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Innovative Graduate Programs and Methods, Developing Master's & Ph.D. Programs and Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Karly Anne Danhausen, Middle Tennessee State University; Chelsea Rae Nihill, Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

communication skills. Based on student feedback found in theMSPS program Institutional Effectiveness Survey, the program will also strive to incorporatescience field material and problem solving situations in courses such as accounting and businesslaw for concentrations such as Engineering Management.4 The MSPS program is also alwaysseeking new and beneficial industry partnerships and support for students in this fast growingprogram.ConclusionsThe Masters of Science in Professional Science program’s goal is to fill the gap in industryenvironments between the scientist and the business professional. This unique and innovativecurriculum primes students to be able to communicate scientifically, while understandingfundamental business practices. Some

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Improving Visualization Skills

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Marygrove College

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2011-546: ENGAGE ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE STUDENTS BYIMPROVING THEIR SPATIAL VISUALIZATION SKILLSDr. Yaomin Dong, Kettering University Dr. Yaomin Dong is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky in 1998. Dr. Dong has extensive R&D experience in automotive industry and holds multiple patents. Dr. Dong’s areas of expertise include metalforming processes, design with composite materials, and finite element analysis.Dr. Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Kettering University Page 22.567.1 c

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Communications and Ethics

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ASEE Southeast Section Conference

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Brian Aufderheide, Hampton University; Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Garrick E. Louis, University of Virginia; Andres Clarens, University of Virginia

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conferenceacademic ethics centers are starting to form nationally such as the Online Ethics Center forEngineering and Science.15 It provides a repository of educational materials and an active chat formembers to help one another.15 In 2016, the National Academy of Engineering published a bookon best practices in ethics education.16 The practices outlined were mostly case studies with groupdiscussions, but also included role playing and problem-based learning. 16 A survey of publicationson ethics instruction from 2000 to 2015 found 80% of the papers involved case studies. 11Graduate Ethics at PWIEngineering Ethics at University of Virginia is

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Linda Hutchison, Bristol Community College; Alan Moore, University of Wyoming

engineers design and maintain. One might call us “the appliedcontent experts,” which is at least somewhat more complementary than “geeks.” Science andmathematics are the faithful partners in our toolbox, as comfortable in our hands as a well wornwrench. We’ve both informally and formally entered the K-12 classroom over the years, perhapsby invitation on career day or as a precursor to the local science fair. Recently, we’ve evenstarted to carve out very enticing fast-track-to-technical-career middle school and high schoolcurricula in the form of efforts such as Project Lead the Way6. But we’ve yet to become a truepartner in the mission our K-12 brethren undertake, including the demands of No Child LeftBehind.With these precursors in mind, the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

, areplaying an increasingly important part in the lives of all professionals, technical or not. Theability to successfully manage the balance in a manner that manifests growth both personally andprofessionally is a sought-after attribute.This paper describes the development of a small business focusing on science education. Thepartners who founded Science Surround are female engineers who, after becoming parents,realized the need to balance their professional and personal lives. Both have a passionate interestin sparking an early realization of the prevalence of science and math in everyday life. Inaddition, through the experiences gained both in industry and academia, they realized theimportance of modeling to children success in science, math

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amro El Badawy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Marie Yeung, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nazli Yesiller, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Engineering and Public Policy

landfills, the economics of landfilling would be negativelyimpacted. In addition, the management alternatives for organic wastes also contribute togreenhouse gas emissions and a net reduction of these gases is not guaranteed. This policy changewith multifaceted implications was well suited for this curricular intervention as it involvesengineering, science, policy, and economics.MethodologyCollaborative interactions were facilitated between lower division civil engineering students (CE251 Programming Applications in Engineering: a 2-unit hands-on computer course) and biologicalsciences students (MCRO 224 General Microbiology I: a 5-unit lecture and hands-on laboratorycourse) in relation to a contemporary policy issue. The specific theme of the

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Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc.; Sharon Liz Karackattu, Oak Hall School

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Pre-College Engineering Education

and Tapping) in High School Science ClassroomsAbstractShop classes where students use tools to fashion useful and functional objects from metal, wood,plastic, and other materials are disappearing from most American high schools in favor of moretheoretical subjects. Multiple factors contribute to this transition including 1) cost to maintainshops, 2) liability concerns, 3) focus on exam-driven standards-based testing, 4) and curriculumrealignment for improved college admissions. There is interest in re-introducing elements ofshop class back into high schools enabling students to learn by doing and to become more awareof how things are made.Borrowing upon foundational Energy Engineering Laboratory Module (EELM™) pedagogy

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Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Felse, Northwestern University; Igor Kourkine

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

reported research on entrepreneurship education, and advice fromfaculty members at our School of Business. The implicit challenge in developing technologycommercialization courses is the integration and balance of business and technology. Our taskwas to familiarize students with a host of new business concepts, but also make themcomfortable with embracing uncertainty in data and encourage them to make judgments based onincomplete information. The latter two tasks are challenging given the mostly deductive andconverging mode of thinking of science and engineering students.In the end, we believe that we have created a solid foundation for teaching technologycommercialization to master’s level students. This course sequence has been offered every

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Stephan A. Durham; Mark L. Kuss; Ernest Heymsfield; Hanna Sheppard

which neither parent holds acollege degree. The overall objective of this program is to increase enrollment for students inhigher education institutions. This program involves a six week summer program in which thestudents are engaged in “hands on” activities in the areas of math, laboratory sciences,composition and literature. The Department of Civil Engineering assists in the laboratory scienceportion of the program. Since the Department’s involvement, students have become involved ininnovative ongoing research. Research the students perform is practical and experimental andincludes topics such as field permeability of asphalt, in situ permeability of concrete, andtheoretical specific gravity of asphalt mixtures. At the end of the six week

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Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina; Veronica Addison, University of South Carolina; Stephen Thompson, University of South Carolina

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineeringgraduate students, one White male and one Hispanic female. Each GK-12 Fellow selected theirbest activities from the school year and coordinated with the other fellows to develop lessonplans and plan the institute. Teachers participating in the institute received: 1) recertificationcredit, 2) a kit containing materials necessary to use the hands-on activities, 3) a notebook oflesson plans with identified correlations to the State Educational Standards, and 4) a participationstipend to cover personal expenses. All activities are based on the hands-on Learning Cyclemodel of teaching and learning and are correlated to the state Math and Science standards.Teachers attending the Institute learned to conduct the activities by 1) hearing a

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Richard J. Aleong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #31028A Situative Understanding of the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices(Fundamental)Mr. Richard J. Aleong, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Richard J. Aleong is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his M.A.Sc. and B.Sc.E in Mechanical and Materials Engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. His research interests are focused on integrative thinking and design, interdisciplinary collaboration, and educational development to support students’ personal and professional learning and growth.Dr. Robin Adams

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering and Public Policy

2017 contributed to the authors invited participation in a panel discussion onscience policy in 2019, again as part of the biennial meeting of the AEESP. This paneldiscussion is used by the author as teaching material in a module on “introduction toscience diplomacy” during an existing semester-long course, and the results of this coursehave been published previously [9], [11].In conclusion, based upon the first-hand experience of the author, and informed by theresponses of the participants in the 2017 workshop, informal discussions around thedigitally recorded moderated panel discussion in 2019, and through experience with thesemester-long course on science diplomacy, the author proposes the followingrecommendations, namely: 1. Faculty are

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; John P Henry, Sustainable Learning Systems; S. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University; Talbot Bielefeldt, International Society for Technology in Education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

and education projects funded by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Navy, the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation, the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation, and industry firms. Her work has resulted in more than 80 journal and conference papers and book chapters. Dr. Tang is very active in adapting and developing pedagogical methods and materials to enhance engi- neering education. Her most recent educational research includes collaboration with Tennessee State Uni- versity and local high schools to infuse cyber-infrastructure learning experience into the pre-engineering and technology-based classrooms, and the collaboration with community colleges to

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Thompson, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

research topics in lessons. For example, one GK-12 Fellow presented her research agenda that focused on the effects of pollution on Mussel populations during a study of ecosystems. Resource Gathering – GK-12 Fellows gathered and created materials for use in the classroom. Types of resources ranged from PowerPoint presentations, to sets of trebuchets for student labs, to materials needed to construct homemade speakers from butter dishes. Extra Curricular Activities – GK-12 Fellows took part in Science and engineering related activities and clubs outside of class. These included such things as science fair and robotics competitions among others.Data CollectionA number of data collection

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Research to Practice: STRAND 1 – Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K-12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering Science Connections (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katey Shirey, University of Maryland, College Park

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

current national focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) ineducation has created an apt moment for research on factors that can improve STEM instruction.In November 2009, President Barack Obama declared an “all-hands-on-deck” directive toimprove STEM education in America2. This mandate came from the recognition that STEMfields are “highly-paid, highly-rewarding fields” (both personally and nationally) and that ourstudents are now in the “middle of the pack” globally in STEM subjects (p.1). President Obamalaid out a list of four priorities to improve STEM education including the recruitment of 100,000new and effective STEM teachers, the closing of the achievement gap in STEM education,increased funding for STEM education, and

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New Learning Paradigms I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Educational Research and Methods

engineerAbstractIn the fall of 2004 a college with five undergraduate academic programs decided to integrateservice-learning (S-L) projects into required engineering courses throughout the curriculum sothat students would be exposed to S-L in at least one course in each of eight semesters. Theultimate goal is to graduate better engineers and better citizens. Four of the degree programshave achieved on average one course each semester, with an actual coverage of 103 out of 128semester courses, or 80% coverage over the four years. Of the 32 required courses in theacademic year that had an average of 753 students each semester doing S-L projects related tothe subject matter of the course, 19 of the courses (60%) were considered engineering science,that is, not

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Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet E. Burge, Miami University; Paul V. Anderson, Miami University, Ohio; Michael Carter, North Carolina State University; Gerald C. Gannod, Miami University; Mladen A. Vouk, North Carolina State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Page 22.900.2Given these benefits, a few universities have explored ways to integrate technical andcommunication instruction in one or more of their engineering programs.21, 22, 23 The scopeof our project is distinctive: Our goal is to develop resources that can be used, in theory, byall programs; our project team includes specialists from 14 colleges and universities; and weare focusing on four modes of communication: reading, writing, speaking, and teaming.We are identifying learning outcomes and developing course materials that provide studentswith the skills in these areas that are needed to communicate effectively in engineering andproduction environments. Our interdisciplinary team includes computer science, softwareengineering, and

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarira Motaref, University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Strategies for Success in a Neuroinclusive Large Mechanics of Materials ClassAbstractThe Mechanics of Materials course is a core offering at the University of Connecticut, catering tostudents majoring in civil, mechanical, manufacturing, and biomedical engineering. Delivered ina flipped classroom format, students engage with video materials that cover the theory outside ofclass. In class, students focus on developing problem-solving skills, exploring real-lifeapplications of mechanics concepts, and participating in multiple active learning activities. In2020, the course underwent a redesign to align with inclusive teaching standards, aimed atproviding support to neurodivergent students.For the Spring 2023 semester, the course

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James G. Ladesic P.E., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Robert R. Wolz, Gulfstream Aerospace; Frank Simmons III P.E., Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation; Timothy D. Farley

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College Industry Partnerships

succession of flawed designs with fatal results– many of them afflicting the projects of the patron that so clearly saw science as the panacea;the Challenger, the Stark, the Aegis system in the Vincennes, and so on. Those failures exude astrong scent of inexperience, or hubris, or both, and display an apparent ignorance of, ordisregard for, the limits of stress on materials and people under chaotic conditions. Successfuldesign still requires the stores of expert tacit knowledge and intuitive „feel‟ of experience; itrequires engineers steeped in an understanding of existing engineering systems as well as in thenew systems being designed.” The conclusion Ferguson reaches is that computerization is not theproblem but has become the enabler to the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Berry; Robert Lingard

sections of Computer Science 380, "An Introduction toSoftware Engineering," we provided some specific, but limited instruction in groupcommunication and administered the Kolbe A Index.1 The Kolbe A Index is an instrument thatmeasures conation, or a person’s inherent talent or natural way of doing things and predicts what aperson will or will not do, given the freedom to act. Widely used in the corporate world, the KolbeA Index is valuable method for putting together synergistic teams.Our experience has demonstrated the value of instruction in group process and the benefits ofassigning students to teams based on their conative talents. An analysis of success of teamprojects over a two year period shows a statistically significant correlation

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wesley Bliven; Elizabeth Eschenbach

main course goal is to aid teachers in becoming comfortable with some of the physicalscience concepts that are applicable to a wide variety of common machines. By increasingteachers’ confidence in their understanding of physical science and by providing resources (both Page 9.672.1material and information) we encourage teachers to do more hands on physical science activitiesProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationin their classrooms. Two important resources for the course are the How Things

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Ann-Marie Vollstedt; Michael Robinson; Eric Wang

Using Robotics to Enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Curricula Ann-Marie Vollstedt, Michael Robinson, Eric Wang University of Nevada, RenoAbstractThe purpose of this research was to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematicscurricula using robotics at the Middle School level, as well as improve students’ knowledge ofscience, mathematics, robotics, computer programming, and engineering.In order to improve science education, a curriculum based on LEGO Educational Division’s“Race against Time” was created, which utilizes LEGO Mindstorms for Schools kits andRobolab software. Twelve local middle school teachers

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Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ekembu Kevin Tanyi, Norfolk State University; IRVING K CASHWELL Jr, Norfolk State University; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

preparation of engineering graduate students for future careers.Mr. Ekembu Kevin Tanyi, Norfolk State University E. Kevin Tanyi started his career in Oldenburg in East Friesland, Germany. There he earned his bachelor degree in engineering physics with a focus in medical physics and finished with honors. During a four- year sabbatical, he worked as a Call Center Agent and finally as a Web-programmer/ designer. Returning to his field, he pursued a Professional Science Master degree in applied physics at Towson University. There he carried out research in the fabrication and characterization (AFM, XRD, and four-point probe resistivity measurements) of colossal magneto resistant perovskite thin films. He also embarked on a

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ravi Athale; John Treichler; Dave Munson; Sally Wood; Geoffrey Orsak; Scott Douglas; Mark Yoder

Session 2432 The INFINITY Project: Building a High School Curriculum Focused on Modern Technology Which Emphasizes Engineering, Math, and Science Principles Mark A. Yoder1, Ravi Athale2, Scott Douglas3, Dave Munson4, Geoffrey Orsak3, John Treichler5, Sally Wood6 1 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology / 2George Mason University / 3 Southern Methodist University / 4University of Illinois / 5 Applied Signal Technology / 6Santa Clara

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Fisher, MVCS Science Advisor

2006-1107: INTEGRATION OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND COMPETITIONTO PROMOTE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAlan Fisher, MVCS Science Advisor Page 11.804.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 2006-1107: Integration of mathematics, science and competition to promote engineering educational developmentAlan Fisher, Mesilla Valley Christian Schools Alan is the Science Club advisor for MVCS for 6 years and has taughtscience classes at the Mid and High School levels. He retired from the NewMexico State ROTC Professor of Aerospace Studies as a Lt.Colonel and theUSAF after 20 years of flying and has served on the school board for 8 yearsand many positions

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Collaboration and Communication in Problem-based Learning

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University; Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Tamara Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #29215Integrating Evidence-Based Learning in Engineering and Computer ScienceGateway CoursesDr. Xiang Zhao, Alabama A&M University Dr. Xiang (Susie) Zhao, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Alabama A&M University, has over 20 years of teaching experience in traditional on-campus settings or online format at several universities in US and aboard. Her teaching and research interests include numerical modeling & simulation, high performance algorithm design, data mining, and evidence-based STEM teaching pedagogies. Her recent research work has been funded by DOE

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Pre-College Initiatives in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lawrence Genalo

materials, such as those developed by Seymour Papert atMIT,20 Ellen Frye at Dartmouth,21 Martha Cyr at Tufts, 22 and Richard Drushel at Case Western,23to name just a few, are adapted for use in the TWT Program and its partner schools. Othermaterials that are developed are based on constructivist principles espoused by Papert.24The following example shows how engineering context can be used to meet national standards.Since engineering is an integrative discipline, many different national standards can be addressedand various grade levels targeted by the same engineering experience. Beginning with nationalstandards for science (NSES)3, mathematics (NCTM)4, and technology (STL)25 education, anengineering experience in robotics using LEGO® Mindstorms

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chao Chen, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Zesheng Chen, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Software Engineering Division

Structures 19 ECE 40500 Senior Engineering Design I 3 (note: one group)Both senior design courses emphasis on teamwork, project management, and oral and writtencommunication. Slack is used in the Capstone senior design teams as the main onlinecommunication tool. In the rest courses, a small number of students also used emailsoccasionally to communicate with the instructor. In addition to Slack, the instructors used theBlackboard learning management system [9] to host core course material such as lecture notes,code and practice examples, assignments, and solutions. The instructors also used Blackboard’semail service under the Grade Center to send out formal group emails in the

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Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University; Nabil A. Yousif, Fort Valley State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Developing a Minor Program in Nuclear Science and EngineeringAbstractThe Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Fort Valley State University (FVSU)has recently developed an academic minor program in Nuclear Science and Engineering forstudents majoring in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM).The minor program is structured around four courses that will feature progressively moreadvanced topics, and hands-on laboratory-based projects and experimental analysis. Thesecourses are: a two-course sequence in Nuclear Science and Engineering with laboratorycomponents, a course in nuclear radiation, and an introductory course in health physics.This paper describes

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 7

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Liesl Folks, The University of Arizona; Erin Rowley, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Paper ID #39016Connecting the Dots: A Programmatic Approach to Data Science withinEngineeringDr. Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Kristen R. Moore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at University at Buffalo. Her research focuses primarily on technical communication and issues of equity, inclusion, and social justice.Dr. Liesl Folks, The University of Arizona Liesl Folks holds a BSc(Hons) and a PhD, both in Physics, from The University of Western Australia. Her research interests are in spin electronic devices for logic and data storage.Ms. Erin Rowley