Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #10500Solar Cell Imaging: A Gateway to Stem DisciplinesDr. Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel UniversityDr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng.)Mr. M. Eric Carr, Drexel University Mr. Eric Carr is a full-time Laboratory Manager and part-time adjunct instructor with Drexel Univer- sity’s Department of Engineering Technology. Eric assists faculty members with the development and implementation of various Engineering Technology courses. A graduate of Old Dominion University’s Computer Engineering Technology program and Drexel’s College of Engineering, Eric enjoys finding innovative ways to use microcontrollers and other

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 19

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Behbood Ben Zoghi P.E., Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #44348Using Generative AI for a Graduate Level Capstone Course Design—a CaseStudyDr. Wei Lu, Texas A&M University Dr. Wei Lu is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on Higher Education in Agriculture & Engineering, K-12 (STEM) Education, Communications, MarketingDr. Behbood ”Ben” Ben Zoghi P.E., Texas A&M University Ben Zoghi is the Victor H. Thompson endowed Chair Professor of electronics engineering at Texas A&M University, where he directs the College of Engineering RFID Oil & Gas

Conference Session

Laboratory Courses and Programming in the Aerospace Curriculum

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Waterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Genisson Silva Coutinho, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia; Alberto W. Mello, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Michael David Sangid, Purdue University; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Aerospace

is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Technology at the Instituto Federal de Educac¸a˜ o, Ciˆencia e Tecnologia da Bahia. He is a mechanical engineer and holds Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, and a PhD in Engineering Education. He has been teaching at different levels, from the first year of technical high school to the final year of mechatronic engineering course, since 1995. He also has considerable experience in the design and implementation of mechatronic and production engineering courses. His non-academic career is centered on product development and manufacturing processes.Dr. Alberto W Mello, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Ph.D. in Aerospace from the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 12

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie Ph.D., University at Albany/SUNY; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; John Kelly, North Carolina A&T State University; Abdelnasser A. Eldek, Jackson State University; Otsebele E. Nare, Hampton University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #19865Implementation of a Common Content-Based Assessment for Experiment-Centric Pedagogy in Three HBCU ECE ProgramsProf. Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) where he teaches courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photon- ics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. He learned problem

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Liusheng Wang, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #6169Correlation Analysis of Scaffolding Creative Problem Solving Through Ques-tion Prompts with Process and Outcomes of Project-Based Service LearningDr. Wei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is an associate professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over ten years of industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into engineering curriculum.Mr. Liusheng Wang, Jackson State

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 7 Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Susannah C. Davis, Oregon State University; Susan Sajadi, Arizona State University; Jasmine Desiderio, University of New Mexico

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revo- lutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two-strand research program fo- cused on (1) authentic assessment, often aided by interactive technology, and (2) design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Dr. Susannah C. Davis, Oregon

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2004 GSW

Authors

Randall D. Manteufel; Jason B. Pleming

. Wiggert. 1997. Mechanics of Fluids, 2nd ed., Prentice-Hall.7 Hydraulic Institute, 1990, Engineering Data Book, 2nd ed., Cleveland Ohio.8 Taylor, J.R., 1997. An Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements. University Science Books.RANDALL D. MANTEUFELDr. Manteufel currently serves as an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University ofTexas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology in 1991. His teaching and research interests are in the thermalsciences. In 1999 he was awarded the Dow Chemical Outstanding New Faculty Award for ASEE GulfCoast Southwest section. He is currently the faculty advisor for SAE

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2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Vincent Rodney Sheeler, Ohio Northern University; Lacey Lynn Wernoch, Ohio Northern University; Jed E. Marquart P.E., Ohio Northern University; Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University

sickness.AcknowledgmentsWe would like to thank the IT department at Ohio Northern University for the technical support.References[1] I. S. Curthoys, C. H. Markham, and E. J. Curthoys, “Semicircular duct and ampulla dimensions in cat, guinea pigand man,” Journal of Morphology, vol. 151, no. 1, pp. 17–34, 1977.[2] “What is the average size of the human head?,” Reference, 27-May-2020. [Online]. Available:https://www.reference.com/science-technology/average-size-human-head-62364d028e431bf3.[3] Cobalt Manual, Version 8, Cobalt Solutions, LLC, Dayton, OH, 2018.Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference 12Copyright © 2023, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramin Madarshahian, University of South Carolina; Chao Chen; Juan M Caicedo, University of South Carolina; A. Steve McAnally, University of South Carolina; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Gabriel Terejanu, University of South Carolina

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Carolina. His research interests focus on water and wastewater treatment, particu- larly appropriate technology applications for developing communities. Other interests include reform in undergraduate civil engineering education.Dr. Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina Dr. Pierce is the Director for Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Carolina. He is a USC Connect Faculty Fellow for Integrative Learning, and a Bell South Teaching Fellow in the College of Engineering and Computing. Dr. Pierce also serves as the ASEE Campus

Conference Session

Product Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Johnson, Valparaiso University; Kathleen Sevener, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University

AC 2007-2427: BALANCING LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND SUCCESS IN AMULTIDISCIPLINARY SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTPeter Johnson, Valparaiso UniversityKathleen Sevener, Valparaiso UniversityDoug Tougaw, Valparaiso UniversityJeffrey Will, Valparaiso University Page 12.302.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Balancing Learning Objectives and Success in a Multidisciplinary Senior Design ProjectAbstract—In the Fall of 2005, a team of five engineering seniors was assigned amultidisciplinary senior project in which they were to design and build a power generationsystem for a small village on Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua. The power generated

Conference Session

Methods & Techniques in Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yamilka Baez-Rivera, Mississippi State University; Lennon Brown, Mississippi State University; Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University

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Graduate Studies

summer intern program in a large corporation”, PortlandInternational Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, vol. 1, pp. 503, July1999.[5] Freid, C., “Are required courses meeting industry demands?”, IEEE Potentials, vol. 20, issue3, pp. 39-40, Aug-Sept. 2001.[6] Dong-ha, L., Kyeong-Hoon, J., Kangi, Y., Yun-Seok, C., Youn-Sik, H., Deuk-Cheol, K.,“Development of partnership between industry and university via customized field orientedcurriculum”, 2005 IEEE Proceedings of the International Conference on MicroelectronicSystems Education, pp 81-82, June 2005.[7] Southard, S., “Experimental learning prepares students to assume professional roles”, IEEETransactions on Professional Communication, vol. 31, issue 4, pp. 157-159, Dec. 1988

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Black, American University

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-2818: A PROCESSOR DESIGN PROJECT FOR A FIRST COURSE INCOMPUTER ORGANIZATIONMichael Black, American University Page 13.86.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Processor Design Project for a First Course in Computer OrganizationAbstractAlthough many of today’s students are savvy computer users, paradoxically they often findcomputer design abstract and difficult to visualize. To make the material more tangible, we havedeveloped a novel three part term project that requires students to develop and simulate their ownprocessor. Students work in teams to devise and encode their own instruction set, design adatapath and

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Johnson, Playful Learning Lab; Elise Rodich, University of St. Thomas; Hannah French; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Science, Technology, and Engineering Preview Summer camp (STEPS) with the Center for Engineering Education.Hannah FrenchDr. AnnMarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas AnnMarie Thomas is a professor in the School of Engineering and the Opus Colluege of Business at the University of St. Thomas where she is the director of the UST Center for Engineering Education. Her research group, the Playful Learning Lab, focuses on engineering and design education for learners of all ages. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Designing Little Free Libraries for Community Partners in a First-Year Graphics and Design CourseIntroductionThis Engineering Graphics and Design

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas, Dallas; Maria Hasenhuttl, University of Texas at Dallas, Jindal School of Management

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #13452Interships, Other Employment and AcademicsDr. Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas, Dallas Dr. Ntafos is Professor of Computer Science, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Director of the Office of Student Services in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Wilkes College in 1974 , the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and the Ph.D. Degree in Computer Science from Northwester University in 1977 and 1979 respectively.Dr. Maria Hasenhuttl, University of Texas at Dallas, Jindal School of

Conference Session

Efficient Authenticity: Modeling, Labs, Real-World Applications in Aerospace

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy

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Aerospace

Paper ID #17789A Helicopter Flight Laboratory Experience in an Undergraduate HelicopterAeronautics CourseLt. Col. Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy LTC Rich Melnyk is an Army Aviator and Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point. He developed and implemented the first course offering of Thermal-Fluid Systems I in 2005. He was an Instructor and Assistant Professor from 2004-2007 and returned to teaching in 2015. He has a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, a PE in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA in Technology Management and recently commanded a

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Bazil, Purdue University; Aaron Kyle, Purdue University; Suneera Bhatia, Purdue University; Brain Moerdyk, Purdue University; Thomas Talavage, Purdue University; Andrew Brightman, Purdue University; Allison Sieving, Purdue University; George Graber, Purdue University; Ann Rundell, Purdue University

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Biomedical

perspective withbioelectricity and measurement principles. The inquiry-based and hands-on laboratory exercisesin conjunction with extensive pre- and post-lab assignments successfully conveyed the complexbioinstrumentation, bioelectricity and measurement concepts. Upon completion of the course, thestudents were able to successfully utilize circuit models of biological systems, design andconduct laboratory experiments, and design bioinstrumentation systems with adequatebandwidth, amplitude linearity, and phase linearity to faithfully record a physiological event.References1. Harris, T.R., J.D. Bransford, and S.P. Brophy, Roles for learning sciences and learning technologies in biomedical engineering education: a review of recent advances

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Carroll

Page 9.1401.7MC68HC11 microcontroller. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering EducationReferences 1. Carroll, C. R., R. Alba-Flores, F. Rios-Gutierrez, “New Life for the MC68HC11 Evaluation Board,” 2002 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Montreal, Canada (2002). 2. Spasov, Peter, Microcontroller Technology: The 68HC11, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2002. 3. Internet web page defining composite video signal, www.rickard.gunee.com/projects/video/pic/howto.php.BiographyCHRISTOPHER R. CARROLLChristopher R. Carroll received a Bachelor of Engineering Science from Georgia Tech

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Khaled Mansy

.html5. BiographyThe author is an Assistant Professor in the Architectural Engineering Program, School of Architecture, OklahomaState University. He earned his Ph.D. from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 2001, and has 15 years ofexperience in undergraduate teaching in professional programs in the USA and Egypt. Page 9.1232.7 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education”

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacie Swingle Nunes

provide external funding; theLouis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) of the National Science Foundation, theCollegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (C-STEP) of the New York State Departmentof Education, and the Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics Scholarships (CSEMS)Program also of the National Science Foundation. At the time it was founded, however, all of theexternal support came from C-STEP with a fiscal year of July 1 – June 30 and funding tied to thelegislative process. The early program included a summer bridge program for new students that was thoughtquite successful but was very difficult to run given the funding cycle. In those early years fundingwas by no means guaranteed and often not confirmed

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Vernon-Gerstenfeld

the wrong solutionbecause they do not understand the context in which they do their work. How will theyknow of that danger unless their education has exposed them to the notions of culturalcontext, appropriate technology, bilingualism, and biculturalism? As educators, we havethe responsibility to expose as many budding engineers and scientists to the realities ofwork life internationally as we can and give them sufficient credit to motivate them to go.The lessons will stick with some and enrich their lives, but the impact they can make as aresult will be multiplied many fold. Page 6.445.7 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering

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Real-Time and Embedded Systems Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Milan Soklic

Session 1420 Laboratory for Real-Time and Embedded Systems Milan E. Soklic, Ph.D. Software & Electrical Engineering Department Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ msoklic@monmouth.eduAbstractThis article discusses the design and implementation of laboratory equipment suitable forteaching and research in the area of embedded and real-time systems.Basic characteristics of real-time systems are that they are embedded and inherently concurrent.Being embedded implies that interfaces of software modules

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Randall Musselman

than technology.2 Project DescriptionThe project consisted of designing, simulating, and building antennas suitable for directionfinding. To make the experiment fun as well as insightful, there was also an operationalelement to the project. The students had to use their antennas to locate a 500-mW hidden Page 6.35.2transmitter, operating at a frequency near 146 MHz, in less than fifty minutes. The trans- Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright c 2001, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1: Parade Field at

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

P.R. Roberge; M.A.A. Tullmin

capacities. At the Royal MilitaryCollege of Canada (RMC), CSE is an integral part of the Chemical and MaterialsEngineering program in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Page 2.206.1 Session 32132. Motivation for a Computer Based Corrosion CourseThe main motivation for exploring a course of this nature is for distance learningapplications, and more specifically, the potential of utilizing computer technology as adistance learning medium. The advantages and disadvantages of computer based learning(CBL) and more conventional education techniques have been presented in

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2013 GSW

Authors

Cherif Aissi; Mohammed Zubair

Friday Afternoon Session 1- Faculty Introducing Chaotic Circuits in Analog Systems Course Cherif Aissi Department of Industrial Technology University of Louisiana at Lafayette Mohammed Zubair Department of Electrical Engineering University of Louisiana at Lafayette AbstractFor decades, the engineering undergraduate education in the area of systems design has beenmainly focused in linear models. Today, it is important for students

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Peter J. Shull; Jessica M. Crandall

addition to the primary goals, the coursecovers professional skills with a focus on personal responsibility and awareness.Typically, ten sections of the course are taught in the fall semester of each year. The majority ofthe students were white males (~80 to 85%) with ~15 to 20% women and ~0 to 10% otherethnicities. All of them were engineering or 4-year engineering technology students ranging inage from 17 to 21 with a few adult students (>24 years of age).MethodsThe specific exercise was designed to teach both a stated goal and unstated goal. The stated orovert goal was to help students develop the ability to visualize how a 3-D object might beunfolded into a 2-D object. Apart from an important general skill for engineering students, thisis a

Conference Session

Empowering Change: Cultivating Inclusive and Sustainable Futures in STEM Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydni Alexa Cobb, University of Texas at Austin; Ariel Chasen, University of Texas at Austin; Chandel Burgess, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

those results to the overallaverages amongst each population. This article will analyze if the separation of race, sex, anddisability in this report is suppressing or erasing the negative implications for these marginalizedgroups in STEM.Introduction The purpose of this WIP research paper is to study the impact an intersectional analysis ofdisability, race/ethnicity, and sex has on the salary of Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) professionals. For almost a century, the United States has made political,academic, and professional pushes to fill a decreasing STEM workforce. Laws have been passedand programs put in place to increase the number of STEM professionals in all areas of industryin the U.S. [1]. In parallel

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. O'Connell

-Based Learning, 2012 Annual Meeting ASEE.Biographical InformationRobert O’Connell received the B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College and the M.S. andPh.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois. He is a Professor of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia and a registered Professional Engineer. He recently completeda Fulbright Fellowship in the School of Electrical Engineering Systems at the Dublin Institute of Technology inDublin, Ireland, during which he studied modern teaching and learning methods for engineering education,including various forms of group-based learning.Proceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Peter J. Shull; Jessica M. Crandall

addition to the primary goals, the coursecovers professional skills with a focus on personal responsibility and awareness.Typically, ten sections of the course are taught in the fall semester of each year. The majority ofthe students were white males (~80 to 85%) with ~15 to 20% women and ~0 to 10% otherethnicities. All of them were engineering or 4-year engineering technology students ranging inage from 17 to 21 with a few adult students (>24 years of age).MethodsThe specific exercise was designed to teach both a stated goal and unstated goal. The stated orovert goal was to help students develop the ability to visualize how a 3-D object might beunfolded into a 2-D object. Apart from an important general skill for engineering students, thisis a

Conference Session

CoED: Computer Science Topics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Cohenour P.E., Ohio University; Audra Anjum, Ohio University

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #17724Automated Grading of Access R Databases Using the Matlab R DatabaseToolboxDr. Curtis Cohenour Ph.D., P.E. P.E., Ohio University Dr. Cohenour is an Assistant Professor in the Ohio University Engineering Technology and Management Department, in Athens, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia Institute of Technology in 1980, a Master of Science degree from Ohio University in 1988, and a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University in 2009. He is a registered professional engineer in West Virginia, and Ohio. Dr. Cohenour has worked in Industry as an electrical engineer and

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-2108: PROFESSORS’ INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES ANDSTUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF NANOHUB SIMULATIONS AS LEARNINGTOOLSAlejandra Magana , Network for Computational Nanotechnology Purdue University Alejandra Magana is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a M.S. Ed. in Educational Technology from Purdue University and a M.S. in E-commerce from ITESM in Mexico City. She is currently working for the Network for Computational Nanotechnology at Purdue University as a Research Assistant and as an Instructional Designer.Sean Brophy, Purdue University Sean Brophy is an Assistant Professor in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He holds a Ph.D. in Education and