Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Richard B. Mindek

control, and remote I/O.Today, PLC’s are used in all facets of industry, provide a broad range of functions, can be programmedusing a desktop personal computer, and can be purchased for as little as several hundred dollars. Withsuch broad use in industry, wide-ranging application in engineering related fields and availability to usersat all levels, it is imperative that engineering educators provide young engineers with a fundamentalunderstanding of the operation and capabilities of PLCs. This task has recently been undertaken withinthe Mechanical Engineering Program at Western New England College, through the building of a PLCplatform and development of a PLC laboratory. This laboratory is unique in that it is designed to allowstudents to self

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E. Foor, University of Oklahoma; Rui Pan, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

related to equity and diversity in engineering student populations.Dr. Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma Dr. Deborah A. Trytten is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Womens’ and Gender Stud- ies at the University of Oklahoma. Her main research focus is diversity in engineering education and introductory software engineering education. Page 26.1059.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015   Leadership, Management, and Diversity: Missed Opportunities within Student Design Competition TeamsAbstractEngineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo Ph.D., University at Buffalo, SUNY; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Wei Chen, Northwestern University; David W. Gatchell, Northwestern University; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering Education at Penn State University. In her current position, Dr. Zappe is re- sponsible for supporting curricular assessment and developing instructional support programs for faculty in the College of Engineering. In her research role, Dr. Zappe is interested in the integration of creativity into the engineering curriculum, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Zappe holds a doctorate in Edu- cational Psychology specializing in applied testing and measurement. Her measurement interests include the development of instruments to measure the engineering professional skills and using qualitative data to enhance the response process validity of tests and instruments.Dr. Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

board process engineering, printed electronics, applications of RFID technologies and manufacturing engineering pedagogy. Through his research, Dr. Wells has supervised the completion of twelve graduate degrees in the past six years. His publication history includes nearly seventy print publications and over forty invited presentations. He has addressed professional audiences in Ukraine, Japan, India, Brazil, Peru, Mexico and Canada, as well as in many United States venues. For many years, he has been active in the national leadership of Society of Manufacturing Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, and ABET. Over the past twenty-six years, he has been a

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

W. Riddell; S. Bakrania; K. Bhatia; J. Courtney; K. Dahm; R. Harvey; L. Weiss

educational objectives of the course.Continued Development of Sophomore Engineering ClinicAll Sophomore engineering students take a two course sequence of project based learningcourses, Sophomore Engineering Clinic I and II (SEC I and SEC II). These courses are part of alarger, eight semester sequence of clinic courses. Sophomore engineering clinic I and II arespecifically charged with teaching design and communication. Technical writing and parametricdesign are covered in SEC I, while public speaking and “big picture” design are covered in SECII.By fall 2004, SEC I had been developed into a highly integrated course, team taught by facultyfrom the College of Communication and the College of Engineering. Class meetings includedtwo 75 minute writing

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

W. Riddell; S. Bakrania; K. Bhatia; J. Courtney; K. Dahm; R. Harvey; L. Weiss

educational objectives of the course.Continued Development of Sophomore Engineering ClinicAll Sophomore engineering students take a two course sequence of project based learningcourses, Sophomore Engineering Clinic I and II (SEC I and SEC II). These courses are part of alarger, eight semester sequence of clinic courses. Sophomore engineering clinic I and II arespecifically charged with teaching design and communication. Technical writing and parametricdesign are covered in SEC I, while public speaking and “big picture” design are covered in SECII.By fall 2004, SEC I had been developed into a highly integrated course, team taught by facultyfrom the College of Communication and the College of Engineering. Class meetings includedtwo 75 minute writing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and a Ph.D. degree from McGill University, Canada, all degrees in electrical engineering. Page 25.389.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Design and Development of a PV Engineering Course: First Year Experience Hirak Patangia University of Arkansas at Little Rock hcpatangia@ualr.eduAbstract A CCLI Type I NSF proposal under the title ”Development of Novel Learning Materials for Green Energy Education Centered around a PV Test Station

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamad Qatu; Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

. Page 1.492.2 $.i~, } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.,.,Ell13/ Three Models of Turn/Team Teaching Team teaching is an innovative approach to the educational curriculum in a university environment.This section first describes the differences between turn teaching and team teaching, and then outlines threemodels within this paradigm that are currently being used to turnheam teach three courses at LS SU. Turn teaching naturally follows from a course organization that calls for units of knowledge to bepresented in a sequential order. The order or arrangement of the units may or may not be

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Charles J Camarda, NASA

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, 88.7% 8.0 environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams 88.7% 8.1 (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering 94.4% 8.6 problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility 94.4% 4.9 (g) an ability to communicate effectively 87.3% 7.1 (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and 71.8% 4.5 societal context (i) a recognition of the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Carroll

, • Sustainability, • Manufacturability, • Ethics, • Health and safety, • Society, and • Politics.In response, the College of Science and Engineering at UMD has developed the course Engr 4001:Engineering Professionalism, to address the relationship between these topics and engineeringpractice. Offered for the first time in Spring, 2005, this course will embed an existing technicalwriting course for engineering students, to teach students both the importance of the professionaltopics above and the skills needed to document technical material in a professional manner.Engineering Professionalism is a design oriented class, required as a pre- or co-requisite forcapstone design courses in all

Conference Session

Effective Teaching to Motivate & Retain

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Julio Davalos

of lateral and distortional buckling of FRP wide-flange beams,” Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, Vol. 1, No. 4, 1997, pp. 150- 159. 18. Qiao, P. Z. and Davalos, J. F., “Flexural-Torsional Buckling of FRP Composite Cantilever I-Beams”, Page 8.469.9Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Engineering Structures, In press, 2002. 19. Barbero, E. J. and DeVivo, L., “Beam-Column Design Equations for Wide-Flange Pultruded Structural Shapes”, ASCE Journal of

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rohit Kandakatla, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Angela Goldenstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David Allen Evenhouse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy

Polit´ecnica de Ingenieria de Gij´on, as well as multiple internships in Manufacturing and Quality Engineering. His current work primarily investigates the effects of select emergent pedagogies upon student and instructor performance and experience at the collegiate level. Other interests include engineering ethics, engineering philosophy, and the intersecting concerns of engineering industry and higher academia.Dr. Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Edward Berger is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, joining Purdue in August 2014. He has been teaching mechanics for over 20 years, and has worked extensively on the integration and

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 5: Graduate Student Experience and Decision-Making

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Torres-Sanchez ​CEng MEng PhD PGCert FHEA MIMechE, Loughborough University; Paul Conway FREng CEng, Loughborough University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #37227Why a PhD? An exercise with LEGO®. Using novel communication tools toexpress multilevel complex messagesProf. Carmen Torres-Sanchez CEng MEng PhD PGCert FHEA MIMechE, Loughborough University Carmen Torres-Sanchez is a Professor of Multifunctional Materials Manufacturing at Loughborough Uni- versity, England, United Kingdom, and the Executive Director of the Centre of Doctoral Training in Em- bedded Intelligence (CDT-EI). She is the architect of the novel Doctoral Transition Zone(TM) Training ethos. She has been working in industry-informed, academically-led education for more than 15 years. Her research

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Zdzislaw Kremens

experiences from CSSUmay provide some ideas regarding possible ways to better respond to industry needs:• Serving both traditional and non-traditional students• Offering non-credit and for-credit certification programs• Application oriented programs• Co-op programs for students• Industrial Advisory Boards• Transfer program (pathway) from community colleges (2+2 education)• Continuous quality improvement- accreditation based on program assessment plan• Demand driven educational offersII.1. Non-traditional students (School of Technology at CCSU)CCSU and the School of Technology serve both traditional and non-traditional students. I willuse examples from the School of Technology, because that is what I know best. Examples existfrom other

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

program outcomes (PO) wereparts of the requirements of Criterion 2 and Criterion 3, respectively. For the 2008-09 evaluationcycle, some changes were made to the general EAC requirements. The requirements for evaluationof PEOs and POs were removed from criteria 2 and 3 and became a part of requirements for anadded criterion, Criterion 4-Contineous Improvement. The title of Program Outcomes andProfessional Components were changed to Student Outcomes (SO) and Curriculum, respectively.Since the 2008-09 accreditation cycle, the EAC general criteria included the following eight (8)components: (1) Students, (2) Program Educational Objectives (PEO), (3) Student Outcomes (SO)(4) Continuous Improvement, (5) Curriculum, (6) Faculty, (7) Facilities, and (8

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum Univeristy of Applied Sciences; Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

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International

meet the needs of the evolving local andinternational markets. The curriculum, based on a broad palette of engineering subjects, projectwork, a mandatory internship, business and management training, and English as a secondlanguage, is still in place over a decade later, with a number of important additions.This paper will describe the main features of the curriculum as it is today and show how theimplementation of specific academic measures to the degree program has been a vital steptowards providing a more all-round educational experience. It also aims to illustrate how, in theabsence of a specifically designated ‘global engineering program’, a greater internationaldimension can be added to an already compact and demanding engineering

Conference Session

The Biology Interface

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Mosto; Gregory Hecht; Kathryn Hollar; Stephanie Farrell

engineering students for these careers. The course is openonly to fall semester sophomore Chemical Engineering majors who have completedAdvanced Chemistry I. Concurrently with this specially-designed biology course, studentsalso are enrolled in a multidisciplinary engineering course that has a biological component. Page 8.722.10 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationBiological Systems & Applications course The Biological Systems & Applications (BS&A) course was designed to meet thefollowing

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi C. Manimaran, Department Chair, Engineering Technology, Austin Peay State University; Ali Haider, Austin Peay State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Environment. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Strategies for Continuous Improvement in ETAC of ABET Programs: A Novel ApproachAbstract:This paper explicates the unique strategies utilized in the implementation of the continuousimprovement (CI) process in the department of Engineering Technology (ET) programs atAustin Peay State University (APSU). Three ET programs – Bachelor of Science (BS) inElectrical ET, Mechanical ET and Manufacturing ET – are accredited by the EngineeringTechnology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET by involving the constituents(students, faculty, alumni, and Industrial Advisory Board or, IAB) that are integral to the CIprocess. ETAC of

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rahul Kulkarni; Wajiha Shireen

to know the state of the art motor controlmethods that are being used in the context of exciting new applications. DSP based systems havebecome an indispensable part of many modern equipment and industrial processes. Thehardware and software aspects of a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) based controller presented inthis paper for ac induction motors will make educators aware of the present trend in motorcontrol and help them incorporate changes in the curriculum that will better prepare the studentsfor the current industrial environment.III. Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation (SVPWM) A three-phase voltage source inverter shown in Figure 1, consists of six power switchingdevices. For the three phase inverter, there are eight

Conference Session

FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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ASEE Headquarters

studentservices, decreasing response time on prospective student’s requests, eliminating unnecessarysteps in administrative processes, and reducing backlogged repair of campus facilities.2 Financialimprovements include cost avoidance, cost reduction, and increased revenue.8The Construction and Operations Management (COM) department of the South Dakota StateUniversity (SDSU) offers courses where students learn the use of lean processes in such areas assupply chains, manufacturing processes, and cost analysis. The COM department realized thatimprovements were needed in some of their own processes. The goal of this paper is todemonstrate another facet of lean management practices in higher education – improvement ofprocesses to reduce non-value added time

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; James Steck, Wichita State University; David Koert, Wichita State University; Larry Paarmann, Wichita State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

disciplines. However, this coursedoes not target the familiarization of non-engineering undergraduates to engineering concepts.WSU’s Colleges of Business, Health Professions, and Education graduate many future leadersthat could benefit from hands-on experience and knowledge of the engineering process that theywill spend their careers supervising.Our country glamorizes lawyers and doctors on television, yet engineers are viewed somewhatwith wonder and contempt. The closest media icon for engineers is, “Dilbert.” While humorousto most engineers, the icon likely does not improve our image. If undergraduate students wereexposed to basic engineering principles early in their degrees, more would appreciate the effortinvolved in the design and manufacture

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Xu, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

includes project based learning, integrating entrepreneur- ship thinking in engineering curriculum, engineering education for women, and improving students’ en- gagement through engineering minors. She has served as PI or Co-PI in granted projects from DOEd, DHS, NRC, and HP with totally more than $3M. She also conducts research in wind energy, sustainable manufacturing, and optimization and simulation. Page 24.758.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Innovative STEM-Preneur Learning Modules for Freshman Robotic Engineering Class1

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington; John F. Dickson, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

students were working on avariety of end of term projects and papers.AcknowledgmentsWe acknowledge the National Science Foundation Engineering Education Program for fundingthis research through Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure(IEECI) grant (Award number 0935202). Page 25.1220.12Bibliography1. World Commission on Environment and Development. Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, 1987.2. Davidson, Cliff I.; Matthews, H. Scott; Hendrickson, Chris T.; Bridges, Michael W.; Allenby, Braden R.; Crittenden, John C.; Chen, Yongsheng; Williams, Eric; Allen David T.; Murphy, Cynthia F.; and Sharon Austin

Conference Session

Engineering Management: Project Management and Partnerships

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Angolia, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

) establishes competencies forengineering managers, practicing engineers, and educators.2 The EMBOK states thatpractitioners utilize their “professional judgment, experience, and discretion” to determineappropriate practices to situations; EMBOK Domain 4 contains the generally recognized bestpractices and concepts for engineering projects.This paper will propose an undergraduate project management course pedagogy by firstestablishing the state of project management maturity in the manufacturing industry, and thendefining a set of core competencies engineering managers seek from their staff. The corecompetencies will be mapped to the Project Management Institute Body of Knowledge(PMBOK), as well as the EMBOK, to demonstrate key areas to impart a level

Conference Session

Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Joshua M Frey, Elizabethtown College

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Women in Engineering

system, component, or process to meet desired needs. 2 (design an activity or demonstration to teach a concept using creativity and innovative ideas) 3 ABET f. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. (need for outreach and science education to the public, professionalism) 4 ABET g. Ability to communicate effectively. (to a non-technical audience, with multimedia presentation and in written report) 5 ABET i. Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning. (reflect on experience and continuing outreach after graduation) The undergraduates performed the outreach activity at a local Junior High

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven VanderLeest

somewhattowards breadth. One might think that students who choose general programs would beappreciative of the breadth of the curriculum. However, even here some students object torequired courses that are not immediately and obviously applicable to their anticipated careerpath. How can we convince students that breadth is just as important, if not more so, than depth?As a case study, I describe my approach in an introductory electrical engineering course that istaught to students interested in a variety of engineering disciplines – many of whom are notnecessarily interested in electrical engineering per se. Using a variety of pedagogical andcurricular techniques, I dispel a number of myths related to the breadth versus depth debate.2 IntroductionThe

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim L. Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

Final Paper Week 15The course schedule comprised 2-hours lecture and an accompanying 2-hour laboratory sectioneach week. In addition to the project, the course curriculum included subjects not covered in theprevious Thermodynamics I and Fluids I courses, namely, refrigeration cycles and compressibleflow. Some lecture time was devoted to presentations on Project Management, Gantt Charts, andtimelines as it was considered important to introduce these concepts to students prior to therequired year-long senior projects class.An innovation in this project was the use of „budget points‟ of up to 5% percentage points ofeach student‟s final grade. These 5% points could be used by teams to negotiate for changes tothe interface specifications after

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ever Barbero; Larry Banta

demonstrate effective written communication.Educational StrategyOnce the outcomes were defined and measurable goals were identified, we mapped out aneducational strategy for each outcome. The educational strategy describes our specificinterpretation of each outcome and it outlines the general curricular approach and a sequence ofcourses to ensure that all students attain, by graduation, the skills required for each outcome. Anexample of an educational strategy statement follows, Outcome (d): Graduates will have an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams. I. Educational Strategy – Description of Approach to Reach the Outcome Engineering education is changing from the narrow engineering science curriculum to a

Conference Session

Faculty Development Lessons Learned Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angelica Burbano, Universidad Icesi; Gonzalo V. Ulloa, Universidad Icesi; Juliana Jaramillo JJO, Universidad Icesi; Norha M. Villegas, Universidad Icesi; Lina M. Quintero, Universidad Icesi; Alvaro Pachon, Icesi University

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Faculty Development Constituency Committee

), Director of the graduate program in Industrial Engineering ( August 2012 – August 2014), and she is currently the IE Department Head.Dr. Gonzalo V. Ulloa, Universidad Icesi Dean of the School of Engineering Universidad Icesi Professor at Universidad Icesi in ITC Department - Universidad Icesi. Professor at Universidad Del Valle in El´ectrical Engineering Dept. Ph.D. of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Lausanne) - EPFL Electrical Engineer Universidad Del ValleIng. Juliana Jaramillo JJO, Universidad Icesi Industrial Ingineer. Interes in curriculum, evaluation and assessment.Dr. Norha M. Villegas, Universidad Icesi I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information and Communication Technologies

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priyadarshan A. Manohar, Robert Morris University; Fahad Saad Almutairi, King Fahd Security College

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Engineering Economy

Pune University, India (1985). He has worked as a post-doctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (2001 – 2003) and BHP Institute for Steel Processing and Products, Australia (1998 – 2001). Dr. Manohar held the position of Chief Materials Scientist at Modern Industries, Pittsburgh (2003 – 2004) and Assistant Manager (Metallurgy Group), Engineering Research Center, Telco, India (1985 – 1993). He has published over 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences including a 2007 Best Paper Award by the Manufacturing Division of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), three review papers and three book chapters. He has participated in numerous national and international conferences. He is