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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Nayda G. Santiago P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Pedro O. Quintero; Anidza Valentin, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Nelson Cardona-Martinez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez ; Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

˜ Luisa Guillemard is a psychology professor at the University of Puerto Rico, MayagA¼ez Campus. She has a M.S. in Clinical Psychology from the Caribbean Center of Advanced Studies in Puerto Rico [today the Carlos Albizu University] and a Ph.D. in EducationDr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago-Rom´an is a Professor and Former Chair in the Engineering Sciences and Materials (CIIM) Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez Campus (UPRM). Dr. Santiago earned a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from UPRM and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Dr. Santiago has over 20 years of experience in academia and has been successful in obtaining

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A Goodman, Stevens Institute of Technology; Emily L Atieh, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Materials Division (MATS)

, and 12th grade science, and has worked for two science education nonprofits.Emily L Atieh, Stevens Institute of Technology ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Campus Re-Engineered: Tackling problems close to home to promote interest and belonging in the field of Materials Science and Engineering for non-majorsAbstract:Everyone is a materials scientist. We all use materials in different ways in our day-to-day lives,so we each have a unique intuition that guides us when we approach materials selectionchallenges. However, students may not immediately realize the relevance of Materials Scienceand Engineering (MSE) to their own lives – especially non-MSE

Conference Session

K-5 Teacher Transformation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6414Elementary Teacher as Teacher of Engineering: Identities in Concert andConflictPamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Science Education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, worked briefly as a process engineer, and taught high school physics and pre-engineering. She has taught engineering and science to elementary children in multiple informal settings, and is a collaborator with the Engineering is Elementary (EiE) program. As a pre-service

Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadas Ritz, Cornell University

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

Paper ID #37531WIP: Implementing an Alternative Grading Scheme in a Large EnrollmentDifferential Equations Course: Lessons LearnedDr. Hadas Ritz, Cornell University Hadas Ritz is a senior lecturer in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and a Faculty Teaching Fellow at the James McCormick Family Teaching Excellence Institute (MTEI) at Cornell University, where she received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2008. Among other teaching awards, she received the 2021 ASEE National Outstanding Teaching Award. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Implementing an Alternative Grading

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2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Richard A. Davis

your own questions about the need for it. Although the“ingredients of the calculations appear complicated and tedious to implement, the ubiquitousspreadsheet software Excel is primed to carry out these steps with relative ease using built-instatistical functions and macros. We illustrate the implementation of the recipe with a simpleexercise that students complete in a 50-minute class period using easily obtained materials andmeasuring instruments. A second class period is used to provide students with Visual Basic forApplications (VBA) macros designed to simplify and automate the analysis in an Excelworksheet. Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section ConferenceClassroom Exercise: Calculation of Wood DensityA

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2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Nathan Johnson

about how theories and equations apply in real world engineeringsituations. Exposure to experimental design also allows students a concrete, physical illustrationof the ways in which interrelated experimental variables depend on one another. For these andother reasons, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) outcomesspecify that students, by the end of their undergraduate engineering education, demonstrate: “An ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data” ABET Engineering Outcome B[1].While the Civil Engineering specific ABET Program Criteria deemphasizes the design aspect ofexperimentation (since professional civil engineers are not often involved in

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matt Jamison Burnett; Michael A Wilson, SUNY Canton; Anthony Filoso, State University of New York, Canton

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Student

Sustainability. As apart of our project for ASEE, my focus has been on the financial feasibility of this project. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Practicality and Scalability of Respooling 3-D printing Thermoplastics Joseph Lopez, Logan Coggins, Michael Wilson, Joshua Staring, Raheem Pierre, Rebecca Martin, Ornessa Brown, Thomas Schofell, Elisha Byrd, Anthony Filoso Advisors: Matt Burnett, Graphic and

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2020 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

James Flanagan; Smeet Patel; Matthew Prescott; Alya Abd Aziz; Bala Maheswaran

goal of the deviceusing a diaphragm, magnetic field, and was to provide a proof of concept, the ideaswiring. The diaphragm of the device captures outlined in this paper are intended to bethe kinetic energy of the sound and transfers applied on a much larger scale.it to the wiring, causing a minor movement ofthe wire within the magnetic field and, in From the perspective of Sarah Jensen ofturn, an electrical charge. This energy could Massachusetts Institution of Technology’sthen be used in a number of ways, ranging School of Engineering, there is potential infrom industry to education. We successfully the idea of capturing energy from sound, butproduced voltage from

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2007-2710: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE COURSE IN BUILDINGCOMPUTER-CONTROLLED MACHINESHugh Jack, Grand Valley State University Hugh Jack is the Chair of Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids Michigan. His interests include controls, automation, and open source software. Page 12.71.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Multidisciplinary Graduate Course in Building Computer Controlled MachinesAbstractA new course EGR 604 - Implementation3 has been added to the core of the graduate program atGrand

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; John Matusik, The Engineering Groupe

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Civil Engineering

in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering at Mason for the past decade. Page 12.1574.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using the Senior Design Jury to Directly Assess Program OutcomesAbstractThe senior design project course that is required for the B.S. degree in civil and infrastructureengineering at George Mason University is built around teams of students completing landdesign projects. Final projects are presented in a public forum, and various aspects of studentperformance are graded by a design jury. This paper describes the methods used for this seniordesign course, presents the assessment process, and shows

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marty Fitzgerald, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2007-571: COMPUTER-BASED NON-PHOTOREALISTIC RENDERINGMarty Fitzgerald, East Tennessee State University Page 12.392.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Computer-Based Non-Photorealistic RenderingAbstractComputer-Based Non-Photorealistic Rendering is a rather elaborate term for a set of 3Drendering techniques that focus on nonrealistic, or stylized, output. Specifically for this paper,the style is a type of concept sketching, done with a computer rather than markers and pens andother traditional tools. This paper will give an overview and show examples of some of the non-photorealistic rendering capabilities available with Maya. This curious set of

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Paige Janae Harvey, Morgan State University; Otily Toutsop, Morgan State University; Kevin Kornegay, Morgan State University

. Kornegay. Her research focus is security and privacy of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT).Ms. Otily Toutsop, Morgan State University Otily Toutsop is a Ph.D. student with a concentration on secure embedded systems in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Morgan State University. She is also affiliated with the Cybersecu- rity Assurance and Policy (CAP) center. She received her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. Her research interests focus on IoT Security, machine learning, artificial intelligence, cyber-physical system, software security, home automation systems, and networking security. Her work has been published in several conferences, including the IEEE Computer Science, IEEE Applied Imagery

Conference Session

Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Lance Traub, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

has over 14 years of experience in applied research and teaching. Dr. Traub is the author of over 45 reviewed journal articles and 10 conference papers. Page 13.693.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 IMPACT OF RAPID PROTOTYPING FACILITIES ON ENGINEERING STUDENT OUTCOMESAbstractEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) has formed a reputation for providingundergraduate students with a curriculum which has a strong emphasis on hands-on, applicationbased learning. In an effort to improve this learning environment, the campus has recently addeda Rapid Prototyping Laboratory which

Conference Session

Materials In Design And Manufacturing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Bhavaraju, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Suren Dwivedi, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University

AC 2008-2783: AN INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATION FORNANOPARTICLE MANIPULATION AND NANO-ASSEMBLY USING OPTICALTWEEZERSKrishna Bhavaraju, University of Louisiana at Lafayette studentPavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan UniversitySuren Dwivedi, University of Louisiana at Lafayette ProfessorAlamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University Assoc. Professor Page 13.187.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Interactive Virtual Reality Simulation for Nanoparticle Manipulation for Nano- assembly using Optical Tweezers1. AbstractNanotechnology and nanodevices is believed to be one of the most promising steps that

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical and Power Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jordon Schultz, Rochester Institute of Technology; Larry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

AC 2009-1584: RECONCILIATION OF BERNOULLI’S EQUATION IN CHANNELFLOW: AN IN-DEPTH EMPIRICAL AND NUMERICAL APPROACHJordon Schultz, Rochester Institute of Technology Senior in the Mechanical Engineering Technology ProgramLarry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology Page 14.1013.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Reconciliation of Bernoulli’s Equation in Channel Flow: An In- Depth Empirical and Numerical Approach. Part IThis paper revolves around the investigation process of a peculiar flow phenomenon occurringduring Bernoulli’s principle experiments. Moreover, the experiment is aimed at demonstratingboth the conservation of

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cameron; David W. Russell

. Mathcad 5.0, MathSoft Inc., 201 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139. Tel. 800-628-4223.4. weCan for Windows, Student Edition ($50), Aegis Software Corporation, UPARC Research Cen- ter, 3190 William Pitt Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15238-1360, Tel. 412-826-3470.5. StarModal, part of the StarStruct suite, from GenRad Structural Test Products, 2855 Bowers Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95051-0917. Tel. 408-970-1600.TIMOTHY CAMERON is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering specializing in computeranalysis, instrumentation and control of noise and vibration. Tim received the 1996 SAE InternationalTeeter Award for Engineering Education and the 1995 GMI Alumni Association Outstanding TeachingAward. He has Ph.D. and M.Eng. degrees from Carnegie Mellon, and a

Conference Session

Integrating Design in Electrical Engineering Curriculum (1232)

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

David J. Ahlgren, Trinity College

coming in into the laboratory, producing a pre-lab document thatincludes schematic diagrams and simulation results.In 1996 four introductory experiments exposed students to basic logic gates, the application ofBoolean Algebra and Karnaugh Maps, use of the B^2 Logic CAD package (available from BeigeBag Software, info@beigebag.com), and breadboarding and troubleshooting techniques. Theexperiments were as follows: (Week 1) Breadboarding and Basic Logic Gates--an introductionto the breadboarding system, logic gates (AND, OR, NOT, etc.), simulation, and troubleshooting;(Week 2) Digital Circuits for the Automobile--the development of two designs--a traffic lightcontroller for a four-way intersection, and a safety device that counts and displays the

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Snider, University of South Florida; Sami Kadamani, Hillsborough Community College

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Mathematics

2006-82: AN EXPERT SYSTEM FOR TEACHING PARTIAL DIFFERENTIALEQUATIONSArthur Snider, University of South FloridaSami Kadamani, Hillsborough Community College Dr. Kadamani is a Professor of Science at Hillsborough Community College Page 11.188.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An Expert System for Partial Differential EquationsAbstractThe execution of the solution, by the separation of variables process, of the Poisson, diffusion,and wave equations (homogeneous or nonhomogeneous) in rectangular, cylindrical, or sphericalcoordinate systems, with Dirichlet, Neumann, Robin, singular, periodic, or Sommerfeld boundaryconditions

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-943: TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO EVALUATE THEREASONABLENESS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS RESULTSJames Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. James Hanson is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He teaches mechanics courses for the freshman through senior levels including structural analysis and design. He is a strong advocate of hands-on learning and problem-based learning. He is a licensed professional engineer. He has also taught at Cornell University and Bucknell University. Page 11.1225.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 6 - Technology & Simulation

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey M. Otey, Texas A&M University; Jorge D. Camba, Purdue University; Nicholas Danney, Texas A&M University

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Construction Engineering

Danney, Texas A&M University Nicholas Danney is a graduate student and teaching assistant in the Zachry Department of Civil Engi- neering at Texas A&M University, and will begin employment with Walter P. Moore Houston Structures Group in Summer 2019. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Rethinking Computer-Aided Design in the Civil Engineering Curriculum: Impact and Lessons LearnedAbstractIn response to the removal of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) instruction from the First YearEngineering Program at Texas A&M University, and at the urging of the departmental IndustrialAdvisory Committee, a visualization course comprised of CAD and Building

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marc Poynter, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Swapnil Bansode; Tejesh Charles Dube, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Michael Golub, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jing Zhang, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

extrusion) design and modeling (http://www.engr.iupui.edu/˜jz29/) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Integration of SAE Student Competition with Project CourseAbstractIn the past, the project courses at our university do not have any metrics to measure their success in a real-worldenvironment. We recently merged a few capstone design teams with the Society of Automotive Engineers(SAE) student competitions. The outcome and benefit of the change are clear. The students are more motivatedand willing to adopt new technologies in their project courses. Through competitions, students learned how tocomplete the project in the context of system. The paper describes the technical details that the

Conference Session

Design & Development Projects and Practices

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #20619Design and Development of a Novel Wheelchair with Lifting and FlatteningCapabilitiesDr. Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University Jahangir Ansari is Associate Professor of Manufacturing Engineering at Virginia State University. He received his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1979 and Ph. D. degree in Mechanical Design and Production Engineering in 1983 both from Seoul National University. He joined the faculty at VSU in 2002. His research interests include Structural Vibration, FEM, CAD/CAM/CAE, and Virtual Manu- facturing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Robert De La Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College

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Graduate Studies

, ASEE and ACM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Application of Micro Computer in optimal Linearization of Nonlinear SystemsAbstractThis paper presents a computer-assisted method to generate accurate linear models of nonlinearsystems with reduced biasing errors. The technique, which is based on finite difference methods,approximates partial derivatives of a Taylor series expansion of nonlinear state equations about anominal operating point or trajectories. The matrices of the linear state-space representation of thenonlinear system can be determined using personal-computer software. It can be shown thatpositive and negative perturbations in the system

Conference Session

ECCD Applications in Energy and Thermodynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, - BIM & REVIT: application to HVAC and Electrical/Lighting Design systems. Page 26.770.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Feasibility Study of Renewable Energy Sources for Energy Efficiency Ahmed Cherif Megri, PhD, HDR North Carolina A&T State UniversityAbstract:The purpose of this study is to assess the roof of an industrial building and its adjacent land forpossible solar PV, thermal solar or geothermal installations and to estimate the cost, performanceand site impacts of these three systems. The

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Eltaher, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT; Yawei Yang, University of Bridgeport; Jeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

, information retrieval and multimedia database.Mr. Yawei Yang, University of Bridgeport Yawei is a full-time Master student of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Bridgeport. He received his B.S degree in Software Engineering from Tianjin University of Technology, China in 2012. He worked as assistant at Department of Computer Science, University of Bridgeport from August 2013 to December 2014.Dr. Jeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport Dr. Jeongkyu Lee is currently associate professor in Department of Computer Science and Engineering at University of Bridgeport. He received Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Arling- ton in 2006. Before he pursued his doctorate, he worked as a

Conference Session

Topics Related To Engineering Design Graphics Division

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy E. Study, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Engineering Design Graphics

Graphics Journal. Page 26.1674.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Using Peer Review in a Freshman Engineering Graphics Course to Enhance Understanding of Basic Dimensioning TechniquesIntroductionAppropriate application of basic dimensioning techniques is a topic that students enrolled in anintroductory engineering graphics course have problems with on an ongoing basis. Errors thatoccur regularly on assignments and exams, despite instruction, assignments, and required readingon the topic, include poor or incorrect placement, missing dimensions, over dimensioning, andincorrect

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Aero and Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Joseph F. Mandara, Rowan University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, and he is a member of the Bantivoglio Honors Concentration. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 WIP: Wave Energy Converter Design ProjectIntroductionAt Rowan University, all sophomore-level engineering students are required to take SophomoreEngineering Clinic, a multi-disciplinary course that combines engineering design withcommunication (writing arts). The course invokes project-based learning (PBL) to teach studentsabout the design process and how to write about design. In Fall 2015, the seventeen-sectioncourse was team-taught by twelve engineering faculty and seven writing arts faculty. The coursehas been described extensively in previous publications1, 2, 3, but is briefly

Conference Session

Computing Research II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rendong Bai, Eastern Kentucky University; Wutthigrai Boonsuk, Eastern Illinois University; Peter P. Liu

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Computing and Information Technology

(GIS). Dr. Boonsuk may be reached at wboonsuk@eiu.eduPeter P. Liu c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Autonomous Driving and Related TechnologiesDr. Rendong Bai, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 40475, 859-622-1181, rendong.bai@eku.eduDr. Wutthigrai Boonsuk, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 61920, 217-581-5772, wboonsuk@eiu.eduDr. Peter Ping Liu, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 61920, 217-581-6267, pliu@eiu.eduAbstractWe’re in the middle of a rapid evolution of the way vehicles are operated on road. Thanks toinnovations like sensor technology, data analysis, and artificial intelligence, a growing number ofcompanies from outside the traditional automobile industry join

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Catrina Ann Shanas; Ashley Pratt, National University; Sophie Nguyen, County of Los Angeles

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Computing and Information Technology

and obtain a Masters of Software Engineering from National University. Currently, Ashley is on track to developing and maintaining a surgical navigation system and robotic arm for her current company and continually searches for ways to help others who have family members with dementia.Ms. Sophie Nguyen, County of Los Angeles Sophie Nguyen graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor’s in Cognitive Science specializing in Clinical Aspects of Cognition and from National University with a Master’s in Computer Science specializing in Software Engineering. Sophie works for Los Angeles County in han- dling client management and developing subject-matter programs for employees. Sophie enjoys a

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of Graphics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Onyancha, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology; Matthew Derov, University of New Hampshire; Brad Kinsey, University of New Hampshire

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2008-762: THE ANATOMY OF SPATIAL ABILITY IMPROVEMENT OVERTHE COURSE OF A SEMESTER LONG COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN CLASSRichard Onyancha, Rose Hulman Institute Of TechnologyMatthew Derov, University of New Hampshire Research AssistantBrad Kinsey, University of New Hampshire Page 13.1200.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Anatomy of Spatial Ability Impr ovement Over the Cour se of a Semester Long Computer Aided Design ClassIntroduction Spatial ability has been defined as the ability to generate, retain, retrieve and transformwell-structured visual images1. These skills are extremely important in engineering practice andmany