technical articles in international conferences and journals. Dr. Seliya is proactive in scholastic work and computing sciences pedagogy, including grants, undergraduate research, and curriculum development. His prior professional endeavors include: Assistant (& Associate) Professor of Computer and Information Science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn; Adjunct Instruc- tor of Computer Science and Technology at the State University of New York, Orange; and, President and Senior Software Engineer at Health Safety Technologies, LLC.Mr. Collin Lee Kemner, Ohio Northern University Mr. Collin Lee Kemner is a current student at Ohio Northern University. He is set to graduate with a B.S. in Computer Science in May 2019
Paper ID #21518Beyond Drag and Drop: Balancing Experience and Innovation in OnlineTechnical Communication Course DevelopmentJessica Livingston, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Jessica Livingston is an associate professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She received a B.A. from the University of Georgia, an M.A. from the University of Kentucky, and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida. Her areas of interest include engineering communication and pedagogy, the intersections of gender and work in a global economy, and documentary film.Dr. Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Sarah
Paper ID #17360An Investigation of the Impact An ROV Competition Curriculum has on Stu-dent Interest in STEM, Specifically Technology and EngineeringMr. Daniel Gordon Mendiola Bates, Brigham Young University Graduate masters student. Research emphasis in technology and engineering education. For the past 4 years has taught jr. high CTE Technology and Engineering courses. Daniel has recently been accepted to NC State to pursue a doctorate degree in Technology Education.Dr. Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University Dr. Geoffrey A. Wright is a professor of Technology and Engineering Education in the Ira A. Fulton College of
Paper ID #21657Industry-based Case Studies for an Online Graduate Certificate Wind En-ergy ProgramDr. Susan White Stewart, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Susan Stewart is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Aerospace Engineering and Architectural Engineering Departments at Penn State. She oversees Penn State’s Graduate Certificate Program in Wind Energy. She is also the director of the Pennsylvania Wind for Schools Program, advisor for the Penn State Wind Energy Club, and a member of the North American Wind Energy Academy’s Education Committee. Her research interests lie in energy system design optimization as a
Paper ID #21826Learning Building Sciences in Virtual EnvironmentsDr. Debra Lee Davis, Florida International University Dr. Debra Davis is an Instructor in the School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida Interna- tional University. Her research interests emphasize interdisciplinary topics including understanding and improving: (1) Computer Science education, including increasing participation of women; (2) educational applications and techniques for online STEM learning; and (3) complex human-machine interactions. She has a Ph.D. and M.A., in Cognitive Developmental Psychology from the University of Texas at
Session ETD 526Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology: Rapidly Responding to Educational Opportunities Jay R. Porter, Joseph A. Morgan Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M University In the Fall of 2016, the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution(ETID) at Texas A&M University opened a new degree program entitled MultidisciplinaryEngineering Technology (MXET). This new program is structured to give students a strongunderpinning in both the electronics and mechanical engineering technology disciplines
Paper ID #30992Embedding Computer Simulation Based Classroom Activities to Enhance theLearning Experience for Manufacturing SystemsProf. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Tseng is a Professor and Chair of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at UTEP. His research focuses on the computational intelligence, data mining, bio- informatics and advanced manu- facturing. Dr. Tseng published in many refereed journals such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and others. He has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF
Paper ID #29772Promoting innovation skills and social commitment through the UniversitySocial Project course in engineering studentsDr. Flor Angela Bravo, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Flor Angela Bravo has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in electronic engineering engineer. She also has a doctoral degree in engineering. Flor Angela has experience in educational robotics, human-robot interaction, human-computer interaction, STEAM education, and intuitive programming.Dr. Juan M Cruz, Rowan University Juan M. Cruz is an assistant professor of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. He has a Ph.D. in
Paper ID #30576Role of agricultural simulation games to promote youth-adult discussionsrelated to agricultural sustainabilityNathan C Rice, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Nathan Rice is a 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator located in the Panhandle of Nebraska. Currently he helps run the 4-H program in Scotts Bluff, Kimball, and Banner Counties of Nebraska. His emphasis is in STEM and entrepreneurship program development for K-12 students.Dr. Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Jenny Keshwani is an Assistant Professor of Biological Systems Engineering and Science Literacy Spe- cialist in the
Paper ID #28288Students Taking Action on Engineering EthicsDr. Heather E Dillon, University of Portland Dr. Heather Dillon is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland. She recently served as the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in STEM Education. Her research team is working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education. Before joining the university, Heather Dillon worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer.Jeffrey Matthew Welch, University of Portland Jeff Welch is a doctoral student in
AC 2007-2310: ISISHAWAII: THE POWER OF ONE PLUS ONE FOR BRINGINGGIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN INTO THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGPIPELINELynn Fujioka, isisHawaii and Women in Technology In 2002, Lynn Fujioka left the advertising industry after 25 years to launch isisHawaii, a women's online mentoring resource. Since partnering in 2003 with The Women in Technology (WIT) Project (a statewide workforce development initiative administered by The Maui Economic Development Board and funded, in part, by the U.S. Departments of Education, Agriculture and Labor), Lynn's new-found passion in educational outreach provides a rewarding outlet for her creative and business skills.Sheryl Hom, isisHawaii and Women in
Engineering Technology at Western Carolina University. He earned his B.S and M.S. at the University of Southern Mississippi, and is currently a doctoral candidate at Western Carolina University. His industrial experience includes mechanical and fluid power systems, and he teaches parametric modeling and prototyping at Western Carolina.Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University Aaron K. Ball is an Associate Professor and serves as the Graduate Program Director in Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. from Appalachian State University, and earned his doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA. From January 2001 to August 2004, he was a member of scientific staff with Nortel Networks in Richardson, Texas. Prior to joining Nortel, he was a research associate of the School of Computer Science, Florida International University (FIU) at Miami. Prior to joining FIU, he was an associate professor at NUST. His research interests include software engineering, discrete event systems, formal methods, wireless networking, and real-time distributed systems. He authored Timed Petri Nets: Theory and Application (Norwell, MA: Kluwer, 1998), and published more than 50 research papers in journals and conferences. He is an editor of IEEE Transactions on
AC 2007-402: ASSESSMENT OF AN ENGINEERING STUDY ABROADPROGRAM: REFLECTIONS FROM THE FIRST 124 STUDENTS (2001 - 2006)Solomon Eisenberg, Boston University Solomon Eisenberg is Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs at the Boston University College of Engineering (since 1998) and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. He received the SB, SM and ScD degrees in Electrical Engineering from MIT, and joined the faculty at BU in 1983. He was a 1987 recipient of an NSF PYI Award, and received the Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching from BU in 1990. He served as Dean ad interim of the Boston University College of Engineering for the 2005/06 academic year.Jo-Ann Murray, Boston
Paper ID #6823Introducing Engineering into the Dominican Republic Classroom: TeacherWorkshopsDr. Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University Dr. Kenneth ”Ken” Reid is the director of First-Year Engineering, director of Engineering Education and an associate professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern University. He was the seventh person in the U.S. to receive a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. He is active in engineering within K-12, serving on the TSA Boards of Directors and over ten years on the IEEE-USA Precollege Education Committee. He was named the
Paper ID #97213D Design: Form and LightMs. Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Senior Lecturer, Interior DesignBeth Huffman, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Beth Huffman is a lecturer at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in the interior design department. She is a licensed architect with specialties in sustainability and construction. Beth’s classroom pedagogy is focused on the practices of design/ build. She often encourages students to build a portion of their projects at full scale, in order to understand construction connections and
Session 1430 Student Retention Dialogue: Focus Group Outcomes Ingrid St. Omer, Joanne Hood, Fonda Swimmer Northern Arizona University Elizabeth Bahe Scottsdale Community CollegeAbstractIn the Fall of 2001, the Admissions, Recruitment and Retention committee at Northern ArizonaUniversity’s (NAU) College of Engineering & Technology (CET) sought to begin to collect dataregarding student persistence. NAU has demonstrated a strong commitment to undergraduateeducation and diversity. According to the National
AC 2010-1149: CAMPING THE WAY TO HIGHER RETENTION RATESSteve Rippon, Arizona State UniversityJames Collofello, Arizona State University Page 15.256.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Camping the Way to Higher Retention RatesAbstractFreshman retention is a top priority in nearly all engineering schools. Increased retentionoptimizes new-student recruitment dollars, decreases students’ time to graduation, impactsschool rankings, and helps to meet industry’s increasing demand for engineers. Most researchersand experts in the field agree on a number of basic tenants of retention. Topmost are the tenantsof creating community amongst freshmen, bonding
the competition’s primary energy storage sponsor, A123Systems, to develop the logistical and technical infrastructure to define schedules, deliverables,training, technical support, and provide hardware to the teams. Students worked through thesummer of 2009 preparing comprehensive design reports which were evaluated by a team ofindustry subject matter experts from A123 systems, Argonne National Laboratory and GeneralMotors. The design process brought computational fluid dynamics, dimensional analysis,thermodynamics, cooling system design, control strategy development, failure identification andmitigation, and finite element analysis up to new levels within the competition. Passage of thesetechnical evaluations was necessary to receive energy
Session No: 3425 THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN SKILLS THROUGH MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMWORKING M. D. Bramhall, R. G. Harris, D. Hick, I. M. Robinson Sheffield Hallam University, Faculty of Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences, Sheffield, UKAbstractThis paper details the methodologies developed at Sheffield Hallam University for improvingstudents’ design, teamworking and communication skills through participation in undergraduateand postgraduate modules. One module is a residential ‘teamwork and leadership course’, whichfinal year undergraduates
AC 2009-2537: DEVELOPMENT OF WEB-BASED ENVIRONMENTS TOSUPPORT SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY: ANEXAMPLE FROM MICROTECHNOLOGYMin Jou, National Taiwan Normal University Min Jou received M.S. from University of Missouri in 1992 and Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1994. Since 2001, he has been with National Taiwan Normal University where he is currently a professor in the Department of Industrial Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechatronic Technology. Professor Jou has authored 1 technical book in design, and over 30 papers in diverse areas of computer technology, e-learning technology, engineering education, automation, and material
Session Number: 2471 Experience with Multidisciplinary Design Projects at the US Military Academy Peter D. Hanlon, Bryan S. Goda, and Lisa A. Shay Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996 {peter.hanlon/bryan.goda/lisa.shay}@usma.eduAbstract - The intent of Senior Design Capstone Projects at the US Military Academy is toprovide cadets with a challenging engineering problem that requires them to integrate keyconcepts from several previous EE courses. Multidisciplinary projects add to that challengebecause the students who
approaches that work remain an on-going need.In Western North Carolina, teaming skills are highly valued with regional enterprises. The SixSigma quality program at Caterpillar and TEAM Industries and a supervisor-less, teammanufacturing structure at Selee are examples of the heavy reliance that regional firms place onwell developed teaming skills from Western Carolina University graduates. Critical skills inpositive interdependency, individual accountability, face-to-face promotive interaction,interpersonal skills, and group processing are essential proficiencies for companies relying onhealthy team dynamics. Team structures have been created in several areas of engineeringtechnology instruction at Western Carolina University. Among these are
Lessons Learned From An International Service Learning Project Carmine Polito and Rachel Husfeld Department of Civil Engineering, Valparaiso University/ Student President, Engineers Without Borders-Valparaiso University ChapterIntroductionIn May of 2004, a group of students from the Valparaiso University chapter of EngineersWithout Borders (EWB-VU) undertook a trip to the village of Nakor, Kenya with the goal ofconstructing a water supply and irrigation system they had designed. While the project wassuccessful, numerous problems were encountered in its implementation. These challengesresulted in the group learning several important lessons, which will not only be applied to
when facinginstructional challenges. The formation of study groups centered in engineeringdepartments has been encouraged through a structure independent of the normaldepartment administration. As a result of this effort participation in study groups hasrapidly risen and currently over one third of all engineering faculty participate. If only bythis measure the initiative has had an impact on the overall quality of teaching in theCollege of EngineeringIntroductionEngineering faculty at Virginia Tech, as at most universities, are expected tosimultaneously perform a range of responsibilities in teaching, research and service. Theemphasis on research responsibilities is often the strongest. The promotion, tenure andsalary systems in place at most
Session 3532 Implementation and Effectiveness of the Integrated Signals and Systems Laboratory Michael F. Anderson, Lance C. Pérez, Jerald L. Varner Clarke College/ University of Nebraska, LincolnIntroductionOver the past three years, the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University ofNebraska, Lincoln (UNL) has implemented an Integrated Signals and Systems Laboratory(ISSL) in its undergraduate curriculum. The laboratory experience uses a common experimentalplatform, the Telecommunications Instructional Modeling System (TIMS), in a sequence of fourcourses at the junior and
Mentoring Graduate Students In Engineering Education Through Team Teaching Jamie Phillips and Timothy Murphy The University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109AbstractThe preparation of science and engineering graduate students for careers in academia is ofconcern due to the lack of formal professional training in teaching required for new science andengineering faculty members. In this paper, a team teaching project resembling a teachinginternship is described. An undergraduate electrical engineering course was team taught by afaculty member and graduate student in the goal of preparing the graduate student for a futurecareer in academia. The
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Session 1532 Implementation of Wavelet Decomposition and Reconstruction for an Image using TMS320C6701 Chung S. Leung, Sunil Kulkarni Electrical Engineering Department Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, Texas 78363AbstractThe discrete wavelet transform provides sufficient information both for analysis and synthesis ofthe original image with a significant reduction in the computation time. There are twoapproaches for working on the above algorithm, one being by using two dimensional
Session 2160 The Fortress of Knowledge – Social Dimension in Engineering Education Claudio da Rocha Brito, Melany M. Ciampi, Edvaldo Valle, Janete Molnar Supportnet School of TechnologyAbstractThis work is the description of a project that has been implemented in public schools in the cityof São Vicente. It is the initiative of São Vicente City Hall that has decided to implement specialprograms for K12 in public schools in the city. The main goal is to help students to develop thenecessary skills to follow carriers like engineer, which is so necessary for the development of