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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Aiman S. Kuzmar

termengineering classes to the normal format.In its criteria for accrediting engineering [11] and engineering technology [12] programs, theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) does not give preference betweenshort and long term courses. Rather, ABET specifies that faculty members and programs need toensure that adequate attention and time are allocated to meet the objectives and outcomes ofcurricular components.It is appropriate perhaps to state here that ABET needs to look closer at this issue. It needs tofoster debate and research in this area. One suggestion for ABET is to establish guidelines oreven rules and criteria.Construction Management at Sam Houston State University:The Department of Agricultural and Industrial Sciences at

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PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

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2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Benjamin Hawkins, Cal Poly, SLO; James Eason, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

at Cal Poly, SLO is weighted towardmechanical and electrical engineering disciplines, though program options do exist for pre-medand we also offer a Master of Science in Regenerative Medicine to address relevant biologicalfoci. Regardless of their ultimate degree objective, one of the primary learning outcomesemphasized in the program is the ability to synthesize and apply knowledge from a variety offields to the design of biomedical systems that improve human health. In support of this, BMED310 emphasizes general system analysis techniques applicable across disciplines.In designing the content for the course, our overall goals were (i) to apply and extend knowledgegained in prerequisite coursework and (ii) integrate potentially disparate

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Developing New Instrumentation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College; Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Edward Bigos, Springfield Technical Community College; Ted Sussmann, Springfield Technical Community College

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Instrumentation

, practical real-world laboratory exercises, and science based, high-resolution, interactivesimulation software, applicable to several of the major technology areas employing networkedsensor technology (i.e. building automation and infrastructure monitoring and industrialautomation), and (4) provide on-going local, regional, and national dissemination of thesedeveloped materials and laboratory experiences through hands-on faculty workshops and web-based distribution technologies including the National Science Digital Library (NSDL).In addition, for the duration of the project, continuous on-going professional development in theprinciples and applications of student-centered and active learner techniques will be provided tothe recruited college

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

can be used to help students learn simple PLCprogramming concepts. However, for learning to write complex programs, there is no goodsubstitute for hands-on experience programming a real PLC.To become proficient at PLC programming, engineering students need to become familiar withfunctions and general characteristics of sensors and actuators (I/O devices), to understand howPLC controllers proccess program ms, to be ablee to interfacee I/O devicess with a PLC C, and to be ableto undersstand the con ntrol requirem ments of an application and write coontrol prograams accordinngly.Hands-on n experiencee with PLCs

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 13.967.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Pedagogy of a Course in Speech Coding and Voice-over-IPAbstractThe area of Speech Coding and Voice-over-Internet Protocol (Voice-over-IP) has become animportant application area of Digital Signal Processing in the Electrical Engineering curriculum.This is due in part to the ubiquity of wireless and wire-line communication devices andappliances that utilize speech coding and voice-over-internet protocol (IP) methods.We have recently developed a three-course sequence on Speech Coding and Voice-over-IP takenby Senior-level undergraduate and graduate students at Santa Clara University.The first two courses teach Speech Coding while the third course deals with Voice-over

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Gilbert; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

/professorinteraction within the usual large group interaction format are discussed.The Lecture FrameworkThe lecture is a time-tested and proven method for transferring information effectively. Togetherwith public oration, its success is based on its structure and its appropriate application. Theteaching of engineering concepts, design practices and principles fits nicely into these applicationand structure constraints. Page 2.17.2The lecture's structure is framed by its introduction, body and closure sections. The introductionor opening must quickly bring the listener's attention to the mission at hand. In addition, itshould help the student identify and

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First-year Programs: Cornucopia #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Constantine Mukasa, Northeastern University; John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #293674th Time Around: Do Classes Get Better with Instructor Repetition?Dr. Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University Dr. Hertz earned a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University in 1999 and then a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006. Following this, he worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware as an Assistant Professor in September 2008, leading a lab that researched the effects of composition

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Kreimendahl, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Durga Suresh-Menon

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

Paper ID #36974Creating a Blueprint for Success in First-Year ComputingProf. Frank Kreimendahl, Wentworth Institute of Technology Frank Kreimendahl is an assistant professor in the School of Computing and Data Science at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He is focused on teaching computer science fundamentals and building stronger resources for student learning. He aims to bring interest and competence to algorithm-driven problem solving in the classroom.Durga Suresh-Menon ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Creating a Blueprint for Success in First-Year

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Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Lynn Orton P.E., University of Missouri, Columbia

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

evaluation measures leadto teaching improvements?MethodA group of 6 faculty in the Department of Civil Engineering in a R1 research intensiveuniversity formed a focus group to implement and evaluate the new teaching evaluationmeasures. The work was conducted in part with the AAU Teaching Evaluation LearningCommunity. The faculty were invited to join the focus group due to their experience andinterest in improving student teaching. All faculty were tenured (at the time no NTTfaculty and only 2 tenure-track faculty were in the department). One faculty member ispart the college level inclusivity committee. Table 1 Faculty and Course Descriptions Faculty Member Level Experience (yrs) Course

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Learning Enhancements for CHE Courses

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

separate laboratory and lectureallows. We have recently been developing some laboratory kits, designed to be used in astandard classroom.In this paper we review the conceptual basis of using classroom laboratory kits and examples ofour recent developments and experience with these kits. We are developing this approach forteaching process control and for teaching simple RLC circuits to Chemical Engineering students.In process control we are developing kits using the LEGO® RCX® brick and quick disconnectpiping that allow students to experience a full design, build and test sequence. In electricalcircuits we have simple snap together circuit kits that allow students to gain hands on experiencewith simple electrical principles in the classroom.Using

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Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Zapanta, Pennsylvania State University; Keefe Manning, Pennsylvania State University

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Biomedical

class lacked actual visualizations of the artificial organs. (2005)• That I couldn’t get a hands-on feel for the applications of the artificial organs. (2005)• Would like more engineering backbone (what equations need solved and what assumptions are made.) (2005)• The classical engineering was a little light…I think most people have already seen the straight conservation egns before. I would have like to have seen more application specific problems. (2005)What suggestions do you have for improving this course?• More lectures related to tissue engineering, artificial organs. (2002)• Try to make most topics only one day of coverage except for things like biomaterials. Then more topics can be covered. (2002)• The project should definitely be

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andres L. Carrano, Auburn University; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID); Matthew M. Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, experiential-basedapproach to teaching problem-solving skills to DHH students in STEM fields. The approachdeveloped in this work is based on three distinct pillars: (i) experiential learning through activeand collaborative learning in laboratory environments; (ii) the best practices for teaching mathand science to DHH students; and (iii) the PDCA problem solving method.(i) Experiential Learning: The experiential approach in this effort is rooted in proven learningmethods including active learning and collaborative learning. Active learning, in which studentsperform activities beyond listening to a lecture and taking notes, has been effective in learningand applying course material.8 Essentially, active learning is a learn-by-doing approach thatresults

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Tapas K. Das; Marco E. Sanjuan

variance (random error, variables) Design strategies (factorial, fractional, Taguchi’s) Analysis of data (significance of factors, α and β errors, sample size, mean comparison) Creation of models (regression analysis, curve fitting)Most of the material available in the textbooks gives support to these topics. However, given thefact that the starting point in any book problem is a table of data requiring analysis, designabilities are difficult to practice and improve. Page 5.346.3Computational IssuesComputer has become the first-hand tool for engineers in any field. From the design ofexperiments course perspective there are software packages

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Internet Programming and Applications

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Crahen; Bina Ramamurthy

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education for more details of this step. 5. Explain any special tools such a make utility or build tools that may facilitate the development process. 6. Incorporate the project experiences into the lecture material and the assessment for the course.3.1 Case Study: Senior Level Distributed Systems CourseThe proposed pedagogy was used in a senior level distributed systems course (CSE486) inthe Computer Science and Engineering department at State University of New York atBuffalo (UB). Before introduction of the new pedagogy the projects used were on topicssuch as concurrency using multithreading

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Vincent Bartolomeo, The Cooper Union; Amanda Lombardo, The Cooper Union; Michael Colella, The Cooper Union; George J. Delagrammatikas, The Cooper Union

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

systems in Fall 2018, but has also unofficially been involved in helping the team with rapid prototyping for several years.Michael Colella, The Cooper Union I am a current senior Mechanical Engineering student at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Throughout my four years as an undergraduate student, I have been an avid member of the Formula SAE team, working on various vehicle subsystems. For the past two years, I have been in charge of the frame subsystem.Dr. George J. Delagrammatikas, The Cooper Union George J. Delagrammatikas is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The Cooper Union for the Ad- vancement of Science and Art in New York City. He is the Director of STEM Outreach which is com

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 26

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushant Makarand Padhye, University of Cincinnati; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati; Nahal Rashedi , University of Cincinnati

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

the Calculus sequence or the core Mechanicssequence (comprising Statics, Dynamics, and Strength of Materials) – which have seen someattention regarding their impact on completion rates [12], [13], [14]. This decompositionfacilitates a nuanced exploration of specific course sequences and their relationships, sheddinglight on the underlying structure of the curriculum. However, considering the steep datarequirements and lack of consistency in course names, little work explores how these curriculardesign patterns manifest in engineering programs across the United States. However, with a largeenough dataset comprised of plans of study across engineering disciplines, it is possible touncover these patterns within engineering curricula across

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Entrepreneurship, Design, and PBL

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Ports

College of Engineering Board of Advisors coordinate theirmeetings to occur on the day of the showcase, so all members can visit the displays and interactwith the students and teams. Venture capitalists from Orlando have attended, looking forprospective investments. Last year, in addition to the Florida Tech student displays, fifteenelementary, middle and high school students with particularly entrepreneurial science fairprojects were also invited to display their projects. During an awards ceremony late in the day,these students were given special recognition awards and were congratulated by the Dean of theCollege of Engineering, the President of Florida Tech and the Mayor of Melbourne, Florida,where Florida Tech is located. This year, the event

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Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University; Shreepud Rauniar, Drexel University; Horacio Sosa, Drexel University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-based manufacturing automation using industrial robots and other common machineryand components as shown in Figure 1. Laboratory assignments were used to emphasizeimportant technological issues and provided hands-on design experience with theInternet-based technologies. The specific Internet-based technologies chosen were:computers and networks, robotics, automated inspection and vision systems, PLCs,sensors, automated assembly systems, and automated material handling. Six laboratoryassignments were used to reinforce lecture information and to give hands-on designexperience. It is believed that hands-on experience is required before learning aboutInternet-based technologies.Laboratory 1: Web Based Robotics and Mechatronics Systems

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Nolan Hertel; Heather Gepford

with program planning and special problems.The Professional Development Option (PDO), on the other hand, is designed for students whodesire to enhance their knowledge of a particular subject. Students registered in the PDO do notreceive academic credit for completion of the course, even if subsequently admitted to thegraduate program. When registering, the student indicates if they wish to take the course with orwithout a grade assigned. Students taking the course without a grade need not turn in homeworkor take exams. Those taking the course for a grade must complete all assignments and exams.Grades are sent to the student, but do not appear on a Georgia Tech transcript. In addition, aletter indicating the Continuing Education Units earned

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Christopher McComb; Fariborz Tehrani

outcomes (see Table 1).Further, hands-on experience facilitates the achievement of foundational outcomes (mathematicsand science), as well other areas of technical outcomes (for example, material science andmechanics). Thus, experiential learning does not necessarily have to begin after graduation.Rather, it should be incorporated in engineering programs throughout both undergraduate andgraduate curricula. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education 256 Table 1. The BOK outcomes with respect to

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald W. Schafer; Mark A. Yoder; James H. McClellan

traditional first course in analog circuittheory. We will discuss our motivation for teaching DSP first, before covering analog circuitsand systems. We will describe the style of the course and point out difficulties, as well asadvantages, in this organization of basic material. At Georgia Tech and Rose-Hulman, thisbeginning course has been required of all computer engineering majors. Finally, we will makesome comments about extending this approach to encompass a wider range of students fromother disciplines.1. IntroductionAn introductory electrical engineering course based on Digital Signal Processing (DSP) has beentaught at Georgia Tech since 1993, and also at Rose-Hulman for the past two years. This courseuses digital filters and simplified

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Use of Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K-Y Daisy Fan, Cornell University; Clare van den Blink, Cornell University

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-2551: A COMPARISON AND EVALUATION OF PERSONAL RESPONSESYSTEMS IN INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER PROGRAMMINGK-Y Daisy Fan, Cornell UniversityClare van den Blink, Cornell University Page 11.24.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A comparison and evaluation of personal response systems in introductory computer programming1. IntroductionPersonal response systems (PRS) are being used in classrooms in order for the instructorto obtain real-time feedback on student comprehension of presented concepts. A typicalPRS comprises hand-held transmitters, or “clickers,” for students to submit answers,receivers that collect the answers, and software that creates

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Mechanical Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Blace Albert; Wayne Whiteman

and automatic control topics in onetextbook. Since that time, the majority of textbooks deal primarily in one of two distinctdisciplinary areas; (1) vibration theory and analysis, or (2) control systems theory and analysis,with little integration of the two topics.Offering an integrated dynamics/vibrations/controls course has a distinct advantage over thecurrent paradigm that they must be offered separately. It is very easy for students inundergraduate programs to think of mechanical engineering as having a dozen subcategories. Tothe average student, fluids, thermodynamics, and heat transfer are very different. It is not easyfor students to think in terms of thermal sciences. Similarly, they consider dynamics, vibrations,and controls to be

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne; Polly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

students at a selective private university. They have completed most oftheir general technical classes (mathematics, physics and chemistry) and have previously takenchemical engineering classes in introductory mass and energy balances, thermodynamics, fluidmechanics and a fluid mechanics laboratory. They generally have high expectations of theirclasses and instructors.Through out the class different modes of instruction are used depending on which activities areavailable that best suit the material being covered. Options used include lecture, classroomproblems, worksheets, simulations and the experimental kits. Two or three of these options areused in each classroom session. In addition, students are involved in out of class reading,homework

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Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mia Markey, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin

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Biomedical

Copyright © 2008 American Society for Engineering Educationlearning styles (a preliminary version of this analysis was presented at ASEE Gulf-Southwest2007). Based on a Wilcoxon Signed Rank test, the same trends in student comfort withMATLAB® were seen for different learning styles groups. With regard to the value ofMATLAB® for problem solving practice, some of the increases were no longer statisticallysignificant when the data were stratified by learning styles. However, that could be simply due tothe decreased sample size. Some additional study of this matter for students with active andsensing styles may be warranted. Similarly, some of the increases in recognition of the real-world value of the materials were no longer statistically significant

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2024 CIEC

Authors

H. Bryan Riley

. Examples of advanced technologies include autonomous vehicles,cloning, fusion, 3D printing, on-demand drug manufacturing, facial recognition, digitalcomputing, advanced materials, and many other applications such as those listed in Table 1.These technologies are producing significant benefits to aid humankind to solve demandingsocioeconomic challenges and technological issues. However, the pitfalls must be studied andconsidered with appropriate levels of constraints. Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 345

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Aiman S Kuzmar, Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Engineers. For 10 years since 2015, Dr. Aiman Kuzmar has been an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the Islamic University in Madinah Saudi, Arabia. His industrial experience includes working as a Consultant Structural Engineer for one year in 1994 and 1995 with Stewart Engineering, Inc. in North Carolina. He worked as a Pavement, Materials, and Structures Research Staff Engineer with the Research and Development Unit of the North Carolina Department of Transportation in Raleigh, NC for five years between 1995 and 1999. He was a Bridge Engineer with the Structures Unit of the North Carolina Department of Transportation in Raleigh, NC for one year in 1999 and 2000. His other academic experience includes the

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New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lorena Basilio; Frank Claydon; Betty Barr; David Shattuck; Stuart Long; Jennifer Ruchhoeft

Texas,who approached the governor with a proposal to find ways to increase the number of graduates inelectrical and computer engineering and computer science in the state. This resulted in a programcalled the Texas Workforce Development Act (TWDA). The TWDA created the TexasEngineering and Technical Consortium, which then sent out a request for proposals from theuniversities in the state, to allow the universities to explain how they would propose to meet thisgoal at each institution. Here at the University of Houston in the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering, we decided to attack two problems. One problem was the poor success rate in twokey sophomore courses in our curriculum, Circuit Analysis, and Electromagnetics. The

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Don Nix, University of Arkansas; Jennie S. Popp Ph.D., University of Arkansas ; Michele Cleary, Cleary Scientific Intelligence, LLC; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Paul D. Adams, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

agricultural best management practices. She has been the lead or co-principle investigator on over $20 million in federally competitive grants to support her research.Ms. Michele Cleary, Cleary Scientific Intelligence, LLC Ms. Michele Cleary is the founder and owner of Cleary Scientific Intelligence, LLC., working with academic, technology, and life science clients. She specializes in synthesizing scientific literature, policy analyses, and research data into accessible and persuasive proposals, reports, white papers, and marketing materials. Ms. Cleary earned her BA in Biology from Macalester College and did her doctoral work in Health Services Research from the University of Minnesota.Dr. Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Arunachalanad Kannan, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University; Slobodan Petrovich, Arizona State University; Govindasamy Tamizhmani, Arizona State University

Austin Energy and Power to provide a full-time employee (Electrical Engineer)to assist Austin Community College with the development of their new Power and Energy AASDegree Program.The Role of SME’s in the Development of Advanced Technology Curricula Ensuring currency of curricula requires that instructional materials are revised on aregular basis. The ideal would be to achieve a dynamic curricula base that evolves in parallelwith technological advancement. This may be the only way to ensure that our hi-tech industriesimprove and maintain productivity, competence, and a competitive edge. In an attempt to meetthis goal, colleges, technical training institutions, and training departments within hi-techcompanies work closely with subject