Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica A. Kuczenski, Santa Clara University; Tricia Serviss, Santa Clara University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

communicate for a specific purpose 0 0 1 5 12 23 13 Ethics - To what degree: Are you concerned with codes of ethical conduct for your intended profession? 4 4 1 9 9 10 17 Will you consider ethics when making professional choices? 0 0 0 3 9 16 26 Are you confident that you can understand the issue and responsibilities of professional ethics? 0 1 1 3 11 23 15 Are you confident that you can understand the issue and responsibilities of corporate ethics? 0 0 4 5 14 18 13 Are you confident that you can understand the issue and responsibilities

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

. Bradford “So I tookthe T-group section and much to my surprise, found that it opened up a whole new life to me. Itexposed me to experiences that I had never had before or for that matter had never evenunderstood existed.” [31].With the help of faculty members from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, who have ledhundreds of T-Groups, the author created a modified version of Stanford’s InterpersonalDynamics course, considering the needs of an undergraduate student population. This newlydesigned course, with the T-Group method as its core element, was offered to the undergraduatestudents of Harvey Mudd College during the spring semester 2017 as a pilot and after a verypositive reception (course evaluations 6.77 out of 7) again during the fall

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kristen Koopman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Robert S. Emmett, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

Humanities, Resilience and elsewhere orcid.org/0000-0002-4526-6094). From 2013-2015, Dr. Emmett served as Director of Academic Programs at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society in Munich, Germany. He has taught interdisciplinary courses at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit¨at in Munich.Dr. Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Sanderlin serves as the Director of Global Engagement for Virginia Tech’s College of Engineer- ing. She provides leadership for international initiatives and works closely with engineering faculty to develop new institutional partnerships and international opportunities for engineering students

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; William B. Corley, University of Louisville; Jaqi C. McNeil, University of Louisville

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

interest in the flippedclassroom model of instruction, with early discussions starting at least as early as 2000 1. Thebuzz around flipped classrooms has likely been fueled by the attention it has received in popularmedia, such as the U.S. News and World Report article in 2014 extolling the virtues of theflipped classroom model to strengthen STEM students’ learning 2. A recent survey by CampusTechnology found that 55 percent of the faculty they surveyed (~500) were flipping either someor all of their classes 3. The popularity of the flipped classroom has led to the establishment ofthe Flipped Learning Network (flippedlearning.org), and the recently published Best PracticesFor Flipping The College Classroom 4. In spite of the attention and interest

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University; Ismail Megri; Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Taher M. Abu-Lebdeh P.E.

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering

, PhD, HDR North Carolina A&T State University Ismail Megri1; Sameer Hamoush2; Taher Abu-Lebdeh3 1 Northwest Middle, Greensboro NC 2,3 North Carolina A&T State UniversityIn the future, the tendency is toward manufacturing housing based completely on 3D printingbecause it decreases labor costs, speeds the process of construction and reduces the number ofaccidents at a work site. Department of Energy (DOE), and laboratories such as ConstructionEngineering Research Laboratory (CERL) are spending a lot to prepare a pipeline in the area ofadvanced manufacturing. The concerns

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyril B Okhio P.E., Kennesaw State University; Florian Misoc, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech; Austin B. Asgill, Kennesaw State University; Aarick Aroz Zaman; Jarred Lee Prince; Olajimi Mark; Brion Allen Daffinson, Southern Polytechnic State University; Olugbemiga Olatidoye, Clark Atlanta University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Institute of Transportation Engineers, USA. Dr. Okhio has many years of administrative experience including the Chairmanship of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Bendel State University. Dr. Okhio has carried out experimental and numerical investigations of, and developed statistical analysis tools and computer codes, for the calculation of complex flows. Some of this work has been published in international journals. He is currently involved in multi-disciplinary research and development concerning Vehicle to Vehicle, Human to Vehicle Interaction and communication, under the purview of a Transportation, Vehicular Systems and Safety Engineering hub associated with SPSU Visualization & Simulation Research Center

Conference Session

Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics Education Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Product Design & Entrepreneurship course, where students develop their own product concepts.Dr. Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego Van Den Einde is a Teaching Professor at UCSD. She teaches core undergraduate courses in Structural Engineering, is the chair of the ABET committee responsible for the continuous curricular improvement process, incorporates education innovations into courses (Peer Instruction, Project-based learning), is responsible for TA training (preparing next generation faculty), serves as faculty advisor to student or- ganizations, hears cases of academic misconduct as a member of the Academic Integrity Review Board, and is committed to fostering a supportive environment for

Conference Session

Factors Influencing Curriculum Development: International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ashish Agrawal, University of Cape Town; Johnson Carroll, University of Johannesburg; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

International

Paper ID #29910A comparative study of curricular differences and their influence onstudents’ formation as engineersDr. Ashish Agrawal, University of Cape Town Ashish Agrawal is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Uni- versity of Cape Town. He received his PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Prior to that, he completed his MS from Virginia Tech and B-Tech from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, both in Electrical Engineering. His research interests include sociology of education, experiences of students and faculty in academic settings, and critical and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Hendricks

, would meet our needs and could perhaps even excite studentsabout participating in our new option or minor in microelectronics, optoelectronics, andnanotechnology. 1† A version of this manuscript with gray-scale images suitable for color vision-impaired readers may be found at Page 6.189.1http://www.mse.vt.edu/faculty/hendricks/publications/publications.html. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering EducationIt was with this vision in mind that Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 3: Let's Get Thinking on Design

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Latanya Robinson, Florida International University; Monica E. Cardella, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

and Computing Education in SUCCEED and FIU’s STEM Transformation InstituteDr. Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University As an assistant professor of engineering education at Florida International University, Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong works and teaches at the intersection of engineering education, faculty development, and complex systems design. Alexandra completed her graduate degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech (PhD) and Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia (UVa). Prior to attending Georgia Tech, Alexandra received a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from MIT and a master’s degree in systems engineering from the University of Virginia. Alexandra comes to FIU

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Centers, The MITRE Corporation; Michael A Balazs; Titilayo Ogunyale

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

participation in DOE programs and opportunities. In 2021, they hosted over a dozensessions with students, faculty, and administrators from minority serving institutions (MSIs) tohelp identify the barriers that exist. Then in February of 2022, they launched a program calledReaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW). RENEW aims to support projects atMSIs and non-R1 institutions of higher education to develop the capacity to train undergraduatesand graduate students in STEM fields.Though only one example was provided here, many of the FC-STEM agencies provide similartestaments when describing the changes they have made to existing efforts as well how their newSTEM education programs came to fruition. It remains evident, however, that there is a lack

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session 3: Energy and Multidisciplinary

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Claudia Torres Garibay, Oregon Institute of Technology; Jessica Kerby, Oregon Institute of Technology; Andrew Powers Minigan, Right Question Institute

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

creates the space and opportunity for educators to tailor the strategy to better supportthe teaching and learning objectives. In this vein, an adaptation of the QFT, the QFT forresearch, was developed with funding from the National Science Foundation to design a strategyto help researchers ask better, more transformative research questions. This adaptation has beenused by undergraduate researchers, graduate researchers, and faculty alike, and manystakeholders find that it creates a discrete, eminently practical process through which researcherscan arrive at new, better questions.The QFT for research adaptation inserts a few key elements. First, researchers work to identifypossible areas of interest, then name potential research topics, and

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Enrique D. Gomez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Esther Gomez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Angela D. Lueking, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

types of engineers do. A totalof 86.4% felt that they have a better understanding of how chemical engineers help people andsociety as a result of the ambassador visits. Approximately 77% of the students thought hearingthe information from students was more effective than hearing it from faculty members. Lessthan half felt that the visits helped them to be more confident of their decision to be a chemicalengineering student. Approximately 9% felt that the visits had encouraged them to consideranother major.In order to visually examine students’ descriptions of chemical engineering, two word clouds(also called a content or tag cloud) were generated. A word cloud is somewhat new to thequalitative analysis data but is beginning to emerge as a

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Patrick Bass, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovation and promote interest in students to become entrepreneurs.Through this education, students gain the skills and perspective necessary to start their ownbusinesses. These commercialization ventures have high growth potential and programs thatfoster these companies tend to mimic technology incubators [4] in an effort to kick-start thefounding of companies.These concepts of engineering entrepreneurship not only lead to the founding of new businessventures, but also provide significant benefits to student learning in their own right [5], [6]. Thisis evident in the alignment of entrepreneurship exercises with ABET student outcomes [7], as theproduct development process provides the broader societal context often lacking from

Conference Session

Assessment-Driven Practices in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin Connor Whalen, Bucknell University; Peter Mark Jansson P.E., Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Electricaland Computer Engineering (ECE) curriculum as well as to the fundamentals course ECEG 210(Applications of Circuit Theory). In this course, we designed and implemented renewableenergy-focused, project-based learning to reinforce the engineering design process that existsacross all 4 years of our curriculum. Our new project introduces second-year electrical andcomputer engineering students to some of the pressing challenges and opportunities presented bythe decreasing costs of renewable energy. This paper examines the project innovation made tothe ECEG 210 course to embrace design-based learning, address multiple student outcomesspecified by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), and providestudents with early exposure to

Conference Session

Computer Based Grading and Learning Styles

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Clayton E Price, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Price’s interests center on his teach- ing and investigating new paradigms for delivering a university education. He has recently developed on-line material for his core programming course, and hopes to expand this effort in the future. Page 23.268.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Can undergraduates learn programming with a “Virtual Professor”? Findings from a pilot implementation of a blended instructional strategyABSTRACTThis study presents the main findings from the pilot implementation of a blended instructionalstrategy in one section of a multi-section course of

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonardo Pollettini Marcos, Purdue University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, Carthage College; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University ; Eric Holloway, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

: peopleshare their creations, processes, and instructions as a means to inspire and help others in theirown making efforts. Because of this communal support, those who have been helped or inspiredby others feel compelled to give back to the community by sharing their own new creations. Thesharing aspect of maker culture applies both to in-person settings—at conventions or at localmakerspaces—and online settings—through forums or dedicated websites [20].Even though sharing is a key trait of the maker movement and the community prides itself ondemocratizing making, the maker movement is still dominated by white men, which signalssome potential concerns when thinking about the reach of makerspaces. Existing studies thatexamine makerspace demographics

Conference Session

Capstone Design Pedagogy II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Zemke, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

negotiate with teammates concerning favored concepts. Theyhad to adopt strategies to insure complete communication. They had to set boundaries when Page 15.1120.6working with their companion team on the final project.Question 3: What new habits did you learn in the design class?The students identified three design habits they learned. The first habit was to “be a conceptdoubter.” Don’t believe that a concept will work until proven. Second, they developed a habitof understanding the design as a whole while decomposing it into “little functions.” Third, thedeveloped the team habit of planning all communication.Question 4: Did you learn anything

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Lovitts, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

papers that assert (or sought) determination of an educational outcome as a result of adefined intervention. This paper thus presents the results of the scholarship of synthesis ratherthan the results of the scholarship of discovery. Indeed, the articles we analyze and the metricswe have developed are based on a synthesis of characteristics.The PR2OVE-IT database is intended to be a tool for translating education research results intopractical classroom use by engineering faculty who are not engaged in educational research. Assuch, the website divided into five major categories for searching and viewing information aboutarticles: interventions (instructional practices), subject/content area (content or context of thelearning environment), study

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University; Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

includes peer mentoring, summer engineeringenhancement camp, academic tutoring, faculty development and a freshmen introduction toengineering course (ENGR 1050). New retention activities developed specifically for the S-STEM scholars program include a seminar series held in the fall and a spring seminar series,ENGR 2050, and the development and implementation of a summer jobs program. Additionally,the CoE Diversity staff conducted monthly, individual meeting with the scholars to establish arelationship with the student and identify problem areas early.The S-STEM scholarship project in the CoE at Louisiana State University (LSU) was funded inAugust 2007 and has entered the second year of scholarship implementation (August 2009).Initially, financial

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Wednesday Cornucopia (Educational Research)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline C. McNeil, University of Louisville; Erin Lynn Gerber, University of Louisville; Gerold Willing, University of Louisville; Mary Elizabeth Mills, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

resource allocation, workforce planning, and logistics and dis- tribution. She was awarded a B.S., M.Eng, and Ph.D. all in Industrial Engineering, from the University of Louisville, J.B. Speed School of Engineering. Her doctoral work focused on the development of the LoDI Index, which is released by the Logistics and Distribution Institute at the University of Louisville every month. The index is also featured in the FRED report and is utilized by various national corporations each month. Dr. Gerber is a member of Golden Key International Honours Society, the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, and the Society of Women Engineers. She also serves as the faculty advisor for the UofL student chapter of IISE.Dr

Conference Session

Using Computers, Software, and Writing to Improve Mathematical Understanding

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

N. Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

advancing technology,is increasing the necessity for astute critical thinking skills, yet many students arrive at the universitywith these skills underdeveloped. Such higher-level thinking involves analyzing, evaluating, andcreating (the topmost three levels of thinking in Bloom‟s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain revisedby Anderson in 2001). Several researchers in the late 1990s into the 2000s have shown thatprocessing new information using these thinking skills increases students‟ information retention. Inaddition, thinking critically helps prepare students to become successful global citizens because theycan make the decisions and solve the problems of modern life more astutely, having both theknowledge retained and the thinking skills developed

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sever Thomas Gilbertson; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

begun modifyingexisting project spaces and creating new makerspaces to reflect the developing pushes ineducation [3,4]. However, the ongoing initiatives to reflect the more creative and less rigidlydesigned nature of making can be challenging to implement since many ideas are, or seem to be,counterintuitive to existing organizational structures within traditional academia. This difficultyis especially true in engineering-focused entities where the parties that have historically managedexisting workspaces and their resources may not be as familiar with the pedological approachesand philosophies behind these areas. In addition, by the very nature of making, many commontrends in makerspaces present unique challenges for the management; often, they

Collection

2023 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt; Joan Tisdale; Katherine Ramos; Mike Soltys

; female ENGstudents reported less pre-collegiate engineering experience. The engineering identity andbelonging of male PIE students, male ENG students, and female ENG students were notsignificantly different. The results show the importance of not making assumptions about theexperiences, confidence, and motivation of students who failed to be admitted into engineering.The entry survey was a good tool to help the faculty to better understand our students.INTRODUCTIONAdmission into many engineering colleges around the country is a competitive process, andsome students who apply are not admitted. Some universities will admit these students into othercolleges and therefore students may opt to enroll at the university and try to transfer in later

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Franny Howes, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Writing in Gateway Engineering Laboratory Courses,” IEEEJournal of Technical Communications, Vol. 63, Issue 1, pp. 64-84, 2020.[7] Hare, T., & Russell, R., & Ferzli, M., & Carter, M., & Fahmy, Y., & Wiebe, E. (2001,June), Supporting Lab Report Writing In An Introductory Materials Engineering Lab Paperpresented at 2001 Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 10.18260/1-2—9830[8] Johnston, C., & Douglas, D. (2004, June), Writing In The Engineering Design Lab: HowProblem Based Learning Provides A Context For Student Writing Paper presented at 2004Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2—13522[9] Carter, M., & Brawner, C., & Ferzli, M., & Wiebe, E. (2005, June), The Labwrite Project:Experiences

Conference Session

Electromechanical Curricula

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Fuehne, Purdue University-Columbus; Kathy Bradley, MotoTron, Inc; Eric Bradley, MotoTron, Inc

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

competition.Additionally, teams are required to submit their controller software to a design review prior tothe competition. After the competition, teams are also required to make a performancepresentation, summarizing their data acquisition and performance of the vehicle. The paperdetails the training, the competition and the results of design reviews and performancepresentations.IntroductionRetention of college students and particularly freshmen students is a universal concern amonginstitutions of higher education. Typical retention rates of freshmen who go on to takesophomore-level courses are in the 60 -70 % range while the overall five year retention andgraduation rate has been reported at 37%.1 Institutions have implemented many potentialsolutions to

Conference Session

Motivation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jiawei Zhang, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Rebecca Kramer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

in stretchable electronics, responsive material actuators, soft material manufacturing, and soft-bodied control. Dr. Kramer serves as an Associate Editor and Editorial Board member of Frontiers in Robotics and AI: Soft Robotics. She is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the NASA Early Career Faculty Award, the AFOSR Young Investigator Award, the ONR Young Investigator Award, and was named to the 2015 Forbes 30 under 30 list. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Enhancing Student Motivation and Self-Efficacy Through Soft Robot DesignAbstractThis research paper evaluates student perceptual changes in engineering motivation and self

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Neil E. Cotter, University of Utah; Angela Rasmussen, University of Utah

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #21291Bottlenecks and Muddiest Points in a Freshman Circuits CourseDr. Cynthia Furse, University of Utah Dr. Cynthia Furse (PhD ’94) is the Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Utah and a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Furse teaches / has taught electromagnetics, wireless communication, computational electromagnetics, microwave engineering, circuits, and antenna design. She is a leader and early developer of the flipped classroom, and began flipping her classes in 2007. She is now regularly engaged helping other faculty flip their classes (see Teach

Conference Session

Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

2006-2344: A POWER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS PROJECTTimothy Skvarenina, Purdue University Dr. Skvarenina received the BSEE and MSEE degrees from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Purdue University. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force, in a variety of engineering and teaching positions. In the fall of 1991, he joined the faculty of the College of Technology at Purdue University where he currently holds the rank of Professor and teaches undergraduate courses in electrical machines and power systems and serves as the department assessment coordinator. He has authored or coauthored over 30 papers in the areas of power systems, pulsed power systems

Conference Session

Instructional Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Welch

issues of safety andconstructability, coping with construction management difficulties such as placing the concretewith a 1 cubic yard mixer and bags of concrete, miscommunication, delayed constructionapproval, and most importantly, bringing a project from concept through completion. Studentassessment data demonstrates that such projects contribute much, not only to students’ learning,but to student’s motivation and self-awareness as well. Any design-build project forces thestudents to develop resourcefulness, perseverance, adaptability, and creativity. One student’scomment: “I learned more in this course than any other I have taken in the program.”I. IntroductionOne of the many pillars of any educational endeavor is to gain understanding from