Conference Session

ECE-related Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehran Mozaffari Kermani, Rochester Institute of Technology; Reza Azarderakhsh, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mehdi Mirakhorli, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

through wireless monitoringand anomaly detection,” IEEE Trans. Biomed. Circuits and Systems, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 871-881, 2013.[6] M. Shoaib, N. K. Jha, and N. Verma, “Algorithm-driven architectural design space exploration of domain-specific medical-sensor processors,” IEEE Trans. VLSI Syst., vol. 21, no. 10, pp. 1849-1862, 2013.[7] J. Zalewski, A. J. Kornecki, B. Denny Czejdo, F. Garcia Gonzalez, N. Subramanian, and D. Trawczynski,“Curriculum development for embedded systems security,” in Proc. ASEE Conf., 2014, pp. 1-7.[8] L. Uhsadel, M. Ullrich, A. Das, D. Karaklajic, J. Balasch, I. Verbauwhede, and W. Dehaene, “Teaching HW/SWco-design with a public key cryptography application,” IEEE Trans. Education, vol. 56, no. 4, pp.478-483, 2013.[9] U.S

Conference Session

Student Empathy and Human-Centered Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lexie Mitchell, Colorado School of Mines; Leslie Light, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

exploring the feasibility of inviting outside guests during the critical pitchproposal mid-semester.Future areas of research might include influencing higher student participation rates and deeperengagements within this newest model of “design your own” stakeholder experience; analyzingthe effects of pivoting on overall student performance across a larger sample size; identifyingtools to measure user empathy and finding its effect on project quality; determining whatinfluences student ability to empathize; training professors to identify and encourage pivotingopportunities; and designing curriculum to reach those students who are inherently less inclinedto adopt these types of engineering education techniques.Additionally, concerning the user

Conference Session

Design Methodologies 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Design in Engineering Education

Professional Identity; Professional Formation of Engineers: REvolutionizing engineering and computer science Departments (IUSE PFE\RED) - Formation of Accomplished Chemical Engineers for Transform- ing Society. She is a member of the CBE department’s ABET and Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, as well as faculty advisor for several student societies. She is the instructor of several courses in the CBE curriculum including the Material and Energy Balances, junior laboratories and Capstone Design courses. She is associated with several professional organizations including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and American Society of Chemical Engineering Education (ASEE) where she adopts and contributes to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith W. Buffinton, Bucknell University; Vincent P. Manno, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Joseph J. Helble, Dartmouth College; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

power, electronics thermal management, and manufacturing. He has authored more than 140 technical publications. His honors include SAE’s Teetor Award, Rosten Award for Thermal Analysis of Electronic Equipment, ASME Curriculum Inno- vation Award, and Fischer Engineering Teacher of the Year Award. He is an ASME Fellow and on the Board of Directors of ASEE’s Engineering Research Council.Dr. Joseph J. Helble, Dartmouth College Joseph J. Helble is Professor of Engineering, and Dean of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, a position he has held since 2005. Prior to Dartmouth, Dr. Helble was the AAAS Revelle Fellow, spending a year on staff in the U.S. Senate with a focus on science policy. Previously, he

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Al Mestiraihi, Utah State University; Kurt Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

. Warsame, “The Gap Between Engineering Education and Postgraduate Preparedness,” 2017.[4] M. Itani and I. Srour, “Engineering students’ perceptions of soft skills, industry expectations, and career aspirations,” Journal of professional issues in engineering education and practice, vol. 142, no. 1, p. 04015005, 2016.[5] M. A. Mestiraihi, K. Becker, R. Dupont, and D. K. Stevens, “Examining the Preparedness of Water Program Graduates in Egypt: Industries Perspective,” Middle East Journal of Applied Science & Technology, vol. 04, no. 04, p. 60, Jan. 2021.[6] P. Vinish, P. Pinto, and R. D’Souza, “Framework for identification of curriculum gaps: A systematic approach,” Journal of Engineering Education Transformations, vol. 35

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Al Mestiraihi, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

the 21st century. Prominent leading education thinkers, likeHoward Gardner from Harvard University, Richard Murnane from Harvard University, andEdgar Morin from UNESCO, agree that these skills are currently critical to the economic successof the country. They support these skills being learned as an element of the education ofeveryone [7].Throughout the last twenty-five years, there have been many calls for novel engineeringcompetencies and a related gradual change in pedagogy and the curriculum in engineeringeducation. This has been a universal trend in the United States, Australia, and Europe, and it iscurrently emerging across the entire world [15]. There are many significant societal challengesthat engineering institutions have reacted to

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Anderson, Montana Engineering Education Research Center; Tariq Akmal, Washington State University; Phillip Himmer, Montana State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

worked with a group to develop focus control for an OCT system. Currently Dr. Himmer is the facility manager at the Montana Mircofabrication Facility and he continues to research novel materials, actuators and optics that may be used in the development of optical systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress - Group Laboratory Experiment during Lecture in an Undergraduate Fluid Dynamics Class: Increasing Student Learning and Communication SkillsAbstract: Laboratory classes in engineering often occur toward the end of curriculum, excludingtheir benefits from the core class while it is being taught. Instead of a full laboratory,presentations and in

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nicoleta Serban, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nagi Gebraeel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Garlie Forehand, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

AC 2008-2847: COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTION IN AN ENGINEERINGINTRODUCTORY STATISTICS COURSEJudith Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Judith Norback is the Director of Workplace and Academic Communication in Georgia Tech’s Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. She received her B.A. magna cum laude from Cornell University and her Masters and Ph.D. from Princeton. Before joining Georgia Tech in 2000, she taught at Rutgers University, worked in job-related basic skills research at Educational Testing Service, and then founded and directed the Center for Skills Enhancement, Inc. Her research and curriculum development interests lie in workforce communication skills

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Use of Technology in Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Burcu Ozden, Pennsylvania State University; Muge Olgun Baytas, The Ministry of Education, Turkey

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #42077Effects of Using Computer-Aided Drawing Programs to Implement SustainableEngineering Design Principles on First-Year Engineering StudentsDr. Burcu Ozden, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Burcu Ozden holds a master’s degree in physics education as well as a doctorate in physics. She is currently an assistant professor at Penn State Abington. Her work focuses on defects, exciton-polaritons, radiation studies, engineering education, and the integration of sustainability in engineering.Muge Olgun Baytas, The Ministry of Education, Turkey Dr. M¨uge Ol˘gun-Baytas¸ holds a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety

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International

Council for Engineering and Technology Education" (INTERTECH), Board Member of “Global Council on Manufacturing and Management" (GCMM) and Director of Brazilian Network of Engineering (RBE/SP). He was President of Brazilian Chapter of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc), Member of Administrative Committee of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc) in USA, Secretary of Santos region of SBPC - Brazilian Association for the Advancement of Science, Adviser for International Subjects of the Presidency of Brazilian Society for Engineering Education (ABENGE), Dean of International

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Clayson, Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education; P K Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

invited professors at colleges anduniversities around the nation to compete for funds to use the cases in their classrooms. Twenty-six professors were chosen to incorporate the cases into their curriculums, conduct researchregarding the cases’ effectiveness, and publish the findings through articles in appropriatepublications. So far, the Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research has acceptedseven of these papers for publication in special issues and will continue to publish special issuesuntil each professor’s findings have been detailed.Disseminating the case studies in this way allows several things to happen. First, the educatorsinvolved are funded to experiment with case study methodology and pedagogy in theirclassrooms. Thereby

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Matthew Search, Iowa State University

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Liberal Education

professional skill integration, and assessment-driven continuous improvement.John Jackman, Iowa State University Dr. John Jackman is an Associate Professor in the department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. His work in engineering problem solving has appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education and the International Journal of Engineering Education. He is currently investigating how engineers use and create information during the development process in order to improve their productivity and reduce development time.K. Jo Min, Iowa State University Dr. K. Jo Min is an Associate Professor in the department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems

Conference Session

Influencing the Next (Third!) Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, Education Consultant; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

, while EAC Outcome (k) does not. With respect to The Engineer and Society, EAC Outcomes (h) and (j) map to IEA Graduate Attribute WA6; however, IEA Attribute WA6 provides significantly greater specificity and a higher cognitive level. EAC Outcome (h) specifies a “broad education” and thus is phrased as a curriculum requirement rather than a student outcome; and EAC Outcome (j) requires only the “knowledge of contemporary issues,” independent of any engineering context. Conversely, IEA Attribute WA5 is appropriately phrased as a student outcome, requiring** According to ABET policy, programs with names that do not correspond to existing Program Criteria areaccredited under the General Criteria only. For more information

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farah I. Jibril, Qatar University ; Bassnt Mohamed Yasser, Qatar University; Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University; Mazen O. Hasna, Qatar University; Mohieddine A. Benammar, Qatar University; Saud A. Ghani, Qatar University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #14038Contributions of Competition Based Complex Engineering Design Experi-ence to Leadership Development in Engineering StudentsDr. Farah I. Jibril , Qatar UniversityDr. Bassnt mohamed yasser, Qatar University A research assistant in VPCAO office in Qatar University and have my masters degree in quality man- agement with thesis project about ”utilization of Lean six sigma in enhancement of sterile suspensions manufacturing”. Being working on pharmaceutical manufacturing field in Glaxosmithkline Egypt as sec- tion head for quality assurance and validation I have a great experience in quality management system

Conference Session

ERM: Conceptualizations of Engineering and Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa Green, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - Engineering Education

Paper ID #37193Understanding the Situated Workplace Practices and Habitsof Engineers Using Agile EthnographyTheresa Green Dr. Theresa Green is a postdoctoral researcher at Utah State University with a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Utah State University. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Valparaiso University and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University. Her research interests include K-12 STEM integration, curriculum development, and improving diversity and inclusion in engineering.Angela Minichiello (Assistant Professor) Angela (Angie) Minichiello, Ph.D., P. E., is an

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen Donis-Keller, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Liberal Education

. Therefore, it isimportant that these courses address the educational goals for engineers as effectively andcomprehensively as possible. Page 14.20.2 I propose a unique first year foundation course, designed specifically for engineeringstudents, which facilitates the development of communication skills, individual creativity,critical thinking and writing, and requires that students contextualize their work with respect toprofessionals in the field and the world at large. My course, titled "Seeing and Hearing:Communicating with Photographs, Video and Sound", fulfills a first year foundation requirementin AHS and provides a project-based

Conference Session

Epistemic Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University; Edith Stanley Gummer, Education Northwest; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-3231: CHARACTERIZATION OF STUDENT MODELING IN ANINDUSTRIALLY SITUATED VIRTUAL LABORATORYErick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University Erick Nefcy is a doctoral student in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. Through his undergraduate studies, he has held multiple internships at Intel Corporation. He is currently studying the growth of self-forming barrier layers in copper thin films, as well as investigating the student teams’ use of models during completion of the Chemical Vapor Deposition Virtual Laboratory project.Dr. Edith Stanley Gummer, Education NorthwestDr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a professor of chemical engineering

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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First-Year Programs

engineering at Colorado State University Pueblo.Nebojsa I Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo Nebojsa I. Jaksic received the Dipl. Ing. degree in electrical engineering from Belgrade University in 1984, the M.S. in electrical engineering, the M.S. in industrial engineering, and the Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the Ohio State University in 1988, 1992, and 2000, respectively. From 1992 to 2000 he was with DeVry University in Columbus, OH. In 2000, he joined Colorado State University-Pueblo, where he is currently a professor and the mechatronics program director. Dr. Jaksic’s interests include manufacturing processes, automation, and nanotechnology education and research. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, SME, and

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Tonkay, Lehigh University; E. Zimmers, Lehigh University

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Liberal Education

AC 2007-2283: MIGRATION FROM A LEADERSHIP HONORS PROGRAM TOAN ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP MINORGregory Tonkay, Lehigh University Gregory L. Tonkay, Ph.D. is an associate professor and associate chairperson of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Lehigh University. He is also the director of the ISELP and the Electronics Manufacturing Laboratory. Tonkay has been actively involved in curriculum development for the college’s common freshman year and the department’s degree programs and minors.E. Zimmers, Lehigh University Emory W.Zimmers Jr. Ph.D is professor of Industrial Systems Engineering and Director of Enterprise Systems Center at Lehigh University. Zimmers has been responsible

Conference Session

Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University Massachusetts Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; William Moeller, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Cheryl West, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Liberal Education

curriculum is more effective than one intensive course, 2) amixture of required and elective service-learning is more effective than either one or the other,and 3) service-learning could result in less coursework time than traditional programs satisfyingABET 2000 criteria. In fact, most engineering work involves initial contact with clients (herecommunity partners) to ascertain needs and then design and analysis and manufacturing of adevice (or system or study) and then delivery of the device (or system or study) to the client. Inother academic areas, placements in the community agencies are common; however, inengineering placements as such are not typical and generally not appropriate. The program atUML is called SLICE (Service-Learning Integrated

Conference Session

Advances in CAD with Emphasis on Dimensioning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey M. Otey, Texas A&M University; Pedro Company P.E., Universitat Jaume I; Manuel Contero, Universitat Politècnica de València; Jorge Dorribo Camba, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Design Graphics

. A CAD system for efficient product design based on design intent. CIRP Annals-Manufacturing Technology. 1989;38(1): pp. 149-152.15. Rynne A, Gaughran W. Cognitive modeling strategies for optimum design intent in parametric modelling.Computers in Education Journal. 2008;18(1): pp. 55-68.16. Zhang Y, Luo X. Design intent information exchange of feature-based CAD models. Proceedings of the World Page 24.100.9Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering. March 31-April 2, 2009. Los Angeles, CA. pp. 11-15.17. Dorribo-Camba J, Contero M. Integration of model-based design annotations in product lifecycle managementsystems

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton

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Liberal Education

specialization.References 1. The Earth Charter, http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/pages/Read-the-Charter.html 2. Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=78&ArticleID=1163 3. Agenda 21, http://habitat.igc.org/agenda21/ 4. Arrow, K.J. and Fischer, A.C. (1974), "Environmental preservation, uncertainty and irreversibility", Quarterly Journal of Economics 88(2):312-319. 5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_cycle_assessment 6. Nair, I., Life Cycle Analysis and Green Design: A Context for Teaching Design, Environment, and Ethics, JEE, October 1998, 489-494. 7. Nair, I., S. Jones and J. White, A curriculum to enhance environmental

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education

dialogueinitiated by ASEE (and extending as far back as the Wickenden Investigations of 1923-298),which called for a vast expansion in technical institute-type training. Crucial to this story willalso be the efforts of Llewellyn M. K. Boelter, the founding Dean of Engineering at UCLA.Sitting at the heart of Southern California‟s defense industry, Boelter broke new ground bycreating a unified, science-based engineering curriculum as well as a novel non-residentialsystem of graduate instruction that supported Southern California‟s expanding engineeringworkforce. Especially in considering the audience for this paper—engineering educators andadministrators who make up the ASEE—this paper will place special emphasis on Boelter andhis fate.The overall structure

Conference Session

Philosophy of Engineering Education: Epistemology and Ethics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle Ermer, Calvin College

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Liberal Education

the contribution of multiple factors. Sorting these factors into categories canhelp to better understand the nature of the factors and to ensure that all of the necessarycategories are considered carefully in the design process. This categorization can alsohelp engineering educators to make certain that all of the different categories are studiedin the engineering curriculum in appropriate places. In this paper, the categories ofindividual ethical responsibility, societal evil, and human finitude will be used to discussthe character and importance of various contributions to specific engineering disasters.The technological systems to which these categories will be applied include the HeliosFlight 522 crash, the Bhopal chemical plant gas

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lockwood-Benet; Rosa Buxeda; Manuel Hormaza; Alejandro Ruiz Acevedo; Jorge Vélez-Arocho; Lueny Morell

Page 7.878.1global, tax-advantaged super-manufacturing center. The world’s leading pharmaceuticals and Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationbiotech companies trust the successful product technology transfer, scale-up, manufacturing andquality control of their products to Puerto Rico human capital. A location analysis forpharmaceutical manufacturing indicated that PR has the highest location quotient (a measure ofthe relative importance of an economic activity in a particular geographic area compared to itsimportance in the US economy as a whole- between PR and states in the mainland) of 9.19

Conference Session

ET Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

P. James Moser; Biswajit Ray

“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Program Completion PlanThis plan specifies courses to be taken by students each semester. New Total Faculty Major Faculty GE Credits Hours Credits Hours Credits Semester I, Fall 58.180 Computer Aided Design & Engineering Graphics 3 3 3 0 0 58.141

Conference Session

Robots in Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Meuth, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Paul Robinette, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Donald Wunsch, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Computers in Education

openness, all coursematerials are made publicly available at the links below, and all future instructors and studentsare invited to copy and contribute to this living course.Course Materials:http://introrobotics.googlepages.com/homehttp://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Robotics Page 14.808.18References1. "Computing Curricula 2005," The Joint Task Force for Computing Curricula 2005. http://www.acm.org/education/education/curric_vols/CC2005-March06Final.pdf. Accessed Jan 28, 2008.2. Afsaneh Minaie, Reza Sanati, "An international study of robotics courses in the computer science/engineering curriculum" 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Landis, The Technology Collaborative; Stan Komacek, California University of Pennsylvania; Carol Adukaitis, PA State System of Higher Education; Robin Shoop, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering Technology

Community and Economic Development funded position as statewide Program Manager for 2+2+2 Workforce Leadership Grants, and is co-PI of an NSF-ATE Advanced Manufacturing Project in PA.Robin Shoop, Carnegie Mellon University Robin Shoop is a lifelong teacher who was identified as teacher of the year in 1999. Currently he is the director of Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Academy; the preeminent educational robotics curriculum development center in the world. Before he came to Carnegie Mellon he taught in the Pittsburgh Public School System for 28 years where he helped lead the district in the transition from Industrial Arts Education to Technology Education. Mr. Shoop is PI on the NSF funded Robotics

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Karen Tonso, Wayne State University

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Computers in Education

of engagement: Classroom-based practices. Journal of Engineering Education, 87-101.[21] Thompson, N. S., Alford, E. M., Liao, C., Johnson, R., Matthews, M. A. (2005). Integrating undergraduate research into engineering: A communications approach to holistic education. Journal of Engineering Education, 297-307.[22] Feisel, L. D., Rosa, A. J. (2005). The role of the laboratory in undergraduate engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education, 121-130.[23] Murray, W. R., Garbini, J. L. (1997). Embedded computing in the mechanical engineering curriculum: A course featuring structured laboratory exercises. Journal of Engineering Education, 285-290.[24] Papautsky, I., Bhagat, A. A. (2007). NSF CCLI: A

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Ali Satter; John Pumwa

several problems that act as inhibitors tolearning. As a result, there had been high failure rate, between 20 to 30%, at every level ofthe four-year undergraduate program. The paper analyses the problems of the FoundationYear Engineering (FYE) program, a common program for all engineering departments of theuniversity. Some of the problems seem to be related to student’s weak high schoolbackground, ad hoc design of the FYE curriculum, and teaching methodologies. The paperdiscusses some of the corrective measures already undertaken, and also those being planned.IntroductionEngineering education in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is challenging for students as well asteachers for a number of reasons. For students, the reasons being new university environment