Conference Session

Design for Community and Environment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Julie Linsey, University of Texas-Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad; Kathy Schmidt; Kristin Wood, University of Texas-Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

challenge and importance of understanding the cultural context. Crawley et al.16 present the “Design, Development and Marketing of Solar Lanterns” forthe rural poor of African countries. They specifically address Kenya, which has a largepopulation without hope of access to electricity in the near future; more than 90% of householdsuse kerosene lighting, and 70% also use scarce cash supplies to buy batteries. Crawley et al.employ focus groups and general discussions to gather information about what customers wantin a solar lantern. They note the importance of: (1) picking groups not dominated by a fewdominant members, (2) holding surveys during the day for travel safety of participants, and (3)focusing on individuals with incomes similar to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Aaron Snyder, Virginia Tech; Desen Sevi Özkan, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Thomas W. Staley, Virginia Tech; Stephen Biscotte, Virginia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Biscotte received a bachelor’s degree in biology from James Madison University. He received a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction: Science Education and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruc- tion: Educational Psychology, both from Virginia Tech. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Teaching Across Boundaries: Examining the Institutional Process ofEstablishing Multidisciplinary CoursesAbstract: Many of the decisions educators make are under direct influence of institutionalstructure, notably those that seek to create multidisciplinary spaces for students. Somemultidisciplinary courses are developed in isolation even though they are intended to combineand integrate disciplines. This study seeks

Conference Session

STEM Issues

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jennifer A. O'Neil, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

production design, the impact of technology paired with active learning pedagogies on student learning, and effective strategies for increasing gender diversity in STEM disciplines.Prof. Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Jeanne Christman is an Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology. She holds a BS in Electrical En- gineering, an MS in Computer Science and a PhD in Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning. Utilizing her educational background, her teaching specialty is digital and embedded system design and her research areas include engineering education culture, equity in engineering education

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education; Rossen Tsanov, American Society for Engineering Education

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

emphasis on the adoption of evidence-based instructional practices.Miss Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education Please note I am submitting this paper on behalf of Dr. Rocio Chavela Guerra. Alexandra Longo is Senior Program Manager of Education and Career Development at ASEE, where she leads ASEE webinars and manages stakeholder meetings and externally funded programs and projects. Prior to joining ASEE, Alexandra worked at the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and the Society for Neuroscience (SfN). Alex has a passion for instructional design, informal education, and hands-on learning, and received her MA in Museum Education from Seton Hall University in 2013.Rossen Tsanov, American Society

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 3 – Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bassant Mohamed Yasser, Qatar University; Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University; Rashid Alammari, Qatar University; Saud A Ghani, Qatar University; Mazen O. Hasna, Qatar University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #14048The Impact of Authentic Complex Engineering Design Experience for K-12Students on 21st Century Attributes and Perceptions towards STEM fields(Evaluation, Strand 3)Mrs. bassnt mohamed yasser, Qatar University A research assistant in VPCAO office in Qatar University and have my masters degree in quality man- agement with thesis project about ”utilization of Lean six sigma in enhancement of sterile suspensions manufacturing”. Being working on pharmaceutical manufacturing field in Glaxosmithkline Egypt as sec- tion head for quality assurance and validation I have a great experience in quality management system

Collection

2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

%20engineer. [Accessed Feb. 09, 2022].[4] ABET Search for Manufacturing and Similarly Named Programs. Available: https://amspub.abet.org/aps/name- search [Accessed Feb. 09, 2022].[5] R. Mott et. al. “The Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering: What Engineering and Technology Graduates Should Know About Manufacturing.”, 2012 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX.[6] J. Al-Jaroodi, A. Moretti, and W. Winchester, Unpublished Soft Skills Development Module for the RMU Preparing Future Workforces Project, sponsored by the C. W. Benedum Foundation.[7] Occupational Outlook Handbook by the Bureau of Labor Statistics – Quick Facts for Industrial Engineers. Available: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #21811Technology Enhanced Pre-Calculus Classrooms (Work in Progress)Dr. Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield Melissa Danforth is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at CSUB. Dr. Danforth was the PI for a NSF Federal Cyber Service grant (NSF- DUE1241636) to create models for information assurance education and outreach. Dr. Danforth was the Project Director for a U.S. Department of Education grant (P031S100081) to create engineering pathways for students in the CSUB service area. She is the co-PI for an NSF IUSE grant for STEM

Conference Session

Developing Teamwork, Student Attitudes, and Hardware Solutions for Laboratory Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Erin A. Henslee, Wake Forest University; Kyle Luthy; William N. Crowe; Lindsey J. Gray, Wake Forest University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

students required whole-class assistance.Importantly, pre- or co-requisites of the course include Physics 1, Chemistry 1, MultivariableCalculus, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations as well as the Freshman and SophomoreEngineering courses. Not required are Physics 2 (essentials of electricity, magnetism, optics) orany pre-requisite programming experience. This is an important feature in the department coursestructure, as the Engineering curriculum was designed to be as inclusive as possible.Subsequently, the pre-requisite structure versus what could be covered in the core curricula wascarefully considered. In the context of the authors’ course, this meant the course had toaccommodate students with no programming background or basic electrical

Conference Session

Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

identifiedlistening to others among the six most important skills associated with innovative behavior [10].Listening is also an important skill for project managers [11] and lifelong learning [12].Listening acumen has frequently been linked with leadership abilities [13,14]. Hartman andJahren [15] studied leadership attributes within construction and electrical engineering job adsand via interviews with engineers. Listening skills were grouped under the broader category ofcommunication, and to a smaller extent under interpersonal interactions [15]. The authors alsomapped their teamwork theme to both relationships and listening among Maxwell’s 21 Qualitiesof Leadership [16]. Working on teams with individuals from different backgrounds, includingthose from

Conference Session

FPD 5: Course Delivery Methods and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University; Joseph Francis Stanzione III, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

mechanical engineering majorsmixed. The course met twice a week during the 15 week semester, a 50 minute “lecture” and a160 minute laboratory session. The purpose of the course was three-fold: (a) help students makea good transition to college; (b) introduce students to engineering; and (c) prepare students forthe engineering curriculum by teaching them a number of basic skills.The online aspects of the course are delivered using PathFinder, a website developed at theuniversity. The course chapters are given in the PathFinder Plan Tab shown in Figure 1.Semester projects are used to reinforce course topics. Students work on the project during the labperiod. Projects are chosen by each instructor. Figure 1: PathFinder

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Healy

projects in progress that mayaffect this. One project directed at measuring and increasing student curiosity is reportedon elsewhere.4 We have found that the majority of students are receptive to the exercisesin metacognitive thinking. Some resist. The hope here is that they will find the workthey did in this area to be of use later in their lives.Bibliography 1. T. Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Second Edition, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Il, 1970 2. J. Bransford, et al, editors, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 2000 3. T. Armstrong, Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, Second Edition

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Ayodeji B. Wemida; Steve Efe, Morgan State University; Mehdi Shokouhian, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Civil Engineering

Green park Station Step access (SFA) Project in U. K. He was also the project manager of Category III design check for the Tottenham Court Road Tunnel Underground Station upgrade Project in UK.Dr. Jumoke ’Kemi’ Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University Dr. J. ’Kemi Ladeji-Osias is Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Dr. Ladeji-Osias earned a B.S. in electrical engi- neering from the University of Maryland, College Park and a joint Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Rutgers University and UMDNJ. Dr. Ladeji-Osias’ involvement in engineering curricular innovations includes adapting portal laboratory instrumentation into experiments from

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

; synthesizing the influence of societal and individual worldviews on decision-making; assessing STEM students’ learning in the spaces of design, ethics, and sustainability; and exploring the impact of pre-engineering curriculum on students’ abilities and career trajectories.Mr. Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University Nicholas D. Fila is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His current research interests include innovation, empathy, and engineering design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Nidhal Carla Bouaynaya, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Computer Science from the Ecole Nationale Superieure de L’Electronique et de ses Applications (ENSEA), France, in 2002, the MS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, in 2002, the Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies in Signal and Image processing from ENSEA, France, in 2003, the M.S. degree in Mathematics and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago, in 2007. From 2007-2013, she was an Assistant then Associate Professor with the Department of Systems Engineering at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Since 2013, she joined Rowan University, where she is currently an Associate Professor with the Department

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 3: Student Innovative Practice

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydney Rose Fitzgerald, Spackenkill High School; Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

, combiningdesign and product development with music and equity in a professional field, inclusion ofadapted instruments in the breadth of engineering education curriculums and research can notonly improve the experience of physically disabled musicians, but also enable engineeringstudents to develop a broader understanding of how engineering can be used to close gaps inequity.Definitions and TerminologyThe definitions provided below in Table 1 are used to refer instruments in groups based on theirgeneral purpose and functionality. Usage of such definitions allows distinction between the wayin which engineers created the device, and what outside resources may be needed for theinstrument to function, such as a computer to run a software or a speaker system

Conference Session

Technology Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Katherine Emery; John Feland

initial infrastructure in place to support the four focus areas: Howto Build a Center, Curriculum, Tools and Methods, and Community. Further development ofcontent will focus on the development of digital video of entrepreneurial leaders, publication ofcase studies, creation of instructional guidelines for the Tools and Methods section, and thedevelopment of an engineering-entrepreneurship Educators’ community through face-to-face andonline contexts [3]. As it is in development, the content will be tested by faculty withinclassroom environments. In addition, we plan to experiment with member and query-basedprofiling, to allow for personalization of the content.VII. BIBILIOGRAPHY1) Chen, John, et al. “Technology in Engineering Education: What

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Eric McKanna, Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Eric McKanna, Dr. Firas Hassan Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering & Computer Science Ohio Northern University Ada, Ohio 45810 Email: e-mckanna@onu.eduAbstractTuring Complete1 is a game released on the Steam2 platform designed to teach digital logic andcomputer architecture concepts through a series of challenges and problems. Its skill-tree approachcovers digital logic, binary arithmetic, and memory. The end goal is to create a turing completecomputer through building blocks developed during each different section of the tree. In this paper,we suggest adapting and modifying problems from the game to

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tala Katbeh, Texas A&M University; Gerald Benjamin Cieslinski, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Hassan Said Bazzi, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Syed Mustafa Husain Abidi, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

models in engineering and the 3D printing process as they built their own models. ii. REV Robotics Camp. Through this program, students gained the fundamentals of mechanical and electrical engineering where they designed, built, and programmed their own robots from the professional grade REV robotics kits used in well-renowned international competitions. iii. Qatar Invents! This program allowed students to understand the foundations of the engineering design process where they were tasked with inventing novel solutions to real-world problems. iv. Pinewood Derby® Engineering. This program helped in merging various science and engineering concepts with a time

Conference Session

Research Experience in Stormwater Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Richard Lee Clark Jr., Virginia Western Community College

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, computer-supported research and learning systems, hydrology, and water resources. In a major ($1M+, NSF) curriculum reform and engineering education research project from 2004 to 2009, he led a team of engineering and education faculty to reform engineering curriculum of an engineering department (Biological Systems Engineering) using Jerome Bruner’s spiral curriculum theory. Currently, Dr. Lohani leads an NSF/REU Site on ”interdisciplinary water sciences and engineering” which has already graduated 56 excellent undergraduate researchers since 2007. This Site is renewed for the third cycle which will be implemented during 2014-16. He also leads an NSF/TUES type I project in which a real-time environmental monitoring lab

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, FLATE (Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence); Marie A. Boyette, FLATE; Nina C. Stokes, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

award winning curriculum design and reform for secondary and post-secondary Career and Technical Education programs; and provides a variety of professional development for STEM and techni- cal educators focused on advanced technologies. She earned a B.A. in Chemistry at Agnes Scott College and both a B.S. in Engineering Science and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Environmental) from the Uni- versity of South Florida, where her research focused on membrane separation science and technologies for water purification. She has over 20 years of experience in developing curricula for engineering and engineering technology for elementary, middle, high school, and post secondary institutions, including colleges of engineering

Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

an effort in theCollege of Engineering at the Ohio State University where the freshman engineering classeswere redeveloped into a combined course with hands-on laboratory elements2. Teamwork,project management, report writing and oral presentations were the main parts of this program.Recently, in their research, Smith et al. focused on classroom-based pedagogy of engagement3.The authors recognized that active and collaborative learning provides better ways for students tolearn by being intensely involved in the educational process. These learning methods can furtherbe implemented by encouraging the students to apply their knowledge in many situations. Thearticle, as illustrated in, also indicates the superiority of the problem-based learning

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 8: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Learning

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John T Solomon, Tuskegee University; Hang Song, Auburn University; Lauren E. Beckingham, Auburn University; Karen McNeal, Auburn University; Kelly Lazar, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

instruction. Two intervention strategies were added to this course as part of the project. Inaddition to lectures, students were grouped and assigned seminars and experimental projectsrelated to renewable energy during the intervention period. Scaled models from HorizonEnergy BoxTM that demonstrate various renewable energy generation are used for the projectexperiments, as shown in Fig. 1. Finally, they collected data, analyzed it, and presented theirprojects. Five to seven student groups, each having four student members, performed experimentson the following renewable energy sources: a) Solar Energy Project In this project, students assembled an electric model car from Horizon Energy Box powered by a solar PV panel. The

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 4: Digital Learning Part II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #29357Development of a MATLAB/ROS Interface to a Low-cost Robot ArmProf. Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington Robert Avanzato is an associate professor of engineering at the Penn State Abington campus where he teaches courses in electrical and computer engineering, computer science, and robotics. His research interests are mobile robotics, computer vision, intelligent systems, collaborative virtual environments and innovative education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Development of a MATLAB/ROS Interface to a Low-cost Robot

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division 1: The Practice of EMD

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christina McCoy P.E., Oklahoma State University; Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

steel design, engineering mechanics: statics, building foundations and numerical analysis. Professor Ramming has recently been named Halliburton Outstanding Young Faculty and the Outstanding Teacher for the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology. She has also published books for Project Lead the Way and a text on Numerical Structural Analysis. Professor Ramming enjoys spending time with the students of CEAT as the advisor of the Ar- chitectural Engineering Institute, Tau Beta Pi, Women Inspiring Successful Engineers, and CEAT Student Council. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Diversity and Culture in Structural Engineering

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johanna Acosta, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Jacoba Ubidia, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Miguel Andrés Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Vanessa Guerra, University of Virginia; Cristina Gallardo, Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Francisco de Quito USFQ, in Ecuador. Miguel Andrés is a civil engineer from USFQ (2009), was awarded a MSc in Civil Engineering – Construction Engineering and Management at Iowa State University (Fulbright scholar, 2012)and his PhD in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech (2019), as well as two Graduate Certificate in Engineering Education and Future Professoriate. (i) ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE: Miguel Andrés was Project Manager of PREINGESA where he has directed construction projects in the development of urban infrastructure for urbanizations such as earthworks, drinking water works, sewerage, underground electrical cables and fiber optics, roads, aqueducts, water reservoirs, housing construction, among others. He was also a

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Luiz Lourenco; Farrukh Alvi; Chiang Shih

techniques and relatedinstructional courseware provide an efficient teaching tool to achieve this goal. Second phase ofthe curriculum includes advanced thermal classes such as Propulsion, Advanced Heat Transfer,Aerodynamics, Thermal-Fluid Design, Senior Design Project, etc. These courses are intended tofurther enhance the student's understanding of the concept of design and provide practicalexperience in a laboratory environment. The TFSL course involves engineering laboratorymeasurements in fluid and thermal applications, including basic concepts of experiments,measurement devices and their performance characteristics; measurement of fluid and thermalproperties, including pressure, velocity, and temperature; calibration procedures; design

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

made up of a fairly even mix of students from Chemical, Civic, Electrical and Computerand Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. As the communication coordinator for ChemicalEngineering I am responsible for the planning and delivery of most communication contentacross the curriculum; in this capacity I coordinate communication courses, plan and overseesome core-course projects, and provide individual assistance to students requiringcommunication support. In fact, I plan and coordinate the course that participant three sees asfailing to effectively instruct iteration. While I am not formally involved in Civil, Electrical andComputer or Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, I am familiar with the content covered bymy communication counterparts

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 1: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ChE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esohe Fawole, University of California, Davis; Glaucia Prado, University of California, Davis; William Ristenpart, University of California, Davis; Jason White, University of California, Davis

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

-29, 2010.[7] K. A. Smith, S. D. Sheppard, D. W. Johnson, R. T. and Johnson, “Pedagogies ofEngagement: Classroom-Based Practices,” Journal of Engineering Education vol. 94(1), pp. 87-101, 2005.[8] A. Yadav, D. Subedi, M. A. Lundeberg, and C. F. Bunting, “Problem-Based Learning:Influence of Students’ Learning in an Electrical Engineering Course,” Journal of EngineeringEducation vol. 100(2), pp. 253-280, 2011.[9] T. L. Strayhorn et al, “Academic and Social Barriers to Black and Latino Male Collegians’Success in Engineering and Related STEM Fields,” Proceedings of the 120th ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition, Paper # 8199, 2013.[10] K. Winkelmann et. al, “Improving Students’ Inquiry Skills and Self-Efficacy throughResearch-Inspired Modules in

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sheikh Ghafoor; Stephen Canfield; Michael Kelley; Tristan Hill

move to solving advanced models thatdescribe how the world works. A recent model has been implemented in the college ofengineering at Tennessee Tech (TTU) to base the initial programming experience onhardware in the loop approach where the programming target is a micro-controller. Thiscourse has been offered in both C/C++ and Matlab programming language. From multiple previous implementations, we see that the students that engaged in thehands-on, hardware-based programming activities reported a more positive earlyexperience with programming and its relation to the engineering curriculum relative totheir comparison-group peers. The students participating in the project also reportedimproved confidence in their ability to learn and use

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

capstone designs, has been the adoption of project-basedlearning models and student-centred, experiential teaching/learning mechanisms7. A widespectrum of project-based design instruction has been implemented, from case study to reverseengineering, to studio-based design, to full-scale projects tackling realistic (industry-customer) orsemi-realistic (faculty-customer) problems. An excellent review is provided by Sheppard andJenison8 (up to 1997) and Dym et al.7 (recently). These courses, which have been created overthe past two decades, demonstrate a great diversity in terms of implementing project-based,team-centred approaches. Nonetheless, they share two major features7: a) they are scheduled inone semester (or two quarters); and b) they tend to