Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 4 - Design, Participation, and Projects

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Heshmati, Mississippi State University; Bill B. Elmore, Mississippi State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

and Petroleum Engineering course, as well. The aim was to offer a23 comprehensive first-year experience blending project-based learning with addi onal content delivered24 through lectures. This study highlights the successful transforma on of a tradi onal engineering course25 into an experien al immersive learning experience. It demonstrates the posi ve impact on student26 engagement, skill development, and understanding of course materials. The study also emphasizes the27 importance of con nuous assessment and improvement to ensure the effec veness of project-based28 learning approaches.2930 1. INTRODUCTION31 Project-Based Learning (PBL), defined as the explora on and gain of new knowledge through hands-on32 projects under

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Multidisciplinary Learning and Teaching Experiences

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brett Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Tori Claudette Reeder; Josh Chase, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Laura Vidal-Chiesa, Michigan Technological University; Modupe Omolara Yusuf, Michigan Technological University; Abraham Romney, Michigan Technological University; Marika Seigel, Michigan Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

inception in 2000. Her current responsibilities include academic program and curriculum development and assessment of and workshop/course instruction in the areas of teaming, human-centered design and leadership. She received her BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Wayne State University and is currently working on her PhD at Michigan Technologi- cal University. Before joining MTU she held various engineering and management positions during a 15 year career in the automotive industry.Ms. Laura Vidal-Chiesa, Michigan Technological UniversityModupe Omolara Yusuf, Michigan Technological UniversityDr. Abraham Romney, Michigan Technological University Abraham Romney is Associate Professor

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2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Pranav Bhounsule; Deborah Chaney; Lorena Claeys; Randall D. Manteufel

2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference Robotics service learning for improving learning outcomes and increasing community engagement Pranav Bhounsule^, Deborah Chaney*, Lorena Claeys*, Randy Manteufel^ ^Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering *Academy for Teacher Excellence, College of Education and Human Development The University of Texas at San Antonio,Pranav.Bhounsule@utsa.edu, Deborah.Chaney@utsa.edu, Lorena.Claeys@utsa.edu, Randall.Manteufel@utsa.eduAbstractService Learning (SL) is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful communityservice with instruction and

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal E. Peoples, Duke University; Alicia Nicki Washington, Ph.D., Duke University; Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

private sources to support her collabo- rative research activities, Daily’s work has been featured in USA Today, Forbes, National Public Radio, and the Chicago Tribune. Daily earned her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Agri- cultural and Mechanical University – Florida State University College of Engineering, and an S.M. and Ph.D. from the MIT Media Lab. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 RACE AND COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE: A NETWORK SCIENCE APPROACHINTRODUCTIONAn important step in creating more equitable and inclusive CS departments is acknowledgingthat structural racism persists (and in some instances, thrives) in academic

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Bennion; Jay Kunze; Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar; Michael Lineberry

offering night classes at the graduate level inthe principal engineering fields of mechanical, chemical, and electrical engineering. Theseexpanded to include allied fields of metallurgical engineering and civil engineering. Thesecourses were conducted primarily at the local junior high and high schools in Idaho Falls.However, in 1980, the University of Idaho (UI) purchased what had been a science center for thepurposes of conducting classes closer to the newly established office facilities in Idaho Falls.This new building was designated University Place. In the 1980s Idaho State University (ISU),having its main campus in Pocatello, 50 miles to the south, began offering classes in thisbuilding, as did Ricks College, a privately owned junior college

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Neve, Portland State University; Shannon K. Keith-Marsoun, Portland State University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #17926The Invention Bootcamp, a Four-Week Summer Course For High School Un-derrepresented Students in a University SettingDr. Nathalie Neve, Portland State University Nathalie N`eve is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department of Portland State University, OR. She obtained her PhD from the same University in 2010. Her doctoral research focused on cellular biomechanics in microfluidics environments. After her graduation, Nathalie N`eve joined Biotronik, a pacemaker/defibrillator company for three years. There, as a clinical studies engineer she managed a study involving more

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach; Eileen Cashman

. Students are provided designrestrictions that include maximum cost, a minimum number of Rube Goldberg steps, as well astime and space limitations. A basic starter kit is provided to the students for their projects.Students are expected to pay for additional materials needed for the class. (Currently, notextbook is required for the class). Students are given three weeks to complete the design andconstruction. They are provided little instruction or guidance for the design process or for Page 9.1211.2teamwork skills. After 3 weeks, the projects are tested and judged. Each team must provide a Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 1 - Fluids, Wind, and Flow

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Ebadi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

’ interactions with the developed setupand the complementary application. The primary measure will be open response questionsembedded in the Student Assessment of their Learning Gains (SALG) (Seymour, Wiese, Hunter,& Daffinrud, 2000) survey regarding students’ experiences of why they engaged (or did not) withthe developed tool, ways in which they found it more useful than the lecture or other materials,and suggestions for improving the tool.AcknowledgementThe authors would like to acknowledge the work of the undergraduate students Heath Bastow, andMatthew Folenta for their work assembling the setup, developing the MATLAB application, andtroubleshooting the procedure.BibliographyAdrian, R. J., & Westerweel, J. (2011). Particle image velocimetry

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Robinson; Fred Denny

engineering.The engineering department at McNeese State University recently created a new course entitledThe Engineer’s Role in Public Policy. This was an interdisciplinary course (involving students inthe chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineeringdisciplines) that provided an opportunity for an interdisciplinary examination of current and futurepublic policies.This paper primarily focuses on the material covered by the new course and briefly addresses theteaching methods that were used. Much more could be said about the teaching methods, and theauthors are considering developing a separate paper on this topic. While the initial offering of thecourse was very successful, the authors are currently seeking

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Hall

. Additional laboratories described include a Spacecraft AttitudeDynamics and Control Simulator, and a “design, build, and fly” project to be launched in late 2001.Topics in AstronauticsSome topics in aerospace engineering, such as structures, are common to both aeronautics andastronautics, so that related laboratories benefit both parts of the curriculum. There are howeversome space-specific topics that typically have no laboratory component, primarily related to themotion of spacecraft. Satellite motion is a complicated combination of the orbital motion of thesatellite around the earth and the attitude, or pointing, motion of the satellite platform. The overallmotion is affected by gravity, controlled thrusters, material outgassing, motion of

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Societal Impact in Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevion S Henderson, Tufts University; Katie A. Shoemaker; Aliki E Karagiannis, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #48811Lessons Learned from Developing and Implementing a Community-BasedDesign-Abroad Project in Cartagena Colombia: Community Power, ResourceManagement and Student LearningDr. Trevion S Henderson, Tufts University Trevion Henderson is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and STEM Education at Tufts University, where he also serves on the Steering Committee for the Institution for Research on Learning and Instruction (IRLI). Dr. Henderson is also a Faculty Fellow in the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. He earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education at the University of Michigan.Katie A. Shoemaker

Conference Session

Panel: Embedding Writing in Experiential Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University; Debbie Morrow, Grand Valley State University; Tracy Volz, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University; Susan Conrad, Portland State University; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.; Kenneth Lamb, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; William A. Kitch, Angelo State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #22876Panel: Embedding Technical Writing with Experiential Learning Compo-nents into Engineering CurriculaDr. Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University Lindsay Corneal is an Associate Professor in the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University. She received her B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Windsor, a M.B.A. from Lawrence Technological University, and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Materials Science and Engineering.Ms. Debbie Morrow, Grand Valley State University Debbie Morrow currently serves as Liaison Librarian to the School of

Conference Session

Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Balasubramanian, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

unit at Spectrum health in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was the recipient of Graduate Dean’s citation for academic ex- cellence for an outstanding Master’s thesis. Her academic research explores signal processing and image processing of neural and cardiac bio-electric signals. She is currently working on using machine learning algorithms to process electroencephalography (EEG) data of patients suffering from epilepsy.Prof. Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University Dr. Nael Barakat is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Grand Valley State University (GVSU), Grand Rapids, MI. He is a registered professional engineer in Ontario, Canada, and a fellow of the Amer- ican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). His

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Duff, Arizona State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

“credits” charged againstacademic programs for the use of the facility (in the case of a center funded mostly or entirelyfrom internal funds). • What mechanisms exist to promote the capabilities of the available visualizationtechnologies? All centers host extensive Web sites that promote their activities. These Web sites featurecurrent projects, publications, and capsule biographies of the faculty and students. Some centersproduce annual reports, research bulletins, and printed promotional literature. Centers that arelocated in high-traffic areas of the central campus enjoy a natural visibility among the generalstudent populations. Other promotional activities include student competitions, shows, andpublic thesis and dissertation defenses

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Cameron Amely, California State University, Fresno; Wei Wu, California State University, Fresno; Jesus Leyva, California State University, Fresno

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

the teacher to have some more customizability.” In contrast, theMetavoltVR centered on specific concepts and knowledge points embedded in the coursework inthe ECE curriculum, with a clear tendency to correlate and supplement classroom learning at thecurrent institution. As students commented, “it took a syllabus type approach and… mimickedthe Electrical and Computer Engineering degree that we all go through here.” Therefore, muchcredit was attributed to MetavoltVR for its course relevancy and coursework supplementationconsiderations. Students regarded “the point of this app is also to further grasp students’attention, to interest them beyond just the course material,” and they saw a potential that“instead of teachers just lecturing from

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Donald Winiecki Ph.D., Boise State University; Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Timothy Andersen, Boise State University; Amit Jain, Boise State University; Dianxiang Xu, Boise State University

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

offered by theDepartments of Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering, Material Science & Engineering, and theUndergraduate Core Curriculum in Engineering at Boise State University.Looking Forward4 At the present time, the Computer Science department is investigating the possibility to provide the author of this manuscript with more official links to the Computer Science department so that there can be more timely and comprehensive support for faculty in computer science toward meeting the goals of the CSP-Hatchery project. 7 CoNECD ASEE Conference April 29-May 1, 2018Offering a one-credit `Hatchery Unit` on the

Conference Session

Supporting Transfer Pathways

Collection

2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Kathryn Mary Rupe, Western Washington University; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College

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Conference Submission

Paper ID #35941Categorizing student interactions with manipulatives in staticsDr. Kathryn Mary Rupe, Western Washington University Kathryn Rupe is an assistant professor of math education at Western Washington University. Previously, she taught middle school math and worked as an instructional coach in Chicago Public Schools for 10 years.Prof. Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College Eric Davishahl holds an MS degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Washington and currently serves as professor and engineering program coordinator at Whatcom Community College in northwest Washington state. Eric has been

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Design - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lauren Nicole Heckelman, Duke University; Elizabeth Kathleen Bucholz, Duke University

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #29982Designing a MATLAB-based Escape RoomMs. Lauren Nicole Heckelman, Duke University Lauren Heckelman is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. She previously received her B.S.E. and M.S. degrees in biomedical engineering from Duke in Spring 2016 and Fall 2017, respectively. Lauren is currently advised by Dr. Louis E. DeFrate, Sc.D. She works as a graduate research assistant in the DeFrate Musculoskeletal Bioengineering Laboratory, where she investigates hip and knee cartilage mechanics using magnetic resonance imaging, image processing, and 3D solid modeling.Dr

Conference Session

NSF Funding for Educational Scholarship

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Jeff Jackson

approximately 40% investigator salaries, 25% graduate student stipend and tuition grant, 8% travel, 2% materials and supplies and the remainder in indirect costs. 9. Dissemination of results – The proposal should include appropriate channels for the dissemination of project results. A proactive and aggressive plan is necessary. The plan might include conference and journal publications, faculty workshops, electronic media, etc. A plan for evaluating the effectiveness of the dissemination is also useful. We have begun this effort with conference publications, organizing special sessions and workshops at conferences and will conclude with journal dissemination. 10. Plan for the future – Relating the proposal to “Results

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Mcgough Spence, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Emilie A Siverling, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Program through Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, an M.S.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction - Science Education, and a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering.Dr. Michelle Soledad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Michelle Soledad, Ph.D. is a Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Her research and service interests include teaching and learning experiences in fundamental engineering courses, faculty development and support initiatives – including programs for the future engineering professoriate, and leveraging institutional data to support reflective teaching practices. She has degrees in Electrical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Jane Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Matthew Jackson Ph.D., California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Daniel Galvan, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, the TMS Accreditation Committee, and the National Board of Directors for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. Dr. Allen earned her BS in metallurgy and materials science from Columbia University, and her MS and PhD in materials science and engineering from Stanford University. She previously served as faculty, chair and Associate Dean at San Jose State University’s College of Engineering.Dr. Daniel Galvan, California State University, Los Angeles Dr. Daniel Galvan is Director of Acceleration Initiatives and Student Engagement in the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles. He has an extensive background in facilitating asset-based approaches

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Electrical and Computer

web-based course supplements for electrical engineering courses.Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University Dr. Craig Scott, Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Morgan State Uni- versity, has extensive experience in the development of advanced engineering visualization tools and courseware. Additionally, he has been conducting empirical studies on effective learning technologies, as well as remedial math preparation for engineering students. He teaches courses in electromagnetics, solid state theory, characterization of semiconductor materials, computer vision and computational electrical engineering.Jumoke ’Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University DR. JUMOKE LADEJI-OSIAS is an

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

T.G. Stanford; S.J. Tricamo; R.N. Olson; R.E. Morrison; P.Y. Lee; L.M. Coulson; K. Gonzalez-Landis; J.P. Tidwell; J. O'Brien; Isadore Davis; H.J. Palmer; Gary Bertoline; Eugene DeLoatch; Duane Dunlap; D.H. Quick; Albert McHenry; Jay Snellenberger; Michael Dyrenfurth; Dennis Depew; Donald Keating

meaningful distinction between scientific research and development. As Martino, formerly ofthe U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, pointed out: 4 • “Research and development are two entirely different categories of activity, and there is no neat linear progression from one into the other.” • “The term research is defined here as an attempt to acquire new knowledge about some phenomenon in the universe.” • “Development is an attempt to construct, assemble, or prepare for the first time, a device, material, technique, or procedure, meeting a prescribed set of specifications or desired characteristics and intended to solve a specific problem. This definition includes not only other

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Narayanan Komerath

. Ambrose, S.A., Amon, C.H., “Systematic Design of a First-year Mechanical Engineering Course at Carnegie Mellon University”. Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.86, No.2, April 1997, p. 173 181.9. Besterfield-Sacre, M., Atman, C.J., Shuman, L.J., “Characteristics of Freshman Engineering Students: Models for Determining Student Attrition in Engineering”. Journal of Engineering. Education, Vol.86, No.2, July 1997, p. 139-150.10. Demetry, C., Groccia, J.E., “A Comparative Assessment of Students’ Experiences in Two Instructional Formats of an Introductory Materials Science Course”. Journal of Engineering. Education, Vol.86, No.3, July 1997, p. 203-210.11. Richards, L.G., Carlson-Skalak, S., “Faculty Reactions to

Conference Session

DASI Technical Session 2: Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Singelmann, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jack Elliott, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Yuezhou Wang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jacob John Swanson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Diversity

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Constituent Committee

Utah State University as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. His research includes student social support networks in engineering education, experimental fluid dynamics, and developing low-cost technology-based tools for improving fluid dynamics education.Dr. Yuezhou Wang, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Yuezhou Wang is an associate professor in both Iron Range Engineering and Twin Cities Engineering programs. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University, China (2008) and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (2017). His leading teaching competencies are in areas of materials science, structural analysis, finite element modeling

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Hsiung, Old Dominion University; John Hackworth, Old Dominion University; Richard Jones, Old Dominion University; June Ritchie, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

well as microprocessor interfaces and controllers. In addition, his current research activities are in the field of teaching labs via the Internet. Mr. Jones is a retired United States Navy Submarine Service Lt. Commander with sub-specialties in Ballistic Missile, Torpedo, Sonar, and Radio systems. Mr. Jones has previously taught Mechanical Engineering Design at the United States Military Academy (ARMY), West Point , N.Y., and Electrical Engineering at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. He holds an ASEET from Cameron University, a BSEET from Oklahoma State University, and a Master of Engineering in Electronics Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald James; Janet L. Gooder; Charles Wisniewski; Brenda Haven; A. George Havener

, Department of Aeronautics, USAFA, CO 80840, June 1999.2. “Engineering Criteria 2000, Third Edition, 98AB-7, Engineering Accreditation Commission, The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, 111 Market Place, Baltimore, MD, 1998. Page 4.587.7JANET L. GOODERThis 1988 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Mechanics.She earned Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Structures and Materials from the Air Force Institute ofTechnology in 1993. She is currently the course director for Engr 310, Energy Systems, at the US Air ForceAcademy.BRENDA A. HAVENBrenda Haven has a

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J Durkin, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #11262Summer Industrial Projects Program (SiPP) Drives Engineering TechnologyStudent RetentionProf. Robert J Durkin, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Mr. Durkin teaches courses in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology; including the capstone design and independent study projects. He serves as a Faculty Senator and earned the 2013 Outstanding Teacher Award. He has over 25 years of engineering and manufacturing experience including; design, project management, and various engineering, research and manufacturing leadership roles. He has been awarded two US patents. He is an alumnus of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Santangelo, Hofstra University; Lynn A. Albers, Hofstra University; Margaret A Hunter, Hofstra University; Kristin Weingartner; Rosebud Elijah, Hofstra University; Richard Cohen, Nassau Community College; Scott T Lefurgy; Rakhi Agarwal; Lisa Filippi, Hofstra University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

of resources, both human and material, to determine the extentparticipants have access and transparency [5]. Stemming from LPP are the concepts ofinclusivity, community, and belonging. Given varied definitions of each concept in the literature,we operationally defined each term. We define inclusivity as the institutional structures,practices, processes, or mechanisms intentionally created to achieve equity for all students.Community is defined as a group of people who share or come to share characteristics that aredefinable, identifiable, and sufficiently distinct from other such groups. We adopted Strayhorn’sdefinition of belonging: “Students’ perceived social support on campus, a feeling or sensation ofconnectedness, and the experience of

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Franco Capaldi

Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Mastery Learning in Statics Using the STEMSI Online Learning Environment Franco M. Capaldi An informal discussion with students who were currently Abstract—Statics is the foundation course upon which much of using online homework systems revealed that students dislikedthe Civil and Mechanical Engineering curriculum is based. A using these systems for several reasons. Students find itsolid understanding in this course can help to propel students difficult