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Two-Year College Potpourri

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris A. O'Riordan-Adjah, Durham Technical Community College

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

Paper ID #36717Promoting Building and Technical Skilled Trades and Not LeavingEngineering Out of the EquationDr. Chris A. O’Riordan-Adjah, Durham Technical Community College Dr. O’Riordan-Adjah holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering and two Master of Science degrees, one in quality engineering and the second in structural engineering with a focus in bridge design where he practiced over ten years including roles as an independent structural contractor. Dr. O’Riordan-Adjah has over 15 years of experience working in higher education, including at a public research university, a private liberal arts college where he help start an

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Assessing the Efficacy of Nontraditional Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; John Lanzarone, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Mico Miller, George Mason University; Barry Liner, George Mason University

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Continuing Professional Development

, Landsdowne Development).In the spring 2003 semester, CEIE offered the first course for the Certificate Program - TechnicalEntrepreneurship in the Federal Government. Of the initial 14 students, six continued with theprogram until completion, earning their certificate at the conclusion of the spring 2005 semester.During each of the following four semesters, a number of new students began taking courses.Some took the full number of courses required for the Certificate, while some only took one ortwo courses that piqued their interest. After presenting the first five courses towards thecertificate program, the plan was to begin repeating the courses. However, in the sixth semesterwhen the Technical Entrepreneurship class was repeated, it became evident

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Best In DEED

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert T. Bailey P.E., Loyola University Maryland; Billy Friebele, Loyola University Maryland

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #286203D Design in Art and Engineering: An Interdisciplinary ExperimentDr. Robert T. Bailey P.E., Loyola University Maryland Dr. Robert T. Bailey is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Engineering at Loyola University Maryland. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida, the latter in 1991. He worked in industry for Westinghouse and Science Applications International Corporation, served as a senior program officer at the National Research Coun- cil, and taught previously at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His

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Issues of Diversity

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fonda Swimmer, Northern Arizona University; Karen Jarratt-Ziemski, Ft. Lewis College

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Women in Engineering

-2001, all minority groups (Hispanic, Black and Native American), and womenincreased in this area. The number of women earning doctoral degrees in S & E rose between1966 and 2001. By 2001 women earned 37 percent of S & E doctoral degrees.1 Underrepresentedminorities over the 30 year period 1973-2002 only increased their proportion of the S & Edoctorates minimally from 1.3 percent to 5.5 percent.2It is not surprising that the significant under representation of minorities and women in S & Edisciplines impact their participation in the workforce as well as in academia. Women occupy29% of science and engineering positions at U.S. educational institutions. But they fill only 15%of those positions at the top 50 research universities

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Teaching Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristin Wood; Daniel Jensen; Alan Dutson; Matthew Green

Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education3.6. Visualizing Stress using PhotoelasticityEducational studies clearly show that both students with “sensor” and “intuitive” preferences areassisted by hands-on and visual reinforcement of difficult concepts. Sensors use suchreinforcement as a foundation to initiate and build their basic insights. Intuitors, on the otherhand, use the reinforcement to confirm the concepts they have visualized internally. In eithercase, the student’s interest levels increase, manifesting as curious questioning and a search forthe limits of topics covered.Appendix 5 presents a visualization exercises for the difficult concept of stress transformations.Students use photoelasticity to visualize the bending

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Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

preparation for writing in the workplace. To conclude this paper,we want to explain initial work related to our research to begin addressing the problem. We havebegun with small changes that are easy to implement given the reality of the situation, whichincludes the facts that classes are large; faculty are under pressure to graduate many students;many faculty have not worked as practitioners in a firm and are not fully aware of financial andliability concerns in a company; and faculty have many demands on their time, includingresearch, grants, and publications that will be given more emphasis for tenure and promotionthan teaching student writing will. All of these are constraints on time, energy and money fordeveloping students’ writing skills. In

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Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Martinez, University of Costa Rica; Marcelo Jenkins, University of Costa Rica

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2012-3237: AN EXPERIENCE USING REFLECTION IN SOFTWAREENGINEERINGDr. Alexandra Martinez, University of Costa Rica Alexandra Martinez has been working since 2009 as an Invited Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Costa Rica (UCR). She has taught courses in databases, soft- ware testing, and bioinformatics, and done applied research in software testing at UCR’s Research Center on Information and Communication Technologies. Previously, she worked as a Software Design Engi- neer in Test at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Wash., and as a Software Engineer at ArtinSoft in San Jose, Costa Rica. She received her Ph.D. in computer engineering from the University of Florida

Collection

2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Trystan S. Goetze

instructorand whose responsibility it is to clean up the ELM after the initial phase of disaster relief 8:40–10:00 scheduled - Technical discussion of McBee et al.is complete. programming - Research proposal assignmentFollowing the roleplaying exercise, the instructor facilitates discussion of a series ofdebriefing questions, to prompt reflection on the ethical choices made during the game. Ethics Module Learning Outcomes After completing this module, students will:Pre-reading discussion questionsMcBee, R. M., et al

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD) 1 - Access and Integration

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

Paper ID #48638Green Zone Training – Aligning Faculty and Staff Perceptions of StudentVeteransDr. Alyson Grace Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University Alyson Eggleston is an Associate Professor in the Penn State Hershey College of Medicine and Director of Evaluation for the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Her research and teaching background focus on program assessment, STEM technical communication, industry-informed curricula, and educational outcomes veteran and active duty students.Dr. Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from

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Teaching Tools: Student Experience and Reflection (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi, Pennsylvania State University

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

Osunbunmi, Pennsylvania State University Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi is an Assistant Research Professor, and Assessment and Instructional Spe- cialist at Pennsylvania State University. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Education from Utah State University. Also, he has BSc and MSc degrees in mechanical engineering. His research interests in- clude student engagement, design thinking, learning environment, evidence-based pedagogy, e-learning, broadening participation in STEM education, sustainable energy, and material characterization. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Return to the Teaching Trenches – Lessons Learned, and Lessons Re- Learned: An

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kathrine Ehrlich-Scheffer, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

background research we also know that Gen Z students are highlyrelational, have a general disdain for email, and much prefer shorter bursts of communication viasocial media platforms or messaging apps [5]. We hoped that student focus groups might shedsome light on practices our program might employ to market our offerings to these students moreeffectively.Focus Group MethodologyThis study followed an explanatory sequential mixed methods design, initiated quantitatively bythe needs assessment survey, then followed by student focus groups and contextual interviewswith a sampling of campus clubs, programs and organizations in order to qualitatively explainand better understand the survey results [10].The full results of the survey were previously

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Technical Courses and Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

propulsion systems. At Baylor University, he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering. Research interests include renewable energy to include small wind turbine aerodynamics, experimental convective heat transfer as applied to HVAC and gas turbine systems, and engineering education.Dr. William M. Jordan, Baylor University William Jordan is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in metallurgical engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, an M.A. degree in theology from Denver Seminary, and a Ph.D. in mechanics and materials from Texas A & M University. He teaches materials

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Engineering in Societal Context

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan McWhirter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #18194Bridging Engineering and Psychology: Using an Envision Gold Certified Projectto Teach Decision Making for SustainabilityMr. Nathan McWhirter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Nathan McWhirter is an M.S. student in the Civil Infrastructure Engineering program at Virginia Tech. His interdisciplinary research incorporates findings from behavioral science to improve engineering decision making for sustainability. Related interests include the Envision rating system, service engineering, and sustainable development.Dr. Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Tripp

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University; Heather Sapp, Ohio Northern University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #14568Curiosity, Connection, Creating Value: Improving Service Learning by Ap-plying the Entrepreneurial MindsetDr. John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University John K. Estell is a Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern Uni- versity. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his B.S.C.S.E. degree in computer science and engineering from The University of Toledo. His areas of research include simplifying the outcomes assessment process through use of per- formance vectors and evaluation heuristics, first-year

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International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ang Liu, University of Southern California; Stephen Y. Lu, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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International

associate professor at the University of Southern California (USC) in the Viterbi School of Engineering in the Division of Engineering Education. She co-directs USC’s STEM Education Consortium. Her research interests and areas of expertise include: engineering education, engineering innovation and global preparedness, college access, STEM K-12 education and teacher education, STEM literacy education, as well as assessment and measurement in STEM education. She teaches courses in re- search design, measurement theory, critical pedagogy in STEM and courses in learning and instructional theory. She extensive expertise in assessment, psychometrics, advanced quantitative analyses, and mul- timodal research design. She is

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Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

cast as holding responsibility for inclusive or exclusive educational experiences. Forexample, one intriguing study found that the learning disparities between deaf and hard ofhearing students under examination arose not from differing student capacities but fromdifferentials in teacher training.11 Obviously, in order for a research study to find instructorcapacity to be the problem, researchers have to start by considering it to be a factor. Self-efficacy-centered models and measurements of student attainment could bring in this factor butdo not routinely do so.42While in some instances like that described above a student has initiated institutional reform, andin others students have led technical projects to create custom-designed assistive

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Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Andy Luse, Iowa State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3855: USING CONTENT ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE STUDENTINQUIRY-BASED LEARNING: THE CASE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSPREPARING FOR A CYBER DEFENSE COMPETITIONDr. Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University Julie A. Rursch is currently is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. She will graduate with a degree in computer engineering with a focus on secure computing. Her research includes a unique approach to critical infrastructure modeling which provides emergency planners and first responders with resilient and flexible critical infrastructure evaluation in the face of non-recurrent, disruptive events. Her approach creates a new paradigm for modeling critical

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Joy Arbor, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #8496Student Perceptions of Connections between Statics Class and Co-op WorkExperienceDr. Diane L Peters, Kettering University Diane L. Peters is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University in Flint, MI. Her engineering education research focuses on the links between industry and academia.Dr. Joy Arbor, Kettering University Joy Arbor is assistant professor of communication in the Department of Liberal Studies at Kettering University. She teaches communication, public writing, and ethics

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ENT-3: Transforming Engineering Curriculum through Entrepreneurial Approaches

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Gargac, Ohio Northern University; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Kurt M Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

Paper ID #46590Mastery-Based Learning Inspires Persistence and Growth Through FailureDr. Joshua Gargac, Ohio Northern University Joshua Gargac is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University in Ada, OH.Dr. Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy Dr. Shuvra Das started working at University of Detroit Mercy in January 1994 and is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Over this time, he served in a variety of administrative roles such as Mechanical Engineering Department Chair, Associate Dean for Research and Outreach, and Director of International Programs in the college of

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International Division (INTL): Humanitarian Design and Sustainable Development

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudha S Anilkumar, University of Delaware; Ruth Wilhelm, University of Delaware; Julie C Karand, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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International Division (INTL)

Paper ID #46806One Week in Cape Town Clinics: Reflections from an Undergraduate EngineeringExperiential Learning TripSudha S Anilkumar, University of Delaware Sudha Anilkumar graduated with a Bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Delaware in May 2025. During her time as an undergraduate, she was recognized with the Goldwater Scholarship and developed a strong interest in pursuing a research career at the intersection of engineering and medicine.Ruth Wilhelm, University of Delaware Ruth Wilhelm earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Delaware in May 2025. She

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 11: Summer Camps and more!

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moses Ling P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Maureen Kelliher; Jonathan Michael Broyles, Pennsylvania State University; Ryan L. Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Heui Young Park; Lily X. Li, Pennsylvania State University; Baraa J. Alkhatatbeh; Lorine Awuor Ouma

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

20 years, the UnitedStates has faced a shortage of engineers [11]; part of the reason is exposure in the K-12 Settings [12]. Overthis same time period, a significant number of Pre-college STEM initiatives have been established tostimulate interest in STEM disciplines and improve the coordination of efforts between K-12 and highereducation. Of the many established initiatives, effective recruitment tools for STEM majors include: K-12school outreach, University open house sessions, hands-on workshops, competitions and demonstration,and summer camps [9]. The idea of using summer camps to promote STEM disciplines is not new [12]. A review of theSTEM summer camp literature by Kuyath [13] yielded several themes related to the planning

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Wang, University of California San Diego; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California San Diego; Nathan Delson, eGrove Education

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #38733Gotta Catch ’Em All: Learning Graphical Communications through anIntroductory Hands-on Design-Build-Test Project in a Hybrid LearningEnvironmentAnna Wang, University of California San Diego Anna holds a MS in Structural Engineering from UC San Diego and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech. She is currently working as an Associate Project Consultant in Simpson Gumpertz and Heger’s Engineering Mechanics and Infrastructure group. Anna will continue her education at McGill University this fall for her PhD in Civil Engineering with a research focus on seismic assessment of historical masonry

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Elmore P.E., State University of New York at Binghamton; Koenraad E. Gieskes, State University of New York at Binghamton

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, perceiveddifficulty of a major, and job prospects. However, there was no survey given at the start of thefirst year, so it was difficult to understand the changes students underwent over the course of thefirst year in their decision process. Theiss et al. gave surveys at three different points in the firstyear of engineering, similar to the current study in the years shown in Table 1 [4]. Students wereasked their current intended major and what their confidence level was in their choice ofdiscipline. The study saw that students who initially intend to major in either biomedical ormechanical engineering were the most likely of all the engineering majors to shift to anothermajor. This has also been observed at Binghamton University. Some previous studies

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Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan M. Stagg-Williams, The University of Kansas; Molly McVey, The University of Kansas; Andrew David Yancey, The University of Kansas; Akash Anand, The University of Kansas; Arthur A. Lee, The University of Kansas

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #34909Integrating a Laboratory into a First-semester Introduction to ChemicalEngineering CourseDr. Susan M. Stagg-Williams, The University of Kansas Dr. Susan M Stagg-Williams is the Charles E. & Mary Jane Spahr Professor and Chair of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas (KU), with a specialty in biomass conversion. She has worked closely with the KU Center for Teaching Excellence and been a champion for course redesign across campus. Her primary focus has been on large freshman and sophomore classes. She is the founder of the KU Biodiesel Initiative which provides opportunities for

Conference Session

New Developments in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #29675Work-in-progress: Implementing Sophomore Cornerstone Courses inElectrical and Computer EngineeringProf. Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University Branimir Pejcinovic received his Ph.D. degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is a Pro- fessor and former Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education at Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering department. In this role he has led department-wide changes in curriculum with emphasis on project- and lab-based instruction and learning. His research interests are in the areas of engineering education, semiconductor device

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Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

2006-723: DEVELOPING PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AND RUBRICS FORBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING OUTCOME ASSESSMENTKay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Kay C Dee is an Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her educational research interests include learning styles, teaching faculty about teaching, student evaluations of teaching, and assessment. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on: biology; biomaterials; cell-biomaterial interactions; cell and tissue mechanics; bioethics, science fiction, and tissue engineering; interdisciplinary engineering problem-solving; and teaching engineering

Conference Session

Capstone/ET Projects I: Electrical and Computer Focus

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Anthony T. Cahill, Texas A&M University; Ricardo Eusebi, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #29154A New Hands-On Laboratory Approach for Teaching Electromagnetic Con-ceptsto Engineering and Engineering Technology StudentsDr. Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University Jay R. Porter joined the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University in 1998 and is currently the Associate Dean for Engineering at Texas A&M University - Galve- ston. He received the BS degree in electrical engineering (1987), the MS degree in physics (1989), and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering (1993) from Texas A&M University. His areas of interest in research and education include

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Solar

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Joel B. Shoemaker, Madison Area Technical College; Scott Liddicoat, Green Bay Southwest High School; Cris Folk, Madison College

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #23357Impacts on Teaching Practices from a Solar Photovoltaic Institute FacultyProfessional Development ProgramDr. Kenneth Walz, Madison Area Technical College Dr. Walz completed his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin in Environmental Chemistry and Tech- nology, while conducting electrochemical research on lithium-ion batteries with Argonne National Lab- oratory and Rayovac. His studies also included research with the University of Rochester Center for Photo-Induced Charge Transfer. Since 2003, Dr. Walz has taught chemistry and engineering at Madi- son Area Technical College, where he serves as the the Director

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

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #23087Design and Development of an Auto-fetch Dog System Using a System Engi-neering Approach in an Electrical Engineering Master’s Capstone CourseProf. John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University Professor John Santiago has been a technical engineer, manager, and executive with more than 26 years of leadership positions in technical program management, acquisition development and operation research support while in the United States Air Force. He currently has over 16 years of teaching experience at the university level and taught over 40 different graduate and undergraduate courses in electrical engineer

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel J. Monfredo, University of Rochester; David J. Schinsing; James Alkins, University of Rochester; Thor O. Olsen

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

to solar panel. future paper.Accomplishments included fabrication of a solar-powered DAQ system, submission of a writtenproposal for an intended application of their sensor(s), and an oral presentation to the class of theproject results. Students voluntarily completed an end-of-semester survey on their achievementof the intended goals. Forty-seven students completed the course (eight were not declaredchemical engineers or freshmen); an additional five dropped the course within the first fewweeks of class. Thirty working solar-panel boxes were completed for twenty-three individual orteam projects (all students completed initial machine shop training), and thirty-seven surveyswere completed (79% response rate). One professor lectured