Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Lauren Kaufman, CT Business and Industry Association; Mary deManbey, CT Business and Industry Association; Kerry Simoneau, CT College of Technology's Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturng

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Manufacturing

AC 2007-1577: MARKETING MANUFACTURING USING THE NSF FUNDEDREGIONAL CENTER FOR NEXT GENERATION MANUFACTURINGKaren Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology Karen Wosczyna-Birch is the state director for the CT Community Colleges' College of Technology (COT) and the Executive Director for the COT's NSF funded Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing. She is also a professor and has over 26 years of teaching and administrative experience in science, technology and engineering education at the two year community college level.Lauren Kaufman, CT Business and Industry Association Lauren Kaufamn is the Vice President of the CT Business and Industry Association. She is also a co-PI on the College

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathy Brockway; Greg Spaulding

University! From the collaboration of just two faculty members, a cross-discipline entrepreneurship initiative has commenced, resulting in much excitementamong the student body, the faculty, and the surrounding community.The Salina campus of Kansas State University is home to the College of Technology andAviation, which is the newest and fastest growing of all the colleges at Kansas StateUniversity. One thousand undergraduate students (72 percent male; 28 percent female)are enrolled at the Salina Campus, with 89% of students coming from Kansas. Ninetypercent of the student body is under the age of 24, with 70% attending on a full-timebasis.The College of Technology and Aviation offers two- and four-year programs in the fieldsof engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Clark, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

)598.831.5853;e-mail:dibiasio@wpi.edu. Page 12.393.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Computer Simulation of Laboratory Experiments for Enhanced LearningAbstractIt is often difficult for chemical engineering students to obtain a clear understanding of thephysical processes going on inside the complex industrial scale equipment they study in thelaboratory. We are testing the hypothesis that computer simulations showing the solutions to thedifferential equations that govern the fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transfer, and chemicalreactions within the equipment will solidify the link

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles William Weigandt, Austin Peay State University; Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Austin Peay State University; Ravi C. Manimaran, Austin Peay State University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

transition to civilian flightinstruction careers. The Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Science, with a concentration in Rotary Wing(helicopter), offered by the engineering technology department of Austin Peay State University, isa unique venture in the State of Tennessee. The bachelor’s degree will support any student whodesires to pursue careers in flight instruction, aerial tourism, charter operations, and numerousother aviation applications. While completing a bachelor’s degree in Aviation science, studentsare taught hands-on flight and academic skills in a professional setting. Flight skills andacademics are taught at the University’s Flight Facility located at the Clarksville Regional Airport(KCKV). Successful students receive a

Conference Session

Energy Programs and Software Tools

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shuhui Li; Rajab Challoo

Session Number: 3433Restr uctur ing Ener gy Conver sion Cour se Using An Integr ative Appr oach and Computer Assisted Teaching Tools Shuhui Li and Rajab Challoo Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Texas A&M University – Kingsville Kingsville, TX 78363ABSTRACT The course of Energy Conversion is a required course in EE curriculum at Texas A&MUniversity – Kingsville (TAMUK). Traditionally, this course dealt with topics of transformersand electric machines, and was normally presented under

Conference Session

LABVIEW-Based Experiments and Robotics Laboratory

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana; Sean Brophy; George Bodner, Purdue University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

based on prior knowledge; (e) the linking of experience to activities, science concepts, and science principles; and (f) the sharing and discussing of procedures, products, and solutions. Problem solving is an inherent feature of open inquiry and an important issue in the training of scientists and engineers. (p.166) Studies, such as those conducted by Williamson and Abraham (1995) 11 , have shown thatthe use of computer-interactive animation technology and dynamic, three-dimensionalpresentations can lead to significant improvements in students’ understanding of the concept inquestion. They argued that this increased understanding may be due to the superiority of theformation of more expert-like dynamic mental

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Pariyothorn, Texas A&M University; Robin L. Autenrieth, Texas A&M University

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Graduate Studies

AC 2012-4156: STRATEGIC USE OF SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RE-SEARCH EXPERIENCESMr. Matthew Pariyothorn, Texas A&M University Matthew Pariyothorn currently serves as the Program Coordinator for graduate studies and recruitment for the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. In his position he encourages un- dergraduates to pursue graduate education and promotes engineering graduate degree programs at various recruiting events. He also coordinates summer research experiences for high-achieving undergraduates (USRG and NSF-REU) and high school math and science teachers (NSF-RET). Pariyothorn also assists with graduate academic affairs and advising issues in the college. In addition to recruitment

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 6.B

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Albrant, Michigan Technological University; Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University; Leo C. Ureel II, Michigan Technological University

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Paper ID #49307Examining Student Resolutions of Automated CritiquesLaura Albrant, Michigan Technological University After completing a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Laura Albrant decided to challenge how she viewed software development, by switching departments. Currently working towards a PhD in Applied Cognitive Science & Human Factors at Michigan Technological University, Laura pursues interests on both sides of the fence through education research.Dr. Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University Dr. Jarvie-Eggart is a registered professional engineer with over a decade of experience as

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Bring-Your-Own-Experiments 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger A Beardsley PE, Central Washington University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

as a simplified labactivity or an in-class demonstration. The pedagogical context can range from a high school orsummer science camp presentation to a lab activity in a senior level engineering course. Whilethe biodiesel reaction has been outlined in other sources, this paper describes a remarkably costeffective way to bring the process into the classroom as a lab activity. As a result it supports aneducational outcome of incorporating experimental techniques and procedures into thecurriculum. Based on student responses, the lab activity succeeds in demonstrating practicalapplication of chemical principles that achieve the conversion of deep fryer oil waste intobiodiesel fuel right before student’s eyes.IntroductionMany students are

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J.P. Trudeau; Alan R. Klayton; A.L. Clark; Daniel J. Pack

master skills related to a limited amount of the course material.Independent labs also work well in a class where not all students successfully complete all thelabs. In such cases, students are not necessarily constrained to finish a previous lab to start thenext lab. On the other hand, integrated labs provide students with an overall direction, i.e., aroad map, for the course. Students can see the “big picture” and understand how each lab fitsinto the global goal of the course. This approach also encourages students to practice top-downdesign skills and to organize their work for future use. Integrated labs also force students to betterdocument their software and hardware designs. In addition, the integrated labs allow students topractice

Conference Session

Qualitative Methodologies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicki Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

NAE’s vision to be a compelling one. Yes, we wholeheartedly agreedthat engineers could make a world of difference. That math and science did not defineengineering. That engineers, at least some of the time, are creative problem solvers. And that,well perhaps in the right context, a career in engineering could be “emotionally satisfying”. Onthe other hand, we felt deeply uncomfortable with the marketing bent of the report, of the ethicsof coercing students into engineering with what, we felt, was an incomplete picture of the field.While we believed (and still do) that engineering is key to shaping a better future, we alsorecognized the field’s close ties to the military, it’s role in contributing to climate change, and therelationship between

Conference Session

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

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Siddharth Vyas, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Ali Dehghan-Banadaki, California Polytechnic State Uni.; Ali O. Shaban, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

and science from primary school to university level.According to the information available on GeoGebra website, it has been used by over a 100million students.This paper presents an exploratory effort in utilizing GeoGebra in class and in laboratories as anactive strategy for teaching phasor diagrams to electrical and mechanical engineering students.Visualizing the behavior of AC circuits using phasor diagrams can be an invaluable tool forstudents understanding of AC circuits. Typical circuit analysis textbooks often start withintroductory explanation of phasor diagrams using series circuits with two passive circuitelements (a resistor and a capacitor or a resistor and an inductor). This initial development andanalysis of phasor diagrams

Conference Session

CAD/CAM in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Teo, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University

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Manufacturing

machining. This paper briefly addresses the basic conceptsof HSM. Then a methodology taught at Arizona State University for systematically determiningthe high performance machining envelope for a CNC machine is described. A student-implemented case study of this methodology resulting in significant performance gains ofmachining an automotive part is presented.IntroductionCurrent machining methodology is largely experience-based in that much of the knowledge hasbeen handed-down from machinist to machinist via apprenticeships or on-the-job training. Thetraditional approach to machining often has problems solved by reducing the cutting speedand/or reducing the amount of material being cut1. This approach results in cutting parametersthat are

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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Computing and Information Technology

Computational Intelligence, Dec. 2019, pp. 675–678, doi: 10.1109/CSCI49370.2019.00126.[32] N. Snell, W. Fleck, T. Traylor, and J. Straub, “Manually classified real and fake news articles,” in Proceedings - 6th Annual Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence, CSCI 2019, Dec. 2019, pp. 1405–1407, doi: 10.1109/CSCI49370.2019.00262.[33] B. Kalvoda, B. Stoick, N. Snell, and J. Straub, “Evaluation of Algorithms for Fake News Identification,” 2019.[34] B. Stoick, N. Snell, and J. Straub, “Fake news identification: A comparison of parts-of- speech and N-grams with neural networks,” in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2019, vol. 10989, doi: 10.1117

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sri Kolla, Bowling Green State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

to integrate fieldbus topic with hands-on experiments into undergraduate engineering andtechnology curriculum.This paper, therefore, presents CAN-based hardware experiments, and integration of theseexperiments in instrumentation and control systems courses laboratories at BGSU. Following abrief overview of CAN in Section II and CANoe software in Section III from reference [3], ageneral purpose PIC microcontroller based CANstart module is introduced in Section IV. Thisboard provides communication features for simple digital inputs and outputs, and analog inputs.All these devices communicate using CAN protocol through CANoe software. Section Vdescribes different hardware experiments developed using CANstart module. The firstexperiment

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abdullah Azzouni, Oregon State University; Jennifer Parham-Mocello, Oregon State University

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Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #33267Continuous Improvement in Academic Computing Programs is RarelyComprehensiveMr. Abdullah Azzouni, Oregon State University Abdullah Azzouni is a PhD student at Oregon State University. His research interests are Computing Education, Software Engineering, and Enterprise Software.Dr. Jennifer Parham-Mocello, Oregon State University I am interested in computer science education research related to K-12 curriculum, diversity in computer science, undergraduate computer science learning, and adult and teacher training. American c Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Social Media and In-class Technology: Creating Active Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald C. Gannod, Miami University; Kristen M. Bachman, Miami University

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Computers in Education

AC 2012-5365: A CHARACTERIZATION OF SOCIAL NETWORKS FOREFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION IN COMPUT-ING EDUCATIONDr. Gerald C. Gannod, Miami University Gerald C. Gannod is a professor of computer science and software engineering and Director of the Mobile Learning Center at Miami University. He received M.S. (1994) and Ph.D. (1998) degrees in computer science from Michigan State University. Gannod’s research interests include mobile computing, software engineering, enterprise systems, digital humanities, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Gannod received an NSF Career Award in 2002.Miss Kristen M. Bachman, Miami University Kristen M. Bachman is a Computer Science graduate student at Miami

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Susan Schroeder, University of Houston

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Computers in Education

trainer must understand the software and hardware sothat no technical difficulties emerge during the training sessions. If faculty members see aservice that is well-planned and executed, they will encourage and support student use of theresource.Existing ISS infrastructure was critical for implementing training for online tutoring. ISSprofessional staff secured and trained tutors in the use of the software and hardware. ISS staffalso determined if tutors needed support in terms of subject matter from supported content areas,and if so, made arrangements for the tutors to audit relevant courses. Additionally, ISS staffestablished training seminars for faculty using a hands-on workshop format. These seminarswere offered both on-site and online. ISS

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fadi Castronovo, California State University, East Bay; Semih Yilmaz, California State University, East Bay; Akarsh Rao, Immersive and Interactive Research Group; Walter Condori Jr., California State University, East Bay; Karan Monga, STEM Educational Gaming Research Group; Hadiseh Gooranorimi, California State University, East Bay

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Computers in Education

al., “A global map of human impact on marine ecosystems,” Science, vol. 319, no. 5865, pp. 948–952, 2008.[3] J. P. Holdren and P. R. Ehrlich, “Human Population and the Global Environment: Population growth, rising per capita material consumption, and disruptive technologies have made civilization a global ecological force,” American scientist, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 282–292, 1974.[4] P. M. Vitousek, H. A. Mooney, J. Lubchenco, and J. M. Melillo, “Human domination of Earth’s ecosystems,” Science, vol. 277, no. 5325, pp. 494–499, 1997.[5] M. Wackernagel and W. Rees, Our ecological footprint: reducing human impact on the earth. New Society Publishers, 1998.[6] “IPCC Fifth Assessment Report.” [Online]. Available: https

Conference Session

Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison J Kerr, University of Tulsa; Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Bret Austin Arnold, University of Tulsa; Michael W. Keller, University of Tulsa

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Graduate Studies

team has recently designed and piloted a training program that develops the professional soft-skills of graduate engineering students.Dr. Michael W. Keller, University of Tulsa Michael Keller is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the university of tulsa. His research and teaching interests are in solid mechanics, both experimental and theoretical, and materials science. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 When the Master Becomes the Student: Advisor Development through Graduate AdvisingIntroductionWhat does it take to be an effective advisor to graduate students? Is the student the only one wholearns, grows and develops, or does the advisor

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron C. Cain; Ganesh V. Kudav

interests are in computational and experimental fluid dynamics,neural networks, and energy systems. He received is Ph.D. degree from Texas Tech University and is aRegistered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio.AARON C. CAINAaron C. Cain is currently an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Youngstown StateUniversity and is also seeking a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science concurrently. He expects to graduatein Spring 2000. He is a member of the University’s Honor Program, and a recipient of University Trustees’Scholarship, and McDermott International Inc. Engineering Scholarship. He is a member and serves on theexecutive committees of Tau Beta Pi, and ASME

Conference Session

Assessment, Course, and Curricular Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quinn Langfitt, Washington State University; Liv Haselbach P.E., Washington State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, Female)  Repeat Student Participants (New Student, Repeat Student)  Repeat Advisor Participation (New Advisor, Repeat Advisor)  Challenge (Behavior, Biofuels, Design, Technology)  Student Grade Level (9, 10, 11, 12)  Project Setting (Class, Extracurricular)  Advisor Teaching Subject (STEM, Non-STEM)**STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.ResultsReliabilityConsistency evaluation was carried out using Kendall’s coefficient of concordance on integernumber scores. The result for all five raters was 0.606. This indicates moderate to substantialagreement, but is lower than the value of Spearman’s rho for agreement between the two ratersevaluating posters in the previous assessment2 (0.818). The direct

Conference Session

Information Technologies Classroom Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert MacDonald, Purdue University; Raheel Malik, Whirlpool Corp.; Anthony Smith, Purdue University; James Goldman, Purdue University

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Information Systems

AC 2008-2591: COMPARATIVE FRAMING ANALYSIS FOR TEACHINGWIRELESS NETWORK MOBILITYRobert MacDonald, Purdue University Robert MacDonald is a graduate student with the College of Technology at Purdue University. He completed his undergraduate degree in 2006, obtaining his BS in Network Engineering Technology from Purdue University as well. Robert is expecting to complete his MS in December of 2008. His interests lie in advanced internetwork design, wireless networking, and applied network security. His thesis research is focused on the implementation of secure routing protocols.Raheel Malik, Whirlpool Corp. Raheel A. Malik is a senior analyst with the Information Security and Audit Compliance

Conference Session

Sustainability, Diversity, and STEM in Contemporary Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Dean Kelley, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Amy L. Miller, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Brandon Dooley, Heat Transfer Research, Inc.

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

site visit.Introduction The field of energy engineering represents one of the broadest, most diverse, and far-reaching application areas within all of engineering science. As it pertains to each major Page 22.562.3engineering discipline, energy engineering can effectively be partitioned into two core areas:power generation and energy conservation. Within the discipline of mechanical engineering, thearea of power generation has a long and well-documented history, having traditionally focusedon the component and systems-level design of various thermo-mechanical devices tasked withextracting or converting useful heat energy and work from

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University; William Peeples, Drexel University

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NSF Grantees

increasing importance of renewable energy, solar cell manufacture is an appropriatetopic for the Engineering technology curriculum. We described several senior design projectsthat gave students hands-on experience with solar cell quality issues that could be addressed withmodern methods such as machine vision, image processing, and robotics. The senior designproject at Drexel University addresses this issue and encourages students to investigate inpossible methods for building quality solar energy efficient systems. It presents a non-contact-based approach to assess certain performance methods and characteristics of a solar cell of solarcells by using E-Quality and image processing. This project is an introductory step to a largerscale mission to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #6102NSF ATE CREATE Renewable Energy CenterDr. Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons Dr. Kathleen Alfano is the director/PI of the NSF ATE CREATE Renewable Energy Center and has led the multi-college consortium CREATE (California Regional Consortium for Engineering Advances in Technological Education) since its development in 1996-1997. She currently serves on the National Academy of Sciences Committee on the Emerging Energy Workforce. She served as a program director and co-lead for the ATE Program at the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Va. in 2007-2008 and previously as dean of Academic Computing and

Conference Session

Design & Development Projects and Practices

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

accomplish tasks.Acknowledgements:This work was supported through a grant from National Science Foundation to Virginia StateUniversity (HBCU-UP Grant No. HRD-1036286)Bibliography: (1) J. Ansari, “DESIGN EXPERIENCE IN A MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING PROGRAM”, Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. (2) Zheng, G. Q., Dong, T., & Deng, Y. W. (2016). Theoretical Model of Special Product Design for the Elderly. Art and Design Review, 4, 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/adr.2016.41001 (3) Xiang, Z.R., Zhi, J.Y., Dong, S.Y. and Xu, B.C. (2016) Study on Characteristics of the Wheelchair-User Combination. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 4, 9-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jbm.2016.46002

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Tsoulfanidis

to fulfill our educational objectives, my personal opinion is thatour effort should be directed towards cultivating and increasing the ability ofstudents to think. That the ability to think is more important than the simpletransfer of knowledge is obvious: Even if a student learns everything by the timethe B.S. degree is awarded, a short time after graduation that engineeringprofessional (a) will have to obtain new knowledge, probably on their own (b) it is very probable that a few years after graduation, the young engineer will be the head of a group that involves persons from various disciplines; in that capacity simple, dry knowledge of facts will not be at all helpful; the ability to think, however, will be

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kris Mattila, Michigan Technological University; Ke Li, Michican Technological University; James Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy

AC 2007-3125: DEMONSTRATING CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITYKris Mattila, Michigan Technological UniversityKe Li, Michican Technological UniversityJames Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy Page 12.444.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Demonstrating Construction Productivity Kris G. Mattilaa, Ke Lia, and James Pocockb a Michigan Technological University/bUnited States Air Force AcademyAbstractFor many construction estimating and scheduling activities, it is generally accepted that twoworkers can perform a given task twice as fast as one worker. Similarly, four workers canperform the same task in a quarter of the time

Collection

2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

Joseph Dobmeier; Joseph Gehrke; Matthew Simones; Patrick Tebbe

searchedjournal articles from the campus library and online databases. While this is a requiredcomponent for any graduate thesis, it was a novel experience for the undergraduates involved.The selected articles were archived by the students on a website under the campus domain tofacilitate information sharing among team members. A review paper was then written whichsummarized the material and was included on the same website. This involved reviewing anumber of published graduate theses, identifying assumptions, and discussing these with faculty. Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference I started on the UTC project during the summer after my junior year as a mechanical engineering student. At