Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Engineering Division: Best Paper Technical Session

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan; James A. Coller, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine

thoughtful andreasoned with respect to hydrodynamics. We believe that this approach of collaborative lectureswith small groups will be beneficial to others needing to teach high-level concepts to studentswho do not yet have the background knowledge required for more formal teaching.IntroductionIn a first-year engineering course at a large Midwestern research university, remotely operatedvehicles (ROVs) are used as a design project topic to teach fundamental engineering andcommunication skills. The course utilizes a design-build-test-communicate framework with theuse of peer mentors [1, 2] to coach students through what is often their first team-based course intheir post-secondary education [3, 4].In the design of ROVs, the science of hydrodynamics

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Holger; James Melsa; Loren Zachary

virtual collaborations on design problems, it was suggested that academic-industry working groups be formed to identify real-world, global projects. This will ensure that theproblems being addressed by students are relevant and interdisciplinary. Investigation should alsobe undertaken regarding the use of new media-based tools to communicate.An international team will be formed to develop new media content to assist in the instruction ofmathematics and physics.Summer programsA multi-university, multi-cultural summer program of four to six weeks duration will be establishedbetween partner universities. The program will rotate among the members. A small number ofstudents will be located at a partner institution for six weeks to complete a project

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Eric Wong, University of Texas, Dallas

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. It is estimated that more than 60% of the cost of software development is spenton testing and debugging. However, a large part of the problem is not as much the amount oftesting that is performed, as much as it is “who” the software is tested by, and “how” thesetesters do it. Most of the personnel responsible for software testing are software engineers with avery basic background in testing, mostly restricted to the application of a small set of testingtools. A simple knowledge of a few testing tools cannot hope to substitute for a strongfoundation in software testing principles and methodologies. The fact is that a significant numberof the people responsible for testing the software that we rely on are not adequately prepared forthe task

Conference Session

Engineering Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew Aldeman, Illinois State University; Theodore J. Branoff, Illinois State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Based on the summary statistics in Table 2, it appears that the highest overall summaryscores during the Fall 2020 semester were achieved by the online-synchronous courses.Meanwhile, the hybrid courses had the highest standard deviation. Table 3 shows a similar trendwith the scores for progress on relevant learning objectives. Table 4 does not appear to show alarge difference between the students’ ratings of the teacher for the Fall 2020 semester. Table 5shows small differences between the students’ ratings of the course, with the Face-to-Facecourses having the highest scores among the courses taught in the Fall 2020 semester. In all fourtables, the hybrid courses have the highest standard deviation, indicating a large amount ofvariability in

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Priyadarshan A Manohar P.E., Robert Morris University; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

hands-on practice for problem solving. There are many ways of using class exercises. For a small class, the teacher may simply use the exercise to engage the students in discussion and practice. For larger classes, the students can form small groups to use the class exercise as instrument leading to group projects. This project has developed, implemented, and disseminated 16 class exercises [14]. Each class exercise consists of an exercise description, instruction notes, student handout, and assessment instrument. Case Study Videos: One commonly used technique to enhance the classroom learning experience is the use of video. Videos can reinforce reading and lecture material, help to develop common knowledge, enhance

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regina Nelson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

challenge lesson is presented to study participants using fourdifferent approaches: quantitative, concepts-based; quantitative, systems-based; qualitative,concepts-based; or qualitative, systems-based. After completing the physiology training, studyparticipants engage in independent and collaborative learning via online challenge learningexperiences where adaptive expertise in physiology is assessed. This paper focuses on thedevelopment of the physiology training modules and the biofluids challenge module used as adata collection environment to assess levels of adaptive expertise in physiology.IntroductionPhysiology is a core topic in undergraduate biomedical engineering (BME) programs. It is a keysubject for students whether their intention is to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; John Ernzen; Kendra Rae Beeley; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #11720Factors Impacting Retention and Success of Undergraduate Engineering Stu-dentsDr. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is professor in the Materials Science Program in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include evaluating conceptual knowledge, mis- conceptions and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and

Conference Session

Bringing Engineering Leadership Pedagogy to Life!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Novick, University of Texas at El Paso; Meagan Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso; Sebastian Palacios; Melanie Realyvasquez, University of Texas at El Paso

modules, changes in the students’ self-perceptions of visionskills were assessed quantitatively in the 2020-21 course sequence, and students’ perceptions ofpedagogical effectiveness of the modules were qualitatively assessed in the 2021-22 coursesequence. The pilot study, with six participants, suggested that the modules did, in fact, leadstudents to see that their leadership vision skills had improved. The fuller qualitative study, with17 participants, indicated that the students used concepts related to forming vision morefrequently than concepts related to sharing vision, which may be due to the study’s small-teamcontext. A large majority of students reported that their team used its vision in working on itsproject. Analysis of students

Collection

2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Christopher R. Carroll

Adapting Digital Design Instruction to a Programmable Logic Device Setting Christopher R. Carroll University of Minnesota DuluthIntroductionProgrammable Logic Devices have revolutionized the way in which digital circuits are built.Individual Small-Scale- or Medium-Scale-Integration (SSI or MSI) devices are rarely used, andin fact are becoming hard to find. Instead, FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) andCPLDs (Complex Programmable Logic Devices) have become the standard for implementingdigital systems1. FPGAs and CPLDs offer much higher circuit density, higher reliability, andsystem simplification, all of which make them

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel R. Putnam, University of Florida; Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Caroline Reed, University of Florida; Jean L Bossart P.E., University of Florida; Neelam Bharti; Mickey S. Schafer, University of Florida

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Engineering Libraries

Enhancing Student Learning Outcomes: A Library and University Writing Program Partnership IntroductionIn 2005, librarians at the Marston Science Library (MSL) began offering one-time libraryinstruction for ENC 3246: Professional Communication for Engineers. ENC 3246 is a requiredcourse with approximately 25 traditional sections a semester and 2 large-enrollment onlinesections (see Appendix 1). All 5,800 undergraduate engineering students enroll at some pointduring their academic career. The principal goal of ENC 3246 is to prepare engineering majors tocommunicate effectively in their fields by emphasizing the literacy skills employed inprofessional decision-making. Over time, library

Conference Session

Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianping Yue, Essex County College

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Two Year College Division

even more important for STEM students’ successes 1 - 5.Essex County College is a large two-year urban community college of more than 13,000 studentswith 79% minority population, including 52% African American students and 23% Hispanicstudents. All entering students are required to take a standardized placement test (Accuplacer)which consists of English and mathematics. They are placed into different levels of English andmathematics classes, including remedial/developmental classes, based on their scores on theplacement test. There are two developmental mathematics courses, MTH086 IntroductoryAlgebra (4.5 credits) followed by MTH092 Elementary Algebra (4.5 credits). Most associatedegrees in STEM programs require a number of additional college

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Marquard; Bruce R. Dewey; Sally Steadman; Raymond Jacquot

the laboratory to give hands-on work done in the cooperative learning setting.The work reported here is the initial efforts toward implementation of those concepts.1. IntroductionIn addition to the usual calculus, chemistry, and English, first-year engineering studentstraditionally take an engineering course that focuses on technical subjects. For most of the lastcentury, this first-year engineering course involved graphics, descriptive geometry and slide ruleoperation. Over the last two or three decades, graphics courses have largely been replaced by anoffering that involves computing; however, there is no standard course content.Goals for a first engineering course have been the subject of much discourse. Common themesfor a first year

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

lecture hall space.All engineering students are required to complete a three course capstone experience. While themajority of students on campus are in the engineering fields, the school also offers a nursingprogram, a technical communication program, and several business programs.MSOE prides itself in having very few traditional computer labs on campus. Instead, all studentsenrolled in the university are issued a laptop as part of a technology package which includes thelaptop and all relevant software needed for the program the student is enrolled in.The software engineering program offers students several unique learning opportunities. Onepart of the program is a 9 credit Software Development Laboratory experience where studentswork on large

Conference Session

Educational and Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Audra N. Morse, Michigan Technological University; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Nathan M. Kathir P.E., George Mason University; Norb Delatte P.E., Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

virtual reviews in the past to address situationswhere team travel was unsafe or to evaluate an online program, the scale of the change wasunprecedented, as was the time frame in which the transition was implemented. Prior virtualreviews had been dictated by safety concerns and had always included a small site visit team.While some prior practices could be brought forward, many new protocols had to be developed.In the spirit of assessment and continuous improvement, the virtual evaluation process is beingexamined closely from the perspectives of TCs (who also serve on the ABET EngineeringAccreditation Commission (EAC/ABET)), Program Evaluators (PEVs), and programsundergoing review in the 2020-2021 accreditation cycle. It should be noted that ABET

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert L. Potter, University of South Florida; Gerry G. Meisels, University of South Florida; Peter Stiling, University of South Florida; Kevin Yee, University of South Florida; Ruthmae Sears, University of South Florida ; Catherine A. Beneteau, University of South Florida; Kelley G. Schuler, University of South Florida; Alberto Danny Camacho, Hillsborough Community College; Scott W. Campbell, University of South Florida

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

oversight and support of STEER grant program activities, communications, documentation, and financial processes.Mr. Alberto Danny Camacho, Hillsborough Community College Mr. Danny Camacho serves as Academic Assistant Dean for the Math & Sciences Division in the Asso- ciate of Arts Program at the Dale Mabry Campus. In this capacity he is vital to the smooth running of this large academic division. He is Co-PI of the Systematic Transformation of Education using Evidence- based Reforms (or STEER) - a multi-year partnership with the University of South Florida funded by the National Science Foundation. He also oversees the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Tampa Bay Bridge to Baccalaureate Grant

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Dynamics I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sudeshna Pal, University of Central Florida; Anchalee Ngampornchai; Patsy Moskal, University of Central Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

second and technology and other reasons rankedthe lowest. The data suggest that making the class partially online as was done in this study,makes it more accessible to the different needs of the student population in a large class.Students were also asked to comment on the proportion of online content they would prefer forfuture mixed-mode classes. Figure 8(b) shows the student responses. In the current study, 50% ofthe course content was flipped from face-to-face to online. Many students (36%) favored thecurrent breakdown of the flipped mixed-mode class. An equivalent number of students (37%)also favored a structure which would have a higher face-to-face content (80% as opposed to 50%face-to-face). A small fraction of the student population (13

Conference Session

Graduate Education, Artificial Intelligence

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Behbood Ben Zoghi P.E., Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing, Professional, and Online Education Division (CPOED)

upholding the rigor of degree-grantingprograms [7].METM Faculty The Master of Engineering Technical Management program is a lock-step, cohort-basedonline graduate program, designed for full-time working professionals. As a newly foundprofessional program that belongs to the largest college (College of Engineering) in theuniversity, METM program is quite “small” in terms of enrollment, number of courses offered,and faculty pool. Unlike individual departments, our small team of staff (less than five) handle amultifold of tasks that keep a program running, such as admission, logistics, marketing,recruiting, communications, as well as curriculum management, procurement, etc. While we share a small amount of resources with our department

Conference Session

Cyber Technology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University; Biswajit Biswal, South Carolina State University

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Computing and Information Technology

461cybersecuritymanagers and practitioners. The report data reveal that almost 60 percent of respondents experienced aphishing attack in 2015 and in 30 percent of these organizations, it is occurring on a daily basis. Inaddition, 20 percent are dealing with insider damage and theft of intellectual property at least quarterly[2].High-profile data breaches have become all too common in recent years with companies such as TargetHome Depot and Anthem forced to own up to and handle PR nightmares following large-scale hacks. Asa result, security has become a major priority for businesses both big and small -- but hackers alwaysseem to be one step ahead. This is especially problematic for many organizations that are simultaneouslyunable to hire or retain technical

Conference Session

International Division (INTL): Cultivating Global Competencies

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corinne Mowrey, University of Dayton; Scott James Schneider, University of Dayton; Michael Moulton, University of Dayton; Philip Appiah-Kubi, University of Dayton; Erick S. Vasquez, University of Dayton; Homero Murzi, Marquette University; Jeanne Holcomb, University of Dayton

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

process [13], [14]. Unfortunately, Parkinson [15] found these experiences are notaccessible to a large number of engineering students because of travel costs, the duration of theinternational immersion experience, and its impact on tightly sequenced engineering curriculumsand internship/co-op opportunities. The goal of this research is to assess global engagementinterventions that are focused on developing students’ global engineering competence withoutrequiring extensive travel to other countries. Most intercultural competence research has focusedon developing the global skillset of students through study abroad or lengthy immersiveexperiences. This research fills the gap in global engineering education related to thedevelopment of an

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Lucas, Purdue University; Bhavana Kotla, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University; Lisa Bosman, Purdue University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

design. His current teaching load primar- ily consists of courses related to advanced embedded digital systems.Ms. Bhavana Kotla, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation, Purdue Polytechnic, Purdue University, Indiana, USA. Current area of research: Program Assessment in Entrepreneurially Minded Curriculum/Programs.Dr. Lisa Bosman, Purdue University Dr. Bosman holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering. Her engineering education research interests include entrepreneurially minded learning, energy education, interdisciplinary education, and faculty professional development. ©American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Lyn Brodie, University of Southern Queensland; Lesley Jolly, Strategic Partnerships; Caroline Crosthwaite, University of Queensland; Lydia Kavanaugh, University of Queensland

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Invited - Student Development

assessment with learning goals, a focus on the conditionsof use of the design, teachers embodying course goals in their practice, and the fact of the projectsbeing “real world” (Table 2). Table 2: Contexts of significance at the cluster level Cluster Description C1 Commitment of This cluster is concerned with the broadest institutional aspects of Stakeholders to implementing the projects including factors affecting status, purpose Learning Goals and perceptions of the course within its program context. C2 Alignment of This cluster includes the degree to which assessment activities and Assessment with criteria actually address the desired outcomes and the clarity

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

to the ‘word-problem’ nature of thequestions. No gender difference was observed in the performance on the content assessment. Thisindicated that the intervention had a similar impact on the content knowledge of males and females.As a summary, the intervention in general had a positive impact on attitudes for mainly femalestudents. In addition, the analysis did not show statistically significant changes in the responses tomost of the survey items. This overall result may be due to the small number of participants.However, the authors wanted to share the preliminary results of their first summer program. It wasobserved that even though the sample was small, the intervention with the use of a flight simulatorto learn math and science has a

Conference Session

Integrating Teaching Assistants, Tenure-track, and Non-tenure-track Faculty into a Cohesive Department

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

of the best-known workshops for civil engineering facultyare the National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI)1 and the ASCE Excellence in CivilEngineering Education (ExCEEd)2 Teaching Workshops. The School of Engineering at TheCitadel uses the content within the ExCEEd Teaching Workshop for teaching facultydevelopment.Based on the recent American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) Provosts andDeans list serve discussion (Fall 2016), the amounts for faculty development in small tomedium sized departments vary by university and range from $500 - $1500 per facultymember. In large research focused universities, faculty must generate their own developmentfunds. In some schools, the faculty development funds are centralized at the

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason M Newell, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Bryan Watson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

to recruit, educate, develop, and inspire Senior ROTC Cadets in order to commissionofficers of character for the Total Army”.[1] Each student enters the ROTC program as a Cadet,associated both with their academic institution and the Army. They are both students and Armyofficers in training. Their responsibilities include routine physical fitness in the mornings, militaryscience classes, and weekly labs to practice military skills. All three of these events allow Cadetsto be evaluated by active-duty Army Staff with classroom exams, leadership assessments, andmilitary skill evaluations while on their home academic campus. Along with on-campusevaluation, all cadets are evaluated at Cadet Summer Training (CST). On-campus evaluationsmirror

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Aeronautics program was mostly due to the efforts ofWilliam F. Durandxv. Durand was a hydraulics engineer who was largely responsible for Page 14.1218.5the design of the water supply to much of the west. Durand had an interest in flight and,in 1915, offered the second aeronautics course in the nation, following MIT. He was thenrecruited to be the first civilian chairman of the NACA. In 1917, Durand served as amilitary attaché in Paris and befriended Harry Guggenheim. This connection led to theappointment as a Trustee of the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion ofAeronautics. Durand teamed with another Stanford engineer, Everett Parker Lesley, toresearch

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson; Jeffrey Froyd

institution learned fromtheir experience. To date, interviews have been conducted at four the six institutions, butthe present report will be based on data from the first three institutions at whichinterviews have been completed.To date, several themes have emerged from analysis.• Each of the institutions initiated curricular improvement by developing a pilot program and offering it to a relatively small number of students. Initiating improvement via pilot programs is well-accepted developmental strategy for engineering artificial systems, but it offers benefits and presents challenges in an educational environment. Expanding from a pilot curriculum to a curriculum for an entire college of engineering also presents challenges in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #10792Correlating Experience and Performance of On-Campus and On-Line Stu-dents Assisted by Computer Courseware: a Case StudyDr. Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES) Dr. Hong Man joined the faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens in January 2000. He received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in December 1999. Dr. Man is currently an associate professor in the department of ECE. He is serving as the director of the undergraduate Computer Engineering program, and the director of the Visual Information Envi- ronment Laboratory at Stevens

Collection

Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University

establishing a variety of programs that provideteaching training for PhD students, which is much more effective in developing their teachingskills than relying on them to mimic their former instructors [2]. While many of these programsaim at improving the teaching ability of current graduate teaching assistants in lab courses [3] aswell as a more holistic approach involving student-led discussions about the TA experience [4],other programs focus on a more general method for preparing PhD students for careers inacademia with an emphasis on teaching training. Some universities provide teaching experienceby thrusting graduate students into the instructor of record role for small courses [5], but agentler and more common approach is a formal program

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Workforce Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Andrea L'Afflitto, Virginia Tech; Wei Sun, University of Oklahoma; Jiyoon Lee, Rose State College; Steven L. Fowler, Rose State College; Wayne Jones, Rose State College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Tinker AFB, OK 1980 – 1991 Engineering Chief, Computer Resources Division, Tinker AFB, OK 1974 – 1980 Project Engineer (Boeing, Honeywell, Motorola) Wichita KS and Phoenix AZr PRODUCTS Jones, Wayne, 2009, Project Risk Assessment – Fuzzy Logic Approach, VDM Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. Jones, Wayne, 2001, PhD Dissertation, Identifying Cost, Schedule, and Performance Risks in Project Planning and Control – A Fuzzy Logic Approach, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma Jones, Wayne, 1977, MS Thesis, Honeywell Super Computer (H6000) Remote I/O Interface Design, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1977 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Jordan, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

university. In order to understand its context, there will be an explanationof its curriculum as compared to three other Mechanical Engineering programs. The authorexamined the curriculum of four different universities. One of them was his university (BaylorUniversity)1, and he also examined the curriculum of a small, specialized university (ColoradoSchool of Mines)2, a medium sized public university (Louisiana Tech University)3, and a verylarge public university (Texas A & M University)4. There is not a lot of variation in requiredmaterials and required solid mechanics courses in these four Mechanical engineering programs.All of the schools have a required materials course. Three of the four have a required materialslab (including the author’s