Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ollis

installing technology literacy at NCSU, in hopes that it mayassist other interested faculty in initiating similar ventures.2. Background Nan Byars of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, concisely summarizedthe history of technology literacy in undergraduate education, including the followingachievements:11 – “In the late 1960s and early 1970s, engineering educators at a number of American colleges began to offer courses for non-majors” – During the 1980s, the New Liberal Arts program of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation helped lay the foundation for engineering-based TLCs (technology literacy courses) through the creation of textbooks and other course materials, led by professor John Truxal of

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Tidwell; Greg Walker

formal training program established by an educational institution. These topics willgreatly enhance the next professor to advance his career goals.Introduction There has been a recent upsurge of importance placed on training the future professorate as evi-denced by the existence of the NSF Engineering Coalitions Program, the growth of the ASEE, and theinauguration of university policies nationwide that support the instructional direction of doctorate pro-grams. Despite this remarkable trend, many engineering doctoral students who wish to pursue an academiccareer may struggle to acquire formal training at their respective schools and must create a program forthemselves. The problem seems to be pronounced in engineering where students are

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmood Nahvi

a broad spectrum of observationsand examinations not easily available in the laboratory or by analytical approaches.5. References[1] Nahvi, M.J. “Dynamics of Student-Computer Interaction in a Simulation Environment: Reflections on Curricular Issues,” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 1996.[2] Nahvi M.J., Attala, E., Harris, J., and Nafisi, A.: “Use of Technology for Undergraduate Engineering Education: An Interactive Instructional Module Using Integrated Computer/Video System,” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, pp. 224- 226, Vienna, July 1990.[3] Bourne, J.R., Brodersen, A.J., Campbell, J.O. and Dawant, M.M. “Models for Asynchronous Learning

Conference Session

New Learning Models

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Jiusto; David DiBiasio

in scores of studies andcontexts, particularly with studies correlating SDLRS score and observable student self-directedlearning behaviors.1At two recent ASEE meetings Litzinger1,2 presented studies of engineering students’ readinessfor SDL. This work showed that traditional engineering education (over 4 years) includingcapstone design courses had little positive effect on SDLRS. His conclusions were that “…mostcourses that students take in the undergraduate engineering programs do not ask them toundertake tasks that increase their readiness for self-directed learning.” Student Perceptions of Gains in LLL DimensionsTo supplement the SDLRS analysis, we used secondary data obtained through the IDEA System(the Individual

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Alford

Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education systems engineering—was responsible for constructing an autonomous unmanned vehicle that was capable of self-navigation. Students designed and built the autonomous vehicle. The final vehicle incorporated dual digital cameras, a laser range finder, and an onboard laptop computer that responsible for movement decisions. The completed vehicle participated in a national collegiate competition. • Autonomous Radio-Controlled Plane. This student project team contained electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Greitzer; Diane H. Soderholm; David Darmofal; Doris Brodeur

solvable by relying solely on equations, reveal common difficultieswith the concepts, and have several plausible answers based on typical studentmisunderstandings. 5-6 This paper describes current progress at MIT in the developmentand use of concept maps and concept questions in aerospace engineering.IntroductionThe Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT) is engaged in a number of educational initiatives to reform itseducational programs. To achieve its program goals, the department has designed acurriculum that parallels the context of the life cycle of an engineering system, i.e., theConception, Design, Implementation, and Operation (CDIO) of engineering systemsshapes the content, scope, and

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Y. Lee; Jiang Li

the classroom. Students are not the sole beneficiaries of the well-organized system. Teachers experience increased productivity as well. The teacher can postannouncement, quiz or exam answers, homework tips, and comments at the web sites duringnon-class hoursRemote learning or teaching is another important feature in teaching engineering courses withthe combined method. When an instructor is not physically available, lectures also can bedelivered. For instance, if the instructor is out of town for a professional conference, he or shecan still give a lecture through the Internet. On the other hand, when a student travels for aproject meeting, he or she also is able to attend the class through the courses given at the websites. Overall, refined

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2005 GSW

Authors

M. M. Darwish; M. H. Akram; B. L. Green

increased interest in other majors. • Poor teaching by engineering faculty. • Overwhelming pace and load of engineering programs. • Discouraging engineering grading systems. Mentoring ScenariosOriginally, Mentor was a friend of Odysseus, entrusted with the education of Odysseus’son Telemachus. Today, a mentor is considered as a trusted counselor or guide6. Mentorscan be divided in to many categories: well trained individual teaching less trained Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005 American Society for Engineering Educationindividuals; well trained

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chia-Jeng Tseng

& Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education”2.3 Memory StructuresMemory is an important component in modern computer design. As a matter of fact, memoriesform the fundamentals for many powerful design schemes such as stored program control andembedded systems. As detailed in Subsections 2.1 and 2.2, incremental approaches are used forinput and output interfaces to overcome the resource constraints in our laboratories. Memoriesbecome critical hardware structures for students to learn.Memory is often defined as a two-dimensional array, which consists of a specified number ofwords. Each memory word is assumed to contain a fixed number of bits. There are numerousways of organizing a memory

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Engel; Peter Lehman; Charles Chamberlin; Angi Sorensen; Andy Sorter

alternatives, selecting the alternative ofchoice, and reporting the results. We will also describe the experience of the third team of internswho were able to procure the materials and equipment and install and test the completed system. Page 9.1345.1We will evaluate the benefits of involving undergraduate students in engineering design projects. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationIntroductionThe University-National Park Energy Partnership Program (UNPEPP) creates opportunities forstudents to solve

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2014 ERC

Authors

Jason Boehm

consortium contribution • CHiMaD will focus on the discovery of novel hierarchical materials. Hierarchical materials exploit distinct structural details at various scales from the atomic on up to achieve special, enhanced properties.NIST Funding Opportunities - Grants • Measurement, Science, and Engineering Research Grants Programs—Supports NIST laboratories with research in fields such as: • polymers, ceramics, metallurgy, neutron scattering, spectroscopy, mechanical metrology; semiconductors; ionizing radiation physics, • advanced manufacturing, construction technologies, and fire research, • information technology including advanced network technologies, big data, cloud computing, computer

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

George York, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO; Cameron Wright, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO; Michael Morrow, U.S. Naval Academy, MD; Thad Welch, U.S. Naval Academy, MD

from MATLAB to real-time hardware isoften the expense and a steep learning curve for the students. This paper describes a real-time DSPsonar educational platform based around the programming ease of MATLAB and the low-costTexas Instruments C6711 digital signal processing starter kit. Classroom uses of this platform arediscussed; the software is available at http://www.usna.edu/EE/links/ee_links.htm.1. IntroductionThe components of a DSP-based sonar system (phased-array transmitter/receiver; beamformer;time-gain compensation, multi-rate sampling, quadrature demodulation, filtering, imageprocessing, Doppler velocity estimate, etc) are at the heart of numerous military and commercialsystems. In addition to sonar systems, these components can be

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ilya Grinberg

data and the ability to analyze them from a different locationCompanies hiring prospective candidates require them to possess skills in machine/systeminstallation and maintenance, selection and programming of AC/DC drive systems, and dataacquisition and analysis techniques. In addition, they must be capable in the areas ofdocumentation, proposal preparation, and specification writing.The proposed methodology would prepare our students for the multi-skills demanded by thepower/electronics industry and for the challenging careers in the next century.7. AcknowledgmentsThe author would like to acknowledge support of Ronald Matusiak who provided design anddevelopment of hardware components, David Andruczyk for his outstanding softwaredevelopment

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Nadel; Dan Walsh

research for industry and provide real-lifeprojects for students in the form of thesis and graduation exit required senior projects. Thus, theimplications of the ATL are a win-win environment for all involved. The Advanced TechnologyLaboratories (ATL) provides a crucible where students can undertake defining educationalcapstone experiences that fully reflect new ABET criteria and the new millennium. This paperdescribes the computing resources and systems that have been put in place to support this goal.The ATL is a place where government, industry and academia have come together, whereeducation and research have come together, where computing and engineering have come togetherto create a knowledge-age, and where students grow into enabled

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Mauricio A. Colombo; Maria R Hernández; Jorge E. Gatica

EngineeringDepartment at Cleveland State University (CSU). He has degrees in Chemistry, Applied Statistics, and ChemicalEngineering. His current interests include the application of Reaction Engineering principles to materials manufacturingand processing, computers and programming in engineering curricula, and the use of computers in education. A long-termactive member of the AIChE Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division, Dr. Gatica is actively involved in basic andapplied research. He has over 70 technical presentations at national and international meetings, and more than 50publications in refereed journals. Dr. Gatica has taken the lead in several WWW-based developments at CSU, where hehas received several Teaching Enhancement Awards in support of

Conference Session

Technology, Communication, & Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ross

Engineering Strategies and Operations” (Schramm,2002).B. “Communicating Technical Information” (CTI)The author was part of the MEPP team which designed and delivered “CommunicatingTechnical Information” (EPD 617). The course has undergone a steady evolution and, for2003, is being extensively revised.C. Exterior Motivation: What Research Suggests about Communication Skills in theEngineering CurriculumA few years ago (1994), the Office of the Dean of Engineering at the University ofWisconsin - Madison reported on a questionnaire sent to alumni asking about theirexperiences, professional careers, and education. A key question on the survey askedalumni to identify the most important subjects they had studied in their undergraduateengineering programs

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Yoganand Gandlur; Selvan Duraimurugar; Mohammed Enamul Haque; Amarneethi Vamadevan

about “what happens” interactivity and “ theneed to know” the design principles. This can also simulate a virtual design class and eachstudent can participate and learn the difficulties of various reinforced concrete design principles.In addition, this prototype learning tool can be very valuable in enhancing learning, evaluatinglearning outcomes and solving most of the problems outlined above. The main objective of thisresearch was to implement a computer aided system prototype learning studio for reinforcedconcrete design. This was achieved by providing a tailored educational courseware suited to theopen ended nature of design problems.II. Proposed ApproachThe principal element of the proposed approach is to assimilate the students' learning

Conference Session

TC2K and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina

accreditationvisits by TAC will use TC2K beginning in 2004. In addition, the TC2K have been reorganized andmodified for 2004.1 The new TC2K includes eight criteria: 1. Program Educational Objectives 2. Program Outcomes 3. Assessment and Evaluation 4. Program Characteristics 5. Faculty 6. Facilities 7. Institutional and External Support 8. Program CriteriaThe Self-Study instructions2 provide guidance as to what must be included in the Self-Study report andthe display materials, but experience from two visits has provided a number of lessons. In the nextsections, we’ll consider the criteria and offer some suggestions to help make your visit go moresmoothly.Criteria

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

and Depar tment of Electr onics and Computer Engineer ing TechnologyAbstr actThe Microelectronics Laboratory Curriculum development, for both associate and bachelordegrees, is a project between Arizona State University East (ASU East), three communitycolleges in the Maricopa Community College District, and Maricopa AdvancedTechnology Education Center (MATEC) and is funded by the National ScienceFoundation. This paper describes a model curriculum development strategy to create user-friendly material for students and the instructor. The development team consists of facultyfrom community colleges, ASU East and industry subject matter experts (SMEs). Tomaximize the efficiency of the development team an Online Authoring Tool is

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media; Sheila Katherine Lascano Farak, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María ; Jared Roberto Ocampo, Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana; Roberto Viganò, Politecnico di Milano; Jorge W. Duque-Rivera Duque-Rivera, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral; Carlos A. Rodriguez, EAFIT University

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International

Program Coordinator, Mechanical Engineering Program. Faculty of Mechanical and Pro- duction Sciences Engineering, ESPOL. Guayaquil, Ecuador. Teaches Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Energy Consersion Systems, Energy Conservation and Introduction to Mechanical Engineering. Leads the international and national accreditation efforts of the ME Program of ESPOL.Prof. Carlos A. Rodriguez, EAFIT University Mechanical Engineer, EAFIT University. Medellin Colombia. Msc in Engineering, EAFIT Univer- sity, Medellin, Colombia. Professor, Production Engineering Department, EAFIT University, Medellin, Colombia. Page

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Design Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Obregon; Kevin Hall

2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Visualization often involves the enhancement of three-dimensional perception, color, andpatterns through the application of a computer-supported system. According to Schroeder,Martin, and Lorensen (1998), visualization is “the transformation of data or information intopictures” (p. 1). By definition, visualization is “1: formation of mental visual images 2: the act orprocess of interpreting in visual terms or of putting into visual form” (“Websters, 1989, p. 1319).There are dozens of other related definitions of visualization on the Internet.Schroeder, Martin, and Lorensen (1998

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garth V. Crosby, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Marcelene Allecia Cunningham; Kevin N. Bowlyn, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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Electrical and Computer

INFOCOM, and IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and Eta Kappa Nu.Dr. Marcelene Allecia CunninghamDr. Kevin N. Bowlyn, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017The EET Communication SimulatorAbstractThere is a fundamental challenge in teaching communication systems to electrical engineeringtechnology (EET) students, that is, how do you convey the various abstract concepts in a waythat students fully appreciate, without the mathematical rigor of the standard engineeringapproach? To answer this

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Robert Hesketh

simulators avaluable teaching aid as well.At Rowan we introduce process simulators starting at freshmen year and use them as apedagogical tool in several courses throughout the curriculum. This process has allowed us todevelop valuable examples and case studies to show students of the importance of reality checksand the immediate consequences of “blindly” trusting the process simulators results. Examplesapplied to system thermodynamics, distillation and reactor design will be shown.IntroductionProcess simulators are becoming a basic tool in chemical engineering programs. Senior leveldesign projects typically involve the use of either a commercial simulator or an academicsimulator such as ASPENPLUS, ChemCAD, ChemShare, FLOWTRAN, HYSYS, and PROIIw

Conference Session

Session 10 - Track 1: Walking Between Two Worlds: Creating a Framework for Conducting Culturally-Responsive Research with University Indigenous Communities

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Qualla Jo Ketchum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jennifer Lyn Benning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Donna Westfall-Rudd

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Program Chair for the ASEE Faculty Development Division, and the Vice Chair for the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN). He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS) from the National Experimental University of T´achira, Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Temple University, and Engineering Education (PhD) from Virginia Tech.Dr. Jennifer Lyn Benning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Jennifer Benning is an Instructor in the Engineering Education Department at Virginia Tech.Donna Westfall-Rudd ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 P R E S E NT A T I ON B Y Q U A L L A J O K E T CH U MWALKING BETWEENTWO WORLDSCreating a Framework for

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; George Wright; Joseph Morgan

joined the Department of Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University in 1989 and servedas the Program Coordinator for Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Technology until 2001. Hiscurrent areas of interest included radar systems, data acquisition, and control systems. He received the MS degree inindustrial engineering, and the D.E. in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University.GEORGE WRIGHTGeorge Wright is a Senior Lecturer in the Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Department at TexasA&M University. His areas of interest included embedded systems design and interfacing. He is currentlyresponsible for the second semester Capstone Senior Design Course.JAY PORTERJay R. Porter joined the Department of

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie Setterfield, Sinclair Community College; Chad R. Bridgman, Sinclair Community College

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Diversity

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Architectural

ABETaccreditations in 2016. A determination of accreditation is due for these programs in the summerof 2017.Sinclair has had a presence in downtown Dayton, Ohio since 1887, celebrating its 130thanniversary in 2017. The college is one of the major employers in downtown Dayton, Ohio,employing 3,200 persons in various roles. Over the past ten years, Sinclair has invested$150,000,000 in the downtown campus, and will be investing an additional $80,000,000 in thecoming five years. The dedication of Sinclair to the vibrancy of downtown Dayton is clear. Notonly does it provide education to the region’s residents, but also provides a venue for arts,economic development, sports and leisure activities. Its role as a pivotal community member isclear, and supported by

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James . McDonald

LCD module based on the industry-standard Toshiba T6963C graphic LCD controller,and only incidental additional parts. The paper describes the students’ backgrounds, the projectassignment and the motivation for choosing it, and several video games that students designedand built. It concludes with an informal assessment of the project’s success and preliminary ideasfor related projects based on this experience.I. IntroductionECE 403 Computer Engineering Capstone Design is the capstone design course in the ComputerEngineering program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at KetteringUniversity (formerly GMI Engineering and Management Institute). Computer Engineering is anew program in the Department, and this was the first

Conference Session

Documenting Success

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Bern; Brian Steward; Amy Kaleita-Forbes; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

in assessment.“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” -3-In an effort to limit additional work, the committee is working to align as many measures aspossible to address competencies. Previous assessment tools gave independent sets of data, withno clear way to identify common results. The committee is rewriting our indirect outcomesmeasures (e.g., graduate surveys, and senior exit surveys) to standardize the questions and makethem address the competencies. Other supporting evidence over which there is no "formatcontrol" (FE exam results, CSREES reviews, etc.) are still

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Vaz

assessment, internationalization of engineering education,and interdisciplinary student project work. He has won WPI's campuswide awards for teaching and for advising.STEPHEN J. BITARSteve Bitar received the BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from WPI. Steve worked as a design engineerin the automotive and power electronics industries, and then spent nearly 10 years in vocational technical education.He has been a fulltime member of the WPI faculty since 2001, and co-directs WPI’s NASA Goddard Space FlightCenter Project Program. Steve holds several patents for electronic control circuitry.TIMOTHY PRESTEROTimothy Prestero is co-director of Design that Matters, a Massachusetts nonprofit that connects universityengineering students with design

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Lopez, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Electrical and Computer

working in the Office of Undergraduate Education, School of Engineering and Applied Science at SUNY-Buffalo. Previously, he held a position of post- doctoral research associate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He formerly held a position of teaching assistant in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. He also worked as a laboratory instructor of Telecommunication Engineering at Technological University of Honduras teaching courses of Transmission System to senior students. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Honduras and his Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State University