Conference Session

Strategies for Effective Education in Manufacturing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faisal Aqlan, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Keegan O'Bannon, Urick Ductile Solutions

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Manufacturing

Requirements Planning (MRP) o Factory dynamics and variability laws o Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologyThe course assessment is based on the following items: Two midterm exams, four quizzes, fivelab reports, a course project, and a final exam. Five percent of the overall grade is on attendance.The grades distribution of the different items is shown in Table 1. IE470 is a 15 weekundergraduate course in the Industrial Engineering (IE) program at this University. Each week,the students are subject to two 50-minute classroom lectures and one 115-minute laboratoryexperience in the manufacturing laboratory. Each semester the course is offered, a real-worldproject is performed by the students. Table 1

Conference Session

Instruments and Methods for Studying Student Experiences and Outcomes

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Mendoza-Garcia, University of Florida; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

design thinking. He worked in Industry before transitioning to academia.Dr. Monica E Cardella, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Monica E. Cardella is a Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University and a Program Director at the National Science Foundation.Dr. William ”Bill” C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette William (Bill) Oakes is the Director of the EPICS Program, a 150th Anniversary Professor and one of the founding faculty members of the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has held courtesy appointments in Mechanical, Environmental and Ecological Engineering as well as Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education. He is a

Conference Session

Novel Applications of Computers/Software in Energy Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

practice.This paper proposes to supplement currently available material with an electronic book, writtenusing Mathcad software, that introduces three-phase induction motor theory, demonstrates howefficiency relates to machine load, and reviews engineering economic principles. Electric ratestructures are discussed, and finally, a life cycle cost analysis is conducted comparing twoalternative machines. Page 12.61.2II. Construction of the Mathcad Electronic BookAn electronic book format, developed with Mathcad, is an ideal platform for technical tutorialwork. Mathcad is a general mathematical program that merges live calculations, wordprocessing, and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Shoales; Cary A. Fisher

Empowering Cadets to take Ownership of their Learning Perspectives from the US Air Force Academy Cary A. Fisher, Fellow, ASEE and Gregory A. Shoales, Member ASEEAbstractEngineering faculty must not only facilitate learning the specific knowledge embodied bytheir major field, but also the progression of their students to higher levels of learning.Freshmen generally require significant guidance while learning core subjects of theirengineering discipline. As students progress through their undergraduate program,courses require more synthesis of the core subjects to the solution of increasingly open-ended problems. Most engineering programs culminate in capstone designexperiences for the students. Such capstone

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Ramers

electrodes and the lands on the grooved bipolar plates.In late August, we moved into new offices at SIRTI and had a change in program direction. Theproject manager decided to develop his own proprietary membrane polymer and new cell designsinstead of working with our experienced Boston partner. An atmosphere of secrecy andcompetition developed between our partner and the Spokane group, and within teams inSpokane. Our new engineering task was to develop a see-through cell to test MEAs with newpolymers, and to develop a cost model of a scaled up version of the commercial partner’s processto meet the WWP’s and SIRTI’s original contractual obligations.The students used the guided iteration design process to develop the test cell. The selectedconcept was

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinitha Hannah Subburaj, West Texas A&M University; Anitha Sarah Subburaj, West Texas A&M University; Pamela Renee Lockwood-Cooke, West Texas A&M University; Audrey Meador, West Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

teacher education, and the recruitment and retention of undergraduate students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. She is current Co-PI on two funded National Science Foundation grants in the Division of Undergraduate Education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 NSF S-STEM: Inclusive Hackathon themes to attract Underrepresented Community College Students into Computing DisciplinesAbstractThere is a broad agreement that part of the solution in attracting more underrepresented studentsto computing disciplines is to influence students early on in their educational pathways. The NSFS-STEM Scholarship program at a minority serving institution organized

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky; Julia E. Parker, University of Kentucky ; Keren Mabisi, University of Cincinnati; Carissa B. Schutzman, University of Cincinnati; Mark Crocker, University of Kentucky

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Graduate Studies

Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #32749 Additionally, she has expertise in implementing and evaluating workforce development programs that leverage partnerships between education and business and industry. A common thread throughout Dr. Schutzman’s career is her commitment to access and equity in education and the workplace.Prof. Mark Crocker, University of Kentucky Mark Crocker received BSc. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from the University of Bristol in the U.K., and spent two years as a NATO postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There- after he spent 15 years working in industry

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R Baker, Arizona State University; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny PhD, Arizona State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Brady J. Gibbons, Oregon State University; Sean Maass; Candace K. Chan, Arizona State University

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Materials

Paper ID #10445Characterizing and Addressing Student Learning Issues and Misconceptions(SLIM) with Muddiest Point Reflections and Fast Formative FeedbackProf. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is professor in the Materials Program in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, capstone design, and introductory materials science and engineering. His research interests include strategies for web-based teaching and learning, misconceptions and their repair, and role of formative feedback on conceptual change. He has co

Conference Session

M3C: Mentoring into the profession

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2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University; Amanda Marie Singer; Jason Mathews

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

Full Paper: Advice From a First Year StudentAbstractMuch attention is paid to the transition from high school to college. Students who haverecently gone through this transition may have some of the best advice to offer in-comingfirst year students. With this in mind, 152 students completing the second course of acommon first year engineering program were given team assignments (for a total of 42teams) asking them to provide approximately 6 pieces of advice for next year’s first yearstudents. Major advice offered by the students included the following themes: timemanagement, utilizing resources, hard work, preparation (the importance of which maybe emphasized by the “flipped “class format), teaming (which may have arisen due to theteam-nature

Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

used, and the impact on student confidence. Studentself-assessment tools showed that students’ self-confidence grew over the course of the academy.Our conclusions indicate that the Leadership Academy provides skills development opportunitiesthat are important for engineering students who will fill roles as technical leaders in the future.BackgroundIn the summer of 2007, engineering programs at Rose-Hulman were re-accredited under ABET,Inc. and the Engineering Accreditation Council. The receipt of re-accreditation was theculmination of a six year process, and the core of our work to be re-accredited includedassessment of student learning related to a set of institutional outcomes. Results of assessment—conducted through our digital portfolio

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Wilhelm; Edmund Tsang

University of South Alabama(USA) began, in Fall 1993, an evaluation of the undergraduate program to meet the challenge ofengineering education for the 21st Century. Restructuring of the mechanical engineering curriculum atUSA is also prompted by the changing ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)requirements for design. Under the current criteria, design is defined as "an experience that must grow withthe student's development," and "the design experience is developed and integrated throughout thecurriculum"1. In addition to the development of student creativity, formulation of design problemstatements and specifications, consideration of alternative solutions, and feasibility considerations, ABETsuggests that design should also

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ed Gohmann

skills.INTRODUCTION:Materials I is a first semester course taken by Mechanical Engineering Technology students. It isalso required of the students pursuing a degree in Technical Graphics. And frequently it is takenby students who have bachelor’s and master’s degrees trying to upgrade their marketable skills.Thus the makeup of a typical class can range from students who have been out of high school10-12 years, recently graduated students and those with various levels of college degrees. Thereare no prerequisites for this course other than acceptance into the MET or TG program. (seeappendix I for entrance requirements) Frequently some students are also enrolled in remedialmath and English courses to raise their proficiency in these areas.To accommodate these varied

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Dunkel, University of Idaho; Ryan A Oliver, BP; Tao Xing P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Dev S. Shrestha, University of Idaho, Moscow; Russell Scott Smith, University of Idaho Energy Plant

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #13085Collaboration Between Senior Design Students and Campus Facilities Staffin Creating a Viable Cogeneration Design for the Campus Wood-Fired BoilerChad Dunkel, University of Idaho Chad Dunkel is a graduate student in Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Idaho. Chad has also been an active member of the University of Idaho’s Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) for approximately 3 years. Through the IAC program Chad has conducted energy assessments on 25 regional manufacturing facilities. Chad is currently conducting research in energy savings via implementation of variable frequency

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Kist; Barbara Goldberg; William Lin

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &ExpositionCopyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education”Higher education has responded by instituting a number of innovations: interdisciplinarylearning, increased use of team-teaching, emphasis on problem-solving and criticalthinking, and the establishment of learning communities, ranging from a coordination oftwo or more courses to a complete integration of entire programs. All of these practicesare designed to make education more meaningful and coherent as well as to strengthenstudents’ ties to the learning community and, in fact, appear to achieve their objectives. Inaddition, not only do these innovations impact students positively, they also appear toenhance the

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2005 GSW

Authors

Ray Bachnak; Mike Englert

, American Society for Engineering EducationMichael S. EnglertMichael Englert is currently a student studying Control Systems Engineering Technology at Texas A&MUniversity—Corpus Christi. His interest includes working with and programming microcontrollers andresearching any related information to control systems.Rafic BachnakRafic (Ray) Bachnak is Professor and Coordinator of Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (A&M-CC). He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and ComputerEngineering from Ohio University in 1983, 1984, and 1989, respectively. Dr. Bachnak was previously onthe faculty of Franklin University and Northwestern State University. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for

Conference Session

Faculty Development Lightning Talk Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dick Apronti, Angelo State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

Engineering and ENGR 1307 Plane Surveying. CENG 3311 wasmy area of specialization, whereas, for ENGR 1307, I had little recollection of Surveying topicsfrom my undergraduate education beyond the aspects related to Transportation Engineering.ENGR 1307 Plane Surveying was one of the first engineering courses that enrolled civilengineering students. CENG 3311 Introduction to Transportation Engineering course hadstudents that were primarily seniors and juniors. I found ENGR 1307 relatively more challengingto teach. By the second half of the semester, my ENGR 1307 classes were characterized bywaning class attendance and unengaged students during lectures. Students struggled tounderstand the concepts I taught in class, as evidenced by low homework, exams

Conference Session

Makers, Making, and the Maker Movement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame; Marjorie B. Bequette, Science Museum of Minnesota; Lauren Causey, Science Museum of Minnesota

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

: Challenging the Perceived Homogeneity of MakingIntroductionThe Maker Movement, defined by Voight (2014) as “the umbrella term for independentinventors, designers, and tinkerers” and its emphasis on creativity, and innovation, is beingincreasingly recognized as a potentially transformative pathway to developing interest inengineering (Jordan & Lande, 2013; 2014; Martin, 2015). For over a decade, the exponentialgrowth of the Maker Movement has catalyzed the development of new tools, spaces, programs,and events that allow people to engage in activities and processes that have clear links to STEMlearning (Kalil, 2012; Kalil & Garg, 2013), and in particular, engineering-focused skills,knowledge, and ways of thinking (National Academy of

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Krahe

to me. And in so doing, youpossibly gloss over the essential nature of what I am doing. We can mistakenly do the same thingto our students. Label them, categorize them, as lazy, dull, aggressive, unprepared, unmotivated,immature. But in so doing, we cheat them of the individualized attention that they are seeking,that they paid for, that they deserve.Cultivate a love of engineering in them. I love Electrical Engineering, and it's easy for me toread about engineering, to do engineering design, to keep up with the new technologicaldevelopments. It's fun to discover the new problems to be solved, to build and test electroniccircuits and computer programs, to understand the requirements, to perfect the product, to see thefruits of my work in the

Conference Session

ETD - STEM Issues in ET I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asif Ahmed, State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute

- exemplary) were chosen sothat the instructor had a clear view to make a decision whether the expectations were met or not.The measure of successful performance in each attribute was achieving a score of 3 or 4. Abenchmark of 70% was selected to gage the level of success. The results showed that the studentoutcomes were impacted most in the communications category. The level of success in thecapstone rubric were documented and connected with the related program outcomes of theETAC/ABET criteria. Outcomes of this study will be helpful in planning to teach such kind ofcourse in situation like pandemic or other situations out of our control.IntroductionIn order to achieve the expected student outcomes, it is expected to have a planned, organized,and

Conference Session

Design Thinking and Creativity

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Barbara G. Ryder, Virginia Tech; Margaret O'Neil Ellis, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Sophomore Abroad Program, a global engineering course and study abroad program for first year engi- neering students. Her primary research interests are engineering study abroad, developing intercultural competency in engineering students, and international higher education.Dr. Barbara G. Ryder, Virginia Tech Dr. Barbara G. Ryder is a emerita faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech, where she held the J. Byron Maupin Professorship in Engineering. She received her A.B. degree in Applied Mathematics from Brown University (1969), her Masters degree in Computer Science from Stanford University (1971) and her Ph.D. degree in Computer Science at Rutgers University (1982). From 2008-2015 she served

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2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bradley J. Sottile, Pennsylvania State University; Laura E Cruz, Penn State ; Kris McLain, Pennsylvania State University

remote teaching/quarantine conditions (Spring 2020-21), as compared to how you spent your time before the pandemic. Q2 Please describe any/all major changes to how you spent your time now (fall semester 2021), as compared to how you spent your time before the pandemic. Participants. The survey was distributed to all students enrolled in an introductoryMATLAB programming course for non-computer science majors, CMPSC 200, and a first-yearseminar in engineering, ENGR 100, for the Fall 2021 semester at The Pennsylvania StateUniversity, a large, public Research 1 institution located in the north-east region of the UnitedStates. Acceptance into the program is very competitive and it could be inferred that most of thestudents are

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui Xu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Xiaoyan Mu, Southeast Missouri State University; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

 transformers, and (3) Audio signal filter.  These demonstrations are easy and inexpensive to implement and perform.  They have been used to help students understand the underlying electrical principles in addition to demonstrating measurement techniques and solution options for the topics discussed in related electrical and/or biomedical engineering courses.  By the means of demonstrating the real­world applications, they should prove useful in improving students’ learning and interest in electrical engineering principles and applications. 1.  Introduction Electrical engineering topics are perceived by many students as theoretical and not related to real world applications.  In particular, this abstract nature has been identified as one reason for the

Conference Session

Creating Equity Through Structure and Pedagogy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University; Ann Patrice Gulley, Auburn University at Montgomery; Yvette E. Pearson P.E., Rice University; Logan C. Prickett, Auburn University at Montgomery; Luke A. Smith, Auburn University at Montgomery; Joshua Eyler, Rice University; Steve Noble, University of Louisville; Matthew F. Ragland, Auburn University at Montgomery; Jordan Allen Price, Auburn University at Montgomery; Anila K. Shethia M.B.A., Rice University; Luis Perez Ph.D., National AEM Center; Caroline Dunn, Auburn University at Montgomery

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Paper ID #21968Solving Problems of Mathematics Accessibility with Process-driven Math:Methods and ImplicationsDr. Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University Canek Phillips (P’urepecha) is a postdoctoral research associate at Rice University in the Brown School of Engineering. Canek’s research interests broadly relate to efforts to broaden participation in engineering. Currently, he is working on a project to improve mathematics education for visually impaired students.Ms. Ann Patrice Gulley, Auburn University at MontgomeryDr. Yvette E. Pearson P.E., Rice University Dr. Yvette E. Pearson holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ping Zhao, University of Minnesota Duluth; Hongyan Liu, Colorado School of Mines; PS Dhanasekaran, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Materials

education was focused on the performance based engineering for structural systems under hazard loading, and application of innovative construction materials (fiber reinforced concrete) for underground construction. Her Ph.D. dissertation was focused on developing generalized performance-based seismic design procedures for residential buildings with a simplified format to be implemented by practice engineers. Her M.S. research was focused on performance of underground tunnel lining made from steel fiber reinforced shotcrete material. Dr. Liu is experienced in teaching structural engineering related courses and has held multiple positions as instructor at a number of engineering programs.Dr. Puttagounder Dhanasekaran

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Hill

Session 2547 MERIT PAY - WHAT, WHO, HOW AND WHY? Warren R. Hill Weber State UniversityAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to examine the issue of merit pay, particularly as it applies inengineering technology programs, and to attempt to answer the above questions as they relate tomerit pay in educational institutions. Some of the pros and cons of merit pay systems, especiallyin public institutions will be examined, and some possible alternatives to merit pay as a moreeffective reward mechanism will be evaluated.What?Merit pay raises are typically

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Shahla Keyvan; Xiaolong Song; Rodney Pickard

. pp. 35-39. [6] Penfield, “Education Via Advanced Technologies,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 39, No. 3, 1996. pp. 436-442. [7] A. Beiser, Concepts of Modern Physics, 4th Ed, McGraw-Hill, Inc. [8] R. Lamarsh, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, 2nd Ed., Addison Wesley, New York. [9] “Macromedia Authorware”, Version 3.5. Macromedia, Inc., 600 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94039-7900.6.0 BiographiesDR. S. KEYVAN [BS, Engineering (Nuclear emphasis, Electrical minor), University of Washington in Seattle,1974; MS&NE, nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978; PhD Nuclear Engineering,University of California, Berkeley, 1983] is Associate Professor and Director of graduate program in the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow

Session 2630 The Thinking Expedition: A Course in Creativity, Innovation and Change Kathryn W. Jablokow The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes a course entitled Creativity, Innovation and Change that is currently taughtas part of the Systems and Software Engineering programs at Penn State University’s School forGraduate Professional Studies. The course was designed to support several modules in theseprograms, including a core skill-based module and a module focused on innovation. This paperwill provide an overview of the objectives and the content of this

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Lynn Resch, University of Florida

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

essence of a buffer overflow.void get input(){ char buffer[8]; gets(buffer); puts(buffer); return;}int main(){ int a = 3; get input(); return 0;}Figure 1 – C code with Vulnerable FunctionFigure 2 -Schematic of Stack MemoryUnderstanding stack buffer overflow means understanding stack frames and how local variablesare stored in memory. Stack frames are a fundamental concept in Computer Science, butdifficult for students to understand. Understanding stack frames requires students to have acorrect mental model of the computer running a program [7]. Stack frames are one of the topicsthat require students to go beyond understanding how to write code, toward understanding howto relate program code to the dynamics of

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jeffery J. Leader, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jessa B. Ward, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

thepreceding summer. The 4 labs were run by the calculus instructor (from the Department ofMathematics, but holding a B.S.E.E. degree) and a graduate teaching assistant from theBiomedical Engineering program, and were held on Wednesdays; the background mathematicalmaterial was discussed in class the preceding Friday or Monday. The lab (and, when applicable,the pre-lab) were electronically sent out on Monday afternoons. Write-ups of each lab weresubmitted the following week, graded, and returned to students, at which time the instructoragain discussed the lab and its relation to course material.The goals of the course were several fold, and included: connecting the theoretical developmentof the calculus material to physical scenarios via hands-on

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Villalobos; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abbas H. Diab, University Of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Ocean and Marine

. Learning, Development, and Assessment FrameworkConsistent with the ABET outcome which requires engineering students to work effectively inmultidisciplinary teams, selected undergraduate students are invited to participate in project teammeetings related to ongoing cross disciplinary projects led by graduate students and facultymembers in engineering, environmental sciences, agriculture, and aviation programs at UMES.Besides AIRSPACES, several other efforts related to agricultural automation, automation forenvironmental monitoring, and UAV based remote sensing are discussed in these team meetings.The exposure provides a rich learning environment for the students. The UMCP student who isalso the lead author of this paper, participated in these team