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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

currently an Associate Professor and coordinator of the electrical and computer engineering program at York College of Pennsylvania. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE. He was Publications Chair for the 2009 and 2011 International Conferences on Information Fusion, and is in the Publications Committee for the IEEE Aerospace Conference (2008-present). His research interests include target tracking, detection and estimation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Experiences using Cooperative Work Assignments for Outcomes AssessmentAbstractAt the authors’ institution, all engineering students are required to complete three semesters offull-time

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Mechanical Engineering 2

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Whitehurst, Mississippi State University; Nathaniel Hyams, Clemson University; Morgan Green, Mississippi State University; Matthew William Priddy, Mississippi State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

importance of communication in the35 workplace, focus has shifted from lecture-based teaching to project-based learning3. In conjunction36 with project-based classes, group work has become an increasingly routine inclusion in37 coursework, particularly in engineering and other STEM concentrations4. Working in groups38 allows for unique student growth in communication and soft skills, while simultaneously teaching © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference39 course material, both equally necessary for students after graduation. Group work has been shown40 to promote social and critical thinking skills that will be used

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Using graphics in the rest of the engineering courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard W Marklin Jr, Marquette University; Jay R. Goldberg P.E., Marquette University; Mark Nagurka, Marquette University

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Engineering Design Graphics

very popular among engineering students.Dr. Jay R. Goldberg P.E., Marquette University JAY GOLDBERG, Ph.D., P.E. is Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Lafferty Professor of Engineering, and Director of the Healthcare Technologies Management Program at Marquette University where he teaches courses involving new product development and design. Before moving into academia, he was director of technology and quality assurance for Milestone Scientific Inc. (Deerfield, IL). Dr. Goldberg is a registered Professional Engineer in Illinois and Wisconsin. In 2012 he received the National Society of Professional Engineers Engineering Education Excellence Award for linking professional prac- tice to engineering

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joakim Sigurd Wren, Linköping University, Sweden

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

in Portugal [10] and in the US[11].A similar approach was used also at Link¨oping University during a few years, until about tenyears ago. At that time, students in the five-year integrated Master’s program in MechanicalEngineering started their education with a broad introductory engineering course. This coursecovered a lot of different subjects as for example design, production technology, written and oralcommunication and ecological sustainability. The course unfortunately gained a bad reputationamong both students and teachers for being too vague, to lack clear focus and objectives, and forbad integration between the subjects. This ultimately led to a discontinuation of the course.Since then, there has been a quite compact resistance

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State of the Art in 1st-Year Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Walker; Hayden Griffin; Tamara Knott; Richard Goff; Vinod Lohani; Jenny Lo

the College of Engineering. This redesign resulted in changes tocourse curriculum and coordination and hiring/management of faculty.The increased focus on educational research has had multiple effects on EngE1024, including theincorporation of outcomes of ongoing research projects, such as the incorporation of electronicportfolios for assessment and reflection purposes originated from an NSF Bridges to EngineeringEducation grant and use of a ‘spiral curriculum’ approach from an NSF Department-levelReform grant.The change in paradigm resulted in significant personnel changes. For the first time, thedepartment hired graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants to aid in course developmentand implementation. Also, to provide faculty time to

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Pre-K12 Track - Technical Session II

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2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ardice Hartry, University of California, Berkeley; Maia Werner-Avidon, MWA Insights; Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium; Ariel J. Ortiz, Lawrence Hall of Science; Kathryn Chong Quigley, Lawrence Hall of Science

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Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

inquiry-based K12 science education and design learning using sensor technologies, computationally-enhanced paper-based craft kits, and augmented learning environments.Ariel J Ortiz, Lawrence Hall of ScienceMrs. Kathryn Chong Quigley, Lawrence Hall of Science Kathryn Quigley is the director of the Inventor’s Learning Lab at Lawrence Hall of Science, which is a space for visitors to explore design thinking and cutting edge technology while solving engineering challenges. In her work with the Inventor’s Lab she also oversees the Hall’s teen engineering program TechHive. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018TechHive:ASTEMLearningLabforTeensArdiceHartry 1 ,MaiaWerner-Avidon 2

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

development associated the term ‘ethics’ with microethical issues andwere unfamiliar with the concept of macroethics, we used the idea of ‘ethics and social impacts’(ESI) of engineering and technology to capture both domains. One instrument, termed thecurricular survey, was distributed to recipients of National Science Foundation (NSF) grants,individuals who published engineering ethics-related research, and members of four divisions ofthe American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE): Educational Research and Methods,Engineering Ethics, Community Engagement, and Liberal Education/Engineering and Society.The second instrument, termed the co-curricular survey, was disseminated to mentors andadvisors of co-curricular activities such as service

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Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

German Carro Fernandez P.E., Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Manuel Castro, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED) ; Elio Sancristobal, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Francisco Mur Perez, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED)

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Robotics using a virtual and remote laboratory", Computers & Education, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 2451-2461, December 2011 doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2011.07.003[4] Lowe, D.; Murray, S.; Lindsay, E.; Dikai Liu, "Evolving Remote Laboratory Architectures to LeverageEmerging Internet Technologies," Learning Technologies, IEEE Transactions on , vol.2, no.4, pp.289,294, Oct.-Dec.2009 doi: 10.1109/TLT.2009.33[5] Lindsay, E.; Murray, S.; Stumpers, B.D., "A toolkit for remote laboratory design & development," Global OnlineLaboratory Consortium Remote Laboratories Workshop (GOLC), 2011 First , vol., no., pp.1,7, 12-12 Oct. 2011doi: 10.1109/GOLC.2011.6086785[6] Badamasi, Y.A., "The working principle of an Arduino," Electronics, Computer and Computation (ICECCO

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, P.E., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award. Dr. Reisel received his B.M.E. degree from Villanova University in 1989, his M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1991, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1994. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 An Exploration of the Use of Technical Electives in Engineering CurriculaAbstractA standard feature of many, if not most, undergraduate engineering programs is the requirementthat students in the program take a certain number of technical elective courses. The widespreadand long-standing use of this requirement in engineering programs may have led to a situationwhere many faculty do not even consider

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ETD Design V: Classroom Delivery, Course Content, and Assessments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Fred Walker, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

Inspector, Calibration Technician, Quality Im- provement Associate, and Quality Process Analyst. Page 22.631.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Ensuring Curriculum Integrity for Engineering Technology Programs during Calendar ConversionIntroductionCalendar conversion, for the purposes of this paper, is defined as the process of converting froma calendar based on periods of instruction referred to as academic quarters to academicsemesters. In calendars based on quarters, each period of instruction lasts 10 weeks and studentsattend three quarters during a

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katelyn Elizabeth Gunderson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology ; Joseph A. Raelin, Northeastern University; Jamie Ladge; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology. Katelyn will begin graduate studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology with an emphasis on composite ma- terials for aerospace applications during the Fall 2016 term. She is also interested in increasing female participation in engineering.Prof. Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology Professor Margaret Bailey, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Bailey teaches courses and conducts re- search related to Thermodynamics, engineering and public policy, engineering education, and gender in engineering and science. She is the co-author on an

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Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

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New Engineering Educators

inManagement,” was introduced into the curriculum as a result of the author’s recognition of theneed for students to develop their diversity management skills. Recognizing the need foradditional and advanced diversity education, the author is currently developing a dual levelcourse (senior and graduate level course) on diversity management, OLS 550, “ManagingDiversity”.Ideas for Engineering/Technology Faculty:Ideas on how consulting/training can be used to promote teaching- faculty can useconsulting/training to: ≠ Practice and develop presentation and classroom management skills ≠ Test new teaching techniques ≠ Update courses and develop new courses ≠ Extract practical application from theories and formulasConsulting and

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Using Technology and Research-based Instructional Practices in BME

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Sarah E. Stabenfeldt, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

too much effort. 13. The guided-inquiry format increased my engagement in the course. 14. The guided-inquiry format helped me better understand my own personal learning. 15. The guided-inquiry format made me frustrated or anxious. 16. The guided-inquiry format increased my responsibility for my own learning. 17. The guided-inquiry format helped me to be successful in the course.* 18. The guided-inquiry format decreased my interest in the course.* 19. The material learned in this guided-inquiry lab will be of value to me after graduation. 20. The material learned in this guided-inquiry lab will be useful in the pursuit of my career and/or educational goals. 21. This guided-inquiry lab helped me learn the importance of

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Abbes Berrais

minimal in subjectsthat require symbolic reasoning such as designs problems. The nature of civil engineeringproblems is known to be complex, three-dimensional, and dynamic. Solutions to theseproblems require the use of advanced computer technologies for complex mathematicalsimulation, computation, communication, and manipulation and storage of data. Educating astudent in a specific subject requires techniques in directing the learning process to the bestoutput of the student. Computer-aided education tools are required to assist students inlearning how to perform practical design problems and how to perform “What-If” design 2scenarios . To fulfill these requirements, universities and colleges should incorporate specialcourses on

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Klassen, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto; Annie Elisabeth Simpson, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Amy Huynh, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Totonto

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

not to fully captureand categorize every single activity, nor to evaluate the effectiveness of the existingprograms. Rather, this study sought to expand our understanding of how schools ofengineering are conceptualizing, defining and implementing initiatives to offer more‘leadership’ to their engineering students, based on their own definition of the term.Initially, we created a list of 35 engineering leadership programs in Canada and theUnited States, by searching the web for ‘engineering leadership education’ and using ourknowledge of the active members of key engineering education conferences andcommunities. The list was not intended to be representative, but rather to include thewell-known programs as well as some variation in approach to

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Cultural Issues in Engineering: International Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jayanta K. Banerjee, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Diversity

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International

, ASME and VDI (Germany). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020ASEE Annual Convention in Montreal, Canada: (Paper for Presentation in International Division)Cultural Relativism and Global Technology Transfer in EngineeringJayanta Banerjee (ASEE Life Member)Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM)“Culture manages us far more than we ever manage it; and it happens largely outside our awareness.” Schein (Anthropologist)AbstractWhile we cannot govern our education only by our culture, culture still plays a very significant role in ouracademic and professional career. In engineering education, in particular

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Developing Tomorrow's Leaders through Co-op Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2009-247: USING WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES IN THE AUTOMOTIVEENGINEERING LANGUAGE CLASSROOM AS A TOOL TO IMPROVEWRITING SKILLS AND PREPARE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FOR THEINTERNATIONAL WORKPLACEAdrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied SciencesAnnette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied SciencesEmilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Page 14.1336.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Web 2.0 Technologies in the Automotive Engineering Language Classroom as aTool to Improve Writing Skills and Prepare Undergraduate Students for theInternational WorkplaceAbstractIn times of multi-national engineering companies and international job

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu; Rajan Chandra; Phyllis Nelson; Jolly Kuo; Shailesh Sujanani

with the predictions of simulation and analysis. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 18Our suite of tools can benefit both those who are beginning their study of electrical engineering andthose who need to improve their understanding of a specific concept.Prime Motivating Factors and Design StrategyLow cost devices such as tablets and smartphones, plus the proficiency of today's students with thesedevices, suggested web-based technology for providing assistance to students who are currently

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Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramiro Bravo, University of Texas of the Permian Basin; Brett Batson, Trine University

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Computers in Education

AC 2010-1453: ASSESMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING WHEN USING TABLETPCS AND THE SOFTWARE DYKNOWRamiro Bravo, University of Texas of the Permian BasinBrett Batson, Trine University Page 15.196.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Assessment of Student Learning When Using Tablet PCs and the Software DyKnowTMAbstractMany advances in technology in software and hardware promise to improve student learning. Ofthe more promising technologies to come onto the market recently were the tablet PC and aninteractive-education software package called DyKnow. This combination of software andhardware offered to solve many of the problems that students

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Contemporary Instrumentation Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Shepard, University of Central Florida

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Instrumentation

AC 2007-1864: ENTANGLED PHOTON EXPERIMENTS FOR ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGYScott Shepard, University of Central Florida Dr. Shepard received a Ph.D. from MIT and worked at Bell Labs for six years. He has been teaching in Engineering Technology for five years and is currently at the University of Central Florida. His research interests include: innovative laboratory components for undergraduates; telecommunications; sensors; and solar energy. Page 12.678.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Entangled Photon Experiments for Engineering TechnologyAbstractThe fact that a Quantum Computer

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Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Carpenter

Program Educational Objectives and ProgramOutcomes5. These Program Outcomes can be viewed as curricular learning objectives. Insupport of these objectives, faculty can write course learning objectives as described above, withmore specific objectives written for chapters, units, laboratories, or lectures (Figure 1).As a specific example, the Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Departments atLawrence Technological University in Southfield, MI have implemented the use of courselearning objectives as part of their ABET Accreditation Process. The author has conductedseveral workshops during the past several years to educate the faculty on the writing and usageof learning objectives. In addition, books have been placed on reserve for faculty

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Programming for Engineering Students II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Computers in Education

Students Using Fun Animation in Matlab” Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.15. Nagchaudhuri, A., Mitra, M., Brooks, C., Earl, T.J., Ladd, G., and Bland, G., "Integration of Mechatronics, Geospatial Information Technology, and Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Environmental Stewardship", Proceedings of 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE'06), November 5-10, Chicago, IL., 200616. Nagchaudhuri, A., William, M., Mitra, M., Conry, R.W., and Bland G., "Vertical Integration of Students and Mentoring Activities Pave the Way for Phase-II of UMES-NASA Collaborative Experiential Learning Project", Session 2470, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, Salt

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Teaching Tools for Humanities and Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosalyn Berne

, quantum computing, cyber-intelligence and geneticengineering are examples of newly developing technologies that hold the potential to Page 7.529.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationradically alter the fundamental nature of human biological life. The quest for enhancedbrains, eradication of disease, and even the indefinite extension of human life, areactually imaginable today within the realm of technological ingenuity.To some, the uses of technology to transcend physical and mental limitations of

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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Computing & Information Technology

technology education research. He has published a book and more than fifty articles in various areas of industrial engineering including K-12 research. He is actively involved with professional society activities including IIE and ASEE. He is the editor in chief of the International Journal of Logistics & Transportation Research and serving in the editorial board for several other journals. Page 24.760.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Innovative Uses of Classroom Tools & Technologies to Foster Students

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Interactive Technology in the Classroom

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Rogers; J. Ricky Cox

long problem statements for examples to be worked inclass. Page 10.736.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1: Photograph of the HP Tablet PC. The screen is shown in landscape mode but can easily be switched to portrait mode.Tablet PC in the ClassroomFigure 1 shows a photograph of the HP Tablet PC that we use during classroom lecture. Thetablet PC is a fairly new technology that increases the capabilities of a portable computer byallowing the

Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle Ermer, Calvin College

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Liberal Education

ethical codes among practicing engineers and engineering students. On a societal level, weneed to support accountability for poor ethical choices in technology by adopting and enforcingappropriate laws and educating the public about the consequences of their choices related to howthey interact with technology.Many accident investigations conclude by assigning primary blame to the operator. We need torecognize, and help our students to recognize, that operator culpability is often used as an excuseto direct blame away from the designers and economic sponsors of the technology involved. Acorrect understanding of human immorality should allow us to recognize where people need to beheld accountable, but we need to be clear that in many disasters

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Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Michael Golla, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-336: A SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION MODEL FOR EDUCATORSAND INDUSTRY PARTNERS FOR LABORATORY DEVELOPMENT ANDENHANCEMENTJorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University Dr. Jorge Alvarado is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. He teaches courses in the areas of thermal sciences, fluid mechanics and fluid power. Dr. Alvarado’s research interests are in the areas of nanotechnology, micro-scale heat transfer, electronic cooling, phase change materials, solid and liquid desiccant regeneration, energy conservation and use of renewable energy in buildings. He received his BS degree in mechanical engineering (1991

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

2006-127: EXPANDING THE USE OF EMERSON CIRCLES TO MODELPERSONAL GROWTH IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYBeverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina BEVERLEE KISSICK earned three degrees from Kansas State University at Manhattan, Kansas: a B.S. in Sociology, MS in Curriculum and Instruction, and a Ph.D. in Educational Technology Library/Media. Beverlee is a Professor and Director of Libraries at Kansas State University at Salina where she has taught sociology. Beverlee taught at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, and in Kansas public schools. Kissick chaired the diversity committee at KSU at Salina for three years and has served on the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Geoffrey A. Wood

Session 2358 Practical use of Multimedia in an Undergraduate Engineering Technology Program Geoffrey Wood State Technical Institute at MemphisI. Introduction to multimediaMultimedia, as a buzzword in education, has been pushed to the point of becoming cliché. Theword invokes images of flashy interactive video and sound, promising brain candy for the MTVgeneration. The "flash," however, is usually the product of a professional multimedia publisher.Expert graphic designers, programmers, and editors work in teams armed with the latesttechnology. The

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Evensen; Paula Zenner; Edward Lumsdaine

designers and engineers having diverse educational and experientialbackgrounds. The program emphasizes the use of modern solid modeling tools to build a virtualmodel of a system, together with finite element programs for the evaluation of stress anddeflection in the virtual model. The DEC core courses build on the fundamentals and encompassmany of the mechanical design concepts included in the distance-learning Bachelor of Science inEngineering (BSE) degree program offered to people working in industry.1 The capstone designproject is the culmination in both the certificate course sequence and the on-campus coursesequence. An important requirement by the client was that the distance-learning capstone designcourse must incorporate the same principles