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Best Paper, Best Diversity Paper

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University

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Ocean and Marine

suggestions for improvements to future deliveries of this project.Project OverviewThis fall, an upper-level elective course about ocean engineering was offered for undergraduateengineering students. The course roster was comprised of seniors specializing in mechanical orelectrical engineering. A previous offering of the course required students to collaborate on smallteams to design and manufacture interactive displays appropriate for a science museum thatwould educate the public about an application of ocean engineering. Due to health and safetyguidelines necessitated by the impacts of COVID-19, and the potential for returning to fullyremote teaching and learning, this hands-on, group based project required rethinking.Our university offered

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Innovation in ChE Teaching

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Elly; Mordechai Shacham; Michael Cutlip

Education”Bibliography 1. Edgar, T. F. “Computing Through the Curriculum: An Integrated Approach for Chemical Engineering,” Technical Report, CACHE Corporation, 2003. 2. Henley, E. J.; Rosen, E. M. Material and Energy Balance Computations, Wiley: New York, 1969. 3. Ingham, J., Dunn, I. J., Heinzle, E. and J. E. Prenosil, Chemical Engineering Dynamics, VCH, Weinheim, 1994 4. Kneale, M. and G. M. Forster, “An Emergency Condensing System for a Large Propylene Oxide Polymerization Reactor”, I. Chem. E. Symp. Series No. 25, 98 (1968)Biography of the AuthorsMORDECHAI SHACHAM is professor and a former chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in

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Recruitment, Retention, and First-year Programs in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wilczynski, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Crowley, University of Southern California

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Electrical and Computer

productive work. We heard the same complaint at various workshops and the conclusions ofthe Engineer of 2020 proposal1 reinforces this complaint about engineering education in general.The two course instructors, Wilczynski and Crowley, are well familiar with industrial needs.Both of them went from academic research to industry and entrepreneurial careers beforereturning to the university to teach. Our students are talented, but the evolving workplace often Page 25.1264.2outpaces our curriculum. We needed to find a way to maintain contact with the needs ofindustry; otherwise, we are seen by industry as mostly irrelevant. In particular:1. Working On

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Alex Petersen, STEMpact2020; Christopher D Wyant, Wichita East High School

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Macnab, and S. Friesen, "Inspiring Girls to Pursue Careers in STEM with a Mentor- Supported Robotics Project," in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference, 2011.[3] C. Feldhaus, “Project PETE: Pathways to Engineering and Technology Education," in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference, 2005.[4] B. Sarder, "Designing STEM Curriculum for K12 Students," in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference, 2013. Page 26.1769.6[5] W. Rochefort, K. Levien, E. Ford, and E. Momsen, "Everything I know I learned in Kindergarten: Examples of

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Student Learning and Teamwork

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Myszka, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

Education, 2006 Motivating Students in an Introduction to Computing Course by Requiring Animated Solutions. David Myszka Engineering Technology University of DaytonAbstractTechnical computations is a vital skill for most engineering positions. Nearly everytechnical program requires some form of a computing course. Yet, students typicallystruggle with motivation and enthusiasm for these courses In an attempt to provide extraincentive, students in an first-year technical computing course at the University ofDayton were required to animate their solution. It was observed that the students foundgreat deal of satisfaction with achieving

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oziel Rios, University of Texas, Dallas

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Mechanical Engineering

, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 2018.[4] Lin, C., Verma, A., "Clarifications of Rule 2 in Teaching Geometric Dimensioning andTolerancing," Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, Hawaii,2007.[5] Waldorf, D. J., Georgeou, T. M., "Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)Integration Throughout a Manufacturing Engineering Curriculum," Proceedings of the ASEEAnnual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016.[6] Paige, M. A., Fu, K., "Spatial Demonstration Tools for Teaching Geometric Dimensioningand Tolerancing (GD&T) to First-Year Undergraduate Engineering Students," Proceedings ofthe ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 2017.[7] Sriraman, V., De Leon, J., "Teaching

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Villalta-Cerdas; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

.) iv. Linear equations (substitution method, solution, etc.)3. Calculations in Engineering a. Basics of Excel (or other programs) i. Formula input ii. Calculation sheets b. Graphing data in Excel i. Physics data ii. Chemistry data iii. Other types of data sourcesLearning materials – Instructional practicesAll materials were designed by engineering technology faculty (i.e., one professor, two assistantprofessors, and one lecturer instructor) and one educational research faculty from the departmentof chemistry who has experience with the past chemistry bridge courses. The educationalresearch faculty had experience designing a similar bridge course at the institution [1

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Architechtural Engineering Eduction: Emergent Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jan Cowan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Craig Greene, College of the North Atlantic; Modibo Boubacar Traore, Purdue University, School of Engineering and Technology; Wanda L. Worley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Tarawut Boonlua, Mahasarakham University

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Architectural

completestudent body was present, along with monks, musicians, practitioners, faculty, andadministrators. The final part of his discussion makes comments on the differences between Thaiand American architectural education systems and how this affects the type of architecture theyproduce.He begins:In Thai Culture there is a tradition between instructors and students that every student stronglyrespects: the student has to learn knowledge from their instructors and that this has beenperformed throughout history from the past to the present. Every student must give this respect totheir instructors because they are required to learn knowledge from them and they realize thatevery student must have an instructor to teach the knowledge to them. The ceremony I

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachal E Thomassie, Texas A&M University; Kathryn Kirsch, Pennsylvania State University; Eric R Marsh, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

things. The third most common responsefrom students at TAMU was manufacturing. Only students from TAMU indicated priorknowledge of jobs in management, consulting, sales, operations, inspections, education, andresearch. This could be due to regional differences and exposure to careers prior to college, aswell as the difference in the number of student responses from each institution.Overall, 58% of all respondents said they did not learn of any new types of jobs as a result of theclass. This is a similar, though slightly higher, percentage to those who did not learn of any newindustries for mechanical engineers. New types of jobs multiple students did learn as a result ofthe course are: forensic engineering, legal consulting, failure analysis

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15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Longfei Zhou, Gannon University; Varun K Kasaraneni, Gannon University; Longyan Chen, Gannon University; Ahmed Abuhussein, Gannon University

Paper ID #45052Full Paper: Comprehensive Analysis and Assessment of An Introduction toEngineering and Computing CourseDr. Longfei Zhou, Gannon University Longfei Zhou, an Assistant Professor at Gannon University since May 2023, contributes to the BISE department and I-Hack CMT. His research spans smart manufacturing, scheduling, simulation, and AI. He received his Ph.D. from Beihang University in 2018 and conducted postdoctoral work at MIT CSAIL from January 2019, focusing on AI for industrial systems and serving as MIT Postdoc Association Fundraising Chair. In November 2020, he joined Duke University as a postdoc

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Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Emmanuel Gurrola

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2011-2078: CATALYZING AND SUPPORTING MINORITY TALENTDEVELOPMENT IN STEM FIELDS: AN STRUCTURED MENTORINGMODEL TO INSPIRE YOUNG ENGINEERING MINDSHeidi A. Taboada, The University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Heidi A. Taboada is currently an Assistant Professor in the department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso. Her research strengths involve the devel- opment of practical methods for the solution of multiple objective optimization problems, the design of new biologically inspired algorithms, sustainability engineering, and engineering education. Her research work has been published in several recognized journals such as IIE Transactions, IEEE Transactions on

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour

andengineering theories. Every possible effort should be made not to deprive the future engineers oreducators from this vital component of their education. Many colleagues involved in theteaching and conducting of laboratory courses subscribe to this ancient Chinese proverb: "When I hear, I forget; When I see, I remember; and When I do, I understand."This paper describes the parameters involved in generation of an exemplary and yet affordableundergraduate laboratory designed for conducting experiments in Mechanics of Materials andDynamics of Machinery. The central role of the undergraduate students and the instrumentalrole of the coordinator in achieving this task are discussed

Conference Session

Visualization and Computer Graphics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Wiebe; Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

some areas of engineering education for a while2 , but it has only been recently that educators have begun to investigate how the newerconstraint-based modeling tools bring a new set of possibilities to instruction 3. Even morerecently, researchers have looked more holistically at how these constraint-based tools can beeffectively integrated into a modern engineering graphics curriculum 1, 4, 5. In looking at thecurricular implications of these tools, it becomes important to identify what are the core conceptsand abilities we intend for students to gain from an introductory course in engineering graphics.The knowledge and abilities gained have to be relevant both in the short term for further coursesthey will be taking in school and in the

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Timothy J Hinds, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

manufacturing, globally-distributed engineering teaming and early engineering education development and has over 30 years of combined academic and industrial management experience. He received his BSME and MSME degrees from Michigan Technological University.Dr. Daina Briedis, Michigan State University DAINA BRIEDIS is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University and Assistant Dean for Student Advancement and Program Assessment in the College of Engineering. Dr. Briedis is involved in several areas of education research including student retention, curriculum redesign, and the use of technology in the classroom. She has been involved in NSF-funded research in

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE); Carmen A Bovalino III, Rochester Institute of Technology, Student; Michael B Jones, RIT; Derrick Brazil, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael R Caldwell, Graduate Student Rochester Institute of Technology; sajin george, RIT

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Engineering Technology

on Internet sites such as Spark Fun and Hack a Day. The final purchase was made from Spark Fun.How have been using it? Most of the use has been in industrial applications or in hardware development for graduate school.Price? Is it worth it? $400.00 Absolutely worth it!Would you recommend it to After using this piece of equipment I would highly recommend it toother students? any student or professional who performs development or debugging on embedded systems. This recommendation also applies to educational instructions as

Conference Session

Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Mativo, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kathryn Marie Youngblood, University of Georgia; Doug Brouillard, Eaton Corp. Supercharger; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering education topics such as empathy development and student-centered learning.Mr. Doug Brouillard, Eaton Corp. Supercharger Doug Brouillard has 18+ years experience in the manufacturing of HVAC and Supercharger components. He has spent this time in Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations roles as both an individual contributor and Manager of People. Currently he holds the position of Engineering Manager at the Eaton Corporation Supercharger plant in Athens, GA. This position is responsible for the acquisition, maintenance, and con- tinual improvement of the manufacturing equipment as well the ownership of the process to manufacture the superchargers.Dr. Joachim Walther, University of Georgia Dr. Joachim

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin M. Nickels

translate into input/output behavior. Studentsoperating in the “sensor” learning style will have more difficulty grasping the effect of variouschanges in logic designs. The total amount of time spent debugging does not seem to change, butthe types of activities the students engage in changes from finding miswires and problems withchip placement to a more computer-based approach of simulation and re-compilation.Bibliography1. W. A. Chren and B. G. Zomberg. Programmable logic course development in an engineering curriculum. In Proceedings American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, pages 1154–1158, 1993.2. R. Coowar. Designing with field programmable gate arrays. In Proceedings American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Matthew A. Verleger Ph.D. (He/His/Him), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Heidi M Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, M.A. Education in Curriculum and Instruction, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. His research has focused on mentoring as pedagogy for project-based courses and understanding the adult learning characteristics of undergraduate students.Dr. Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Dr. Leroy L. Long III is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Fundamentals at Embry-Riddle Aeronau- tical University in Daytona Beach, FL. He earned his PhD in STEM Education with a focus on Engineer- ing Education within the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University (OSU). He

Conference Session

Hybrid and Online Learning

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alison K. Polasik, The Ohio State University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University

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Materials

Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Kanazawa Technical College and Future Faculty Fellow teaching First-Year Engineering at Purdue University. She focused on integrated STEM curriculum development as part of an NSF STEM+C grant as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant through INSPIRE in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University Her current research interests focus on early P-12 engineering education and identity development. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021IntroductionStudents need context to translate learning to deeper levels of knowledge and enduringunderstandings. Academics, many of whom have spent little to

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

required course for both Mechanicaland Civil Engineering students in our program. This course is a co-requisite of the Mechanics ofMaterials lecture class. The experiments conducted by students are no different from a similarclass in a different program and follow the general theme of structural property determination ofdifferent materials. There are nine different laboratory experiments that are conducted over 14weeks. Several years ago, in order to add some more (and perhaps, more interesting) activities tothe curriculum I introduced case studies in this course. For the last 3-4 offerings students did acase study assignment as the first activity in this course. This assignment usually was spreadover two weeks. The class was divided into groups

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2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Michael E. Kuhl, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

Project-Based Learning in a Simulation Course to Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset Michael E. Kuhl Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623AbstractHaving an entrepreneurial mindset is often a characteristic of highly successful engineers. Thismindset can be cultivated through engineering curriculum and educational methods. This workpresents a case study in which project-based learning is utilized in a simulation course to foster thedevelopment of an entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students. The

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine

. Page 6.58.2 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education Novelty beer bottle opener with counter: The idea started as a novelty bottle opener for alcoholic beverages. The student inventor has graduated and is now working in industry. He and his advisor have synthesized additional creative ideas to invent a complex product covering a wide range of applications. They are now in the process of applying for a provisional patent. Strap-on tree stand bracket for hunters: Manufacturing costs for four tree stand brackets and straps have been determined to be $7.20. With a projected

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Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Conley, U.S. Military Academy; Decker Hains, U.S. Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issuesCriterion 4: Professional Component (2006-07)/Criterion 5: Curriculum (2007-08) “The professional component must include: (a) one year of a combination of college level mathematics and basic sciences (some with experimental experience) appropriate to the discipline (b) one and one-half years of engineering

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FPD10 -- Pre-Engineering and Bridge Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cecelia Wigal, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Molly Littleton, Signal Centers

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First-Year Programs

12.1432.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Impact of “Special Needs” Projects on Student LearningAbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) identifies design as animportant element of the engineering curriculum. The faculty at the University of Tennessee atChattanooga believes the concepts and principles of design are as fundamental to undergraduateengineering education as are those tools and topics traditionally thought as fundamental (such asmathematics, physics, chemistry, statics, and dynamics). One of the benefits of design is thehands-on activities or Project-Based Learning application it brings to the classroom. ABET alsostates that engineering programs must demonstrate that their

Conference Session

Accreditation and the BOK

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Tara Hornor, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower P.E., The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

that ethical reasoning emerged as the institution’s QualityEnhancement Plan. The ethical reasoning skills of students were also at the forefront ofdiscussions occurring among faculty in The Citadel’s general education program. In 2010, TheCitadel Core Curriculum Committee decided to review and potentially revise the institution’sgeneral education learning outcomes. In a faculty-wide survey in 2010, ethical reasoningemerged as one of the top four skills identified by faculty as a key outcome for the institution’sgeneral education program and was later adopted as an institution-wide outcome.As a result of this context, the university developed Ethics in Action as its current QualityEnhancement Plan (QEP) for our Southern Association of Colleges

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas

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College Industry Partnerships

Page 22.1546.4attitudes among their employees.Among the Criterion 3 Program Outcomes, there are six that relate directly to leadership. Theseare: d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g) an ability to communicate effectively h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning j) a knowledge of contemporary issuesIndustry needs to articulate the specific competencies it wants in its leaders. Those competenciesneed to be communicated to academic leaders. Just as important

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maddumage Karunaratne, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

Page 22.511.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Does Logic Synthesis Visualization Excite EETs?Abstract:Based on industry trends and recent advances in low cost silicon manufacturing technology, it isbecoming apparent that in the future, electrical and computer engineers will most likely implementtheir digital designs, whether large or small, using programmable logic devices such as CPLDs andFPGAs rather than discrete electronic components like integrated circuit chips, transistors, resistors,etc. This is becoming a reality in both small scale and medium scale production volumes wherequantities can run into thousands. On the other hand, even those who are not focused on

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi; Randall Manteufel

forevaluation of program educational objectives for criterion 4, and linking of student outcomes tothe curriculum for criterion 5. In addition, the definitions of the terminologies used in thegeneral criteria are expanded. The implementation of the new changes began during the 2019-2020 ABET evaluation cycle. This paper is an update of a paper presented in the ASEE-GSWsection in 2017 and explains how the proposed changes may affect the ABET-EAC assessmentprocess in criterion 4. IntroductionAll engineering programs requesting accreditation for the first time or seeking re-accreditationby ABET- Engineering Commission’s (EAC) are required to demonstrate that the program meetsa set of criteria that include both the

Conference Session

Emerging EM Areas

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Brown, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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Engineering Management

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2002).24. F. S. Brown and M. I. Mendelson, “Industry Supported Dual-Master’s Degree Program,” Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2003).25. D. Bowen, F. Ganjeizadah, S. Motavalli, and H. Zong, “Development of a New M.S. Degree in Engineering Management,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2005).26. W. J. Daughton, “A Graduate Option in Engineering Management for Non-Engineers,” Proceedings of the 2000 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2000).27. B. R. Dickson, “The Role of Masters Degrees

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 15: Automation and Machine Learning

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juliana Danesi Ruiz, The University of Iowa; Rachel Vitali, The University of Iowa; Phillip Deierling

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

work, she also has an interest in engineering education research. As a doctoral student, she led a project aimed at improving the under- graduate educational experience by systematically incorporating sensor technology into the curriculum as an engaged learning activity, for which she was awarded an ASME Graduate Teacher Fellowship.Prof. Phillip Deierling Dr. Deierling is an Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of Iowa. He holds BS, MS, and Ph.D degrees all from the University of Iowa. Prior to joining the faculty, he was a postdoctoral research associate with the Air Force Research Laboratory through the National Research Council and a design and analysis engineer in the commercial vehicle