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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Ocean and Marine

Paper ID #9497Low-cost Wireless Sensor Network for Coastal Monitoring as UndergraduateResearch ProjectDr. Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program - Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding a PHD in power engineering and the other in physics. Before joining to the Drexel University Dr. Belu hold faculty and research positions at universities and re- search institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer and consultant. He has taught and

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ENT-7: Approaches to Fostering Self-Efficacy and Data-Driven Decision Making

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Tubbs, University of North Dakota; Mercedes Terry, University of North Dakota; Brandon Fugger, University of North Dakota; Blair Dupre, University of North Dakota; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, University of North Dakota; Ryan Striker P.E., University of North Dakota

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

. Ryan earned his BS and PhD in Electrical Engineering and his MS in Systems Engineering. Ryan presently serves as the Director of Systems Engineering and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Dakota. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Boosting Innovation Self-Efficacy: The Role of Learning Coaches and Project Mentors in Innovation-Based LearningAbstractThis study explores the impact of learning coaches on innovation self-efficacy (ISE) inundergraduate and graduate biomedical engineering students within an innovation-based learning(IBL) program. Innovation self-efficacy, or the belief in one’s ability to successfully engage

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ME Division 5: Advancing Robotic and Mechanisms Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Anurag Purwar, Stony Brook University; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University; Sebastian Bawab, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #49376Transforming Engineering Education: Project-Based Learning and TechnologyIntegration in a Senior-Level Mechanisms CourseDr. Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University Dr. Krishnanand Kaipa is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Old Dominion University. Dr. Kaipa received his BE in Electrical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and his master’s and PhD degrees from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He pursued postdoctoral studies at the University of Vermont and the University of Maryland, where he was also a

Conference Session

PCEE Session 9: Virtual Summer Programs

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aziz Shekh-Abed, Ruppin Academic Center; Nael Barakat, The University of Texas at Tyler

Paper ID #36457Changes of Project Based Learning Effectiveness due to theCOVID-19 PandemicAziz Shekh-Abed (Dr.) Dr Aziz Shekh-Abed is a lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ruppin Academic Center, Israel. He holds a PhD in engineering education from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. His research thesis dealt with systems thinking and abstract thinking of high-school students. Dr Shekh-Abed holds an MA in science education and a BSc in technology education, both from Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.Nael Barakat (Professor and Chair) Dr. Barakat is currently

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ang Liu, Univ of Southern California; Yun Dai; James R. Morrison, KAIST, ISysE; Stephen Y. Lu, University of Southern California

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Diversity

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International

project teams remained unchanged throughout the entiresemester. In terms of participant’s disciplinary backgrounds, they came from a variety ofdifferent engineering branches such as mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, civilengineering, electrical engineering, computer science, etc. Additionally, some participants in theAmerican and Chinese classes were recruited from the business school. Table 1 summarizesparticipating student’s backgrounds in the global class. Page 26.382.4 Table 1: Summary of participating student’s background Engineering/ Session School

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Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Programs for K-12 Teachers.

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura E. LeMire, The Community College of Baltimore County

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12524Professional Development Training That Makes Project Lead The Way Teach-ers More Knowledgeable and Confident Instructors (Evaluation)Ms. Laura E. LeMire, The Community College of Baltimore County Upon graduation from the University of Maryland, College Park with her masters in geotechnical en- gineering, Laura went to work for Baltimore Gas and Electric where during her career there she was responsible for substation and transmission line construction projects, relocation and installation of BGE facilities for Oriole Park at Camden Yards and for the Light Rail, and for improving service reliability. After

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hirak Patangia

microcontroller were chosen as the basis Page 8.111.2for the course since electronic device applications and electronic instrumentation are encountered Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003 American Society for Engineering Education.in both electronics and mechanical engineering technology programs. The central project for thecourse is magnetic levitation of a ball in free space, and it requires understanding of electrical andmagnetic circuits, optoelectronics, feedback control, and electronic devices. To prepare thestudents for the project

Conference Session

NSF Funding for Educational Scholarship

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkatraman Atti; Andreas Spanias

THE JAVA-DSP (J-DSP) PROJECT – FROM THE PROTOTYPE TO THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION* Andreas Spanias and Venkatraman Atti Department of Electrical Engineering, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5706, USA. e-mail: [spanias, atti]@asu.edu AbstractThis paper describes the roadmap followed to develop a prototype, obtain support for its fullimplementation, embed in the curriculum and assess, and then disseminate. We outline specifically howthe J-DSP online laboratory concept was conceived, how the prototype “proof of

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Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Angela C. Shih, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Mechanical Engineering

: A Curriculum to Prepare Freshman Students to Meet the Attributes of The Engineer of 2020”, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA.6. Caverly, R. H., et al., (2015). A Core Course Component in a Project-based First-year Engineering Experience, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington.7. Anastasio, D. D., et al., (2015). A First-year Project-based Design Course with Management Simulation and Game-based Learning Elements, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington.8. Vernier, M., et al, (2015). “Design of a Full-Featured Robot Controller for Use in a First-Year Robotics Design Project”, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington.9. Oblinger, D., & Oblinger, J., Ed

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First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reap, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Rachel A. Louis, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-4040: CHOCOLATE CHALLENGE: THE MOTIVATIONAL EF-FECTS OF OPTIONAL PROJECTS IN AN INTRODUCTORY ENGINEER-ING CLASSDr. John Reap, Virginia Tech John Reap currently serves Virginia Tech’s educational mission as an instructor in the Department of Engineering Education. He primarily teaches introductory engineering courses as part of the freshman year engineering program. Research interests include topics in sustainable design and manufacturing (SDM) life cycle assessment, design for environment, green manufacturing, renewable energy, and system efficiency (energy and material). He specializes in approaching SDM problems from the perspective of holistic biomimicry, which encompasses identification, development, and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furnbach Clavijo P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology; Leslie R. Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Kishore V. Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

lightweight robotic systems, high-temperature materials, and micro-/nano-scale devices. He is a member of ASME, ASEE and the American Society for Composites (ASC). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Teaching Entrepreneurial Thinking through a Companion Course for all types of Capstone Senior Design ProjectsAbstractEntrepreneurial thinking is recognized as important to the engineering curriculum; however, thetypical entrepreneurship course is not applicable to all senior design projects, especially thosefrom civil engineering. We recognized that product-based entrepreneurship courses need to beexpanded and more flexible. Therefore, we have developed and implemented Senior

Collection

2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Benjamin D. McPheron

further explorationincluded: • Dereverberation • Modulation • Wavelet domain reverberation • Development of new reverberation algorithmsThe second project requires students to apply DSP techniques to applications in computer vision.Students are given the choice of two topics for exploration: image classification and objecttracking in video. Each of these possible projects is detailed below, along with areas ofexploration for student groups.The first option is to explore image classification using the bag of words technique, mostprolifically demonstrated by Csurka, et al. in 2004, which can be applied to a variety of datesets10. Students may use the Caltech computational archive as an image set, which can be foundonline at http

Conference Session

Capstone Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair T. Allison, Grove City College; Stephen Ludwick, Aerotech, Inc., and University of Pittsburgh; William P. Birmingham, Grove City College

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Mechanical Engineering

development of a three-axis machiningcenter for the notching of tubes. Details of this project will be presented with an emphasis on theinterdisciplinary nature of the project and industrial involvement.Mechanical Engineering capstone project organization at Grove City CollegeWithin the Mechanical Engineering department, each capstone design project team typically Page 25.63.3consists of five to nine students and a faculty supervisor. When appropriate, students from otherdepartments join the project, creating an interdisciplinary team. Successful teams involvingstudents from electrical engineering, computer science, business, and entrepreneurship have

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Samir Moujaes

alongwith the local electric utility company have formed an Energy Assessment Center (EAC)to address the needs and concerns of customers who want to reduce the peak energydemand and try to qualify for a rebate from the power company.It was found that these projects can be handled by the students and were of specialinterest to them in giving a hands-on- experience when dealing with an everydaytechnical problem.These three projects have been found to present invaluable learning tools to the studentsoutside the classroom and where the feedback from the students is to try to have more ofthese types of studies.INTRODUCTIONHVAC education has seen a certain amount of shrinkage of interest in the MechanicalEngineering curricula in today’s US universities

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hrushikesh Godbole, Rochester Institute of Technology ; Elizabeth A. Debartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology ; Shun Takai, Northern Illinois University; Marcos Esterman Jr., Rochester Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, engineering and operations. His research interests include systems engineering, product design process and knowledge management in development teams.Dr. Elizabeth A. Debartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, PhD is the Director of the Multidisciplinary Senior Design Program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where students from Biomedical, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering work together on multidisciplinary projects. She is active in the national Capstone Design Community, and received her BSE in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from Duke University and her MS and PhD from Purdue University.Dr. Shun Takai, Northern Illinois UniversityMarcos Esterman Jr

Conference Session

Integrating HSS into the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dave Hergert; Ron Earley; Suguna Bommaraju

specific to their project and presentit in their reflective essay (reflecting and acting attribute).Capstone design courses are now widely incorporated into senior year undergraduate engineeringcurriculum at most universities. Many papers are published on the need to integrate issues such as‘ethical, environmental, service awareness’, into capstone design courses. The focus is to enableengineering students to understand and appreciate, respect and possibly even value perspectivesother than core engineering discipline. For example, the electrical and computer engineeringdepartment at Boston University uses the capstone course to introduce social awareness to theirsenior design teams. 2 Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) uses EAC (ethics across

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AEE Journal

Authors

Jianchu Yao

200°C ~130 seconds for the bulbenvelope. Figure 2. The SIMULINK model of the thermal dynamics of a tungsten bulb.4 SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONA Temperature Control Project that Facilitates Learningof Difficult Concepts in Control Theory Figure 3. The complete temperature control system with the controller transfer function and the number of bulbs to be determined. Figure 3 illustrates the block diagram of the closed-loop system with the feedback and a controller(whose transfer function is yet to be determined at this point). Note that in Figure 3, since the relation-ship between the electrical power

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karim Muci; Jonathan Weaver

engineering students with such practical experiences havebeen co-op or internship programs and the inclusion of senior design project or capstone-typecourses in the curriculum. Both of these approaches capitalize on the fact that learning and recallof information are known to be much better when a student is immersed in the learningenvironment rather than simply being told about it or asked to read about it. Given the challenges and difficulties involved in providing practical experiences toundergraduate engineering students via co-op or internship programs, it became necessary to findother alternatives that could allow them to be exposed to the practice of the engineeringprofession in an academic setting. In this regard, senior design

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky; Michael Evans, Virginia Tech; Brett Jones, Virginia Tech; Carol Brandt, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-466: STUDIO STEM: NETWORKED ENGINEERING PROJECTS INENERGY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS AND BOYSChristine Schnittka, University of KentuckyMichael Evans, Virginia TechBrett Jones, Virginia TechCarol Brandt, Virginia Tech Page 15.1138.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Studio STEM: Networked Engineering Projects in Energy for Middle School Girls and BoysAbstractThe US workforce of the 21st century reflects an increasing need to train and hire engineers,scientists, and technologists.1,2 Whereas, the current trend is to seek expertise from foreignnationals, the new agenda is to place a concerted effort on the training and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Francis, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Susan Mantell, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Joshua M. Feinberg, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Russell J. Holmes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

education curriculum with a focus on laboratory courses for the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His courses leverage project-based learning, experiential learning, and self-paced activities. David has over ten years of industry experience specializing in mixed-signal RF integrated circuit design, power systems, and power electronics.Prof. Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Prof. Kia Bazargan is an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Has has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters related to FPGAs and VLSI computer-aided design. He received his Bachelors degree

Conference Session

Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Daniel Albano, Northrop Grumman Corp.; Wagdy H. Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia

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Graduate Studies

design, Microcomputer Architecture, Microcontrollers, Nan- otechnology, and Renewable Energy Systems. In recent years, she has worked with colleagues to apply these technologies to Biomass research, Solar Cells efficiency capture research, and Renewable Energy Curriculum developments. Dr. Ososanya teaches a myriad of Electrical Engineering courses and labs, including Electric Circuits, Digital Systems courses, VLSI, VHDL, Solar Energy (PV) and Solar Thermal systems, Mechatronics, and Electrical Engineering Senior Project design courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Graduate Project on the Development of a Wearable Sensor Platform Powered by

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Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

exhibit genderdiversity (three female and nine male) and ethnic diversity (two African American, one Hispanic,one Asian, and eight White). The main elements of the project are as follows. Each spring, project leaders partner with faculty colleagues to invite graduate studentsfrom all engineering departments to participate in the project. In the spring semester, two open-house information sessions are held to inform potential applicants about the project. To receiveconsideration for the available positions, applicants must submit a formal application, officialtranscripts, curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation, and an essay about their researchplan and how they envision incorporating elements of their research to enhance the K-12

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Lineberg, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Peter Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technoloy; Zachary Crawford, Georgia Institute of Technology; Justin Tamayo, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #19558Use of a Vertically Integrated Project Team to Develop Hands-On LearningModulesProf. Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology Al Ferri received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1981 and his PhD degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University in 1985. Since 1985, he has been a faculty member in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, where he now serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. His research areas are in the fields of dynamics, controls, vibrations, and acoustics. He is also active in course and curriculum

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael J Batchelder; Iyer L. Srinivasa; Daniel F. Dolan

Session 2793 Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Production: Enhancing Engineering EducationThrough Team-based Multidisciplinary Projects Michael J. Batchelder, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Daniel F. Dolan, Mechanical Engineering Department Sriniviasa L. Iyer, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyAbstractThe role of engineers has changed in recent years from solitary designers in the laboratory to membersof teams that have to sell their ideas and work with customers. Engineering

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and Industry

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Mike Stine Jr.; Douglas Brian Forbes, Lockheed Martin; Benjamin Cohen; Ryan Buckley

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Manufacturing

testing of propulsion systems including design and development of pilot testing facility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past 10 years she gained experience in teaching ME and ET courses in both quality control and quality assurance areas as well as in thermal-fluid, energy conversion and mechanical areas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development. Dr Husanu developed laboratory activities for Measurement and Instrumentation course as well as for quality control undergraduate and graduate

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bert Davy, Morgan State University; Indranil Goswami, Morgan State University; Jiang Li, Morgan State University; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimen, Morgan State University; Charles Oluokun, Morgan State University; Arcadio Sincero, Morgan State University

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First-Year Programs

teams and time management (Karl et al., 2000; Parkerand Anderson, 2004; Rowe & Mahadevan-Jansen, 2004). One of the ways of retaining andstimulating students in engineering is therefore to involve them in engineering projects early inthe program. Morgan State University School of Engineering under the auspices of CurriculumDevelopment activities of ECSEL (Engineering Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Educationand Leadership), a cross-institution coalition of universities including City College of New York,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Penn State University, Howard University, University ofMaryland and the University of Washington submitted a proposal to address this issue to theNational Science Foundation and was funded in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; David H Torres, Purdue University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #16904Foundations of Social and Ethical Responsibility Among Undergraduate En-gineering Students: Project OverviewDr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski, Ph.D., is Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in engineering education, all from Purdue University. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Zoltowski’s academic and research interests broadly include the professional formation of engineers and diversity and inclusion in engineering, with

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meetu Walia, Polytechnic University; EDWIN YU, Polytechnic University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University; Magued Iskander, Polytechnic University; Noel Kriftcher, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

classroomdemonstrations and lab experiments to support the Living Environment curriculum at four highschools. Having participated in a week-long pedagogical training and after bonding with theirteacher-partner during a week-long summer workshop for the teachers, the RAISE Fellows weredeployed in the four high schools. The Fellows are successfully supporting classroom instructionand labs to aid students to visualize complex science concepts concretely and to motivate them toexcel in STEM disciplines. In addition, the Fellows are sharpening their own technical,communication, leadership, and pedagogical skills. The high school students are enthusiasticabout the presence of Fellows in their classrooms. Qualitative assessment of the project revealsthat it is having a

Collection

2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Marcia Ford, Murray State University; Kevin T Perry AIA, Murray State University; Brian Giltner, Murray State University; Melanie McCallon Seib, Murray State University

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Diversity

are the in the areas of construction materials and emerging technologies for the construc- tion and design industries.Mr. Brian Giltner, Murray State University Lecturer in the Institute of Engineering at Murray State University. Mr. Giltner is also a practicing civil and structural engineer with over 28 years of experience.Ms. Melanie McCallon Seib, Murray State University Melanie McCallon Seib is the Director of Education Abroad at Murray State University, where she has collaborated for office growth and study abroad program curriculum integration for nearly 17 years. She spearheaded creation of faculty recruitment, training, financial, and support structures at MSU to enable innovative faculty to build project

Conference Session

Dynamic Systems and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Estelle M. Eke, California State University, Sacramento

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Mechanical Engineering

understanding of the theory by providing real world applicationsthat foster research and design. Bernard M. Gordon [1] presented a review of several institutionsin the United Kingdom and Australia that adopted PBL in different types of engineering courses,and the positive impact the approach had on assessment. Students were encouraged to work ingroups and document their progress throughout the process. Fernandez-Samaca et al[2] designedan undergraduate electrical engineering control system course using PBL. A series of coursesthat had both lecture and laboratory components were offered with the project being the centralelement in the approach. Enikov et al[3] developed the Aeropendulum Project which is a low-costhands-on experiment suitable for a