the exhibit. Measuring the degree of learning facilitation, however,hinges on refining the existing automatically collected data, so that each game play trace reflectsa single user’s playing experience accurately.AcknowledgmentsThe author gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the NSF Engineering ResearchCenter for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (NSF grant # EEC-9529125), and thecontributions from the student members of the Museum Project team, in particular Leilah Lyonsand Ipek Kaynar. The feedback and support from the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum staff is alsogratefully acknowledged.Bibliography1. American Association of University Women (AAUW), (2000), Tech-Savvy: Educating Girls in the new computer age, Washington
degree in Computer Engineering at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obipso in 2005, a Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara in 2007 and a PhD degree in the Computer Science and Engi- neering at the University of California San Diego in 2010. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obipso. Her research interests span engineering education, embedded systems, and ecological monitoring. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 CATE: A Circuit Analysis Tool for EducationThis paper describes a new teaching and
Paper ID #48681Work In Progress: Authentic Learning Experiences (ALE) and the Developmentof Engineering Identity in the First YearDr. Chris Norfolk, Clemson UniversityProf. Adam T Melvin, Clemson University Adam Melvin obtained a BS in Chemical Engineering and a BA in Chemistry from the University of Arizona, a MS in Chemical Engineering (with a minor in Biotechnology) and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University under the directBraulio Andres Ortega Quesada, Clemson University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Work In Progress: Authentic Learning Experiences (ALE
work supported by the Secure &Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC)Program of the National Science Foundation under Grant Number 1723650. The authors aregrateful to the support of Department of Technology Systems in the College of Engineering andTechnology at East Carolina University. Proceedings of the 2019 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2019, American Society for Engineering Education Session ETD 475References1. The Council of Economic Advisers, “The Cost of Malicious Cyber Activity to the U.S. Economy,” February 2018. Retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads
of many senior design projects. He helped to design a two-course freshman experience to complement the improvements in the capstone Senior Design sequence and is preparing to revise the freshman sequence in response to recent curriculum changes. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Modifications to a Senior Capstone Program to Improve Project Management and Design Pedagogies and Enhance Student LearningAbstractImprovements have been made to an Electrical Engineering Senior Capstone sequence.Improvements include the addition of a supporting course, development of department guidelinesto formalize project acceptance, new industry and academic
AC 2007-2402: FALL SPACE DAY – AN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ANDPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MODELCindy Mahler, The Boeing Company CINDY MAHLER is an International Space Station systems integration engineer at the Boeing Company in Houston, Texas. She is the founder of Purdue Fall Space Day and has a vision for creating a National Organization to expand Fall Space Day not only geographically but also to use the model to reach out to students in other subject areas. While working at United Space Alliance in spaceflight training, Cindy was awarded a Silver Snoopy, the highest award given by Astronauts to less than 1% of the workforce, for the successful integration of the U.S. and Russian
AC 2008-545: A COMPARISON OF IMPLEMENTING A SINGLE PROBLEM INRELATIONAL, OBJECT-RELATIONAL AND OBJECT-ORIENTED DATABASESYSTEMSFloyd Wilkes, Utah Valley State CollegeReza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley State College Page 13.20.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Comparison of Implementing a Single Problem in Relational, Object-Relational and Object-Oriented Database SystemsABSTRACTSeveral database textbooks were studied to determine how extensively the three database models Relational, Object-Relational and Object-Oriented were been covered [1]. From this study it was determined that some database textbooks either do not
that an instructorcan obtain real-time view of students’ activities and progress. Hence, the instructor can iden-tify common misconceptions before an assignment is due. This system is evaluated in an A-Btest of a sophomore C programming class of 42 students. The results suggest that this systemhas positive effect on helping students learn.KeywordsOnline Education, Web-Based Technology1. IntroductionImagine that a student must learn how to install, maintain, operate, and repair an engine be-fore learning how to be a professional pilot. Now, imagine that a student must learn how toinstall, maintain, configure, and execute programming tools before learning how to be a pro-fessional programmer. These would be unreasonable requirements for the
addition to research in first year engineering, Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh investigates technology-supported classroom learning and using scientific visualization to improve understanding of complex phenomena. She earned her Ph.D. (2013) in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech, and both her M.S. (2004) and B.S. (2002) in Computer Engineering from Mississippi State. In 2013, Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh was honored as a promising new engineering education researcher when she was selected as an ASEE Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Employing Literate Programming Instruction in a
, they do not provide the students with a feeling of immersion:experiments in the real world are not performed by clicking on hyperlinks or typing in textboxes. On the other hand, teamwork, which is a crucial aspect of traditional laboratories, is rarelyintegrated into such web-based laboratories.Virtual reality technology can provide its users with a feeling of immersion and support teamcollaboration [16] [17]. Furthermore, state-of-the-art videogames engines can serve as aninexpensive workbench for authoring desktop virtual reality systems. Since 2007, the authorshave worked on the development of a videogame-based laboratory platform [18]. The platform isbased on Garry’s Mod, a 3D first person shooting (FPS) game as the virtual
. Mary Bell, University of Maryland Mary Bell is the Associate Director in the Undergraduate Advising & Academic Support Office in the A. James Clark School of Engineering. She received her B.A. in Radio, Television & Film from the University of Maryland & received her M.S. in Management Information Systems from the University of Maryland, University College. Mary began working at the University of Maryland in 1993 and has worked in the Registrar’s Office, the Department of Communication and the Undergraduate Admissions Office prior to joining the Engineering School in 2015.Ms. Suzanne Ashour-Bailey, University of Maryland College Park American c
2006-889: USING LINUX KERNEL MODULES FOR OPERATING SYSTEMSCLASS PROJECTSTimothy Bower, Kansas State University-Salina Tim Bower is an Assistant Professor of Computer Systems Technology in the Engineering Technology Department of Kansas State University at Salina. Page 11.1394.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Using Linux Kernel Modules for Operating Systems Class ProjectsAbstractInstructors of operating systems classes have long desired to incorporate programming projectsinto the class that will give the students an appreciation for the source code of the kernel of a realoperating system. Unfortunately, this
agriculture. Current practices include “one-way”use of phosphorus: that is mining; production of fertilizer; land application; and ultimately loss toaquatic sediments. Once in the aquatic environment, phosphorus stimulates eutrophicationresulting in the “death” of water bodies. With financial support from a People, Prosperity, andPlanet program grant of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, an interdisciplinary team offaculty at the University of Cincinnati used phosphorus recovery from sewage and re-utilizationas a struvite fertilizer as the context for a year-long course of study integrating graduate andundergraduate students in Environmental Engineering and Science as well as EnvironmentalStudies. This presentation will highlight the original
. Page 10.142.9 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Eduction Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Fig. 3. Digital image of Nueces river Fig. 4. Classified image of flooded flooding areaStudent ParticipationStudents have been involved in this project from its inception. The first student to work onAMIS was a graduate student in computer science. He was recruited to the project because hehad an electrical engineering undergraduate degree. His knowledge of both hardware andsoftware was very valuable for the project. He was responsible for overall system
Paper ID #26758Work in Progress: Educational Uses of an Intelligent System to Teach Con-struction Processes – A Case Study of the Giant Wild Goose PagodaMs. Fei Yang, Ohio State University Fei Yang is a Ph.D. candidate at the Ohio State University. Fei has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture and is currently working towards Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the Ohio State University, focusing on the graphical simulation of ancient buildings applying VR and AI technologies, and reconstruction analysis.Dr. Michael Parke, Ohio State University Dr. Parke has over twenty
, MSE, and MSISE Programs Director. Dr. Jaksic’s interests include robotics, automation, and nanotechnology engineering education and research. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, SME, and MRS. Page 24.932.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 New Inexpensive 3D Printers Open Doors to Novel Experiential Learning Practices in Engineering EducationAbstract This work describes a set of new inexpensive 3D printers and their applications inexperiential learning as part of engineering education encompassing two multidisciplinaryundergraduate engineering programs
Paper ID #29696Minecraft Learning System for Spatial Reasoning in Middle Grades LearnersDr. Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University Bryce E. Hughes is an Assistant Professor in Adult and Higher Education at Montana State University, and holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Organizational Change from the University of California, Los Angeles, as well as an M.A. in Student Development Administration from Seattle University and a B.S. in General Engineering from Gonzaga University. His research interests include teaching and learning in engineering, STEM education policy, and diversity and equity in STEM.Dr. Nick Lux Lux
Exploration.Dr. Stuart D. Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Stuart Kellogg is Professor and Head of Industrial Engineering at SDSMT. His discipline research areas of interest include applied probability and stochastic models but his passion over the last two decades rests with STEM Education and STEM Education research. He has over 30 publications in first year engi- neering programs, broadening opportunities for intellectual diversity, project based learning, technology enabled support models, and assessment methods. He has participated in the NSF Rigorous Research in Engineering Educations and REES symposiums and has directed assessment of a variety of campus and multi-institutional programs.Dr. Jennifer
and very few Engineering Education departments currently exist.(This paper also discusses an engineering education certificate for graduates in traditionalengineering disciplines. These graduates remain competitive for faculty positions in thediscipline of their Ph.D. degree.) Despite negative comments about how engineering educationgraduates will fit into the current university faculty structure, there is support for the newengineering education M.S. and Ph.D. degrees and evidence that graduates will be considered fora variety of positions at four-year institutions.IntroductionRecent years have seen the emergence of engineering education graduate programs anddepartments, including those at Purdue University1, Virginia Tech2, and the Ph.D
resource allocation, workforce planning, and logistics and dis- tribution. She was awarded a B.S., M.Eng, and Ph.D. all in Industrial Engineering, from the University of Louisville, J.B. Speed School of Engineering. Her doctoral work focused on the development of the LoDI Index, which is released by the Logistics and Distribution Institute at the University of Louisville every month. The index is also featured in the FRED report and is utilized by various national corporations each month. Dr. Gerber is a member of Golden Key International Honours Society, the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, and the Society of Women Engineers. She also serves as the faculty advisor for the UofL student chapter of IISE.Dr
process? 6. As an educator or service provider, did the experience change your perspectives on engineering and its integration into classrooms serving students with disabilities? ResultsThe initial results from e4usa teachers indicates that there is a wide variety of engineering designprojects undertaken by student teams in the program to support SWDs within their school orcommunity. Table 4 provides details on a variety of projects.Table 4Descriptions of Engineering Design Projects Teacher1 Brief Project Description Blake Safe and adaptive swing for an older child with a disability Adaptive tricycle which includes a redesigned mount system for a push bar
research engineer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the UW-Madison focusing on cryogenic and thermal fluid systems. Page 14.1082.1Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Deborah Sharer earned her B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Sharer is currently an Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 department at UNC-Charlotte. Dr. Sharer was the first woman Ph.D. graduate from the Lee College of Engineering at UNC-Charlotte. Prior to joining the faculty in 2001, She was an
AC 2008-2808: DESIGN PORTFOLIOS FOR OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT ANDPROGRAM VISIONMichael Plumley, US Coast Guard Academy LT Michael Plumley is on active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard and is a faculty member and 1998 graduate of the Mechanical Engineering program at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy where he has served as course coordinator for a variety of courses including Machine Design, Heat Transfer, and Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems. He holds Masters of Science degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Connecticut. His previous
2007. His research interests include cooperative control of networked multi-agent systems, resilient and fault-tolerant control, and networked control systems. He received the Best Student Paper Award in the area of Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization at the 2010 International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Paper ID #12964and Robotics, and he received an Honorable Mention Award at the 2012 International Conference onHybrid Systems: Computation & Control
Applied Science degree in Drafting and Design from Holmes Community College (2002). Dr. Littell is an accomplished manager with more than 10 years of experience providing results-oriented leadership. His previous positions include the PLM Coordinator at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at Mississippi State University from 2004-2008. He was Director at Large for COE, the World’s largest users group of Dassault System`es PLM products from 2008 to 2012, where he was acknowledged with the BJ Fries Award of Merit for making balanced contributions to the organization’s activities and growth. His most recent position was as the Engineering Program Manager and CAD/PLM Administrator at Viking Range LLC
for the second-largest property management firm in New York City. He also owns and operates a small business. His diverse experiences in both corporate and higher education allow him to effectively act as a boundary broker, facilitating collaboration between industry and educational institutions. Justin identifies as a bi-racial Latino and is passionate about enhancing Latinx representation in STEM and fostering meaningful partnerships that benefit students and the community.Genesis Lastrella-Quicho ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Introduction and MotivationExperiential learning programs (such as Undergraduate Research Experiences and Work
, especially for high- technology areas, like microelectronics, bioengineering, computer networks, where 10- or even 5-year old equipment may be of little use not only for research work, but even for education purposes;• poor financial status of industrial companies, resulting not only in a diminishing number of research projects supported by industry and little demand for staff training programs offered by the universities, but also affecting decisions of candidates to university studies who tend to prefer studies in arts or business over engineering programs.Only institutions that could quickly adjust to the new environment by restructuring theireducational programs and management schemes have a chance to successfully face the
work in Agile software development.Key words: Agile methodology, virtual teaching assistant, user experience design, web-service.IntroductionA Hispanic serving institution, such as Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), intends aMinority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) with the objective to reducethe class drop rate by 50% for early college education in engineering, mathematics, and physicscurriculums. The objective will be achieved through the development and implementation of avisual teaching assistant system across eight target courses to assists the students in learning andenhancing course materials beyond the classrooms.According to the enrollment in fall 2011 the university has more than 7,037 students who
Education grants related to multidisciplinary education in 2018, 2021 and 2022. In 2021 Dr. Al-Hamidi received the Dean’s Achievement Award to recognize his contribution to the campus within that year. In 2015 he received the Association of Former Students AFS Distinguished Achievement Award as a recognition for his commitment, performance and positive impact on Aggie students. And in 2010, he received the STAR award as a recognition for his outstanding service and achievement at Texas A&M at Qatar.Prof. Marwan Khraisheh, Texas A&M University, Qatar Professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar. ©American Society for Engineering Education
training consortium and is heavily involved with national programs to enhance technical workforce development. Page 12.1178.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Preparing for next-generation systemsAbstractThe paper presents outcomes from a top-down analysis of changes in the businessenvironment and what needs to be done to extend and enhance competitiveness throughprofessional workforce development. The work was done by an industry consortiumwith academic partners. The companies are system integrators at the top of the supplychain. However, their business structure has changed substantially in the