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Track 2: Technical Session 6: Minoritized Student Audio Narratives to Influence Faculty's Empathic Understanding: Learning from Sophie and Enola
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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
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Stephen Secules, Florida International University; Maimuna Begum Kali, Florida International University; Cassandra J McCall, Utah State University; Gabriel Van Dyke, Utah State University
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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity
cognitive load theory in the engineering classroom. He is currently working on an NSF project attempting to improve dissemination of student narratives using innovative audio approaches. Gabe has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University (USU). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Minoritized Student Audio Narratives to Influence Faculty’s Empathic Understanding: Learning from Sophie and EnolaAbstractBackground: Undergraduate engineering education is a critical moment for student experiences andbroadening participation, yet many minoritized students experience it as unwelcoming, unsupportive, orexclusionary. Engineering faculty have
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University; Evelyn C. Brown, North Carolina State University
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Paper ID #22854Lessons Learned from an S-STEM GrantDr. Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University Dr. Ricky Castles is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He is primarily affiliated with the ECU Electrical Engineering concentration. His research work focuses on the use of wireless sensor networks, microcontrollers, and physiological data collection for a variety of applications. He is also interested in engineering education research including leadership development, broadening participating, and opportunities for first generation college students.Dr. Evelyn C. Brown, North
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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5
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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker P.E., California State University, Fresno; Constance Jones, California State University, Fresno; Arezoo Sadrinezhad, California State University, Fresno; Maryam Nazari, California State University, Fresno
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering
Technology (CRT)’ grant from the Chancellor’s Office of California State University and the Discover-e program of the Fresno campus. Dr. Oka is also very passionate about the contribution of female faculty in engineering. She believes that the female faculty can and should refuse to be defined by the male stereotypes in the field of engineering education as well as the engineering profession.Dr. Kimberly Stillmaker, California State University, Fresno Dr. Stillmaker is an Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at CSU, Fresno. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in structural engineering. She attained her PhD in Civil Engineering at UC Davis. Her research interests include seismic analysis and
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Dina Verdin, Arizona State University; Sharona Krinsky, California State University, Los Angeles; David Raymond P.E., California State University, Los Angeles; Eva Schiorring, STEMEVAL; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Carlos Luis Perez
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
knowledge about STEM education in community colleges and four-year institutions. She presently serves as the external evaluator for four NSF-funded projects. TheDr. Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles Emily L. Allen, Ph.D., is Dean of the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles. She believes in a collaborative, student-centered approach to research, education, academic administration and leaCarlos Luis Perez ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 HSI Implementation and Evaluation Project: Commitment to Learning Instilled by a Mastery- Based Undergraduate Program (CLIMB-UP
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CIT Division Technical Session #6
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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Biswajit Biswal, South Carolina State University
technical papers published in conferences and journals. He is also a senior member of IEEE. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com SSCTrac: AI-Powered Soil Moisture Condition DetectionThe long-term common goal of high-end agrisystem is to attain sustainable and productive farmingat high standards of food quality. Water plays an important role in supplying plant nutrition and ahealthy plant root produces quality food. The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) anddrones see many precision farming applications such as disease detection from the image,identification of crop-readiness, farming field management
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FPD1 - Early Success and Retention
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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Robert Green, Mississippi State University
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First-Year Programs
Mechanical Engineering, and an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College. He is also pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration at Mississippi State. He is a registered professional engineer and was a research engineer for 14 years prior to assuming his current position. Page 13.82.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Pre-Engineering Class to Help Students Gain Admittance Into an Engineering MajorAbstractIn the fall of 2001, the Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University institutedadmissions criteria into the
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2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Kara Kockelman
consistently positive and statistically significantassociations between student ratings of a course and student GPAs – and the lack of anystatistically significant relation between evaluations and grades biases (as captured by an averagegrade minus average GPA variable). These results are apparent only after controlling for otherfactors, including instructor, course, and student attributes and suggest that educators need not bevery concerned about the biasing effects of “easy grading” on instructor evaluations. Page 6.903.2INTRODUCTION Student grades and course evaluations are important descriptors of student and facultyperformance. Student
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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1
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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Mohamed Elzomor, Florida International University; Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga; Claudia Calle Müller, Florida International University
the application of varioussustainability rating systems including Envision rating system into higher education. Theframework provides options such as course module, whole course, and special course/workshopto integrate sustainability in the classroom for freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior yearstudents. Moreover, this research highlights that infrastructure sustainability rating systems canplay a critical role in developing infrastructures equitable and sustainably indicating that thesesystems should be a part of sustainability teaching effort. The widely used Envision ratingsystem consists of several credits that address social issues and implement the social dimensionof sustainability effectively. Therefore, this study focuses on the
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Issues Facing STEM Programs at Rural Two-Year Colleges
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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cody Mann, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Andrew Hanegmon; Anthony Venditto; Katherine Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Frankie Wood-Black; Liz Cox; Michelle Soledad, Minnesota State University, Mankato
, planned quarterly shutdowns, and work on cap-ex projects. The mine shut down in 2016 and I want back to school at The University of Minnesota - Duluth and earned my M.E. in Industrial Engineering with a minor in Engineering Management. I also earned my black belt in Six Sigma. I'm currently working as a an engineering instructor for Minnesota North at the Mesabi Campus, where I teach first and second year engineering students.Frankie K. Wood-Black (Division Chair, Eng., Phys. Sci. and PTEC)Liz Cox © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Building Partnerships to Bridge the Transfer Gap and Increase
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Engineering Design Graphics Division Poster Session
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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lukas W. DiBeneditto, Purdue University, New Albany; Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany
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Engineering Design Graphics
Paper ID #21082CADcompareTM : A Web-based Application that Compares PDF CAD Draw-ingsMr. Lukas W. DiBeneditto, Purdue University Lukas W. DiBeneditto is an Undergraduate Research Assistant of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University, Purdue Polytechnic New Albany. He received his Associates of Arts in Commu- nications from Jefferson Community and Technical College and is a Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA). He is the lead software developer for CADcompare, a web-based application designed to de- crease grading times and increase the accuracy of engineering CAD drawings. CADcompare can compare
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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) GIFTS Session 2: Foundational Skills in the First-Year Engineering Classroom
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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Evans Tang, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Allyson Faith Miller; Olivia Guptill; Clara Elisa Hortua; Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Paul J. Thomas
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)
methodologies. She is currently leading efforts to incorporate AI into educational curricula and teaching methods. Additionally, Aggrawal mentors students at various levels and is actively seeking collaborative opportunities in her field.Dr. Paul J. Thomas, Paul Thomas is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University. His research interests are in software modeling, gamification, and active learning. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 GIFTS: Building Conflict Resolution Skills among First Year STEM UndergraduatesMotivationTeaching STEM students how to resolve team conflicts is critical to their
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Systems Engineering Constituents Tech Session
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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Steve Walter, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng)
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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee
IPFW Professor of Systems Engineering and Director of the Center of Excellence for Systems Engineering. He is a member of the International Council on Systems Engineering, Project Management Institute, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science Page 13.122.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Systems Approach to Engineering “Economics”IntroductionA new course has been instituted at the graduate level that emphasizes a systems approach toteaching finance, economics, cost accounting and cost
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College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle
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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Tammy Baldwin, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Marisa Hemingway, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc
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College-Industry Partnerships
, curriculum reform, training programs, and K–12 initiatives need to be improved,expanded, and evaluated. The 2007 National Science Foundation Workshop report indicates thatthe United States must begin to devote a significant amount of effort, support, and dedication touniversity power programs to sustain technological advances, workforce demands, and essentialinfrastructure. More universities are beginning to revise curriculum and commit to additionalindustry partnerships2. However, energy research is lacking because of faculty retirement, whichcan exacerbate the lack of technological experiences for new graduates. Government agencies,industry, and educational institutions have developed various working groups, such as the Centerfor Energy Workforce
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1997 Annual Conference
Authors
Sandra L. Doty; Dr. Kathryn A. Svinarich; Cynthia Finelli
loads are moderate, and tenure-track facultymembers are expected to conduct funded research. There is student involvement with researchthrough undergraduate and graduate student research assistantships. Laboratory facilities and thenumber and expertise of existing research groups is consistent with the university’s size. Page 2.269.2 Identifying the Collaborative Project To overcome the drawbacks associated with conducting research at GMI and to capitalizeon the nearby facilities and expertise at Oakland University, we decided to form a cross-disciplinary collaboration. Since it wasn’t feasible for us to
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Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Design Projects
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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University
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Diversity
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing, Automation and Robotics, and CAE in Manufacturing Processes fields. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Open-Ended Design Projects in a Rapid Prototyping CourseAbstractIn this manufacturing engineering program, the Rapid prototyping and Reverse Engineeringcourse has become even more popular due to public interest and hype driven by both, the Makerand Rep-Rap movements. The course has been taught over the years with the challenge ofconstant update needs to its content. In addition to the major subject updates to the content, theinstructor is employing preparation of short papers on newest developments while channelingstudents to conduct research, in case they are not actively following
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1997 Annual Conference
Authors
Daniel Davis
an overall view of project requirements and a comprehensive view of specificarchitectural and engineering techniques and technologies.1Pedagogical studies have demonstrated that a case study approach to architectural andengineering education provides a greater understanding of design projects.2 Using a real projectas a case study, the Mount Pleasant Corporate Center3 in Valhalla, New York, this paper willdemonstrate how a design team navigates the process, responds to challenges, and progressesfrom the original idea to the final reality. Few projects follow the classic procedure mentionedabove. “Stuff” happens and the design team must be prepared to react, make choices, solveproblems and on occasion lead the design in a totally new direction
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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference
Authors
Eileen Haase PhD, The Johns Hopkins University
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Diversity
Undergraduate Learning Through Use of Online Graduate Engineering Courses During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Biomed Eng Education. 2020, DOI: 10.1007/s43683-020-00041-w20. P Brickman, C Gormally, AM Martella, “Making the Grade: Using Instructional Feedback and Evaluation to Inspire Evidence-Based Teaching,” CBE—Life Sci Educ 15:ar75, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.15-12-024921. ABET Student Outcomes: https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria- for-accrediting-engineering-programs-2019-2020/#GC322. CH Crouch, E Mazur E, “Peer instruction: Ten years of experience and results.” American Journal of Physics Vol 69, 9 pp. 970–977, 200123. EL Rees, PJ Quinn, B Davies, V Fotheringham, “How does peer teaching compare to
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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2
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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University; David K. Probst P.E., Southeast Missouri State University
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Engineering Physics and Physics
. Hailey, “Comparing EngineeringStudent Use of Solution Manuals and Student/Faculty Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty”,Proceedings of 119th ASEE Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, June 10 - 13, 2012.[11] Jonathan Bergmann, Aaron Sams, Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in EveryClass Every Day, International Society for Technology in Education, 2012.[12] Ronald Goulet, “Individualized Homework: An Effective Learning Strategy”, Proceedingsof 117th ASEE Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, June 20 - 23, 2010.[13] Edward F. Gehringer, Barry W. Peddycord III, “Teaching Strategies When Students HaveAccess to Solution Manuals”, Proceedings of 120th ASEE Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia,June 23 - 26, 2013.[14] Russell C. Hibbeler
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2016 ERC
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Keith Roper
and facilities of a Center  Bold yet achievable• Frontier investigations across and/or within disciplines (“Transformative”, “Grand Challenges”)  Legacy• Promote organizational linkages capitalizing on cyberinfrastructure  Partnerships• Integrative learning and discovery for (U.S.) students  Broad set of career paths• Engage and develop nation’s talent, including groups underrepresented in STEM research and education  Diverse STEM workforce• Foster science/engineering in service to society  Knowledge Transfer, new research areas, instrumentation, technologies Example: I/UCRC Pre-‐competitive Research Portfolio: cooperative ly defined & funded on shared value Ideas, Industry
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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1
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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Blair J. McDonald P.E., Western Illinois University; William F. Pratt, Western Illinois University; Il-Seop Shin, Western Illinois University; Khaled Zbeeb, Western Illinois University
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College Industry Partnerships
special facilities or tooling. 3. The student gets to work on a real-world problem, gain reputation, and in our experience ends up with a job offer before graduation. As one manager stated after the final briefing, “Why wouldn’t we hire this person? They’ve been with us for two years, they at least know where the water fountain and toilets are, and they are already better with new technology than some of our engineers!” Cons: 1. Classroom and other presentations in a school setting can be severely restricted. Project advisors must guard against inadvertent disclosure during discussions and briefings, and access to senior design reports (which ABET teams may want to inspect) must be controlled. 2. The
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S6B: Full Papers - One Size Does Not Fit All
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14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference
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Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Susie Huggins, West Virginia University
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Diversity, Full Papers
development efforts, and served in several administrative roles. She has been recognized for her teaching, advising, service, and research and as an Exemplary Faculty Member for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.Ms. Susie Huggins, West Virginia University Susie Huggins currently works for the Fundamentals of Engineering program at West Virginia University. She is pursuing her PhD in Education, a lifelong dream. Huggins is an advocate of STEM learning in the K-12 arena as well as a proponent of after school programing to help build the workforce of the Technological Revolution. 14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference: University of Tennessee in Knoxville
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2000 Annual Conference
Authors
Kenneth Reid
been the most popular course offered throughout the Young Scholarprogram. A Peek Inside the Computer, a class on computer software and hardware ,was developed this past summer for the first time. Both courses were filled to capacity,and generated very positive feedback. Every session involves hands-on activities, withlecture content tailored to the lab. This paper will describe the typical students, thecurriculum and projects, and important points to making this and similar programssuccessful.Introduction:The K-12 students of today are potentially the college students of tomorrow. In manycases, their math and science classes may be weak, and they may have littleunderstanding of engineering and technology. The IEEE has identified one of its
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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3
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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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College Industry Partnerships
Lafayette Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh is a Continuing Lecturer in the Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) Program at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She received her Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering from Purdue University Fort Wayne, and received her Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Engineering Education at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Case Study: Industry Sponsored Mechanical Engineering Capstone Senior Design ProgramAbstractIn our mechanical engineering program
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Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering
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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Ashlee N. Ford Versypt, University at Buffalo; Samantha Lyn Carpenter, Oklahoma State University; Troy Lamarr Adkins II, Oklahoma State University; Ted Anderson Sperry, Oklahoma State University; Yu Feng, Oklahoma State University
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Chemical Engineering
-posed solu- tions to patient-specific pulmonary health problems using multi-scale modeling techniques. He and his research team specialize in assessing the occupational exposure risks using computational fluid-particle dynamics (CFPD) models and Physiological based Toxicokinetic (PBTK) models spans over 10 years and has been summarized in more than 30 peer-reviewed journal papers and 40 conference proceedings. Dr. Feng is currently the Vice Chair of Health Related Aerosol Working Group in the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Kidney and Lung Demonstrations to Introduce Engineering
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Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development
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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Kalynda Chivon Smith, Howard University; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Inez N. Moore, Howard University; Silas E. Burris, Howard University; Fabiana Bornmann
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Minorities in Engineering
did not score significantlydifferently from their White counterparts. Steele and Aronson posited that awareness of thestereotype that Blacks are low academic achievers distracted and caused anxiety for Blackstudents which led to a self-fulfilling prophesy – poor test performance. Across severalreplications, using Black students, women, and athletes, it has been found that stereotype threatdoes decrease academic achievement for those negatively stereotyped populations6,7. Stereotypethreat then demonstrates a cycle began by racial prejudice in the United States regarding Blacksand educational attainment and how even high achieving Black students might be impacted bythat racial prejudice. In response to stereotype threat, high achieving Black
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1998 Annual Conference
Authors
J. Michael Jacob; Jeffrey W. Honchell
Session 3626 A Team Centered, Project Oriented Approach in Analog Integrated Circuits J. Michael Jacob, Jefffrey W. Honchell Purdue UniversityAbstractThis paper describes an end-of-semester day-long required project used as a capstone to a juniorelectrical engineering technology course in Analog Integrated Circuits Applications. Themotivation for the project is presented in the Introduction. The Project Description explains boththe problem presented to the students and the implementation constraints. The Evaluationsection has three parts; the
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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II
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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes
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Engineering Physics & Physics
, Pariser co-founded five venture companies, and as a management consultant successfully catalyzed more than $100 million of new shareholder value in client businesses. He has led cross-functional client teams in projects to find and capture value-creating profit and growth opportunities. Pariser is a Trustee of Mutual Fund Series Trust and serves as a member or the audit committee. Pariser received a Ph.D. and M.S. from Columbia University and a B.S. from MIT in electrical engineering. Email: bert.pariser@gmail.com. Page 25.1242.1 c American Society for Engineering Education
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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
Authors
Rajarajan Subramanian
. 2. They feel connected to the industry personnel and helpful for their job search. 3. They feel they are empowered through the Group discussions. 4. Through the DVD shows, they got to see the latest technology used in the construction industry.Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova University 5. The project at the end of the semester, gives them the feeling as though they have finished a big project and the feeling of learning Construction Management as a complete course.The disadvantages of these modules are given below: 1. Students feel that they are overwhelmed with too much information about construction and construction management in one semester
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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Kyle D. Feuz, Weber State University; Linda DuHadway, Weber State University; Hugo Edilberto Valle, Weber State University; Richard C. Fry, Weber State University; Kim Marie Murphy, Weber State University
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Diversity
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Software Engineering Division
Case for Pair Programming in the ComputerScience Classroom”. ​TOCE​, 11, pp. 2:21, 2011.[7] P. Maguire, R. Maguire, P. Hyland, and P. Marshall. Enhancing collaborative learning usingpair programming: Who benefits?. All Ireland Journal of Higher Education, 6(2), 2014.https://ojs.aishe.org/index.php/aishe-j/article/view/141​ [Accessed 1 February 2020].[8] T. Van Toll III, R. Lee, and T. Ahlswede. "Evaluating the Usefulness of Pair Programming ina Classroom Setting," ​6th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Computer and InformationScience (ICIS 2007)​, Melbourne, Qld., 2007, pp. 302-308.DOI: ​https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIS.2007.96[9] L. Williams, E. Wiebe, K. Yang, M. Ferzli, and C. Miller. In Support of Pair Programming inthe Introductory
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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
Authors
David Hergert
phone is processed using software on the cell phone. As another example, a recent NewYork Times article states “House hunters, driving past a for-sale sign, stop and point theircellphone at the sign. With a click, their cellphone screen displays the asking price, the numberof bedrooms and baths and lots of other details about the house.” [1]The interest the author has in this technology has more to do with reading laboratory datacollection and verification in a distance education program. The B.S. ElectromechanicalEngineering Technology degree program is offered by distance to eleven community collegesthroughout the State of Ohio. A new Industrial Automation course in the program requiresstudents to use lab equipment located at the community