration team towork together, learn together, discover together, and apply classroom knowledge to a real worldapplication. Students were introduced to standards and regulations of the energy industry,energy metering and billing, sustainability, and the environmental impact of power usage. Theywere given web access to utility data, annual energy costs, and square foot data for eight schooldistrict

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Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammadreza Ostadali Makhmalbaf, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Curricular and Noncurricular Factors Impacting Development of LeadershipCompetencies in Undergraduate Civil Engineering and Construction StudentsAbstractThe construction industry is experiencing challenges in developing specific and necessarycompetencies; leadership is one known deficiency. Other reasons, including rising complexity andthe rapidly changing nature of construction projects, have called for improved leadershipdevelopment in the construction industry. The purpose of this paper is to first identify andsynthesize the curricular components (i.e., course experiences) and noncurricular factors (e.g.,mentoring networks) that impact the development of leadership competencies for civil

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Miles Skinner; Sven Anders, University of Alberta; Pierre Mertiny, University of Alberta

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineering project procedures. Thus, the environmental and socio-economicdrivers, barriers, and impacts typically and directly linked to energy technology development,and its industrial and societal acceptance, becomes an integral part of research with the commongoal of developing and evaluating consistent scenarios and pathways for energy systems andtransitions. Alongside fruitful academic research collaborations within the ABBY-Netconsortium, over the years the group has developed a graduate training concept and program,born out of a research workshop back in 2011 in Munich, Germany. Among the key outcomes ofthis workshop was the decision to fill a gap in the training of the next generation of engineersand scientists by holding annual graduate

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Survivor: The First Few Years

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Beasley, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa Goulart, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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New Engineering Educators

the department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M. She has received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2005. In addition, she has worked for over 6 years as a hardware designer and communications analyst at IBM and Compaq Computer respectively. Her research has been on communication networks and protocols, including wireless networks and Internet telephony.Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University Dr. Wei Zhan is an Assistant Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Zhan earned his D.Sc. in Systems Science from Washington University in 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked at University of California, San

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis ; Sudhir Shrestha, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kody Varahramyan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

), and the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (ME) within the IUPUI PurdueSchool of Engineering and Technology. INEC also is affiliated with the Integrated NanosystemsDevelopment Institute (INDI)[1], which has been recently established at IUPUI to house facultyresearch in nanotechnology. INEC brings together student/faculty collaborative research andacademic teams to provide undergraduate students with curricula that integrate research andeducation in nanotechnology.The goal of this new program is to prepare students to enter the global workforce and becomeleaders of research and development in industry, business, and academia in the emerging era ofnanotechnology. The nanotechnology track that is under implementation is a

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fatemeh Mirzahosseini Zarandi, University of Cincinnati; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

projects in academia and industry and what impact theseexperiences had on their professional identity and career goals. The semi-structured formatprovides flexibility and allows participants to elaborate on their unique perspectives (Horton et al.,2004). Our findings will be valuable for academic institutions and industry partners involved inco-op programs.Phase 1: In the survey, students were asked to select two skills they wished to develop throughtheir co-op experiences. We separated individuals who prioritized "teamwork/collaboration indiverse settings" as either their first or second goal from those who did not. We then selectedquestions from the survey that focus on teamwork (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4), students' professional identity(Q5), and

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

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

educationally disadvantaged pre-college students so they will succeed in mathand science and go on to attain baccalaureate degrees in math-based majors. Through anapproach that includes hands-on activities, school site teacher support, leadership skills, career &college exploration, and parent programming, MSP students are empowered to excel. The goalof the Johns Hopkins/MESA collaboration is to attract students to major in engineering andultimately retain them in the discipline. Students have the potential of earning three units ofJohns Hopkins credit after completing this intensive four-week summer course. This paper willfocus on the findings developed from the classes held on the University of the Pacific site. Adescription of the objectives and

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Waqar Mohiuddin, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University; Carlos R. Corleto P.E., Texas A&M University; Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

mathematical modeling of physiological systems. Before joining Texas A&M, I worked in industry settings to develop various biomedical technologies, ranging from acute neonatal care to long-term space exploration.Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University Jonathan Weaver-Rosen is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University since August 2021. His research has focused largely on design automation and methodologies – specifically parametric optimization and the design of morphing or otherwise adaptive systems. His passion for teaching lies in preparing future design engineers to properly utilize analysis tools and work effectively as part of a team.Dr

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

ZANNATUN NAYEEM; Tauhid Uddin Mahmood; Dan Tenney

analysis of how the categorization of information creates silos within financial institutions,coordination, scalability, and alignment with key priorities, hindering effective communication and collaboration," SSRN, 2024. [Online].companies can build a strong infrastructure of information that Available: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4881342.fuels innovation, growth, and prolonged industry leadership. a) Acknowledgement [12] O. T. Joel and V. U. Oguanobi, "Data-driven strategies for business

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Technology and Manufacturing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Two-Year College

project will (in real time) integrate data acquiredthrough sensors attached to these same Arduino and Raspberry Pi platforms into existinginteractive simulations/laboratories (see screen shot – Figure 3 below). Figure 3 – Screen shot of interactive simulation/laboratory with actual sensor data acquired via Raspberry PI and Arduino platformsAdditionally, the project has a commitment from Cisco curriculum developers to work with Ciscoto incorporate industry desired networking skills into curriculum materials and to collaborate withCisco to craft new materials. Further, create two or more certificates that students in the ElectronicsSystems Engineering Technology (ESET) or Computer Systems Engineering Technology (CSET

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Youssef, San Diego State University; Enrique A. Ainsworth, University of California - Los Angeles; Casey Ann Shapiro, UCLA Center for Educational Assessment; Hannah Whang Sayson, UCLA Center for Educational Assessment; Marc Levis-Fitzgerald, University of California - Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

, environmental degradation of polymers, and biomechanics of walking. Dr. Youssef has several publications in archival peer-reviewed journals. His research has been supported by National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and private industries. Dr. Youssef was recognized in 2014 by San Fernando Engineers Council as Distinguished Engineering Educator and is one of the 2016 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Ralph R. Teetor Award winners.Mr. Enrique A. Ainsworth, University of California - Los AngelesDr. Casey Ann Shapiro, UCLA Center for Educational AssessmentDr. Hannah Whang Sayson, UCLA Center for Educational AssessmentDr. Marc Levis-Fitzgerald, University of California - Los Angeles Marc Levis-Fitzgerald, Ph.D

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Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #5871A Project Based Implementation of a Power Systems Course for Electricaland Computer Engineering Technology StudentsDr. Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University Bora Karayaka is an Electrical Engineering faculty at Kimmel School, Western Carolina University. With his over ten years of industry experience, he has extensive experience in project management, and a clear understanding of deadlines, industry requirements, safety and reliability issues, and other aspects in the power and energy fields. He is responsible for teaching electric power engineering courses in the department. Dr

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Innovative Pedagogical Strategies II

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh Balasubramanian, The University of Memphis

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Paper ID #42099Teaching Time Standards in a Practical Way: How ET Students Were Taughtthe Importance of Time Standards in the Real WorldMr. Rajesh Balasubramanian, The University of Memphis Completed 4 year diploma in Tool and Die making, BS in Engineering Technology, MS in Engineering Technology and MS in Engineering Management. Six Sigma Black belt certified. Worked in the industry for 27 years across India, Singapore and US. Taught adjunct for 8 plus years, currently an Assistant professor at the University of Memphis for last 3 years. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024

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International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University; Wenchiang Richard Chung, San Jose State University

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Diversity

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International

throughout Asia to various industries within China, Taiwan, and India.The first three cohorts (2004-2006) visited Taiwan and China, the next three traveled to India(2008-2010), the next three visited Taiwan and China (2011-2013), and the last cohort (2014)visited Taiwan. Not only has the destination changed over the years, but the original scope ofGTI as well. After the first year, the initiative began including environmental and energyconcerns, based on growing student interest, and therefore included tours and trips to not onlytechnology industries, but also environmental and energy enterprises. In 2009, previous studentsfelt that there was a lack of cultural and social context when visiting these countries, leading tothe development of a three

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PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Zoe J. Wood, Cal Poly; Enrica Lovaglio Costello, CalPoly; Aaron W Keen, California Polytechnic State University; Christian Eckhardt, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

 Costello (Art & Design), Aaron Keen  (Computer Science), Christian Eckhardt (Computer Science)  California Polytechnic State University  San Luis Obispo, CA  Abstract:  The computer science major at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo is male dominated with only  24% female students, while the art and design major is female dominated with only 26% male  students.  Meanwhile, there is a growing need for students with both creative and technical skills  with the interactive entertainment industry valued at billions of dollars. Uniting the creative  disciplines of art

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Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Raghvinder S. Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Science and Technol- ogy, Advanced Software Engineering Studio and Information Technology seminar. Previous to entering academia, DeFranco held a number of positions in industry and government, including Software Engi- neer for Motorola in Horsham, Penn., and Electronics Engineer for the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, Penn. She has published a number of articles in journals and conference proceedings in the area of collaborative problem solving, group cognition, e-learning, and global engineering.Dr. Raghvinder S. Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley Raghu Sangwan is an Associate Professor of software engineering in the Engineering Division at Penn- sylvania State University’s Great Valley

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Luciana Debs, Purdue University Programs; Bryan John Hubbard P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Construction Engineering

-American Council for Construction Education (2018). “Document 103B: Standards and criteria for accreditation in construction.” San Antonio: ACCE. 2018.[2] FMI (June 2018). Design-Build Utilization. Combined market study. Retrieved from: https://www.fminet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Design-Build-Market-Research-FMI- 2018.pdf[3] Baiden, B. K., Price, A. D., & Dainty, A. R. (2006). The extent of team integration within construction projects. International journal of project management, 24(1), 13-23.[4] Bresnen, M., & Marshall, N. (2000). Building partnerships: case studies of clientcontractor collaboration in the UK construction industry. Construction management and economics, 18(7), 819-832.[5] MacLaren, A. J

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zhen Zhao, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University; Kristi L. Eustice, Arizona State University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Christopher Barr, Rice University; Kimberly Farnsworth, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Research Centers Unite: Developing and Testing a Suite of Instruments to Enhance Overall Education Program EvaluationAbstractNational Science Foundation (NSF) funded Engineering Research Centers (ERC) mustcomplement their technical research with various education and outreach opportunities topromote society’s engineering participation and advocate collaboration between industry andacademia. ERCs ought to perform an adequate evaluation of their educational and outreachprograms to ensure that such beneficial goals are met. This activity is done with full autonomy,which allows each ERC to design and implement its evaluation processes and tools in totalisolation. The evaluation tools used by individual ERCs are often quite

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ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Michael Klein; Matt Walker; Kevin Organ; Dan Gerbus

(IEW) at the University ofIdaho is formed of a diverse group of graduate students whose purpose is to develop anenvironment that fosters professional as well as technical excellence. This paper analyzes theactions taken each year by IEW leading to the formation of well-trained, collaborative, and highly-reflective cohort of graduate students that support design education. This team is developedthrough directed study courses, team projects, personal reflections and monumental technical andinterpersonal challenges. Since 1994, IEW has been successful in delivering hardware thatexceeds expectations of industry customers, shortening time frames required for large-scaledesign projects, enriching senior design mentoring, and expanding the number of

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Broadening Perspectives in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Manuel Fuentes-Cid; Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

Wilcoxon test confirms that the PBL methodologysignificantly improves participants' sense of belonging (interactions) and self-efficacy whenengaging in projects situated in real-world scenarios. Collaborative activities that involve roleassignments and active problem-solving in authentic contexts are particularly effective inenhancing these sociocognitive factors.Keywords: Construction Engineering, Self-efficacy, Sense of belonging, Problem-basedlearning, Real-world scenariosIntroductionThe construction real estate sector, a pivotal contributor to Chile's Gross Domestic Product(GDP), accounts for a significant 7% of the total GDP. It encompasses about 60% of theinvestment and ranks sixth among national employers [1]. This industry, playing a vital

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Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsey Simmons, Stanford University; Beth L Pruitt, Stanford University; Kaye Storm, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

role as classroom teachers. Written proposals in various forms are alsocommon to both academia and industry. Teachers were encouraged to write proposals for variouslocal grant opportunities, and office hours were held to offer editing help.B. CollaboratingSeminars were also crafted to address the importance of interpersonal skills in the laboratoryenvironment. In order to help teachers gain a better understanding of their research group, wesuggested they informally interview their mentors about the mentor’s own educationalbackground, view of his/her role in the laboratory, and pros and cons of being a researcher. In2009, an additional cooking activity was used to promote collaboration; group members weregiven different portions of a recipe and

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Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Jones, United States Army; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy; Stephanie Ivey; Anna Lambert, University of Memphis; Brian Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Stephen Suhr, United States Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

links between each team member’s perception of shared team experiencesand the team’s overall levels of effectiveness. Based on these findings, it seems reasonable toconclude that analysis of perceptual data from a larger number of team members would yieldincreased levels of understanding of these interactions. For these reasons, this expanded studyshared research questions similar to the original case study: ≠ How do individual members of Capstone Design Teams perceive and describe types/forms of team communication and collaboration? ≠ How do team members support their own perceptions? ≠ Does a relationship exist between team members’ perceptions of shared group experiences and the ability to transfer “lessons learned

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April A. Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Lucille A. Sowko, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing; Mark Gartner, University of Pittsburgh; Brandon Joseph Barber, Sawnson School of Engineering University of PIttsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Design in Engineering Education

com- pleted her Ph.D. in 2007 at the University of Pittsburgh, studying oxidative stress in in vitro models of Parkinson’s disease. During her prior graduate and postdoctoral work in neurodegeneration, April men- tored several undergraduate, graduate, and clinical researchers and developed new methods for imaging and tracking mitochondria from living zebrafish neurons. In her work for the EERC and Pitt-CIRTL, April Dukes collaborates on educational research projects and facilitates professional development (PD) on instructional and mentoring best practices for current and future STEM faculty. As an adjunct instructor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh since 2009 and an

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

H. Paige Brown, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

themes centralto the experiences of women in the engineering workplace emerged. Women in engineeringindustry encounter experiences that include masculinized and non-supportive workplace cultures,various forms of discrimination and harassment, and the pressures associated with the day-to-dayduties of their specific role. While some women can endure the exclusionary environments andinappropriate behavior, other women decide to depart from engineering industry altogether.This review informs engineering industry of the experiences that may provoke women to leavethe engineering workforce and thereby enables them to create workplace culture andenvironments that are inclusive of women–which will help broaden the participation of womenin

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aisling O'Sullivan, University of Canterbury; Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

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International

profession (Figure 1). Industry benefits by directly interacting withstudents, providing company exposure and affording early recruitment. They also benefit fromacademic partnerships and cost-effective research not easily afforded independently.Simultaneously, the University and students benefit from practical experience and financialsupport from industry in terms of guest lectures, course prizes, scholarships and field trips. Sincethe final year projects are research focussed, they often lead onto funded (post)graduate researchactivity fostering further collaboration between industry and the university. The universitybenefits moreover through increasing publication outputs, which lead to an overall increase in aPBRF (Performance Based Research

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Experiences in Manufacturing Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Pervej Jahan, Miami University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

using real life ergonomic problems in the introductory ergonomics classAbstractHuman factors and ergonomics (HF&E) has emerged as an important subject forengineering and technology disciplines, especially for Industrial and ManufacturingEngineering programs. However, most of the undergraduate engineering programs havejust one introductory ergonomics class as a requirement for the degree. Therefore, it ischallenging for the instructor to effectively engage the students in the course, as most ofthe students don’t have prior knowledge of human factors and ergonomics. This studypresents some useful strategies of engaging undergraduate students in the introductoryergonomics class through specifically designed course

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Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Nutter

increasingly need familiarity with these tools andtheir applications. This becomes even more significant as manufacturing engineering programsevolve to satisfy the increasing demand for engineers to design and implement continuouslyimproving industrial systems and programs. At Ohio Northern University (ONU) this technologyis being taught as virtual simulation (VS). This paper explains how VS has been integrated intoour curriculum, and has established effective partnerships with local manufacturing companies.IntroductionOhio Northern University is in the seventh year of a curriculum utilizing advanced industrialcomputer simulation software. The virtual simulation classes are offered in a sequence of threequarters, providing four credits per quarter

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Issues Affecting Engineering Program Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jimmy Bill Linn, East Carolina University; Merwan B. Mehta, East Carolina University; Janet Hooper Sanders, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-1404: CREATING A NEW 4-YEAR DEGREE IN ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGYJimmy Bill Linn, East Carolina University Electrical Engineer for the US Navy for 23 yrs. - 1973 to 1996 Instructor for Ivy Tech Community College for 8 yrs. - 1997 to 2005Teaching Instructor for East Carolina University for 6 yrs. - 2005 to present. Education: BSEE and BSMA - Rose Hulman Institute of Technology - 1973 MSEE - Purdue University - 2002Merwan B Mehta, East Carolina University Merwan Mehta, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at East Carolina University in the Technology Systems Department in Greenville, NC. Prior to joining academics in 2004, he has over twenty years of experi- ence in business and industry working as an industrial

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Construction Engineering Division: AI & Automation

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Souhail Elhouar, Bradley University; Phuong Nguyen, South Dakota State University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

behind them because every project, no matter how complex, is different, and AI will not be able to evaluate every possible variant on ALL projects. AI is a great tool, but it's reports need to be reviewed and verified prior to approval and execution.15. the concept should be introduced, but it is vital today's students understand basic blocking and tackling and that can only be done by doing the work yourself. I would never trust an AI generated estimate.16. Incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Construction Education and ensure ethical and responsible use of AI is strongly covered.17. Teaching critical thinking skills and leadership education will be an essential area of focus. Increased collaboration with industry