Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Michael Puddicombe, Norwich University

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Construction

Paper ID #7791The Confluence of Information: Teambuilding is not enough to produce suc-cessful interdisciplinary teamsProf. Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University Edwin Schmeckpeper, P.E. Ph.D., is the chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Norwich University. Norwich University was the first private school in the United States to offer engineering courses. In addition, Senator Justin Morrill used Norwich University as the model for the Land-Grant colleges created by the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Act. Prior to joining the faculty at Norwich University, Dr. Schmeckpeper taught at the

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Kathrine E. Johnson; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Mathematics

engineering programs, math education, K-12 STEM curriculum and accreditation, and retention and recruitment of STEM ma- jors. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Longitudinal Success of Calculus I ReformAbstractThis paper describes the second year of an ongoing project to transform calculus instruction atBoise State University. Over the past several years, Calculus I has undergone a completeoverhaul that has involved a movement from a collection of independent, uncoordinated,personalized, lecture-based sections, into a single coherent multi-section course with an active-learning pedagogical approach. The overhaul also significantly impacted the course content andlearning

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Banow, University of Saskatchewan; Sean Maw P.Eng., University of Saskatchewan

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

undertaken with a local start-up (www.sprockety.com). The result ofthat project was TrussVR©, a piece of VR software that teaches students about trusses. Startingin the Fall of 2018, a study was carried out with volunteer first-year students to evaluate thepotential efficacy of TrussVR©. This paper describes most of the results of that study.The decision to focus on trusses in a first attempt at developing VR software for education wasbased on two main factors. One of the authors teaches first-year Statics to engineering students.Using a conventional teaching approach, truss units are generally regarded as relatively fun andeasy. However, anecdotally, it appears that students do not have a “deep” grasp of the nuancesof trusses. This is because

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerard N. Foster

attempts, the number good and the percentage good is displayed forproblems worked in the random-entry mode. Right and wrong bits in the student’s answer arehighlighted in green and in red, respectively. Attributes of the calculator are presented. Methodsof software development are explained and a brief account of use with students is given.Because the calculator is written in Java, new objects can be created to extend the capabilitieswhile keeping the old functionality. Also it can be integrated into other instructional software onthe web. The preliminary work on this software was funded by MIDC (Multimedia InstructionalDevelopment Center) at Purdue University.BackgroundBinary numbers and binary arithmetic emerge at various points in the

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard D. Christie; Peter M. Trinidad

circuit behavior.6. References[1] PSpice Circuit Analysis User’s Guide, MicroSim Corporation, version 5.0, July 1991.[2] M. Ciletti, “Circuit Master: Turnkey Software for the Introductory Electrical Engineering Curriculum”, IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 32. no. 3, pp. 259-265.[3] F. de Coulon, E. Forte, & J. M. Rivera, “KIRCHHOFF: An Educational Software for Learning the Basic Principles and Methodology in Electrical Circuits Modeling”, IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 19-22.[4] M. Walworth, & R. Herrick, “The Use of Computers for Educational and Testing Purposes”, 1991 Frontiers in Education Conference, pp. 511-514, 1991.[5] M. Lavoie, A. Metioui, J. Levasseur, & C. Brassard, “Conceptual

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development and Innovations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Beenfeldt; John Field; Eric Beenfeldt; Edward Williams

ECE Department has required two semester-long courses in thefreshman curriculum to introduce its majors to their discipline. Initially, both of these courseswere wholly technical where the first course dealt with digital logic and the other with assembly 1language programming. In the early 1990’s the first course , ECE 101, was restructured toprovide a general introduction to electrical and computer engineering, including modules aimedat helping students make the transition from high school to college. Technical topics includeresistive circuits, RC circuits, the 555 timer, combinational logic, Karnaugh maps, sequentiallogic, DC motors and PWM control. These topics give the technical

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Blackham; Charles Higby; Michael Bailey

used for class-oriented lab configurations and for various configurations required for researchprojects that use the same machines.IntroductionThe competitive world of information technology has placed postsecondary educationalinstitutions in a never ending battle to provide students resources needed in order to study theconstantly changing and evolving field of information technology. The pressures to keep up Page 9.1037.1with new technologies are seemingly unlimited, while the resources that are needed are not³. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Graduate Student Writing and Communication

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy M. Clobes, University of Virginia; Lindsay Wheeler, University of Virginia

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #26824SciComm: An Oral Communication Professional Development Program forSTEM Graduate StudentsDr. Amy M. Clobes, University of Virginia Dr. Amy M. Clobes is committed to supporting current and future graduate students as Assistant Director of Graduate Education for the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science. In her current role, Dr. Clobes collaborates to support existing programs and develops new initiatives in graduate student recruitment, training, education, and career and professional development. Dr. Clobes holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Michigan and Ph.D. in

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #29586Use of Internet of Things for Remote Laboratory SettingsProf. Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University Abul K. M. Azad is a Professor and Associate Dean with the College of Engineering and Engineering at Northern Illinois University, US. He has been in academics 30+ years, and his research interests include remote laboratories, mechatronic systems, mobile robotics, and educational research. In these areas, Dr. Azad has over 130 refereed journal and conference papers as well as 5 edited books. So far, he has attracted around $2.6M of research and development grants from various national and international

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Janet Davis, University of Washington

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Graduate Studies

. This might be even better experience, since classes will generally have fewer students at acommunity college or a small college or university. If you teach a full course, you will find thatit takes much more time than being a teaching assistant. You will be making all the decisions. Besure to document your contributions to the course, such as curriculum design, homeworkassignment development, project development, and new teaching approaches. Ask someone youtrust, as well as potential letter writers, to observe you in the classroom. Some research Page 11.1307.5institutions also have independent course evaluators—you may want to ask one of them

Conference Session

ECE Division Technical Session 4: Student-centered Learning and Teaching Methodologies

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Phan, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego

oral exams are effective as a form of evaluation, students may miss onlearning opportunities that come with oral exams while studying using strategies meant fortraditional written exams. In this paper, we study how homework preparation (videoassignments) can play a role in impacting student performance outcomes in oral examinations.We report on results from two engineering courses conducting oral examinations and analyze thecorrelation between student completion of video assignments and exam outcomes. Preliminaryresults show a correlation in better examination scores with students that consistently completedthe video assignments as a part of their preparation for the oral exam. Students that completedthe video assignments were able to better

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ahmed Azam

cloudservices while evading some of the disadvantages. Hybrid models could provideincreased flexibility and scalability using fewer resources, yet still comes with concernsabout privacy and security [5].Finding ways to save money is important to any organization and businesses faceeconomic and market changes that often prove difficult if not impossible toforecast. This tends to leave companies susceptible to swings in demand and eitherunder- or over-investment in IT. Finding more effective and less expensive tools to do thejob is a main goal for every organization. Cloud computing is a new approach to IT thatisn't just a cost of doing business but potentially something more [6].The ideal cloud model for DeVry to implement would be hybrid cloud

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #11

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamar Niyaz, Purdue University Northwest; Jansen Tan, Purdue University Northwest; Divya Ravindra, Purdue University Northwest; Sidike Paheding, Michigan Technological University; Ahmad Javaid, The University of Toledo

time. The reasons for the occurrence of these vulnerabilities are the complex OS code and itssupport for concurrent trusted/non-trusted processes. Another significant issue is the lack ofdiscussion on security aspects when OS courses are taught in computer science (CS) and computerengineering (CE) curriculum. The emphasis is given to process scheduling, memory management,concurrency control, and I/O handling. The discussion on security is deferred for security courses,which are offered at senior undergraduate or graduate level. This approach limits the practices ofsecure system development that encourages inclusion of security measures at the inception stageof system development. Therefore, it is important for CS/CE students that they should

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Throne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

2006-1141: DEVELOPING MODELS AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIRLIMITATIONSRobert Throne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Robert D. Throne is currently an Associate Professor in the ECE department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He was in the EE department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for ten years prior to moving to Rose-Hulman. His interests are in control systems and the solution of inverse problems. Page 11.443.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Developing Models and Understanding Their LimitationsAbstract Students often do not appreciate the difference

Conference Session

Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander M. Wyglinski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Daniel J. Cullen

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

22.502.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Digital Communication Systems Education via Software-Defined Radio Experimentation Alexander M. Wyglinski, Di Pu, Daniel J. Cullen Wireless Innovation Laboratory Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 01609-2280, USA alexw@ece.wpi.eduAbstractIn this paper, we present an educational approach that employs “hands-on” software-definedradio experimentation in the instruction of digital communication systems theory to

Conference Session

Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Miguel Alfonso Nino, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Kimberly Monique Holmes, George Mason University

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Graduate Studies

national coach and mentor for prospective and current graduate students at universities outside of Maryland through invited participation at STEM conferences such as GEM, NSBE, SACNAS, SHPE, and AISES. She is a former Board Member of the Northeastern Associ- ation of Graduate Schools and currently serves as a Liaison for Institutional Collaboration in the Chan- cellor’s Office at the Universidad Metropolitana in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In addition to her affiliations in Maryland, she is a member of the ”Quality of Life Technology Center (QoLT) Engineering Research Center faculty” at Carnegie Mellon/University of Pittsburgh, an MIT MSRP advisor, and member of the MIT Deeper Engagement Working Group. She is Co-PI of the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David H. Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

introduce our students to the design of reconfigurable logic and togive undergraduate students the opportunity to do research in the extremely active area of FPGAdesign.The University of Texas at Tyler currently has an FPGA Design class that exists as a seniorelective in the electrical engineering curriculum. The class introduces the students to the processof FPGA design, from coding in the high-level descriptor language VHDL to using the tools tosynthesize and debug a design. However, actual research in this area had been restricted tograduate students. This paper describes an effort that began two summers ago to involveundergraduate students in FPGA research at our institution. Other institutions have reported thebenefits of introducing FPGA

Conference Session

Technical Session 2a

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Dean Arakaki, Cal Poly State University

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Pacific Southwest Section

biology and physics students and faculty. He is interested in developing methods (e.g. the inverted classroom) to enhance the learning experience for EE students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Lecture Videos for Electromagnetics Classes at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo AbstractThe electromagnetics course sequence in the Electrical Engineering (EE) curriculum atCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO) is a rigorous subjectthat suffers from limited student interest and motivation. To remedy this problem, a set of lecturevideos (mp4 files stored on dropbox.com) complete with concept presentations, exampleproblem solution methods, dynamic field animations, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of Montana; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, blended, and adaptive settings on how well engineer- ing students learn content, develop group-work skills and perceive their learning environment. He has written more than 115 refereed technical papers, and his opinion editorials have appeared in the Tampa Bay Times, the Tampa Tribune, and the Chronicle Vitae.Dr. Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida Dr. Ali Yalcin received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Rut- gers University, New Brunswick New Jersey in 1995, 1997 and 2000. He is currently an Associate Pro- fessor at the University of South Florida, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Department, and an Associate Faculty member of the Center for Urban

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca K. Toghiani; Donald O. Hill; Craig Wierenga; Hossein Toghiani

Session 3413 Enhancement of Instrumentation and Process Control Studies at the Undergraduate Level Hossein Toghiani1, R.K. Toghiani1, Donald O. Hill1, Craig Wierenga2 Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University1/ Sagian, Inc.2Introduction Process instrumentation and control has been an integral component of the chemicalengineering curriculum for the better part of three decades. However, the changes that haveoccurred in instrumentation and automated control during the past decade are significant. Manydepartments have been faced with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Dean, STEMWorks, LLC; James Van Haneghan, STEMWorks, LLC; Susan Pruet, STEMWorks, LLC; James Duke, STEMWorks, LLC.

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #33741with a private weather firm in Houston, TX, Mr. Duke returned to Mobile and began teaching high schoolmathematics. While teaching high school, he enrolled in the Alternative Masters Program at USA andearned a master’s degree in Mathematics Education and his teaching certificate in the state of Alabama. Heis currently in his twentieth year at Davidson High School in Mobile teaching AP Statistics, AP Calculus,and AP Physics and recently became a National Board Certified Teacher. For the past seven summers,Mr. Duke has work the the JROTC program for Mobile County Public Schools and STEMWorks, LLC. todevelop curriculum

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Suzanne Lessack, University of Michigan; Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Rebecca Wind, University of Michigan; William Woelk, University of Michigan; Theresa Biehle, University of Michigan; Laura Dionisio, Loyola Marymount University; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Nathaniel Gallaher, University of Michigan; Katie Thorne, Michigan Technological University; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan

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Aerospace

(TSSIT) design-build-test experience from project conception and requirementsdefinition through flight testing and post-flight redesign work. In particular, the paper evaluateshow the C-9 project enabled S3FL students to apply classroom knowledge in a real-world,interdisciplinary setting, to experience working through a complete design cycle, and to developa systems engineering mindset.1.0 IntroductionThe Tethered SATellite Testbed (TSATT), currently being developed by the University of Page 12.1065.2Michigan’s Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory (S3FL), is being designed to evaluateformation flying and automated rendezvous and docking

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

Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi S London, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #7714Key Aspects of Cyberlearning Resources with Compelling ResultsMrs. Jeremi S London, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jeremi S. London is a graduate student at Purdue University. She is pursing a Ph.D. in Engineering Edu- cation. In 2008, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue, and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue in 2013. Her research interests include: the use of cyber- learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education; assessing the impact of cyberlearning; and exploring ways computer simulations can be used to

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nathaniel Blalock, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Alexis Rae Walsh, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Daniel Patrick Mountain, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Sarah Emily Norris; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Student

, The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis. 1Oliver’s Yard, 55 City Road, London EC1Y 1SP United Kingdom: SAGE PublicationsLtd, 2014.[12] H.-F. Hsieh and S. E. Shannon, “Three Approaches to Qualitative ContentAnalysis,” Qual Health Res, vol. 15, no. 9, pp. 1277–1288, Nov. 2005, doi:10.1177/1049732305276687.[13] M. Borrego, E. P. Douglas, and C. T. Amelink, “Quantitative, Qualitative, andMixed Research Methods in Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education,vol. 98, no. 1, pp. 53–66, 2009, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2009.tb01005.x.[14] J. Saldaña, The coding manual for qualitative researchers, 2nd ed. Los Angeles:SAGE, 2013.[15] C. J. Faber et al., “Undergraduate engineering students’ perceptions of research

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Tanya Faltens, Purdue University, West Lafayette (Network for Computational Nanotechnology); William Ashwin Wheeler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Materials

Paper ID #21908Measuring Student Learning of Crystal Structures Using Computer-basedVisualizationsDr. Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis Dr. Susan P. Gentry is a Lecturer with Potential Security of Employment in the Materials Science and Engineering department at the University of California, Davis. In her current position at UC Davis, she is integrating computational modules into the undergraduate and graduate materials curriculum. She is specifically interested in students’ computational literacy and life-long learning of computational materi- als science tools.Dr. Tanya Faltens, Purdue University, West

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Brian Aufderheide, Hampton University; Makeda Alethea Wilkes

asperturbations to the system that may have moved it to a new operating region.Proposed Chemical Engineering CurriculumThe authors provided an outline of their chemical engineering curriculum in [9]. It can besummarized as an abbreviated first exam on linear control theory covering Laplace Domain to getto what are process zeros and their importance on dynamic responses and process poles determineprocess time constants. Then applying controller direct synthesis to see how right half plane zeroscannot be canceled, and that controller affects primarily closed loop poles or eigenvalues. Thesecond exam is on nonlinear control of a single input single output process using internal modelbased PID controller tuning. Large set point changes and other disturbances

Conference Session

Investigations Using Calculus Courses

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University

' Riemann Integral Definition Knowledge by Using APOS Theory,” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, paper ID# 14461, 2016.2. Piaget, J., and Garcia, R. (1989). Psychogenesis and the history of science (H. Feider, Trans.). New York: Columbia University Press. (Original work published in 1983).3. Asiala, M., Brown, A., DeVries, D. J., Dubinsky, E., Mathews, D., and Thomas K. (1996). A framework for research and curriculum development in undergraduate mathematics education. In J. Kaput, A. H. Schoenfeld, and E. Dubinsky (Eds.), Research in collegiate mathematics education II (pp. 1-32). Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society and Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America.4. Piaget, J., J.-B. Grize, A., Szeminska, and V

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Srboljub R. Masala; Kevin W. Biggar; Colin Geissler

geotechnical curriculum of the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Albertahas a significant laboratory component, in which students must conduct a variety of soil tests tofulfil course requirements. The intention is to make them familiar with the most often usedexperimental tools in geotechnical engineering, and to establish an understanding of the role andbenefits of experimental work for their future professional practice.Problems that are recently faced at the Department are probably typical for many colleges anduniversities offering geotechnical programs: with increasing number of undergraduate students(60 – 90 per class) there is less laboratory space, equipment and time to allow each student toparticipate actively in all laboratory

Conference Session

Computing Technology Applications-I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Predrag T. Tosic, University of Idaho; Julie Beeston, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

& engineering students to reason formally about programs, computations and systems, one maywell improve his or her student evaluation scores, as well as become “better liked” by thosestudents looking for an easy way out. To do that, however, would be a betrayal to the profession,and ultimately also a let-down to those very same students, especially in today’s highly competitiveworld of high-tech and global competition for the top engineering and computing talent. Ensuringthat the core learning outcomes and objectives are met, therefore, must remain a “hard constraint”imposed on any curriculum and/or teaching methodology changes to how one delivers the theoryof computing content to today’s undergraduate students in general, and to aspiring