Conference Session

Improving Teaching & Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Hollis; Namas Chandra; Chiang Shih

. and Eison, J., Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom, ASHE-ERIC Higher Educational Report No. 1, 1991. 2. Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T., and Smith, K., Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom, Interaction Book Company, Edina, MN, 1991. 3. Bidanda, B. and Billo, R., On the Use of Students for Developing Engineering Laboratories, Journal of Engineering Education, April 1995. 4. Pai, D., Kelkar, A., Layton, R. A., Schultz, M., Dunn, D., Owusu-Ofori, S., and Duraphe, A., Vertical Integration of the Undergraduate Learning Experience, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual conference, Charlotte, NC, 1999. 5. Shih, C., Hollis, P., and Buzyna, G., The Development of a

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Cano; Howard Kimmel

provides an enhanced learning environment for thestudents of these teachers. Systemic reform that will: a) change the teaching of science at allgrade levels in all classrooms; and b) provide the integration of science with mathematics andin other subject areas in each school is needed. Such systemic reform must extendthroughout the K-12 pipeline.The Center for Pre-College ProgramsSince its inception, the Pre-College Center has sought to become a driving force in providingincreasing access to scientific and technological fields to all students. Through its carefuland thorough planning the Pre-College Center has been remarkably successful in reaching,those populations that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM areas.1-2 All pre

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Globig

to complete the project; and finally a financial analysis. Each component of the Project Plan is individually addressed and developed further in the course: a. Functional Specification b. Task identification (Work Breakdown Structure) c. Risk analysis d. Personnel allocation into a Cross Functional Team e. Detailed time estimation for each task f. Schedule creation reflecting the principles of concurrent engineering g. Cost estimation incorporating both the cost of the personnel and the cost of the materials to deliver the final product Page 7.690.2

Conference Session

Outreach and Freshman Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nadia Craig; Michelle Maher; Walter Peters

their teammates. In assessing themselves, the students wererequired to give a self-evaluation of their performance in the class. They were reminded that thesyllabus indicated that the final grade will be determined from attendance, class participation,homework, presentations, the midterm exam, and the final exam. Most of the students said that they did well, and gave convincing arguments for this. One student who had missed some classes and not turned in all of his work wrote, “Not a “B.” A “B+” perhaps, or maybe even an “A.” Not an “A+” that’s for sure. This class has been one of my least missed classes this semester. I made a strong effort to always come (I enjoyed this class.)”A goal of incorporating teamwork

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky; Yang-Tse Cheng, University of Kentucky; Donald G. Colliver P.E., University of Kentucky; Aaron Cramer, University of Kentucky; Paul A. Dolloff, University of Kentucky; Bob Gregory, University of Kentucky; John George Groppo Jr., University of Kentucky; Yuan Liao, University of Kentucky; Stephen M. Lipka, University of Kentucky; Jim Neathery, Unversity of Kentucky; Johne M. Parker, University of Kentucky; Vijay Singh, University of Kentucky; Joseph Sottile, University of Kentucky; Timothy R.B. Taylor P.E., University of Kentucky; Rodney Andrews, University of Kentucky

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

introduction to topics, thepower and energy electives courses give students in-depth knowledge that allow them to design,analyze, or evaluate systems or devices associated with power and energy. These includecourses targeted at topics in generation, transmission, distribution, renewable energy, storage,monitoring, control, system protection, power electronics, energy-efficient facilities design,cyber-security and telecommunications issues for power systems, and others. B. The Undergraduate CertificateThe Undergraduate Certificate in Power and Energy consists of 15 credit hours. It is structured(Figure 3) to include a “Global Energy issues” course, a selection of one of the core courses fromthe Graduate Certificate (either Policy and Economics

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jose Roesset; James Yao

Engineering Education: A Comparison of EC-2000 and ISO- 9000," Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, Vol. 89, No. 4, October 2000, pp. 495- 501.Wong, F. S., and Yao, J. T. P., (2001), "Health Monitoring and Structural Reliability as a Value Chain," to appear in Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.Yao, J. T. P., (1983), "NAFIPS-1 Panel Discussion of Fuzzy Sets to Undergraduate Engineering and Science Curricula," International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, Vol. 19, pp. 5-7.Yao, J. T. P., Brown, C. B., and Wong, F. S., (1999), "The Role of Risk and Reliability in Engineering Education," Stochastic Structural Dynamics, Edited by B. F. Spencer, Jr., & E. A. Johnson, A. A. Balkema

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raghu Echempati

Disagree Strongly Disagree a) I already have some exposure to the hands-on digital metal forming at my co-op. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree N/A b) 1 am more interested in digital manufacturing as a result of hands-on experience with virtual CAE tools used in the laboratory exercises than the lecture classes. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree c) The use of computer laboratory experience in ME-510 has made me more interested in enrolling in undergraduate research than I would have been otherwise. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

David G. Tomer

Session 1263 Design of Machine Systems - a Technical Elective David G. Tomer ASEE/Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe author has proposed, developed, piloted and now teaches a course at Rochester Institute ofTechnology entitled Design of Machine Systems. Over the past two years, it has beensuccessfully offered as a technical elective to 4th and 5th year students in RIT’s 5-year, co-opbased, BS in Mechanical Engineering program. It is nominally a follow-up to the classicalMachine Design course, but the focus is quite different, concentrating on system design asopposed to

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry W. Samples

other critical issues of importanceto success as a college-level engineering faculty member. The scheduling of these seminars isportrayed in Figure 2 and explained below. Learning Styles. This seminar explored and discussed fundamental teaching techniques and how they related to the learning styles of typical undergraduate students. Gender Issues. This event was conducted by Dr. Mary Sansalone, Associate Director of the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Cornell University. Dr. Sansalone discussed the challenges and rewards for female faculty members in academia. History of Engineering Education. Dean Emeritus William B. Street of Cornell University presented a review of the history of engineering education in

Conference Session

Integrating Materials and Manufacturing

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerald Sullivan

the Continuum, J. of Materials Education, 21, 47-56, 1999.5. Will, J.D., and Johnson E.W., Scientific Visualization for Undergraduate Education, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 31386. Collura, M.A., Aliane, B., Daniels S., and Nocito-Gobel Jean, Development of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 2630Biographical InformationGerald Sullivan:Dr. Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Virginia MilitaryInstitute, received his B.S.M.E. from the University of Vermont in 1985, and hisM.S.M.E. and Ph.D

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Morgan Green, Mississippi State University

Selection: Model Cost (per unit) ηT Turbine A $1,000/kW 0.94 Turbine B $800/kW 0.88 Turbine C $500/kW 0.79CondenserThe cycle should have one condenser. You can assume the fluid exits the condenser as a saturatedliquid.The supply of cooling water will enter the condenser as compressed liquid at 20 °C, 100 barflowing at 50 kg/s. The exit state of the cooling water should not exceed saturated liquid.Condenser Models Available for Selection: Model Cost Pmin,allowed (kPa) Condenser A $150/kW 3 Condenser

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lori Houghtalen, University of Texas at El Paso; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

. Siddiqui, C. Allendoerfer, R. Adams, and B. Williams, “Integration of Scholarship: Interconnections among Three Studies on Becoming an Engineering Education Researcher*,” Int. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 32, pp. 2352–2377, Dec. 2020.[6] S. Cutler and A. Coso Strong, “The Overlooked Impact of Faculty on Engineering Education,” in International Handbook of Engineering Education Research, Routledge, 2023.[7] L. Earle Reybold and J. J. Alamia, “Academic Transitions in Education: A Developmental Perspective of Women Faculty Experiences,” J. Career Dev., vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 107–128, Dec. 2008, doi: 10.1177/0894845308325644.[8] D. Oyserman, “Identity-Based Motivation,” in Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, John Wiley &

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Eric D. Mead; Karen Reynolds; Lawrence Whitman

. 11. Turbak, F., and Berg, R., "Robotic design studio: Exploring the big ideas of engineering in a liberal arts environment," Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2002. 12. McNamara, S., Cyr, M., Rogers, C., and Bratzel, B., "LEGO brick sculptures and robotics in education," Proc. of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. 1999. 13. Shih, A.C., and Hudspeth, M.C., "Using the LEGO robotics kit as a teaching tool in a project-based freshman course," Proc. of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2001. 14. Hwang, D.J., and Blandford, D., K., “A multidisciplinary team project for electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Aparicio Carranza; Casimer DeCusatis

college edition”, Public Purpose, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, January 20108. L.C. Wilcox and M.S. Wilcox, “A review and evaluation of engineering education in transition”, IEEE Proc. 8th international conference on computer science and education (ICCSE), Sri Lanka (April 26-28, 2013)9. J. Bishop and M. Verleger, “The flipped classroom: a survey of research”, paper 6219, Proc. 120th annual ASEE annual conference and exposition, Atlanta, GA (June 23-26, 2013)10. A. Sams, J. Bergmann, K. Daniels, B. Bennett, H. Marshall, and K. Arfstrom, “What is flipped learning: the four pillars of flip”, published by the Flipped Learning Network (2014), www.flippedlearning.org/cms/lib07/VA01923112/Centricity/Domain

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Neil H. Schiller

question; Value of program?”, seven (7) out of the eight (8) testersreported that it helped them learn the material with two (2) of those attributing a grade increaseto using this program. One (1) tester did not find the program useful. Of the two (2) students Copyright ASEE Middle Atlantic Regional Conference April 29-30, 2011, Farmingdale State College, SUNYwho credited the application with raising their grades, one earned a “C” and the other a “B”. Inthe user group, the 3 students who earned “A” did not attribute a raise in grade to the helpprogram, but did note that it helped them understand the material. These results suggest that thelower performance (struggling) students received the most

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Curriculum Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Gharib, Texas A&M University; Michael A. de Miranda, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Collaborative Learning, pp. 556-567. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021.[23] B. Ozfidan, and M.A. de Miranda, "K12 teacher credentialing containing engineering content in the USA." Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 3-13, 2017[24] M. Gharib, T. Katbeh, B. Cieslinski, and B. Creel B. “ A Novel Trilogy of E-STEM Programs”. In ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2021), November 15-18, Virtual, Paper No. IMECE2021-69012, 2021.[25] N. Alyafei, A. Shaikh, M. Gharib, and A. Retnanto “ The Role of Pre-College STEM Education in Student Enrollment in Petroleum Engineering”. In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, September 21

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Demos and Interactives

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haejune Kim, Texas A&M University; Phapanin Charoenphol, Texas A&M University

. Which of the following statements is true? a) The temperature of the aluminum cylinder increases. b) The amount of work must always be equal to the amount of internal energy. c) The energy absorbed by the cylinder could be greater than the work performed on it. d) Heat could be transferred between the aluminum cylinder and the surroundings. (Hint: The internal energy given to the aluminum cylinder by turning the crank is determined by measuring the temperature change of the aluminum cylinder.) 2. Does the amount of shaft work performed always equal the amount of heat absorbed by the cylinder? Include your explanation. 3. Is it experimentally possible that the heat absorbed by the cylinder could be greater than the work

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4- COVID and Virtual Learning

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaoping Qiu, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

operational efficiency so that theycan use their technical skills to address the challenges and make an impact on the communities.Service-learning is a course-based, credit-bearing educational experience in which students (a)participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and (b) reflecton the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broaderappreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibility[7]. The benefits of service-learning are reciprocal among the students (service-giver), theinstitute (facilitator), and the service-receiver [8, 9]. For students, service-learning positivelyimpacts students’ course satisfaction, academic

Conference Session

STEM Issues

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emel Cevik, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Whitfield, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Foundation.References[1] M. Mahmoud, "Attracting Secondary Students to STEM Using a Summer Engineering Camp," PhD, Engineering Education, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 2018.[2] D. W. Callahan and L. B. Callahan, "Looking for engineering students? Go home," IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 500-501, 2004.[3] M. F. Kazmierczak and J. James, Losing the Competitive Advantage?: The Challenge for Science and Technology in the United States (no. Book, Whole). American Electronics Association, 2005.[4] D. R. Heil, N. Hutzler, C. M. Cunningham, M. Jackson, and J. F. Chadde, "Family Engineering: Exploring Engineering with Elementary-Age Children and Their Parents," in American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Michael Golla, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Communication Programs at Georgia Tech. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 2461. Portland, OR (2005).3. B. Bogue, R. Marra, Making Cross-Institutional Coalition Work: A View into the Workings of a Successful Seven Institution Collaboration. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 2592. Portland, OR (2005).4. J. P. Osborne, B. Erwin, M. Cyr, C. Rogers, A Creative and Low-Cost Method of Teaching Hands-on Engineering Experimentation Using Virtual Instrumentation, Laboratory Robotics and Automation, 1998, Volume: 10, Pages: 63-66.5. B. Odell, Science Matters, American School & University, November 2005, Pages: 296-298

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Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

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Mechanics

outdiscussions about damping, and how while no physical element looks like a dashpot in the realsystem, some mechanism for energy loss needs to be incorporated into the models being built. Page 12.541.4 (a) (b) Figure 1. Demonstration of Free-Vibration Response and Coordinate System SelectionOnce they have finalized their model and created a sketch of the time-history of the response, aclarifying “experiment” like that shown in Figure 2a is done. This leads to a class discussion ontheir assumption of the deflection initially being “straight down,” which may not be the case, andhow the

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2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

Paper ID #35791Transition back to in-person class for an embedded system course inEngineering Technology during the COVID-19 pandemicDr. Byul Hur, Texas A&M University Dr. B. Hur received his B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering from Yonsei University, in Seoul, Korea, in 2000, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, in 2007 and 2011, respectively. In 2016, he joined the faculty of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. USA, where he is currently an Assistant Professor. He worked as a postdoctoral associate from 2011 to 2016 at

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kyle A. Watson; Ashland O. Brown

are covered in atraditional undergraduate course, (b) a basic knowledge of finite element theory, and (c) theability to apply commercial finite element software to engineering problems involving thermalsystems. Assessment has been done through the use of pre- and post-tutorial quizzes, studentopinion surveys, and demographic surveys of student learning styles. Furthermore, theimplementation of a design project that involves an application of the knowledge gained from thetutorials is also discussed.Introduction The finite element (FE) method is a widely used tool in industry for analyzing engineering problems. The most basic FE theory and applications are offered primarily as a graduate- level course, or in some cases, as an upper-level

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward W. Chandler P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; William Barnekow, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

that have beenused, the types of protocols that students have been required to implement, and the suggestedtechniques that have been given to students for implementation of some of the protocols such ascollision detection. The primary value offered by this paper is (a) its identification of some typesof network configurations, applications, and protocols that can be successfully implemented in anetworking course that focuses on signaling and lower layer protocols, (b) its description ofinnovative techniques for collision-detection on networks having a bus topology, and (c) itsdescription of project activities that greatly contribute to students’ exposure to real-worldnetworking activities, such as design and adherence to standards, and test

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; Cathy Qian, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

Engineering graduates must demonstrate (a) an ability toapply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering; (b) an ability to design andconduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; (c) an ability to design asystem, component, or process to meet desired needs; (d) an ability to function inmultidisciplinary teams; (e) an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems;(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; (g) an ability to communicateeffectively; (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global and societal context; (i) a recognition of the need for and an ability toengage in life-long learning; (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues; and (k

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Larissa Pchenitchnaia, Texas A&M University; Debra Fowler, Texas A&M University; Nancy Simpson, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

withcontrollable variables, and (b) consider interactions of a system with its environment,which Gharajedaghi associates with uncontrollable variables, Thinking holistically in theCDIO Syllabus is related to Gharajedaghi’s multidimensional principle because bothemphasize the wide range of disciplinary perspectives that should be considered whenstudying the interactions of a system with its environment. These interactions includephysical exchanges (mass, energy, charge, momentum, angular momentum), economic Page 12.1340.6exchanges, social interactions, and interactions explored from perspectives associatedwith the humanities. Table 1. Framework for

Conference Session

Innovative Graphics Instruction

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University

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Engineering Design Graphics

. The objective was to ensure that all design technology graduates possessedan understanding of technology management practices in the areas of production, planning, andcontrol; quality control; safety; and management specifically. The goal was to improve the levelof understanding of technology management among graduating design technology graduates.An initial study of the students’ performance was completed in the spring of 20121. In this study,the performance of design technology majors on their understanding of technology managementwas ascertained. The criterion for success included (a) a 91% pass rate for all who sat for thecertification exam and (b) for those who did not pass the exam, the number of correctly answeredexam items will fall

Conference Session

Social Justice: Pedagogy, Curricular Reform, and Activism

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rachel Koh, Smith College; Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

,” Engineering Studies, vol. 9, pp. 249–265, 2017.[24] C. Kirchgasler, “True grit? making a scientific object and pedagogical tool,” American Educational Research Journal, 2018.[25] S. Stevenson, “Fighting racial bias on campus,” 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/education/edlife/fighting-racial-bias-on-campus.html[26] S. R. Harper, Race Matters in College. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017.[27] A. Slaton, Race, Rigor, and Selectivity in U.S. Engineering: The History of an Occupational Color Line. Harvard University Press, 2009.[28] B. Monin and D. T. Miller, “Moral credentials and the expression of prejudice,” Journal of personality and social psychology, vol. 81, p

Conference Session

Medley of Undergraduate Programming and Pedagogies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kimia Moozeh, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Nikita Dawe, University of Toronto; Rubaina Khan, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #34949Identifying Signature Pedagogies in a Multidisciplinary EngineeringProgramDr. Kimia Moozeh, University of Toronto Kimia Moozeh has a PhD in Engineering Education from University of Toronto. She received her Hon. B.Sc. in 2013, and her Master’s degree in Chemistry in 2014. Her dissertation explored improving the learning outcomes of undergraduate engineering laboratories by bridging the learning from a larger context to the underlying fundamentals, using digital learning objects.Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey serves as Associate Professor, Teaching Stream and Associate Chair, Curriculum

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Collins, J.P. Morgan Chase; Gerard Lennon, Lehigh University; John Ochs, Lehigh University; Richard Weisman, Lehigh University; Vincent Munley, Lehigh University; Joseph Sterrett, Lehigh University

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Civil Engineering

-bottom geothermal vents in the Alvin Submarine. As a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers he organized an International Groundwater Symposium and was an associate editor of the Hydraulics Journal. He has supervised civil engineering students in interdisciplinary design projects of Lehigh sports facilities from 1998 to 2005.John Ochs, Lehigh University John B Ochs is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lehigh and Director of the Integrated Product Development Program (IPD), which he co-founded with Dr. Watkins in 1994. He is the past chairman of ASEE’s Entrepreneurship Division. From 1985-95 Dr. Ochs did extensive industry consulting and was involved in the start up of three