Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Greg Fischer; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

-level project in their major field of study. For RBE students, this constitutes a capstonedesign experience in Robotics Engineering. Students typically work in teams of two to fourstudents, although single-person projects and larger teams are also possible. A faculty member inthe major advises the work. The project work itself typically starts with a formal projectproposal, including literature review, clearly defined approach, and schedule with milestones.Projects conclude with a report and presentation to faculty and students. In some cases projectreports become conference papers. Project ideas come from several sources: faculty may havetopics that relate to their research or other interests, industry often sponsors projects (and ischarged a

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

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Computers in Education

AC 2009-669: ENHANCING THE ORAL-PRESENTATION SKILLS OFENGINEERING STUDENTS: TECHNOLOGY TO THE RESCUE WITH THEVIRTUAL-I PRESENTER (VIP)Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury Tom A. Cochrane is a senior lecturer (US associate professor) in the Dept. of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He teaches and does research in hydrology, natural resources engineering, GIS, and soil/water conservation. Dr Cochrane received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Purdue University. Page 14.574.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Enhancing oral presentation

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Co, Oklahoma State University; Bear Turner, Oklahoma State University; Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

their value for themselves, and gain experience operating independently.On the second project, as on the first and third projects, the entire grade is based on the writtenteam report. Research has shown that newly graduated engineers who are skilled in writtencommunication are preferred for hiring. 5. Since the grade is based on communication of results,there is strong incentive for teams to explain their design process. As in the first project teamsmay pre-submit reports once up to 72 hours before the deadline; these reports are graded andreturned to the team. All reports are graded using a rubric given to students 3, and the rubrics aresimilar for all three projects in order to ensure consistent grading standards.One of the difficulties in

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

anddemand the number of students on this unit has ranged from 70 to 125 students per semester. TheCIM unit can be studied as a full credit elective unit or as a part of a required unit within theECU course minor structure. Many CIM students come from a non-technical background and sothe effective teaching of computer hardware concepts within a single semester can beproblematic. Page 9.1080.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe CIM unit was resulted from previous investigations at ECU which

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Engineering Practice

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nathan Adams

Session 3232 Industry – University Collaboration on Under-Graduate Engineering Design Projects An Industrial Mentor’s Perspective Nathan G Adams The Boeing CompanyIntroductionFor the past four years the Boeing Company at Mesa Arizona has sponsored several under-graduate engineering design projects including a global engineering design program with ArizonaState University in Tempe, Arizona and Leeds University in the UK. A Global EngineeringDesign Team, i.e., GEDT, co-sponsored by Rolls-Royce, created project

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akos Ledeczi, Vanderbilt University; Veronica Catete; Devin Jean, Vanderbilt University; Marnie Hill, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Shuchi Grover; Brian Broll, Vanderbilt University; Tiffany Barnes, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Lauren Alvarez, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Isabella Gransbury, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Gordon Stein, Vanderbilt University

classrooms and summer programs. He is very excited to help make STEM education more fun and engaging for students worldwide.Isabella GransburyDevin JeanLauren AlvarezMarnie Hill Marnie Hill (Program Manager, former HS CS Teacher), has her M.Ed in Technology Education with 8 years of teaching experience and 8 years experience in leading teacher professional development. She has several years of experience in developing and maintaining effective relationships with teacher professional development programs, and site coordinators, recruiting teachers and coordinating and training facilitators for PD workshops.Veronica M CateteShuchi GroverTiffany Barnes (Distinguished Professor)Brian Broll Brian Broll is a Research Scientist at

Collection

2004 GSW

Authors

Jenna Terry; Paul Ruchhoeft

workshops will beoffered in the senior class. The interaction has just begun with the sophomore course andwill not be discussed in this paper. The expectation is that this interaction is on the vergeof expanding to other courses and other departments in the College of Engineering. IntroductionIn “Why Johnny Can’t Write, Even Though He Went To Princeton,” the Chronicle ofHigher Education1 highlights the problem of students progressing through theirundergraduate education without developing the writing skills necessary to communicateeffectively in their chosen fields of study. A reduction in general communication skills isan added problem for colleges of engineering who have been under increasing pressurefor many

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Jose Carlos Quadrado, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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International

societies and industry leadershighlighting initiatives. The initiatives were grouped under an area of focus in the IFEESStrategic Plan: Infrastructure and Accreditation; Research, Development and Entrepreneurship;Student Success; and Lifelong Learning. This paper presents an analysis and summary of theoutcomes of the Summit.IntroductionThe International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES)1 was created on the 9thof October 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Within days IFEES joined the Organization ofAmerican States (OAS), the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Engineeringfor the Americas (EftA), the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of EngineeringInstitutions (LACCEI), the Asociación Iberoamericana de

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-1202: SERVICE LEARNING AND SUSTAINABILITY: STRIVING FOR ABETTER FUTUREJennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University Jennifer Christensen received her BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University in December 2008. She served as President in AIChE Student Chapter in 2007-2008 academic year. She has significantly contributed to the implementation of the service learning both as a directed studies student and also as a teaching assistant and a mentor to the participating students since Fall 2006 semester. Jennifer is the recipient of the 2008-2009 Craig C. Brown Outstanding Senior Engineer Award

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine; Philip W Swanson, University of Southern Maine; Kevin Michael Wacker, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

student were making progress, and moving in the correct direction.Students were evaluated using several metrics including: depth of research, ability to performself-directed learning, quality of final project, as well as completion of a technical report,presentation, and poster.In addition to the course requirements, the resulting project will provide a theoretical andfunctional platform for further educational activities at the University including additional seniordesign work, and a platform for further study of multi-junction solar cells and alternative ways ofutilization of the concentrated solar radiation such as solar-thermo-electric, solar-thermo-mechanical, and solar-thermo-chemical.After the completion of the project, the results and the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Mohamed Salah Gallow, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Civil Engineering

green building design and construction.Mr. Mohamed Salah Gallow, University of Alabama at Birmingham Mohamed Salah Gallow is a graduate research assistant in Structural Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Engineering and a teaching assistant at Alexandria University (Egypt), Faculty of Engineering. He holds a BS (2009) in Civil Engineering from Alexandria University. Page 24.477.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Emphasizing Sustainability in a Course on Reinforced Concrete

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Humble; Michael Caylor

if its recovery system fails potentially causing damage to property or injury topersonnel. As such spotters must be used to track the vehicle throughout its trajectory. We alsolearned first hand that a failed rocket can start a small brush fire and that recovered pieces of therocket may be quite hot to the touch!Undergraduate Curriculum. As in our small satellite program a challenge we face in our rocketdevelopment program is the lack of graduate researchers. Unlike research institutions that havegraduate students available to work such projects essentially full time, we must rely onundergraduates to execute the program. Although the Academy attracts some of the best studentsin the country, the reality is that time is a limited commodity

Conference Session

FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. McKnight, Northeastern University; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Paula G. Leventman, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

journal articles on microwave, far-infrared, and optical mate- rials and devices and on innovative education programs. Since 2000, he has been the Education Thrust Leader for the Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems, an NSF Engineering Research Center headquartered at Northeastern, and is the Education Thrust Leader for the DHS ALERT (Awareness and Localization of Explosive Related Threats) Center at Northeastern University. He has served six terms on the Northeastern University Faculty Senate Agenda Committee, including three terms as the elected Sec- retary of the Faculty Senate, and wrote the ECE Department’s self-study report and coordinated the site visit preparations for the Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

Informal Education and Outreach Programs for Women Engineering Students

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahareh Goodarzi, Concordia University; Navid Sharifi, Concordia University; Sara Jameel, Concordia University; Anjali Agarwal, Concordia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

scratch. The activity facilitators demonstrate a small piece of code on the projector and the participants replicate that along with adding creative elements of their own. The participants also use math concepts like the cartésien coordinate plane and angles to code the bouncing of the ball in the game. Table 7: Biomedical Engineering Name of Activity DescriptionHow to train your Attendees experience two interactive virtual reality (VR) demonstrations showcasing cutting-edgesurgeon using VR research projects. In the Medical VR Training Study, participants practice inserting a virtual catheter

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 7: Innovative Pedagogy

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Landherr, Northeastern University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #38716Ungrading in Chemical Engineering: Attempting to Eliminate Exams,Deadlines, and Anxiety by Refocusing on Learning Instead of GradesDr. Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University Dr. Lucas Landherr is a teaching professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University, conducting research in comics and engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Ungrading in Chemical Engineering: Attempting to Eliminate Exams, Deadlines, and Anxiety ByRefocusing on Learning Instead of GradesAbstractModern means of assessment require approaches that consider fair

Collection

2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi

weight of 10% on the final grade.Several studies have been conducted by the author and his colleagues (2-14) to examine the factorsinfluencing student success and experimenting with new teaching techniques to enhance studentacademic success. One study showed2 that by implementing a mandatory attendance policy studentsuccess can be improved somewhat, but not significantly if students attend classes, but do not dotheir homework assignments. In fall 2000, the ME program added one hour of recitation sessionsper week to some of the program’s gateway courses (Statics, Dynamics, Thermodynamic-I) withthe goal of increasing student success. The enrollment limit in recitation sessions were set at 25students. In the recitation sessions, the instructor or

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Benjamin Edelbauer, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Paper ID #21766Coordinate Transforms and Dual Bases: a Teaching Aid for UndergraduateEngineering Students ¨Dr. Gunter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Throughout his career, Dr. G¨unter Bischof has combined his interest in science and engineering appli- cation. He studied physics at the University of Vienna, Austria, and acquired industry experience as development engineer at Siemens Corporation. Currently he teaches Engineering Mathematics at Joan- neum University of Applied Sciences. His research interests focus on automotive engineering, materials physics, and on engineering education.Benjamin Edelbauer

Conference Session

ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cody McKenzie, Clemson University; Todd Schweisinger, Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #17756A Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Experiment to Investigate the Fre-quency Analysis of Bells and Chimes with AssessmentMr. Cody McKenzie, Clemson University I am currently a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree.Dr. Todd Schweisinger, Clemson University Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering and Undergraduate Laboratory CoordinatorDr. John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University JOHN WAGNER joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson in 1998. He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo and Purdue University. Dr

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assuranc in Engr Ed

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Reynolds; Macy Reynolds

, that writingskills would be practiced and improved. Based on anecdotal evidence gathered throughout thesemester, this paper will promote journaling as a key success factor for students in engineeringclasses.IntroductionMany engineers keep daily or weekly journals as informal project records that ultimately result inmore formal status reports. Sometimes the engineer’s journal is just a personal record to helpexplain problems or to record agreements and lessons learned from the project. While journalingis widely used in the daily work environment, most journal writing in college is reserved forEnglish and humanities classes. When engineering students write, it is generally in the form of alab report. The authors’ research yielded few results

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Spencer Brinkerhoff; III, Walter Hopkins; David Hartman

, working in teams,introduction to the engineering professions, planning for success, development ofcommunication skills, and an introduction to mathematical modeling. The course has beendesigned to articulate with the other schools in Arizona, and a matrix of the outcomes that all theArizona universities and community colleges are expected to achieve is included in the paper.I. IntroductionMany freshman students opting to study engineering are not sure if they really should and, if so,do not know which field of engineering to select as a major. In the typical engineeringcurriculum, most of the freshman year is spent studying mathematics, chemistry, and physicscourses with little or no exposure to engineering. The course, Introduction to

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

graduation, and the resulting lackof room for open electives outside of the main program of study. In order to allow students totake a course examining broader aspects of energy without adding more credit hours to therequired courses, it was decided to tailor the possible course to fit within the university’s GeneralEducation program, i.e. to satisfy as a course within the general requirements of all studentswithin the institution. Opportunity knocked when the university revamped its General Educationcurriculum to include a requirement that all students take a course in global dynamics. It wasdecided to retarget the proposed certificate course to focus on Global Energy Issues as a way tocover the expected material on societal, economic, and policy

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Dava J. Newman; Amir R. Amir

Freshmen Seminars [1] and Introduction to Aerospace and Design,which is the topic of this paper. Other students may be interested in aerospace engineering but areuncertain whether to select it as their field of study, while a third group of students desires someexposure to aerospace and design. The MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics first cre-ated the Freshman elective Introduction to Aerospace Engineering to assist students interested inmajoring in the field. To make the course more exciting, the design and construction of a modelblimp was integrated into the subject. Over the past three years (1995–1998) several innovations have been introduced in the courseand the name was changed in 1996 to Introduction to Aerospace and Design to

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

John Ciezki; Steve Watkins

The Comprehensive Handling of Safety in an Autonomous Robot Capstone Project Dr. John G. Ciezki, U.S. Air Force Academy Dr. Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAbstractA systematic approach to safety issues is described in the context of an autonomous robotcapstone project. The treatment of safety should not be an ad hoc or after-thought aspect ofdesign projects. Engineering students need to consider safety as an integral component of thedesign process and to identify and address hazards systematically in each stage of project work.Appropriate actions include researching professional standards and regulations, incorporatingsafety

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-5503: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT KNOWLEDGE IN AN IN-TRODUCTORY THERMODYNAMICS COURSEDr. Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a professor of mechanical engineering and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992, and Sept. 1998 to Jan. of 2003), College of Engineering Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Jan. 2003 to April 2006), and the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies (April 2006 to present). Karimi is a Fellow of

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Bucks, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. When Page 14.620.10proper scaffolding and support are employed, the experiences can be very powerful. Theexperience described in this paper has shown that the LabVIEW software and associatedtechnology can play a powerful role in reducing the challenges. The technology can also be usedto engage undergraduates in technologies that would otherwise be reserved for graduate students.Bibliography1. “Improving Engineering Design: Designing for Competitive Advantage”, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1991.2. Dekker, Don L, " Design/Build/Test Projects Are Not All Created Equal", Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference, Session 2225

Conference Session

Issues and Opportunities in IE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Eric Bickel, University of Texas, Austin

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Industrial Engineering

avoid guessing and instead assigntheir true beliefs. Such a scoring function is known as a strictly proper scoring rule. In this paper,we discuss several different scoring rules and demonstrate how their use in testing situationsprovides insights for both students and instructors.BackgroundIn several graduate industrial engineering / operations research programs (e.g., StanfordUniversity, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and The University of Texas atAustin), students face a unique grading system on their midterm exams, which are multiplechoice. This grading scheme is also used in an undergraduate decision analysis course atStanford University. Rather than simply marking the answer that they think is correct (or mostlikely to be

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Tracy Van Zandt, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jeffrey Hodgkins, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Nels Wirkkala, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-727: DYNAMIC SYSTEMS TEACHING ENHANCEMENT USING ALABORATORY BASED PROJECT (RUBE)Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Peter Avitabile is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Director of the Modal Analysis and Controls Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with a BS, MS and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and a member of ASEE, ASME and SEM.Tracy Van Zandt, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Tracy is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts. She is currently working on her Master’s Degrees in the Modal Analysis and Controls

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arden Moore, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #15214Experiential Learning in the Thermal Sciences: Introducing and ReinforcingFundamental Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Principles to K-12 andEngineering Undergraduate StudentsDr. Arden Moore, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Moore graduated with his B. S. in mechanical engineering from Louisiana Tech University in 2001, followed by his Master’s and Ph. D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2007 and 2010, respectively. During his time in graduate school he worked in the fields of thermoelectric nanostructures, nanoscale energy transport physics, and advanced thermal

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Brian L Houston P.E., University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

products used in CETinstruction, and are the typically used by CET students in completing tasks in the aforementionedcourses. Integrating GPS equipment and Civil 3D has improved courses and is expected to betterprepare our graduates for careers in the civil engineering industry. The CET departmentemphasizes incorporating current technologies and computer applications as part of the CETcontinuous improvement plan, heavily emphasized by the Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology (ABET).This paper describes the pedagogical aspects of developing, teaching, and coordinating four CETcourses to maximize the use of the GPS equipment and Civil 3D software as well as discussingthe positive impact this has on student learning. Related course

Conference Session

Software Engineering Teaching Methods and Practice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Walden, Northern Kentucky University; Rose Shumba, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

2006-2373: INTEGRATING SECURE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES INTO ASOFTWARE ENGINEERING COURSEJames Walden, Northern Kentucky University Dr. James Walden received his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in 1997. He worked at Intel Corporation as a software engineer, with a focus on security sensitive applications, before becoming a Visiting Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Toledo in 2003. He is a member of the computer science faculty at Northern Kentucky University. Dr. Walden has taught software engineering and computer security to both undergraduate and graduate students. His research interests focus on both of those subjects and particularly their