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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5
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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; Andrea M. Leland, Colorado State University; Tom Chen, Colorado State University; Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Sourajeet Roy, Colorado State University; Adam C. Hicks, Colorado State University
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Electrical and Computer
Paper ID #21678Using Student Video Presentations to Develop Communication SkillsDr. Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University Tom Siller is an associate professor in Civil and Environmental engineering at Colorado State University. He has been a faculty member at CSU for 30 years.Dr. Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University Anthony A. Maciejewski received the BS, MS, and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from Ohio State University, Columbus in 1982, 1984, and 1987, respectively. From 1988 to 2001, he was a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette. He is currently
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2000 Annual Conference
Authors
Lesley Jolly; David Radcliffe
;• the ability to communicate effectively, not only with engineers but also with the community at large;• the ability to function effectively as an individual and in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, with the capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team member;• an understanding of the social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities of the professional engineer, and the need for sustainable development;• an understanding of and commitment to professional and ethical responsibilities;• the expectation and capacity to undertake life-long learning.The magnitude of the changes needed in engineering faculties and education programs to bringabout the aspirations expressed in the Review should
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MECH - Technical Session 15: Engineering Education Research and Reviews
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Shafique Khan, West Virginia University Institute of Technology
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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)
received his MS in Mechanical Engineering from KFUPM in 1999 in the area of Fracture Mechanics. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University in 2003 in the area of Computational Mechanics and Materials’ behavior. Dr. Khan carried out his post-doctoral research at the prestigious National Institute of Standards and Technology from 2004-2006. Dr. Khan has a teaching experience of more than 18 years, at five different universities and in two countries, at both undergraduate and graduate level. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Development of online exams with minimum proctoring requirement Shafique
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Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #1
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Suddhasvatta Das; Kevin A Gary, Arizona State University
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Software Engineering Division (SWED)
software development. He was a founding faculty member of the software engineering degree programs at ASU and developed the project-centric curricular implementation known as the Software Enterprise. He has served twice as program chair and led the program through multiple positive ABET accreditation visits. Kevin blends industry and academic experience to bring theoretically grounded, practice-oriented methods to the classroom. Kevin is a member of ASEE, ACM, and IEEE. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Developing an Agile Mindset in Software Engineering StudentsAbstractThe agile mindset is a set of values and principles extracted from the Agile Manifesto focused
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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Authors
Dave Sly; Daniel Bumblauskas; Frank Peters
Development of an Engineering Sales Program with Industry Dr. Dave Sly, Dan Bumblauskas, Dr. Frank Peters Iowa State UniversityAbstractIowa State University recently established a program in technical sales for engineers. Todevelop the program, faculty and administrators reached out to an industrial advisory committeecomprised of organizations with a vested interest in the program; the organizations that hirestudents from the College of Engineering for career tracks in technical sales and marketing.The instructor used a combination of various sales techniques and strategies, from establishedtechnical sales programs to frame the syllabus for the course. A detailed course
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2012 ASEE International Forum
Authors
K. P. Isaac, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
of Kerala and rose to the position of Director of Technical Education. Most of his career, he has served at College of Engineering, Trivandrum as a faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering. He specializes in Transportation Engineering and is instrumental in establishing a Transportation Engi- neering Division at College of Engineering, Trivandrum. He is a leading consultant and researcher in this area of specialization. He has been active with his involvement with industries. He developed the process of Manufacturing Manufactured Sand ’M Sand’ an alternative to river sand. He was the coordinator of State Technical Agency for PMGSY scheme in Kerala. He has coordinated a large number of training
Conference Session
Web-Based Laboratory Experiments
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2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Keith Koenig; Emmanuel Okoro; Viva Austin; Thomas Hannigan
students working remotely must be monitored. By activelyreviewing student completion of web-based assignments, and by providing ready instructions viabulletin boards, email, and direct feedback on remotely operated experiments, the lab teachingassistants continue to provide necessary oversight. Provided adequate resources continue to beavailable, this course, once fully developed, may be offered every semester with minimal preptime, and a faculty member would provide oversight and supervision of the teaching assistants.A larger base of experience will be obtained as more students complete each exercise, andeventually the number of direct interventions and communications from the TAs shoulddiminish. The evaluation of learning and the monitoring of
Conference Session
Hands On Experience
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2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference
Authors
Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Suleiman M Obeidat, Texas A&M University; Lain Edward Sowell, Sam Houston State University
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and faculty at UW, and South Dakota State University. He served on UNI Energy and Environment Coun- cil, College Diversity Committee, University Diversity Advisory Board, and Graduate College Diversity Task Force Committees. His research interests, grants, and more than 50 publications are in the areas of AC/DC Power System Interactions, distributed energy systems, power quality, and grid-connected re- newable energy applications including solar and wind power systems. He is a senior member of IEEE, member of ASEE, Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, and ATMAE. Dr. Pecen was recog- nized as an Honored Teacher/Researcher in ”Who’s Who among America’s Teachers” in 2004-2009. Dr. Pecen is a recipient of
Conference Session
Student Learning
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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Margot vigeant, bucknell; Katharyn Nottis, Bucknell University
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Educational Research and Methods
)the effect of surface properties on radiation. This study reports on the development of aconcept inventory to assess these concept areas. Data was collected from approximately400 chemical engineering students enrolled in about a dozen undergraduate programsover a two-year period of instrument development. Content validity was assessed bypanels of engineering faculty who teach in these areas. Internal reliability was assessedthrough calculation of split-half reliabilities and KR20 (Kuder-Richardson Formula)values. Reliability was assessed for the instruments as a whole and for each specificallytargeted misconception area.IntroductionThere is a growing recognition that students enter classrooms with preconceptions whichact as filters for new
Conference Session
Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part I
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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Muhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University
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Engineering Technology
AC 2009-1542: COURSE DEVELOPMENT IN DIGITAL SYSTEMS TARGETINGRECONFIGURABLE HARDWAREMuhammad Hasan, Texas A&M University Muhammad Zafrul Hasan received the B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1988. He received the Master of Electronic Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands) in 1991 under a Philips postgraduate scholarship program. He subsequently held several faculty positions in an engineering college and in a university in Malaysia. He obtained the Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology. He was awarded the NJIT Hashimoto Fellowship in the academic year 2005-06. He is
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International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder
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Women in Engineering
2006-1221: ATTRACTING WOMEN TO ENGINEERING THAT SERVESDEVELOPING COMMUNITIESAngela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder Dr. Bielefeldt is an Associate Professor and a licensed P.E. in the State of Colorado. She teaches Civil and Environmental Engineering courses for freshman, seniors, and graduate students on topics including design, hazardous waste management, solid waste management, and bioremediation. She is a co-faculty advisor for the Engineers Without Borders student chapter at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU). Prof. Bielefeldt is working with other faculty at CU to start a new emphasis in Engineering for Developing Communities at both the graduate and
Conference Session
Professional Development Programs for Teachers
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Maryann Llewellyn, Uniondale School District
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
Development Academy grew out of this effort.Most often professional development involves teachers attending classes to learn new contentand pedagogy. Since the experience, however engaging, is disconnected from teachers’classroom experience, new practices are hard to implement in the classes. The MST SummerProfessional Development Academy, created with 55 sixth and seventh grade students and 14middle school math, science and technology education teachers, addresses traditionalprofessional development deficiencies. Uniondale School District, a participating school districtin the project, wanted teachers to implement a comprehensive, interdisciplinary quarterly projectfor students that coincided with the end of marking periods.Engineering design was
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Karen C. Davis, University of Cincinnati; Fred Richard Beyette Jr., University of Cincinnati
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
Paper ID #20191Developing and Assessing Elevator Pitches in Capstone DesignDr. Karen C. Davis, University of Cincinnati Karen C. Davis is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computing Systems at the University of Cincinnati. Her research interests include database design, query processing and optimiza- tion, data warehousing, and engineering/computing education. She has been awarded the ASEE Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education, the College of Engineering and Applied Science’s Faculty Excellence Award and the Master of Engineering Education Award.Dr. Fred Richard Beyette Jr
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Problem Solving, Adaptive Expertise, and Social Engagement
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University
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Educational Research and Methods
in- terests include learning and cognition, students’ engagement, and the assessment of learning and students engagements, in engineering classrooms. His expertise also include the development and validation of measurement inventories, systematic reviews and meta-analysis, and quantitative research designs.Dr. Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., PE, LEED-AP, is an assistant professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Con- struction and in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and an affiliate faculty of the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in civil engi- neering and a graduate certificate in engineering
Conference Session
Teaching and Learning Strategies II
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University; Gautam Akiwate, University of California, San Diego
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Educational Research and Methods
implies the development of basicegoless behavior. Hence, the factors would ideally fall in two categories – first, the basic or genericfactors that correlate to an egoless individual, and second, coding factors that would correlate to anegoless software developer. Considering this, the factors in Table 1, based on a group discussionamongst three faculty members with industry experience are split into two sets: a) Coding Related andb) Generic. The former set consists of factors C2, C4 and C10 and the latter consists of the rest.Data CollectionThe target of study, as mentioned before, was a cohort of junior students of an undergraduate softwareengineering class. The course included a semester-long software project that was developed by teams of5-6
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Emerging Information Technologies
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John Pickard, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University; Chip Popoviciu, Cisco Systems, Inc.
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Information Systems
AC 2007-1955: IPV6 COURSE DEVELOPMENT FOR INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMSJohn Pickard, East Carolina University John Pickard has more than 15 years in the Technical training profession and 9 years experience in the information technology field. John has held various positions and has experience involving management, designing, testing and teaching of data networks, enterprise networking systems, digital switching systems and transmission systems. Currently, John is a faculty member at East Carolina University and holds an instructor position in the Department of Technology Systems. John is also a senior trainer at Network Training and Consulting and teaches courses in networking
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Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology
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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University
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Engineering Technology
2006-1842: DEVELOPMENT AND TREND OF CURRICULUM IN INDUSTRIALDISTRIBUTIONSorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue UniversityEdie Schmidt, Purdue UniversityKathryne Newton, Purdue University Page 11.454.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006DEVELOPMENT AND TREND OF CURRICULUM IN INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION Page 11.454.2IntroductionIndustrial Distribution has been introduced to the academic field of study for decades. Theopportunity for graduates in industrial distribution is growing. There are a wide variety ofcurricula among the industrial distribution programs across the country. This paper describes anevaluation of the industrial
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Product and Venture Creation Curriculum
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2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Wilburn Clouse
grant from the Coleman Foundation toresearch the interest at the university level in entrepreneurship education and to develop a cross-disciplinary platform where interest was expressed. The strongest response came from theSchool of Engineering. During the fall semester of 2000 the course in Creativity andEntrepreneurship was offered in two sections. The Associate Dean in the School of Engineeringannounced the class to engineering students and indicated that they could receive appropriatecredit for taking the course. Announcements were posted throughout the entire campusconcerning the course title, dates and times. The faculty member who taught the course met withseveral Engineering classes to briefly describe the course and to invite
Conference Session
TIME 2: Laboratories
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2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Gordon Parker; Paula Zenner
described along with our plan for testing and assessing the ability of the remotelabs to convey practical aspects of control system phenomena.IntroductionThe Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan TechnologicalUniversity developed a required undergraduate Dynamic Systems and Controls laboratory that isa practical and relevant component of an engineer’s education. The purpose is to provide acombined laboratory experience that reinforces the traditional elements of the course. Faculty aredirectly involved teaching the lecture component of the course and are responsible for thecreation of laboratory experiments. Graduate students work closely with these faculty membersand teach the weekly labs.The primary goal of the
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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session
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2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Mohamed Chouikha; Don Millard
. The Evaluation Consortiumserves as a training practicum site for graduate students in the field of program evaluation and isactive in the design and implementation of innovative evaluation methodologies at the regional,national and international level.The assessment team is focusing on identifying intermediate success, programmatic weaknessand areas in need of modification or alteration as the TabLab materials, projects, and relatedprograms are developed, implemented and fully tested. Summative evaluation is focusing onshort-term and long-term learning, transfer of knowledge to other courses, and transfer of abilityto use the instrumentation across content. Data is being collected from students, faculty, studentsand other educators using the
Conference Session
Student Learning and Teamwork
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jenifer M. Shannon, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks
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Engineering Technology
AC 2012-3550: REPORT-SMITHING: DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE WRIT-TEN COMMUNICATION SKILLSMs. Jenifer M. Shannon, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Jenifer M. Shannon is a lecturer of engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, Berks, in Reading, Penn. She earned a B.S.E.E. from the Pennsylvania State University and a M.S.E.E. from Villanova University. She practiced engineering at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a Reactor Engineer inspecting electrical systems at U.S. nuclear power plants. She worked in research and development of aircraft power systems at the Naval Air Warfare Center. She also worked at the General Electric Company, Astrospace Division, designing antenna satellite payloads prior to joining
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2000 Annual Conference
Authors
Norm Pumphrey; William M. Jordan
Session 1464 Development of an Integrated Materials Engineering Course William Jordan, Norm Pumphrey Louisiana Tech UniversityAbstractLouisiana Tech University’s undergraduate engineering program has been significantly modifiedduring the past two years. Emphasis has been placed on creating an integrated (college-wide)program for freshmen and sophomores. Fall quarter sophomores take statics/strength, materialsengineering, and their fourth calculus course. This paper deals with the new materialsengineering course.In the past there were three different introductions to materials
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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
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David W. Dinehart; Timothy Harrington; Matthew Bandelt; Adam Beckmann
, and servicelearning aspects are discussed herein. Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova UniversityBackgroundThe mission of Villanova University includes developing an environment in which students mayexperience a Christian intellectual and moral perspective. A medium-sized comprehensiveuniversity, founded by the Augustinian Order of the Roman Catholic Church, VillanovaUniversity emphasizes undergraduate instruction and is committed to a strong liberal artscomponent in each of its degree programs, including engineering. The University is devoted tothe development of well-rounded students and has a strong service culture. Every year, hundredsof students, faculty, and staff participate in
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Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment
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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University
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Manufacturing
begin using assessment-based evaluations duringthe next program accreditation cycle (2016) for accreditation of Engineering Technologyprograms at IPFW. The department has maintained continuous TAC/ABET accreditationfor over 30 years, and it is expected that the proposed program will be implementedeffectively and build on the department’s strengths.2. AppropriatenessFeedback and quantitative data will be used to modify or extend the program’s offerings.An assessment plan will be developed by MFET/MCET faculty to evaluate the strengthsand weaknesses of the program and to implement a continuous improvement cycle.4. Personal and Social UnityThere are many campus-wide student organizations that will strengthen ties andcommunications for students at
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ELOS Technical Session 3: Advancing Engineering Competencies: From Labs to Writing
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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gautom Kumar Das, University of Maryland Baltimore County
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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)
Paper ID #46727Effectiveness of Checklists in Developing Technical Writing SkillsDr. Gautom Kumar Das, University of Maryland Baltimore County Dr. Gautom Das is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering at UMBC. Prior to joining UMBC, he was a Research Scientist and Lecturer in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University, and a Post-doctoral Scholar at the University of California, Davis. He earned his PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He has worked in research laboratories in the US
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K-12 Teacher Professional Development
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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Keith A. Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Muktha Jost, North Carolina A&T State University; Tyrette Sherlone Carter, North Carolina A&T State University; Shawn Raquel Watlington, North Carolina A&T State University; Terrie Ruth McManus, Ragsdale High School, Guilford County Schools; Solomon Bililign, North Carolina A&T State University; Terry White Worrell, Guilford County Schools; Yuh-Lang Lin, North Carolina A&T State University
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
. Page 25.936.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Middle and High School Teacher Professional Development Through University Research Experiences and Curriculum DevelopmentAbstractA professional development model for middle and high school STEM teachers has beendeveloped, implemented over two years, and assessed. The model involves a partnershipbetween the middle and high school teachers and administrators, education graduate students andfaculty, STEM graduate students and faculty, and a NOAA research center. The highlight of theteacher experience was a three week intensive Summer Research Institute in which teachersdeveloped modules connected to
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NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Hands On)
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; James I. Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Benjamin Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
Paper ID #31027Development of Team-Based Hands-On Learning ExperiencesDr. Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology Al Ferri received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1981 and his PhD degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University in 1985. Since 1985, he has been a faculty member in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, where he now serves as Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. His research areas are in the fields of dynamics, controls, vibrations, and acoustics. He is also active in course and curriculum development. He
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Assessment
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Paul T Skaggs, Brigham Young University; Jacob Dean Wheadon, Purdue University; Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
years with the Utah Department of Transportation, spent three years as an Assistant Professor of civil engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler, and has a current appointment as an Assistant Professor of construction management at Brigham Young University. Page 23.410.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Development and Initial Validation of an Innovation Assessment XXXX XXXX University United States of America
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Practical Teaching
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lam F. Wong, Cuyahoga Community College, Metropolitan; Henry Griffith, Wright State University
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Manufacturing
. Unfortunately, these courseswere often electives placed late within the curriculum, thereby limiting the ability to integrate theconcepts of sustainability throughout the program as desired. Based upon this deficiency, aconceptual framework based upon System Engineering techniques and Optimal Control Theoryhas been developed as a mechanism to reform engineering education in order to include aspectsof sustainability across the curriculum5. In order to accommodate this increased focus onsustainability throughout the curriculum, the importance of faculty development within this area,including content training and learning competency standardization, has also been suggested inthe literature6.Numerous efforts have also been taken to teach the concepts of
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James Boerio, University of Cincinnati; Dionysios D. Dionysiou, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Miguel Pelaez, University of Cincinnati; Mark Schulz; Christopher Huth; Vesselin N. Shanov, University of Cincinnati; Donglu Shi, University of Cincinnati
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NSF Grantees
Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science and Technology (American Chemical Society) (2008), the AEESP Dissertation Advisor Award (2008), the NSF CAREER Award (2005); the DuPont Young Professor Award (2005); the 2007 Sigma Xi Award for Young Faculty, University of Cincinnati Chapter; the 2006 College of Engineering Research Award for Young Faculty, and the 2009 and 2010 College of Engineering Distinguished Engineering Researcher Award.Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati Ian Papautsky is an Associate Professor in the School of Electronics and Computing Systems at the Uni- versity of Cincinnati. He received a Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. His research interests focus on