Conference Session

NEE 2 - Strategies to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustyn Roberts P.E., Temple University; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Allen A. Jayne P.E., University of Delaware; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Andrew Novocin, University of Delaware; James Atlas, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #25647FLC (Eˆ2)T: A Faculty Learning Community on Effective (and Efficient)TeachingDr. Dustyn Roberts P.E., Temple University Dustyn Roberts received her B.S. in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon Uni- versity (2003), her M.S. in Biomechanics & Movement Science (2004) from the University of Delaware, and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2014) from New York University. She is passionate about translational research and engineering education.Prof. Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware Dr. Joshua Enszer is an associate professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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International

/4for PhD level.2. Description of the ProgramThe first idea was to design a program of under graduation level, full time students, etc but afterdiscussions the team chose to start with a graduation program Master and/or PhD level due to thenecessity to provide professionals qualified to solve highly complex social problems at thepresent.The curriculum has been designed for the students to understand the basic mechanism of thesociety in a deeper level in order to avoid stereotyped ideas. It includes economics and sociologybesides basics of national law system, public policies, planning and environmental issues, amongothers.At graduation level the program is offered to civil, industrial engineers as well any otherspecialty once it is a new area

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sima Parisay, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Industrial Engineering

formulation,efficient application of software features, and communication of their findings in a report format.An effective pedagogy is developed to assist students with problem formulation while enforcinganalytical skills and guiding writing reports. I have utilized pedagogy tools such as handoutswith specific guidelines and extensive examples, in-class discussions, homework assignments,and a final project to enforce report writing and analytical thinking. Moreover, I stress theimportance of analyzing the software’s solutions further to obtain more useful information.Though writing a “Report to a Manager” has been an element of my OR courses since 1999, thenew approach has evolved in the last three years. This new approach is aimed at

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina; Charles Finley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Biomedical

AC 2010-932: INTEGRATING HANDS-ON DESIGN EXPERIENCES INTO THECURRICULUMRichard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Richard Goldberg is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is also the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Curriculum in Applied Sciences and Engineering, which houses the undergraduate BME program. He teaches several instrumentation courses and senior design. His primary interest is in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology for people with disabilities.Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina Bob Dennis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chair of Applied

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Morales, Universidad del Turabo; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University

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New Engineering Educators

Page 24.1074.5courses. In fact, it was the outcomes assessment results from the School of Engineering thatmotivated the proposal that landed this grant. The SFIP is a response to the students’suggestions that more practical problems should be included in the curriculum to provide contextto the theory presented in the classroom. Also, the institution itself, as a norm, sponsors innovation and the pursuit of excellence sothat the SFIP is conducted within a social system in which the upper echelons of leadershipsupport it. This is fortunate as, regarding this point, Everett Rogers starts his book [4,page 1]with the following quote by Niccolo Machiavelli from The Prince (1513): “There is nothingmore difficult to plan, more doubtful of

Conference Session

Engineering Design in Pedagogy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca N. Macdonald, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama

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Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2179: THE DESIGN PROCESS AS AN APPROACH TO UNDER-STANDING ENGINEERING AS A PROFESSIONRebecca N. Macdonald, University of Alabama NSF GK-12 Fellow, Doctoral student in Civil EngineeringBeth Todd, University of Alabama Dr. Beth Todd is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alabama. Page 22.1438.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Design Process as an Approach to Understanding Engineering as a ProfessionIntroduction and BackgroundThe importance of furthering science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in

Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Larson, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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New Engineering Educators

optimization problem: maximize student learningwhile minimizing the grading time. In this paper, we provide advice for new faculty on how toimprove grading efficiency without sacrificing its effectiveness; in other words “how to savetime while grading”.Tips are presented for different types of student work found in engineering courses. For eachtype of graded activity, we encourage the faculty member to think about grading before handingit out to students. Poorly designed questions or assignments can lead to unnecessarily long anddifficult grading. We also suggest methods that reduce the time spent on grading student workbut still accurately assess the students’ progress. Overall, the techniques presented in this paperare designed to help to make the

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Best of the NEE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute; Matthew Hyre, Virginia Military Institute

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2007-627: NEW FACULTY, UNDERGRADUATES, AND INDUSTRYCONTRACTS: OBSERVATIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED FROMENGINEERING PROFESSORSJames Squire, Virginia Military Institute Dr. James Squire is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY and served in the army as a Military Intelligence officer during Desert Storm. Although his PhD is in electrical engineering, he completed his doctoral work in a biomedical engineering laboratory at MIT and has interests in analog and digital instrumentation, signal processing, biomechanics, patent litigation, and cardiology. At

Conference Session

Materials Curricula: Modeling & Math

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Yarmolenko; J. Sankar; D. Pai; Juri Filatovs

Session 2464 Approaches to Computational Materials Science Juri Filatovs, D. M. Pai, S. N. Yarmolenko and J. Sankar Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures Department of Mechanical Engineering North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC 27411Abstract There is an increased application of materials computation in the selection, microstructuralanalysis, simulation, and testing of materials. This is creating a new mode of approaching, andteaching materials science. There is needed

Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

June Marshall, St. Joseph's College; John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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New Engineering Educators

2006-1168: EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUESJohn Marshall, University of Southern MaineJune Marshall, St. Joseph's College JUNE MARSHALL received her doctorate from North Carolina State University and is Director of Education at St. Joseph’s College in Maine. Her specialization is learning strategies focusing specifically in cooperative leaning and character education. Page 11.514.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Effective and Efficient Pedagogical TechniquesThe purpose of this paper is to identify and describe teaching tools and techniques thatwill help new faculty

Conference Session

Course Development / Curriculum Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cinda Heeren, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

forms.4. Continuing the Cycle of Improvement and Innovation within the Community of Practice The success of the reengineering has seen the course enrollment jump to over 900students in Fall 2014. In the spirit of WIDER, the community is now translating these practices Page 26.1303.8to a follow-on “Data Driven Discovery” course at the sophomore level. This new course,serving as a practical approach to a CS2-style curriculum, enables students to understand the datastructures necessary to do analytics on increasingly complicated data sources: structured text,images, social graphs, tabular data, and more. In the same way that

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary L. Gray, Pennsylvania State University; Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanics

the Texas A&M University in 1993. His research interests include the mechanics of nanostructures, the dynamic crack propagation in thermoelastic materials, and engineering education. Page 13.84.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Problem Centered Approach to DynamicsAbstractWhen teaching dynamics, one of our goals is to expose future engineers to a variety of real-worldproblems and modern engineering tools. Historically, we have done this via example problemsworked in class and homework problems we assign to the students. On the other hand, the theoryassociated with new ideas was

Conference Session

Awareness, Expectations, and Recognition of Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Pfeifer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristen Billiar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #19886Teaching Ethics in the Context of Engineering Courses: A Blended Approachof Theory and PracticeDr. Geoff Pfeifer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Geoff Pfeifer is Associate Teaching Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He teaches and publishes in the areas of social and political philosophy, applied ethics, and global justice. His work has appeared in Human Studies, The European Legacy, and The Journal of Global Ethics. He is also the author of a number of book chapters as well as The New Materialism: Althusser, Badiou, and ˇ zek (Routledge, 2015). Additionally he is co-editor of

Conference Session

Computer Modeling/CAD in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Luis Genaro Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin, Waukesha

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #17363Comparison of Spatial Visualization Skills in Two Approaches to Entry-LevelGraphic CoursesDr. Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University Faculty member in the Department of Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems (EDMMS) at Western Michigan University’s (WMU). Co-Director of the Center for Integrated Design (CID), and currently the college representative to the President’s University-wide Sustainability Com- mittee at WMU. Received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering-Design from University of Wisconsin- Madison and received an MBA from Rutgers University. His B.S. degree was in

Conference Session

New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Davis; Hugh Jack

manufacturing. Ongoing improvement of manufacturingoperations and strengthening manufacturing innovations is in line with Robert Reich’sforewarning. This paper explores these issues by examining current manufacturingprograms in engineering and technology within the context of the new realities inAmerican manufacturing.Examples of Global ExpansionA series of articles [8][9] in the Detroit Free Press outlined how various automotivecompanies, including General Motors (GM), are approaching global trade. Thecompanies are embracing India as a vast new market and a source of technical talent. Page 10.1068.2India is a large underdeveloped automotive market

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Intercollegiate and Cross-disciplinary Collaboration

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eng Keng Soh, Engineering Design and Innovation Centre, National University of Singapore; Ameek Kaur, National University of Singapore; Ming Po Tham, National UNiversity of SIngapore; Desmond Y.R. Chong, National University of Singapore

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

worked in the industry as Senior Embedded Software Engineer and Project Lead for new product development projects. She has been involved in different stages of the product development starting from understanding customer needs to design and development. Ameek has a Bachelor of Engineering (Computer) and Master of Science (Management of Technology) from National University of Singapore. Her research interest is improving the innovation process for multidisciplinary teams.Prof. Ming Po Tham, National UNiversity of SIngapore THAM Ming Po is a Professor in the Division of Engineering and Technology Management in the Fac- ulty of Engineering in the National University of Singapore. His research focuses on team dynamics

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aruna Shekar, Massey University

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Design in Engineering Education

design process, whilestudents actively engage in research and problem solving activities within a team setting. Theapproach presented here is part of the new re-design of the engineering curriculum at MasseyUniversity in New Zealand. Some of the challenges of implementation, and best practices,are shared in this paper.The need for a new approachResearch and new trends in engineering education clearly emphasise the importance ofpractical application of theory, creativity and innovation as key skills required for problemsolving. The world has changed rapidly in the last decade and major changes such asglobalisation, technological advances, inter-connectedness, and accessibility to informationinfluence the way current and future generations of

Conference Session

ME Division 12: Innovative Approaches to Thermodynamics

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Schell, United States Naval Academy; Andrew N Smith, United States Naval Academy

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Ureli’s p-h diagram analysis of basic steamcycles, extends p-h diagram analysis to entire steam cycles including throttle valves and steamturbine adiabatic efficiency. Additionally, we present a pedagogical approach to gas turbineengine analysis through the introduction of a p-h diagram developed for air. To our knowledge,our further extension of the p-h diagram approach to quantitative gas turbine analysis in aclassroom environment is new in engineering pedagogy. We find that the p-h diagram approachis more digestible to students and allows for a deeper understanding of the limitations imposedby the first and second laws of thermodynamics.The p-h diagram approach was implemented in a thermodynamics sequence with a large numberof students and

Conference Session

Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1893: USE OF HIPELE APPROACH IN A SPLIT-LEVEL CHEM-ICAL ENGINEERING ELECTIVE COURSEAdrienne R. Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech having moved from Mississippi State University in Jan 2010, where she was a tenured Associate Professor. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 2003 and B.S. from Michigan Technological University in 1998. Adrienne’s research interests include electrokinetics and the development of biomedi- cal microdevices. She earned a 2007 NSF CAREER award; her group has published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Lab on a Chip, and had an AIChE

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Minnie Patel, San Jose State University; Anuradha Basu, San Jose State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of entrepreneurship,students will be better able to develop engineering solutions that address customers’ needs in anincreasingly global marketplace. This in turn will positively contribute to their career success.Nevertheless, there is continued debate regarding how best to impart entrepreneurial skills and anentrepreneurial perspective to engineering students at the undergraduate level.The most common approach adopted by a growing number of universities is to introduceentrepreneurship courses into the engineering curriculum. Today, over 125 engineering collegesin the United States offer programs which prepare and motivate engineering students to createnew businesses5. There are many reasons why a university should teach entrepreneurship

Conference Session

Perspectives and Approaches to Teaching Simulation and Design-Based Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Ramirez Apud Lopez Zaira, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Chemical Engineering

note that with respect to the students, no resistance tothis approach was noticed.Furthermore, instructor reflection about the implemented PSLEs allowed her to be aware of thesemetacognitive processes, their impact on her students’ learning, and its potential in order toincorporate more of such activities in several senior courses in chemical engineering. Sherealized that instructional activities implemented along each problem enhanced students’conceptual and procedural knowledge, promoting students’ metacognitive awareness. Based onthe assessed problems and especially on the final project, it was noted by her that encouragingthese skills is valuable to improve learning and student problem-solving performance.AcknowledgmentsWe acknowledge

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session (Works in Progress)

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amy N. Adkins, Northwestern University; David P. O'Neill, Northwestern University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #33666WIP: Effectiveness of Different Reflection Approaches for ImprovingMastery in an Engineering Laboratory CourseMs. Amy N. Adkins, Northwestern University Amy N. Adkins is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University. She received her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern and her B.S. in Engineering Science from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. Her technical graduate research is focused on utilizing novel imaging techniques to quantifying adaptation of muscle architecture in humans. She also desires to implement innovative teaching, mentoring, and hands-on problem

Conference Session

Tools and Strategies for Teaching Online Courses

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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New Engineering Educators

important as course modalities hybridize and proliferate. This paper would appealto new and experienced instructors, program assessors and coordinators, administration, and ingeneral, curriculum developers.Background and RationaleCOVID-19 radically altered the landscape of higher education, which for many institutions,resulted in the adoption of a hybrid-flexible (Hyflex) lecture model. In traditional, pre-pandemicimplementations of Hyflex, the mode is defined as “class sessions that allow students to choosewhether to attend classes face-to-face or online, synchronously or asynchronously,” creating atruly blended learning environment [1]. On-the-ground implementation of Hyflex at The Citadeland other US institutions has been more nuanced and

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research-to-Practice: Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Paper ID #16192STEM-Discovery – An Integrated Approach to DESIGNDr. Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech UniversityDr. Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University Dr Kelly Crittenden is a member of Louisiana Tech University’s Integrated STEM Education Center (ISERC), and the Harrelson Family Professor of engineering. He earned his PhD and BS in BioMedical Engineering in 2001, and 1996 respectively. Dr Crittenden’s interests lie in K-12 outreach, developing project-driven curricula, and product design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 STEM-Discovery – An Integrated Approach to

Conference Session

Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

J Chris Carroll P.E., Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sipes, Indiana University; Ronaldo Luna, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #31000Rationale and Design Approach for Full-scale Experiential LearningOpportunities in Structural EngineeringDr. J Chris Carroll P.E., Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng. Dr. Carroll is an Assistant Professor and the Civil Engineering Program Coordinator in Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology at Saint Louis University. His experimental research interests focus on reinforced and prestressed concrete, while his engineering education research interests focus on experiential learning at both the university and K-12 levels. Dr. Carroll is the chair of ACI Com- mittee S802 - Teaching

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Embedded System Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eric J. Alley, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-2160: A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO DEMONSTRATING HARD-WARE/SOFTWARE TRADEOFFS IN AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGNJeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Jeanne Christman is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Engineering Technology Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her expertise is in the area of Embedded Systems Desgin and System on a Chip. She is also actively involved in recruitment and retention of females in engineering technology.Eric J Alley, Rochester Institute of Technology Eric Alley is a 2011 graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in Computer Engi- neering Technology. His RIT career includes working as a teaching assistant for many core curriculum

Conference Session

Work in Progress: Hands-on Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Katelyn Dahlke, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #31294Faculty feedback on hub-based approach to national dissemination oflow-cost desktop learning modulesKatelyn Dahlke, Washington State University Katelyn Dahlke received her B.S. in chemical engineering from Iowa State University in 2013. She received her M.S. and Ph.D, in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2019. She completed a postdoc doing hands-on engineering education research at Washington State University. She will be a faculty associate at the University of Wisconsin Madison starting in Summer 2020.Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University Prof

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy R McJunkin, Idaho National Laboratory; Craig G Rieger, Idaho National Laboratory; Aunshul Rege, Temple University; Saroj K Biswas, Temple University; Michael Haney, University of Idaho; Michael John Santora, University of Idaho; Brian K. Johnson, University of Idaho, Moscow; Ronald Laurids Boring; D. Subbaram Naidu P.E., University of Minnesota Duluth; John F. Gardner, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #15948Multidisciplinary Game-based Approach for Generating Student Enthusi-asm for Addressing Critical Infrastructure ChallengesMr. Timothy R McJunkin, Idaho National Laboratory Timothy R. McJunkin is a Senior Research Engineer at Idaho National Laboratory in the Energy and Environment Science and Technology Division, since 1999. He has also served as an adjunct instructor at Idaho State University, teaching control systems and resilient controls systems. Prior to joining INL, he was a design engineer at Compaq Computer Corporation in Houston Texas. Mr. McJunkin is the principal architect of the Grid Game

Conference Session

Frameworks and Comparative Analyses in ECE Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Vurkac, Seattle University; Margarita D. Takach, Seattle University; Shruti Singh, Seattle University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

on this material in general,respectively. Our digital-logic course is titled Digital Operations.separate course with the digital-logic course, called Digital Operations, as a prerequisite. Thepresent paper describes our approach and its benefits.OverviewOur curriculum requires three digital courses of all our ECE students: Digital Operations,Programmable Devices, and Microprocessor Design. The Digital Operations course is aprerequisite to Programmable Devices, which in turn is a prerequisite to Microprocessor Design.We are in a quarter system. Digital Operations is a four-credit lecture course taken in the first(fall) quarter of the first year of studies. Programmable Devices is a two-credit lecture–labcourse taken in the second (winter

Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Boyet, Louisiana Tech University; Jonathan Walters, Louisiana Tech University; Christian Smith, Louisiana Tech University

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

and discussed.Introduction/MotivationLouisiana Tech University operates on a quarter calendar but awards semester credit hours(SCH). This is accomplished by extending the meeting time for classes. For example, a 3 SCHclass will typically meet for 75 minutes three times a week, or for 110 minutes twice a week for10 weeks. One advantage this affords is students majoring in engineering and other STEMprograms can begin in Precalculus without being behind in their curriculum, leading to benefitsin retention [1]. This and other contributing factors have led to Precalculus serving as a gatewayfor most incoming freshmen into engineering and other STEM programs.In the 2022-2023 academic year, well over 50% of incoming students in the College