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First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dawn Patterson Shew M.Ed., University of Kansas; Lorin P. Maletsky, University of Kansas; Grace Clark; Molly McVey, University of Kansas
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
Paper ID #26270Practice Exam Program Impact on Student Academic Performance and Stu-dent RetentionMs. Dawn Patterson Shew M.Ed., University of Kansas Dawn Shew is the Director of Undergraduate Academic Services at the University of Kansas School of Engineering.Dr. Lorin P. Maletsky, University of Kansas Dr. Lorin Maletsky joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Kansas in 2000. He is currently a full professor and serving as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the School of Engineering. He has created and taught a project, team-based freshmen course in Mechanical Engineering as well as
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Scott W. Campbell, University of South Florida; Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, University of South Florida; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Paper ID #25121Board 23: RET in Functional Materials and ManufacturingProf. Scott W Campbell, University of South Florida Dr. Scott Campbell has been on the faculty of the Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Florida since 1986. He currently serves as the department undergraduate advisor. Scott was a co-PI on an NSF STEP grant for the reform of the Engineering Calculus sequence at USF. This grant required him to build relationships with engineering faculty of other departments and also faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences. Over the course of this grant, he advised over
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Reporting Out: Dissemination of Several NSF Projects of Interest to Two-Year Colleges
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University; Ben Perry Dillard III; Hope Epps Rivers, SC Technical College System
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Two Year College Division
College and as a Career and Technology Education teacher. Kris earned a B.S. in Management from Clemson University, a Masters of Arts in Teaching in Business Education from the University of South Carolina, and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Educational Technology and online learning from the University of Florida. Her research interests include implementation of digital learning solutions in technical and vocational education, development of career pathways utilizing stackable certificates, educator professional develop- ment in communities of practice, and analysis of economic development and industry factors impacting education and workforce development. She is a
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Education Division Newsbriefs and is co-author of a number of textbooks focusing on engineering freshmen orientation. He has spent almost 25 years at Michigan State University and for the past twelve years has co-chaired the MSU Community Charitable Campaign. His favorite activity is sponsoring the annual College of Engineering Poetry Forum at MSU. Page 23.676.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 I Ain’t No English Teacher!AbstractThe promise of articulate engineers able to construct concise papers directing their audiences toexact interpretations
Conference Session
Improving Teaching and Learning
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Suzanne Balik; Nachiappan Nagappan; Laurie Williams; Julie Petlick; Carol Miller; Miriam Ferzli; Eric Wiebe
Session 2230 Pair Programming in Introductory Programming Labs Eric N. Wiebe, Laurie Williams, Julie Petlick, Nachiappan Nagappan, Suzanne Balik, Carol Miller and Miriam Ferzli NC State University, Raleigh, NCABSTRACT: This project looks at the practice of pair programming as a vehicle for improving thelearning environment in introductory computer science labs, a nearly universal course for all engineeringstudents. Pair programming is a practice in which two programmers work collaboratively at onecomputer, on the same design, algorithm, or code. Prior research indicates
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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Shaoping Xiao; James Buchholz, The University of Iowa; Casey Harwood; Jae-eun Russell; Venanzio Cichella; J. Ezequiel Martin, The University of Iowa
Paper ID #37133Navy Science and Technology Program: Pathways to Careersin the Navy and Supporting IndustriesShaoping Xiao Dr. Xiao is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Iowa. He was graduated from Northwestern University with a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering before joining The University of Iowa. His original expertise lies in computational nanomechanics and materials science. One of his papers has been cited over 1000 times. In the past several years, he has extended his efforts to artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications in science and
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2022 ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Authors
Pavel Navitski; Elena Gregg; Robert Leland; Viktar Taustyka; Andrzej Gawlik
2022 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Engineering teaching approaches at the time of COVID Pavel Navitski1, Elena Gregg1, Robert Leland1, Viktar Taustyka2, Andrzej Gawlik2 1 Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA / 2West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, PolandAbstractIn today's changing educational environment around the world, teaching engineering disciplinesis becoming a challenge for both students and teachers. Universities seek to provide studentswith the knowledge, skills, and experiences that will prepare them to enter directly intoprofessional practice as engineers, advanced studies in engineering
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Mathematics Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Zeynep Akcay Ozkan, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Dona Boccio, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College ; Dugwon Seo, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College ; Sirin Budak, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
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Mathematics
). Dr. Akcay Ozkan’s research interests include Online Teaching of Mathematics. She has completed several workshops on online teaching since 2016. She mentors fac- ulty members as they develop their online or partially online courses and assesses their courses with the Quality Matters Rubric. She has served in the eLearning Committee of the college in chair and secretary positions. She is a member of the Math Department’s Best Practices in Teaching and Learning Committee since 2017, and served in chair and secretary positions.Dr. Dona Boccio, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College Dr. Dona Boccio has a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the City University of New York Graduate Center, and an M.S. in
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lisa Bosman, Marquette University; Brooke K. Mayer, Marquette University; Patrick McNamara, Marquette University
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
Paper ID #17938Promoting Entreprenuerially Minded Learning through Online DiscussionsDr. Lisa Bosman, Marquette University Dr. Lisa Bosman holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Her research interests include solar energy performance modeling, entrepreneurial minded learning, and STEM education.Dr. Brooke K. Mayer, Marquette UniversityProf. Patrick McNamara, Marquette University Dr. McNamara is beginning his 4th year as an assistant professor at Marquette University. His research group focuses on understanding how consumer product chemicals impact microbes and antibiotic resis
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Student Evaluation in Design Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nikita Dawe, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Gayle Lesmond, University of Toronto
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Design in Engineering Education
Paper ID #15569User Testing with Assessors to Develop Universal Rubric Rows for AssessingEngineering DesignNikita Dawe, University of Toronto Nikita is a M.A.Sc. candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the Univer- sity of Toronto. She is completing the Collaborative Program in Engineering Education.Ms. Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey serves as an Associate Professor, Teaching Stream with the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto. In this position, Lisa plays a central role in the evaluation, design and delivery of a dynamic and complex curriculum
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IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anuj Mittal, Iowa State University; Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Caroline C. Krejci, University of Texas at Arlington
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Diversity
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Industrial Engineering
Paper ID #21669Industrial Engineering Outreach to K-12 CommunityMr. Anuj Mittal, Iowa State University Anuj Mittal is a PhD Candidate in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State Uni- versity. His research interests include agent-based modeling and discrete-event simulation and their ap- plications in sustainable sociotechnical systems. He is currently a NSF-Trinect Engineering Fellow, and is working with cooperating teachers and student teachers at Des Moines Public Schools to help improve STEM education in an elementary school classroom. He is actively involved in developing and deploying
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Projects & Partnerships Result in Student Learning
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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown; Edward Sheinberg, University of Houston-Downtown
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Engineering Technology
AC 2008-52: FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT: TWOPARTNERSHIP PROGRAMSAlberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown Alberto Gomez-Rivas is Professor of Structural Analysis Design. Dr. Gomez-Rivas received Ph.D. degrees from the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, in Civil Engineering and a Ph.D. from Rice University, Houston, Texas, in Economics. He received the Ingeniero Civil degree, with Honors, from the Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. He also served as Chief of Colombia’s Department of Transportation Highway Bridge Division. Dr. Gomez-Rivas has published over 40 journal articles and is a Registered Professional Engineer.George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown
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Software Engineering Curriculum Support
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sheryl Duggins, Southern Polytechnic State University
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Software Engineering Constituent Committee
2006-1695: ACCREDITATION -- APPLYING CMM TO SOFTWAREENGINEERING EDUCATIONSheryl Duggins, Southern Polytechnic State University Page 11.154.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Accreditation – Applying CMM to Software Engineering EducationThe software engineering department at Southern Polytechnic State University has decided toembark on a journey that will hopefully result in ABET accreditation. Since ABET only startedaccrediting software engineering programs in 2003, this is all new to us, and we find ourselvestrying desperately to understand and apply the process. As anyone who has gone through thisprocess knows
Conference Session
Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
William Nunnally, University of Missouri - Columbia; James Thompson, University of Missouri; Steve Wyatt, University of Missouri - Columbia
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
the advanced electronics research group. In 1985, he joined the electrical engineering department at the University of Texas at Arlington where he was Director of the Applied Physical Electronics Research Center. During his 11-year tenure at UT Arlington as a principal investigator, Dr. Nunnally was responsible for external research funding of over 11 million dollars or approximately 1 million dollars per year. After 11 years at the University of Texas at Arlington, Dr. Nunnally moved to the University of Missouri - Columbia where he is currently the C. W. LaPierre Professor and interim chair of the electrical and computer engineering department. He is the author of over
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Intercollegiate and Cross-disciplinary Collaboration
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eng Keng Soh, Engineering Design and Innovation Centre, National University of Singapore; Ameek Kaur, National University of Singapore; Ming Po Tham, National UNiversity of SIngapore; Desmond Y.R. Chong, National University of Singapore
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
Paper ID #8128Engineers in Hospital: An Immersive and Multidisciplinary Pedagogical Ap-proach for Better SolutionsMr. Eng Keng Soh, Engineering Design and Innovation Centre, National University of Singapore SOH Eng Keng is an Instructor in the Engineering Design and Innovation Centre (EDIC) in the Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS). Prior to joining NUS, Eng Keng worked in the defence R&D industry for more than a decade, with experience developing and managing complex en- gineering systems from conception to implementation. In the course of his work, he dealt with various stakeholders
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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Craig J. Kief, COSMIAC at UNM; Bassam H. Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 2007. Dr. Aleksandr Sergeyev’s research interests include high energy laser propagation through the turbulent atmosphere, developing advanced control algorithms for wavefront sensing and mitigating effects of the turbulent atmosphere, digital inline holography, digital signal processing, and laser spectroscopy. Dr. Sergeyev is a member of ASEE, IEEE, SPIE and is actively involved in promoting engineering education.Mr. Craig J. Kief, COSMIAC at UNM Mr. Craig J. Kief serves as Deputy Director of COSMIAC. Mr. Kief serves as the lead Program Manager for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Cubeflow training program and is a Research Scholar on the faculty at the University
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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Western Michigan University
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
Outcomes for Undergraduate Students in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Michigan UniversityAbstractStarting with the award of its first scholarships for the Fall 2010 semester, the goal of the S-STEM Scholars program at Western Michigan University has been to increase opportunities andimprove outcomes for financially needy but academically talented students and to involveundergraduate students enrolled in engineering, technology, or applied sciences majors. Theprogram has worked with first-time, first-year students and supports them as they progress intheir academic careers. Each scholarship awarded is roughly equal to one semester of tuition peracademic year for a full-time undergraduate student, and can be
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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Simo Lehto
TRANSFORMING ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY AS AN ENGINEERING R&D WORK BY USING THE SYSTEMS APPROACH Simo Lehto Helsinki PolytechnicChanges created by globalizationThe paper describes the ongoing R&D work in Finland aimed at developing andimplementing a new structure for engineering education (EE). The work is driven by thefundamental changes created by the economic and cultural effects of globalization.At the beginning of the 21st century, most of the world is moving rapidly towards a global,market-oriented, real-time economy. This accelerating transition has led to a dramaticallyrising level of know-how and use of
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Student Teams and Active Learning
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Daniel Raviv
Session 2330 Learning Systematic Problem Solving: Case Studies* Daniel Raviv Department of Electrical Engineering Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 E-mail: ravivd@fau.edu 561 297 2773Abstract This paper describes several case studies where students generated innovative solutionsusing a systematic problem solving methodology. The approach is based on The Eight-Dimensional Methodology for Innovative Thinking that
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Assessment of Entrepreneurship Programs
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Larry Shuman; Bradley Golish; Phil Weilerstein; Harvey Wolfe
their concerns with regards to assessment of E-teams and related programs.As a result of these roundtables, the University of Pittsburgh is developing a database containinginformation from the various projects sponsored by the NCIIA. We are specifically focusing onthe assessment of entrepreneur-based projects and programs by participating NCIIA members.The database will allow NCIIA participants to: access web-based instruments, obtain guidance onhow to conduct an assessment, and learn about assessment/evaluation practices in academicentrepreneurship programs.As an initial effort, current and past NCIIA participants were surveyed to determine the variety ofassessments they have conducted on E-teams as well as any long-term impact that the "E
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2000 Annual Conference
Authors
Douglas W. Fraser; Gary E. Rafe
alternatives, an increasing amount of interest is being given to UNIX on thePC desktop. We offer some of our observations on the suitability of freely-available UNIX (andUNIX-like) systems for a variety of activities commonly associated with the personal computerdomain, with particular emphasis on inter-operability across various system platforms. Includedin our discussion are the increasingly-popular Linux, which can be used on many different typesof computer hardware, FreeBSD, and Sun Microsystems’ Solaris. In addition, we discussAT&T’s U/WIN system, which provides robust traditional UNIX services, and facilitates the useof many so-called open-source applications, on personal computers running Microsoft Windows.IntroductionOur goal for this
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Reports from ADVANCE Institutions
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kristen P. Constant, Iowa State University
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Women in Engineering
AC 2011-1687: ISU ADVANCE SUSTAINING AND INSTITUTIONALIZ-ING EFFORTS TO ENHANCE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND AD-VANCEMENT OF WOMEN FACULTY IN ENGINEERINGKristen P. Constant, Iowa State University Kristen P. Constant is a Professor in Materials Science and Engineering. Her physical research is in the area of photonic materials and her academic research is related to Gender in the Sciences. Page 22.980.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 ISU ADVANCE – Sustaining and Institutionalizing Efforts to Enhance Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of Women Faculty in
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Assessment & Quality Assurance in engr edu
Collection
2002 Annual Conference
Authors
Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor
from the conception stage until achieving the certification arehighlighted. The implementation of the ISO 9001 quality system is to complement theexisting quality assurance activities such as the accreditation by the Board of Engineers,Malaysia and the external examination and assessment processes.Prior to the ISO 9001 certification exercise by the School of Engineering, there was anambitious move by UPM to certify all activities covering the scope of teaching, research,consultancy and administration at the university level. Learning from the failure, which wasmainly due to the lack of management commitment at nearly all levels that did not translateor permeate down the importance of the exercise, has led UPM to take a more cautiousapproach
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Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations
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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Valana L. Wells, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University; Wen-Ting Chung, Arizona State University
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Aerospace
AC 2011-990: REVISED AERODYNAMICS CURRICULUM AND INSTRUC-TION FOR IMPROVED STUDENT OUTCOMESValana L Wells, Arizona State University Dr. Wells is Program Chair for Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University. She teaches the first course in aerodynamics, as well as undergraduate and graduate courses in aircraft design, aircraft flight mechanics, numerical methods, acoustics and rotary-wing aerodynam- ics. In addition to engineering curriculum innovation and reform, her interests include rotorcraft noise suppression, rotorcraft aerodynamics and high-speed rotorcraft design.Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University Jenefer Husman received a doctoral degree in Educational Psychology from
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Tricks of the Trade
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine
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New Engineering Educators
Paper ID #10303Pedagogy Including Differentiated Instruction That Enables Student Learn-ingDr. John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Applied Automation Engineering, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning.Dr. Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine Associate Professor of Technology, in the Department of Technology - Technology Management Program / Information and
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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology/CUNY
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Computing & Information Technology
Paper ID #8740Transition from Concepts to Practical Skills in Computer Programming Courses:Factor and Cluster AnalysisDr. Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology/CUNY Candido Cabo earned the degree of Ingeniero Superior de Telecomunicacion from the Universidad Po- litecnica de Madrid in 1982, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in 1992. He was a post-doctoral fellow at Upstate Medical Center, State University of New York, and a research scien- tist in the Department of Pharmacology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. In 2000, he joined New York City College of
Conference Session
Pre-College: Working with Teachers to Improve K-12 Engineering Education
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katey Shirey, University of Maryland, College Park
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
Paper ID #19085Teacher Productive Resources for Engineering Design Integration in HighSchool Physics Instruction (Fundamental)Katherine Levenick Shirey, University of Maryland, College Park Katey Shirey graduated from the University of Virginia with bachelor’s degrees in physics and sculpture. She received her master’s in secondary science education, also from Virginia. After graduation, Katey spent five years teaching Physics at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, VA during which she participated as a teacher liaison to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. Katey received her PhD in 2017 at the University
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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers
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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gerald W. Recktenwald, Portland State University
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First-Year Programs
Paper ID #16678Six Years of Living with the LabDr. Gerald W. Recktenwald, Portland State University Gerald Recktenwald is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department at Portland State University. His current research interests are in improving engineering education, and in the numerical simulation and measurement of fluid flow heat transfer in electronic equipment, energy efficient buildings, and other industrial applications. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Six Years of Living with the Lab: A
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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 2 - Personal Situations
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Enas Aref, Western Michigan University; Dina Idriss-Wheeler, University of Ottawa; Julia Hajjar, University of Ottawa
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)
Paper ID #41791Navigating Grief in Academia: Prioritizing Supports for Women Scholarsthrough Informed ApproachesMrs. Enas Aref, Western Michigan University Mrs. Enas Aref is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Industrial Engineering Program at Western Michigan University. Mrs. Aref is a certified Associate Ergonomist. She is also a researcher at the HPI and a doctoral Teaching Assistant in the Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management Department at Western Michigan UniversityDina Idriss-Wheeler, University of OttawaJulia Hajjar, University of Ottawa ©American Society for Engineering
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Active and Inquiry-Based Learning
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida
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Educational Research and Methods
education research. He has been involved in faculty development activities since 1998, through the ExCEEd Teaching Workshops of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Essential Teaching Seminars of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the US National Science Foundation-sponsored SUCCEED Coalition. He has received several awards for his work, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the Ralph Teetor Education Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers, being named a University of Florida Distinguished Teaching Scholar, and being named the University of Florida Teacher of the Year for 2003-04. He is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education