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Student Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Shuey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Thomas De Pree, University of New Mexico; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Cornell University

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Diversity

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Student

integrating collaborative educational technologies likeMicrosoft Teams, Slack, and Discord into the class to promote group work outside of class.Students are using these features anyway and they can be a great way to increase peer-to-peercommunication in the class. Professors should go above and beyond to establish and encouragepersonal communications between students and teachers, whether via email, message board, orother channels. Facilitating group work during class meetings is vital to information retentionand helps to foster relationships between students and the professor, even though the class isonline. Professors should also make an effort to be reliable and consistent throughout the class;they should post information in a timely manner, keep

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Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Gregory Leman, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

technologies on a global scale than at any othertime.These realities have been well-documented by others, so we only note here one outcome– the emergence of a new paradigm for startup-ventures which are “born global 1”.Presutti et al. conclude that born-global ventures represent the final stage of developmentfor serial entrepreneurs and point to the development of a global network as an importantfactor in the readiness of the individual entrepreneur for a successful born-global launch. 2Whether or not a series of ventures is needed to prepare an individual for such a career-capping event, this model can serve as a guiding paradigm as educators design andexecute educational experiences that will accelerate the preparation of graduates for aworld in

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Tewari, Louisiana Tech University; Md Ashique Ahmed, Louisiana Tech University; Chandra Mouli Tummala, Louisiana Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

focused on application of novel carbonaceous materials for water deionisation. His other interests include metal oxide nanoparticle treatment of materials for enhancement of deionisation capacity, solid and hazardous waste management and treatment of emerging contaminants. Before joining Louisiana Tech University, he completed his BSc in Civil Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), where he worked on greywater analysis during his undergraduate degree.Mr. Chandra Mouli Tummala, Louisiana Tech University Chandra Mouli Tummala is a first year PhD student of Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. Chan- dra’s interests include electro-kinetic processes, water/wastewater treatment

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Innovative Teaching

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas - El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas - El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas - El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas - El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas - El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas - El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas - El Paso

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

, trainings and student engagement. Currently doing extensive research and deployment of emerging technologies to redefine the classroom, mentoring and excellence through student interaction.Mrs. Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas - El Paso Mrs. Herminia Hemmitt is part of the Learning Environments team in Academic Technologies at The University of Texas at El Paso. She is responsible for coordinating classroom technology upgrades and implementations to ensure project deadlines and anticipated goals are met. Her educational background in organizational and corporate communication is utilized in consultations with faculty and staff about their learning environments in order to correctly match them to appropriate learning

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The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

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Women in Engineering

assessmentreport to SJSU’s Board of General Education in Fall 2006 in order for the course toremain in the General Education program.The assessment data for Technology VS Women was submitted to the university inSpring 2006. The assessment summary included information on how many students meteach GE learning objective and how this was assessed by the instructor. After review bythe university, the course was approved for continuing certification in MUSE. Figure 5shows the assessment results for this course for each GE area over the four-year period(only the assessment data for three years was submitted to the university).Based upon the assessment of student learning outcomes, this course was successful inmeeting most of the student learning objectives for

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Technical Session 3b

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Brandon J Leung, San Jose State University; Yuting Huang, Canada College; Fernando Lorenzo, 3D Convenience; Sergio Rodriguez-Reyes, San Jose State University; Janine Criselda L. Young, University of California, Berkeley; ali attaran; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University

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Pacific Southwest Section

(STT) MagneticRAM (STTMRAM), which is a promising technology for information storage. In thistechnology, the information is stored in a magnetic form that is non-volatile and also much morescalable as compared to the existing charge based storage technologies such as SRAM, DRAM,and flash. The main target application of STTMRAM is for storage and the main targeted marketis replacement of DRAM main memory and SRAM cache. In this research, we propose a uniqueapplication for STTMRAM and that is to realize reconfigurable logic using Look-Up Table(LUT) based logic implementation in which the LUTs are implemented using STTMRAMtechnology. The results of student surveys on the experience of student participants with theresearch internship strongly

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Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Chingnam Goh, University of Southern Queensland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

-force participation and work intensification, Australia must find newways to sustain high levels of economic growth. Whilst efficiencies in productionbecame the primary determinate of economic prosperity in the 20th century, innovationin turn is becoming the main catalyst for economic growth in the 21st century. Indeed,with improvements to productivity, from the last two decades of microeconomicreform, beginning to fade, innovation will be critical to keeping productivity growth onpar with accelerating inflation in the future.This trend is being further amplified by the changing nature of global competition.Increasing competition, particularly from low-cost emerging economies, and thesteadily increasing rate of technological change means that

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Track 3: Technical Session 1: Bridging Educational Equity Gaps: A Systematic Review of AI-Driven Tools for Students Living with Disabilities in Engineering and STEM Education

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Kevin Zhongyang Shao, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Eric Kyeong-Min Cho, University of Washington; Sophia Tang, University of Washington; Hanlin Ma, University of Washington; Sep Makhsous, University of Washington

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

to technology development, and preparing students to engage with emerging challenges in robotics and autonomy. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Bridging Educational Equity Gaps: A Systematic Review of AI-Driven and New Technologies for Students Living with Disabilities in STEM EducationAbstractThe underrepresentation of Students Living with Disabilities (SLWD) in engineering highlights acritical educational diversity gap, necessitating fundamental changes within engineeringeducation to attract, support, and retain these students. Current research underscores theeffectiveness of personalized learning strategies, which consistently lead to improved learningoutcomes and increased student

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Two-year College Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Charlotte B. Forrest

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

with employers.Current grants support the development of technicians and the educators who teach them inadvanced manufacturing, agriculture and biotechnologies, energy and environmentaltechnologies, engineering technologies, information technologies, micro and nanotechnologies,and security technologies. The program also supports STEM learning in general, evaluation ofNSF-ATE initiatives, and technician-related educational research (ATE Central, n.d.). In 2015,NSF-ATE initiatives, which are pilot tests of a wide array of curricula and pedagogicalinnovations, educated 112,010 students, developed 2,530 curriculum materials, and offered 2,120professional development opportunities (Wilson, Wingate, Lee, & Gullickson, 2016).The unique project is

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Engineering Programs and Institutional Factors

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney S. Green, P.E., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

performance and persistence of vertical transfer students pursuing baccalaureateengineering technology degrees.Keywords: vertical transfer students, engineering technology, persistence, and academicperformanceIntroduction While a great deal of research and policy attention has been paid to understandingengineering education as key to the development of a diverse technical workforce, engineeringtechnology education has been largely ignored. Engineering technology (ET) emerged as anacademic discipline in the 1950s, starting with associate degree programs and expanding tobaccalaureate programs in the 1960s (National Academy of Engineering [NAE], 2017). WhileET baccalaureate enrollment and degree awards make up less than 10% of engineering

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Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; Michael Miles, Brigham Young University

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Manufacturing

2006-225: TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE AND THE MANUFACTURING ENGINEER:HOW STUDYING SME’S IN CAMBODIA CAN TEACH MANUFACTURINGSTUDENTS ABOUT GLOBAL ENTERPRISEVal Hawks, Brigham Young UniversityMichael Miles, Brigham Young University Page 11.1242.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Technology, Culture and the Manufacturing Engineer: How studying SME’s in Cambodia can help teach manufacturing students about global enterprise IntroductionIn his book “The World is Flat”, Thomas Friedman describes what he calls “the quiet crisis” asthe “erosion of America’s science and engineering base, which has

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Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Egbert; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

can actually enhance design process efficiency and freeup highly experienced engineers to address more critical systems integration tasks. Theexperience of many U.S. companies to date has resulted in the use of offshore capability toperform lower value-added engineering tasks as they approach mechanical repetition and lendthemselves to computer automation. The generation of detailed computer drawings andperformance of noncomplex stress analysis are examples of engineering work that has lent itselfto being placed offshore.While information technology (IT) based virtual working enablers will eliminate some of thebarriers to offshore placement of higher level systems engineering tasks, other barriers are likelyto remain. Complex systems

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Martina Trucco, Hewlett-Packard; Rich Friedrich, Hewlett Packard

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International

-the-art research results and emerging technology areas into new businesses. By providing collaborative research programs to faculty and post doctoral students, these students can experience real-life industry entrepreneurial programs for turning inventions and innovation into products and services. Many engineering and technology companies have competitive external research programs that support research and innovation. These programs allow world-class researchers, professors, and their graduate students to tackle some of the most challenging scientific and technical problems today.II. Corporate labs and open innovation According to Henry Chesbrough, “Open innovation is the use of purposive inflows and outflows

Collection

2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

PS Dhanasekaran, State University of New York, Canton

SME. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Enhancing Student Learning and Engagement through Interactive Learning in theEngineering Materials Course of the Mechanical Engineering Technology ProgramAbstract:Teaching at the college level presents challenges due to the ease with which students can accessinformation online. Mechanical engineering professors face the daunting task of impartingessential skills and knowledge while ensuring students remain engaged. They must employcreative teaching methods that captivate their audience to achieve this. Their primary objectivesinclude delivering engineering concepts, facilitating problem-solving skills, and fosteringexperimental learning through practical

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Tufts University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Dominic J Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Two-Year College Division, and Vice-Chair/Community Colleges of the Pacific Southwest Section. He received the Outstanding Teaching Award for the ASEE/PSW Section in 2022. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 IUSE: Propagation of the Concept Warehouse – an Educational Technology Tool to Promote Concept Based Active LearningSeveral reports suggest there is an urgent need to greatly increase both the number and diversityof students graduating in STEM fields over the next decade [1, 2]. They recommend switching toteaching methods backed by research, like concept-based active learning. Concept-based activelearning focuses on using activities to help students understand key

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wei Yao, Zhejiang University; Shunshun Hu, Zhejiang University; Zhaowei Chu, Zhejiang University; Bifeng Zhang, Zhejiang University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

become very attractive to the local regimes.[6] Under the spotlight ofthe international arena, rapidly growing Chinese enterprises around the world are becomingessential material for "Chinese stories" that the world is paying attention to. The “goodstories” of enterprises and universities operations and activities need to be spread throughpeople-to-people and cultural exchanges. The projects Chinese engineering technologyenterprises take on are usually related to sensitive areas such as energy, infrastructure,information technology, etc. From the inferior position of being labeled as “neocolonialists,”Chinese enterprises and universities are easily misunderstood and often resisted. Facing thisnegative attitude, Universities and enterprises need

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Harb, Brigham Young University; Richard Rowley, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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International

AC 2007-2912: GOING GLOBAL: IMPLEMENTATION OF A COLLEGE-WIDEINITIATIVE TO PREPARE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSFOR THE 21ST CENTURYJohn Harb, Brigham Young UniversityRichard Rowley, Brigham Young UniversitySpencer Magleby, Brigham Young UniversityAlan Parkinson, Brigham Young University Page 12.788.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Going Global: Implementation of a College-wide Initiative to Prepare Engineering and Technology Students for the 21st CenturyIntroductionEngineering is a global enterprise. Markets are global. It is not uncommon for engineers todesign products which will be

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen Archer, Michigan Technological University; Kedmon Hungwe, Michigan Technological University; Luke Mounsey, Michigan Technological University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-1209: NEW DIRECTIONS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION: THEDEVELOPMENT OF A VIRTUAL LAB COURSE IN ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS ATMICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYGlen Archer, Michigan Technological University Glen Archer is a senior lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He received his BSEE from Texas Tech University. He brings nearly 30 years of experience as a U.S. Air Force officer to the university setting. He retired from the Air Force at his final assignment as the Commandant of Cadets at AFROTC Detachment 400 at Michigan Tech. He earned an MA in Information Systems Management from Webster University. He currently teaches Circuits and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

Session 2247 2005 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE Engineering Technology Division Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology See You in the Funny Pages: Attempting to Rectify Student’s Long-Standing False Intuitions of Engineering Science Francis A. Di Bella, P.Eng.ABSTRACTPresent and future engineering technology students have been in a long standing,subliminal educational environment that is effecting their intuition as regards the physicallaws of science and engineering. That environment consists of

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Laura Lund, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-2133: USING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE COURSE ANDPROJECT OUTCOMES IN A SERVICE LEARNING COURSE FOR FRESHMANENGINEERING STUDENTSDan Budny, University of Pittsburgh Dan Budny joined the University of Pittsburgh faculty as Academic Director of the Freshman Programs and an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering. His research has focused on the development of programs that assist entering freshman engineering students, including academically disadvantaged students, succeed during their first year.Laura Lund, University of Pittsburgh Laura Lund is the director of the Freshman Service Learning Program at the University of Pittsburgh

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High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tennessee Technological University; Cynthia Rice-York, Tennessee Tech University; Dalton York, Tennessee Tech University; Cynthia Stowers, Clark Range High School; Robert Sircy, Tennessee Tech University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to: a) advancing the state of the artin conventional manufacturing processes such as metalcasting; b) new trends in manufacturingsuch as rapid prototyping, c) emerging technologies such as nanomaterials and manufacturing offuel cells and special coating materials, and d) enabling technologies serving manufacturingprocesses in general such as intelligent optimization. Manufacturing is a field where boundariesbetween disciplines disappear opening opportunities for multidisciplinary research. The researchprojects and faculty mentors participating in the program represent 5 different disciplines in thecollege of engineering. This offers the teachers a multi-perspective view of how underlyingmathematical and scientific concepts are integrated in

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Manufacturing Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

: a. Knowledge of mathematics, science and/or computer programming to engineering technology problems. b. Knowledge of engineering and technology to engineering problems. 3. Teamwork as active participants in development and support of team objectives, sharing the work fairly and respecting teammates ‘points of view.As the project will be described below, three main pedagogical themes may be followed:A. Students recognizing an emerging engineering need in developing a “green automotive technology”. Student team enrolls in advocating for an environmentally conscious topic as a consequence of the “Global Engineer Curricula” developed within our program [4].B. The project interdisciplinary and complex

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NSF Grantees: REU 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gurcan Comert, Benedict College; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Zulfikar Berk, University of South Carolina; Nathan N. Huynh; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC; Majbah Uddin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

practices.Dr. Nathan N Huynh Dr. Nathan Huynh’s current research interests include (1) supply chain and logistics, (2) intermodal network design, (3) freight transportation systems, (4) civil infrastructure systems, and (5) health care systems. He is particularly interested in using technologies to capture data to enable more sophisticated modeling of infrastructure and health care systems. He is also interested in improving students’ critical thinking skills through innovative pedagogical practices.Dr. Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC Dr. Petrulis is an independent consultant specializing in education-related project evaluation and research. He is based in Columbia, South Carolina.Dr. Majbah Uddin, Oak Ridge National

Conference Session

Software Engineering Projects

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James N. Long, Oregon Institute of Technology; Linda Sue Young, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

introduction, curriculum flow, and grading for a year long, project based, softwareengineering technology capstone course offered in the junior year. Students are formed intoteams of three or four; then they are set free to discover information about the “tasks.” These“tasks,” if completed correctly, will gain them the ultimate position of “Lead SoftwareEngineering Architect”. Students are involved in a yearlong odyssey targeted at large scalesoftware project management and self discovery of techniques required to build a successfulsystem. The paper discusses incoming student demographics, course structure, use of knowledgegold and experience points as incentives, project approach, and outcome of this curriculummanagement model. A method for assessing

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas G. Stanford; Donald Keating

Session 1355 An Innovative Strategy to Integrate Relevant Graduate Professional Education for Engineers in Industry with Continual Technological Innovation D. A. Keating and T. G. Stanford University of South Carolina 1. INTRODUCTION As we approach the 21st century, the leadership of technology development and the graduate professional educationof the nation’s engineers in industry who create technology will become increasingly critical components of theU.S

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Burch, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, American Institutes for Research; Michael Chajes, University of Delaware; Daniel Cha, University of Delaware

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

, “Conventional and emerging learning theories: Implications and choice for educational researchers with planetary consciousness,” in International Handbook of Research on Environmental Education., New York: Routledge, 2013, pp. 253–261.IX. EndnotesNGSS Performance Expectations being used directly or developed during the bioengineeringlesson.HS-ESS3-4. Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces the impacts of humanactivities on natural systems.HS-ETS1-3. Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteriaand trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, andaesthetics as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.HS-LS1-7. Use a model

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright; Paul Skaggs; Richard Fry, Brigham Young University; C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Country Email Abstract: We believe students need to possess an understanding of innovation and related skills (i.e., creativity, problem finding and forming, ability to generate and develop new ideas into practical and helpful products, etc.) to keep pace and stay ahead of the rapid development and implementation of new science and technology in the 21st century. This research focuses on the methods and efforts developed and being implemented to advance a culture of innovation within our college of technology and engineering. The primary method we have developed to help our students be innovative involves emerging

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1: Course Design & SE Competencies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuan-Yu Chou, National Chiao Tung University; Yon-Ping Chen, National Chiao Tung University; Sunny S. J. Lin, National Chiao Tung University; Chao-Yang Cheng, National Chiao Tung University

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #24057From Technology Elaboration Toward Application Innovation: An Instruc-tional Transformation in a Project-oriented Capstone Course of DynamicControl SystemsMr. Kuan-Yu Chou, National Chiao Tung University Kuan-Yu Chou received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 2010. M.S. degree in computer science and information engineering from National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan in 2012. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in Institute of Electrical Control Engineering from National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. His research interests include

Conference Session

Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the building where the STS1500 labs meet. The food pantry was intended to address the problem of food insecurity amongengineering undergraduates and graduate students. In the announcement from the dean’s office,students were informed that at least 11% of college students in the United States experience foodinsecurity. At the University of Virginia, that would amount to roughly 300 students in theSchool of Engineering and Applied Sciences. These statistics, together with the creation of thefood pantry, suggest that even a relatively affluent university such as the University of Virginiahas progress to make toward Goal 2, Zero Hunger, and, implicitly, Goal 1, No Poverty. Thechallenge, again, was for students to consider how technologies that

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part I: Non-traditional Learning Methods and Expanding Student Markets

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ioan Gelu Ionas, University of Missouri; Matthew A. Easter, University of Missouri; William H. Miller, University of Missouri, Columbia; Gayla M. Neumeyer, University of Missouri Research Reactor; Valerie Deitz Taylor, Center for Energy Workforce Development; Gwen K. Weakley, Kansas City Power & Light

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2012-5098: THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPLOYMENT OFAN ONLINE, PORTABLE, BLENDED COURSE FOR THE ENERGY IN-DUSTRY USING OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS: TECHNOLOGICAL, LOGIS-TIC, AND INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN ISSUESDr. Ioan Gelu Ionas, University of Missouri Ioan Gelu Ionas is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri. He received his Ph.D. in information science and learning technologies from the University of Missouri, Columbia. He also holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering, an M.B.A. degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and a Ph.D. in management from the University of Sibiu, Romania. Ionas has taught for more than 10 years in engineering, business, and education and co-authored several books and book