towards improving student achievement and attainment of learning outcomes. This includes cooperative, collaborative learning, and problem-based learning in foundational courses within both programs. Sara also continues to be active in research related to biomechanics of human movement. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Implementation of a Dynamics Concept Inventory – Before and After a Dynamics classAbstract Concept inventories are prevalent in Physics and Statics classes but not many have beendeveloped for Dynamics. Expanding on the success of Force Concept inventories used in Physics, oneDynamics Concept Inventory
AC 2011-462: USING AN ORTHOPAEDIC BIOMECHANICS PROJECTTO REINFORCE SOLID MECHANICS PRINCIPLESJennifer Kadlowec, Rowan UniversityAndrew D. Rosenthal, Rowan UniversityPatrick C. Leung, Rowan University, Undergraduate StudentAlexander Vincent Redfield, Rowan University Page 22.1608.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 An orthopaedic biomechanics project to reinforce mechanics principlesAbstractA team of junior and senior students investigated the mechanics of an interlocked IM rod andtibial Sawbone construct associated with increasing cortical comminution as part of research
Paper ID #18529Work In Progress: First-Year Student Signature Project - Design an Info-graphic on ”What is Technical Communication?”Dr. Jessica A. Kuczenski, Santa Clara University Dr. Jes Kuczenski joined the engineering faculty at Santa Clara University in 2014. She obtained her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and her B.S. from Iowa State University all in Chemical Engineering. Dr. Kuczenski has been teaching since 2007 and focuses on courses which are commonly found in first years of an engineering education (e.g. introduction to engineering, engineering graphics, statics, and dynamics) or are heavily
Psychologist, Executive Director of Boys Republic since 2010, with organization since 1993. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Project Ponderosa – Bridging Robot Simulation with Design Dr. Scott Boskovich, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 91768 and Dr. Chris Burns, Boys Republic, Chino Hills, CA 91709AbstractThe application of robotics in industry continues to be an increasing area of growth. Thisrequires an increased awareness in fidelity of design to better understand the relationships withinthe system. To achieve a higher
Maryland, College Park and a B.S. in Computer Science from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Her research and teaching interests include compilers, embedded systems, software architecture, middleware and programming languages. Dr. White serves as director of the BS Computer Science and BS Applied Computer Science programs at George Mason University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Exploring GTA Skills and Responsibilities to Inform a GTA Professional Development Program in Computer ScienceIntroductionThis work-in-progress paper describes the process and initial outcomes of an effort to identifyand prioritize content for
AC 2009-1892: BUILDING GRADUATE STUDENT COMMUNITIESAudeen Fentiman, Purdue University Audeen Fentiman is Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Interdisciplinary Programs in the College of Engineering at Purdue University.Susan Fisher, Purdue University Susan Fisher is Director of Graduate Programs in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. Page 14.295.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Building Graduate Student CommunitiesIntroductionThe issue of attrition at the Ph.D. level continues to be frequently discussed on college campusesbut few formal reports have
develop engineered surfaces to control friction, surface tension and other properties. Page 23.904.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Micro-patterned Polypropylene Films: Reduced Sliding FrictionByron Villacorta and Amod A. Ogale*, Chemical Engineering and Center for AdvancedEngineering Fibers and Films (CAEFF), Clemson University, Clemson SC 29634Sarah Hulseman, Andrew Cannon, and Ralph Hulseman, Hoowaki LLC, 511 WestinghouseRoad, Pendleton, SC 29670*Corresponding author: Prof. Amod Ogale, ogale@clemson.edu, 864-656-5483
education), it washelped greatly when he received a 98 on an exam in a different course (enactive mastery).As a mentor who happens to be an engineering professor, the objective is not to help my sonreceive an engineering education (this may be the administrative objective that would encourage Page 5.308.7mentoring at the college level), but to help him gain the tools he needs to be happy, reflectiveand productive in life (this is the difference between outputs and outcomes). As might beexpected, he really has no idea what he wants to do with the rest of his life, and the direction ofhis education is certainly subject to change. As his mentor, I
Mathematics. Salient points of this paperinclude the original concept of laboratory integration for deeper understanding of the subjectmatter, the funding process, faculty collaboration, student grant proposals to obtain equipmentneeded for the project, and the design and integration of cell components.I. IntroductionThe manufacturing engineer of today and the coming century needs to be an individual with avariety of technical and interpersonal skills. S/he will serve her/his community in diverse rolesas technical specialists, operations integrators, and enterprise strategists. What industry needsfrom its graduate engineers is the ability to thrive in environments that are characterized bypeople working in multifunctional interdisciplinary teams1.At
Paper ID #241852018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Empowering Faculty and Administrators to Re-Imagine a Socially Just Insti-tution through Use of Critical PedagogiesMichelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University Michelle Bothwell is an Associate Professor of Bioengineering at Oregon State University. Her teaching and research bridge ethics, social justice and engineering with the aim of cultivating an inclusive and socially just engineering profession.Kali Furman, Oregon State University Kali Furman is a PhD Student in Women, Gender, and
research and evaluation of programs to improve human services, as well as developing evaluation methods that can be embedded within programs. Dr. Giancola’s current work focuses on developing methodological processes to embed evaluation into human services programs, such that program development can be driven by reliable and valid information and impact findings can be properly interpreted. Much of her work employs theory-based methods, not to replace rigorous research designs, but rather to supplement, in order to better understand implementation and effectiveness. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 ADVANCE Women’s Leadership at the University of Delaware
Flem- ming Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED) Center at Penn State Berks. She received her Ph.D.in Industrial and Systems Engineering (Auburn Univ.)Dr. Haibin Liu, Northeast Normal University Professor, Deputy Director of Institute of employment and entrepreneurship education Northeast Normal University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Entrepreneurial Mindset & Innovative Thinking SkillsAbstractThe fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are constantly evolvingand advancing, and an entrepreneurial mindset is essential for success in these fields. The term“entrepreneurial mindset” refers to attitudes and
change and hope that one day I can encourage young children and teenagers to pursue post-secondary education. I have written two children's books that aim at encouraging young girls to seek a career in the STEM field. I also hope to provide better education and connections to students in third-world countries.Amira Tynise Williams I am an undergraduate student at the University of Texas at El Paso where I am earning my Bachelor of Science in Engineering Innovation and Leadership with a concentration and minor in Biomedical Engineering. My studies in Biomedical Engineering are fueled by my love of math and my physical therapy experience after I tore my ACL and meniscus. I was born in San Bernardino, California, but
15.112.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Web-based Bayesian van Hiele Problem Solver for Computer ProgrammingAbstractComputer programming teaching is often based upon the traditional lecture format. However, thismethodology may not be the best way to help many students actively understand underlyingconcepts. This paper formulates an alternative pedagogical approach that encompasses the vanHiele Model, cognitive model, and Bayesian network to design a web-based intelligent van HieleProblem Solver (IVHPS). The system takes full advantage of Bayesian networks (BNs), whichare a formal framework for uncertainty management to provide intelligent navigation support, andto make
at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, where she teaches various courses in Mechatronics and Electrical Engineering. Her academic and educational interests focus on Robotics and Automation, Machine Learning, and Mechatronics Education. She has authored over 50 papers published in journals and conferences.Brandon Seth Cuevas, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Maker: Affordable PLA Sheet Press Machine Design and ImplementationAbstractThis project aims to design and implement a functional PLA (polylactic acid) press sheet at lessthan or half of the standard cost, with a focus on helping Vaughn College reuse old PLAmaterials from
actors and is categorizedwith labels such as anger, happiness, sadness, neutral, surprise, fear, frustration, and excitement.Each entry, typically a few seconds long, is an utterance annotated by 3 reviewers.In this study, we select only utterances that are classified as anger and neutral, totaling 3411 audioclips. Here anger is the class of interest and set as class 1 and neutral as class 0. This selectionaligns with our goal of examining transitions from a neutral state to a negativity state, simulatingscenarios where, detection is crucial for an AI's planning and reaction in collaboration with humanresponders. An application in engineering education is to detect students' negative feedback duringa lecture.The audio clips from the IEMOCAP are
Paper ID #37845Graduating in the Margins: An Analysis of GraduationsRates of Minoritized Women in ComputingShaundra Bryant Daily (Professor of the Practice) Shaundra B. Daily is a professor of practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Science at Duke University. Her research involves the design, implementation, and evaluation of technologies, programs, and curricula to promote justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM fields. She is currently Co-PI of the Alliance for Identity- Inclusive Computing, Education and Workforce Director for the Athena AI Institute, and Faculty Director of the
for Engineering Education, 2015 Developing Safety Training on Warehouse Worker Hazards for Structural Steel Fabricating and Supply CompaniesThe paper presents the results of a collaborative effort between two US universities, TheAmerican Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and a steel fabricating corporation to developand implement a bilingual (English and Spanish) safety training program on warehouse workerhazards for structural steel fabricating and supply companies. Structural steel fabricators receivestructural steel material, fabricate structural elements for steel framed buildings and bridges andthen ship fabricated material to projects. Steel service centers purchase material from steel millsand distribute steel to
andevaluation, and discusses our experiences with the tool as a run-up to our 2009 ABET programreview and evaluation.OverviewInstitutions seek ABET1 accreditation to assure a quality educational experience for students inApplied Sciences, Computing, Engineering, and Technology programs of study. ABETaccreditation is based on standards of quality set collaboratively by its member technical andprofessional societies2. Institutions seeking accreditation begin by making a request forevaluation to ABET. Once approved, a lengthy self-study questionnaire is prepared by theinstitution, documenting the degree to which its administration, facilities, faculty, curriculum andstudents meet the accreditation criteria set forth by ABET. Once the self-study has
Paper ID #40200Plickers and Peer Instruction in a Software Design CourseDr. Drew Alex Clinkenbeard, California State University Monterey Bay Drew A. Clinkenbeard teaches in the School of Computing and Design and California State University Monterey Bay. He primarily teaches Software Design and Software Engineering courses designed for sophomores (both transfer and native students) and seniors respectively. Dr.Clinkenbeard primarily fo- cuses on educational research aimed at increasing achievement and equity in underrepresented student populations.Joshua B. Gross, California State University Monterey Bay Joshua Gross is an
address: edward.white@us.af.milJonathan Zemmer, Air Force Institute of Technology Jonathan Zemmer is the Educational Technology Liaison at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He received a B.A. in Multimedia Technology from Cedarville University, an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Cincinnati, and an Ed.D. in Organizational Studies from Wright State University in 2024. His research interests lie in the learning sciences, with a focus on the Social Theory of Learning and educational technology in graduate and military education contexts. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 A Standardized Methodology for Evaluating a Digital Badging System
sabbatical leave at Magnum Technologies (now Maverick Technologies) working on various PLC projects. He is the author of two texts: Programmable Logic Controllers: An Emphasis on Design and Application, 2nd Ed. (Dogwood Valley Press, 2011) and Allen-Bradley PLCs: An Emphasis on Design and Application (Dogwood Valley Press, 2013). Dr. Erickson co-authored Plantwide Process Control (Wiley, 1999). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Programmable Logic Controllers: What Every Controls Curriculum Needs to Cover Kelvin T. Erickson Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAbstractThe field of automatic
engineering educationAbstractThe general consensus among institutions of higher education is that for a course inSustainability Studies to be successful it must treat the subject in a transdisciplinary manner.The authors (an Engineer, Ecologist, and Anthropologist) have collaborated to create and delivera course titled “Introduction to Sustainability Studies.” It will become the introductory course inthe minor in sustainability studies at Roger Williams University. The students in the course werefrom many different majors (for example: Criminal Justice, Architecture, Biology, although noEngineering majors were enrolled), and ranged from freshman to seniors. The content of thepaper will describe the genesis of the course and the manner in which it was
American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #30440University, Antonio has worked on the development of various network and cyber security projects, witha focus on the IoT paradigm. His research interests include network analysis, operational cyber securityand information security. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Training and Teaching Students and IT Professionals on High-throughput Networking and Cybersecurity using a Private CloudAbstract. This paper describes the deployment of a private cloud and the
and is an author of several recent technical papers in the field of Engineering Technology Education. Page 23.100.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Senior Design Project in Environmentally Friendly Glass Manufacturing AbstractThis paper discusses an educational effort that incorporates environmentally conscious design forglass manufacturing in a senior design project at Drexel University. A critical component of anational “green industries/green jobs” effort is to motivate our citizenry to become proficient inSTEM and associated
Paper ID #9045New Mechatronics Curriculum on Multi-axis Industrial Motion ControlProf. Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver Prof. Gurocak is the founding director of School of Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. His research interests include haptics, robotics and automation.Dr. Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University As Vice President of GPS Assessment, LLC, Dr. Ater Kranov leads an international team of professionals from academia and industry to build capacity of individuals and organizations in the following areas: Educational Research, Quality Assurance
. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Fair Senior Capstone Project Teaming based on Skills, Preferences, and Friend GroupsIntroductionCapstone design courses are critical pedagogical components of any engineering curriculum asthey allow students to complete open-ended projects in a team setting, often while interactingwith industry customers. Equitably teaming students for these courses can be a difficultchallenge. Each team must have the technical and leadership skills necessary to complete theproject, and industry sponsors prefer to have high performing students for recruiting purposes.Moreover, students often have strong preferences based on which
Paper ID #212802018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Promoting Inclusivity in Computing (PINC) via Computing Application Mi-norProf. Ilmi Yoon, SFSU Professor Ilmi Yoon, Professor of Computer Science at San Francisco State University (SFSU), is an expert in gamification and game development, particularly in interactive media, 3D over the Internet, and network information visualization. She has developed ”DeBugger” Multiplayer Online Game for Educating Computer Science since 2011 and started to focus on various computational education research
via the Collaboratory for Strategic Partnerships and Applied Research. His on-going projects include improving flight tracking and messaging systems for small planes in remote locations and enhancing a fluency assistance device to mitigate speech impediments. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 BYOE: Improving Experience with a Metal Detector Project For ElectromagneticsI. IntroductionStudents in a theory-oriented first undergrad electrical engineering course on electromagnetics(EMAG) often find key concepts difficult to grasp, despite background in the relevant generalphysics. For example, ideas of the electric field, magnetic field and time
. Furthermore, she examines campus environments and how institutional agency influences student success. This research spans three different spheres of influence including 1) student experiences, 2) higher education institutions, and 3) societal contexts. Her most recent research considers the intersection of Latinx identity and STEM identity at Hispanic Serving Institutions that are also community colleges. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024RUNNING HEAD: STEM SUCCESS AT AN HSI COMMUNITY COLLEGE Comprehending the Complex Context of Community Colleges: STEM Student Success at a Hispanic Serving Institution Lucy Arellano, Jr