Conference Session

Track 4: Technical Session 6: Building Bridges to Success: A Thriving Program

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Labrisha Nicole Mabry, Mississippi State University ; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Lorena Andrea Benavides Riano, Mississippi State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Mississippi State University, where she serves as a graduate assistant in the Office ofDiversity Programs and Student Development at the Bagley College of Engineering. Currently,Lorena is interested in learning more about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and how toincrease the participation of underrepresented students in engineering.Co-Author: Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Jean Mohammadi-Aragh is the Director of DiversityPrograms and Student Development for the Bagley College of Engineering and AssociateProfessor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi StateUniversity. Through her interdependent roles in research, teaching, and service, Jean isactively breaking down academic and social barriers to foster an environment where

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID)

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

, administrative, and informal systems of power and resources to support and sustain progress by shaping the political frameworks that impact representation and advancement of women. 4. Enhance the working environment and support career advancement for women faculty using symbolic measures which emphasize issues of meaning within the organization.One initiative in the AdvanceRIT project is a professional development workshop series called theConnectivity Series. The Connectivity Series integrates practices that promote and advance womenfaculty by offering professional development for faculty that relate to the themes of retention,recruitment and advancement. Workshops and panel sessions are designed to developcompetencies such as

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; James Edward Lamberth III, Enloe High School; Evelyn L. Baldwin, Wake STEM Early College High School

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Pre-College Engineering Education

● Use mind mapping to brainstorm Day 6 ● State-of-the art, market research, and design proposals Presentation Skills ● Guidance on creating a scientific/engineering poster Day 7 ● Guidance and practice oral presentations or “elevator pitch” Create, Test, and ● Students work on their prototype Day 8/9 Improve ● Daily project updates and feedback for improvement Demonstrate ● Wearable Device Challenge Day 10During the two-week program, we implemented a consistent and well-structured daily schedule.The aim was to keep students engaged and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Hulme, State University of New York, Buffalo; Edward Kasprzak, Milliken Research Associates; Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Kemper Lewis, State University of New York, Buffalo

to both the ABET criteria and the NSEE isthat students should both study the theoretical basis for phenomena and practice the application Page 14.1323.2of their knowledge in an active manner that is similar to what they will experience after college.As suggested by PITAC, simulation can be used to actively engage learners. The workingdefinition used in this work is that simulation is “the process of designing a model of a realsystem and conducting experiments with this model for the purpose either of understanding thebehavior of the system or evaluating various strategies for the operation of the system”.Simulation enables a designer to

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

John E. Shea; Thomas M. West

content and structure of the curricula. The advantages of this approach are that thetechnical components of the curriculum are continually updated, and, in many cases, additional instructionallaboratory equipment is available following completion of research activity. However, technical knowledge is only one of the factors to be considered when designing an engineeringcurriculum. First, the curriculum must satisfy university, college, ABET, and course sequence requirements. Inaddition, the curriculum must be designed such that graduates possess the knowledge and skills needed forsuccess in the industrial sector, where the majority of graduates are employed. The process of designing a curriculum is similar to engineering design with

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; Jill K. Hettinger, Boise State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 25.1240.2including content knowledge, pedagogy, STEM careers, assessment, scientific inquiry,engineering design, and best practices. Further, our assessment of the program provides a uniquecontribution to the on-going exploration of how K-12 teachers develop an understanding of theprocesses used by STEM professionals and an awareness of unique skills needed to compete andsucceed. Also, unique to our study is the nature of the data collection, using both quantitativeand qualitative data, to assess participants’ knowledge of engineering design and the size of thesample, over 100 K-12 teachers participated in our project.The purpose of this report is to share our research findings related to teacher understanding of theengineering design

Conference Session

Novel Courses for CHEs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater

, thermodynamics and heterogeneous andhomogeneous kinetics to electrochemical processes within a semiconductor.6 Alvin Salkindincorporates recent progress in therapeutic and rehabilitative devices and ongoing research basedon electrochemical engineering. These include the design of stimulating electrodes, heart pacers,bone and wound repair devices, sensors and pain control techniques. Professor Salkind remarksin this paper the educational and material science parameters necessary for additional futureprogress in biomedical engineering.7 Page 8.1024.2 Inductive Approach to Electrochemical EngineeringInstructors can teach inductively by presenting

Conference Session

Pre-College: Engineering Undergraduates as Teachers

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Michelle Cook, Clemson University; Leigh Martin, Clemson University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

students’ experiences, gauge their expectations for theprogram, document what students learned within the program, and monitor the impact of theinternship experience on their careers. While only a subset of students reported that theydefinitely wanted to teach and were looking into graduate programs in education, other internsstated that they would consider teaching at some point within their careers.IntroductionSince the 1980s, educational researchers have warned of the shortage of highly qualified scienceand math teachers.1 Currently, the demand for qualified science and mathematics teachersoutpaces the supply, especially in high-need schools.2 The response to this warning has beentwo-fold: to enact strategies to retain teachers3 and to recruit

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan; Richard Gonzalez, University of Michigan; Colin M. Gray, Iowa State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

learning.Building upon these findings, the next step in our research program is to develop a model forconcept generation pedagogy that can be adopted by engineering instructors across the country.In this project, our central goal is to ensure the transferability and dissemination of ourinstructional materials and methods to a wide variety of engineering classrooms. Our projectutilizes best practices in pedagogical development and foundational research on implementingnew pedagogy in engineering.Project PlanProblem solving is generally regarded as the most important cognitive activity for engineers;Jonassen goes further to identify design as the most complex type of problem solving 39. Ourproject expands the Design Heuristics approach into a series of

Conference Session

Advancing Online and Hybrid Learning in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Scott Dunning P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; R. Michael Buehrer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ahmad Safaai-Jazi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nektaria Tryfona, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jianqiang Zhang; Luke Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis; Muhammad Dawood, New Mexico State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Best Paper award, Educational Research and Methods Division (ASEE, 2014). He was awarded an IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award (2013) for designing the B.S. degree in Engineering Education. He is a co-PI on the ”Engineering for Us All” (e4usa) project to develop a high school engineering course ”for all”. He is active in engineering within K-12, (Technology Student Association Board of Directors) and has written multiple texts in Engineering, Mathematics and Digital Electronics. He earned a PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University, is a Senior Member of IEEE, on the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society, and a Member of Tau Beta Pi.Muhammad Dawood, New Mexico State University Dr. Muhammad

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert W. Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Richadr Lee Clark, Virginia Western Community College

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Electrical and Computer

classes indicated that LiaB wasuseful to demonstrate AC and DC circuits in practical applications and for their development andconfidence as a future electrical or computer engineer. Table 3 shows agreement with relatedstatements by course (post-course survey). A total of 86% of ECE 2074 students and 74% of theECE 3074 students agreed or strongly agreed that LiaB projects were very important to theirprofessional preparation. Results show strong support for inclusion of this hands-on approach.Time on task. On average, students in ECE 2074 reported spending 5.7 hours (n=80, sd=2.8) onthe LiaB projects, including validation time. The numbers were similar in ECE 3074, with amean of 5.3 hours (n=38, sd=2.2)DiscussionThe assessment was designed to

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curricula for the Year 2015 and Beyond

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale

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Manufacturing

to develop their tertiary educationand become a strong force in research and innovation.The third most important factor that is driving the transformation in manufacturing todayis the growth in technology. There have been unprecedented progress in the technologiesused for product design, fabrication, assembly and how the products are marketed anddistributed. The technological advances in fabrication and assembly at the macro, microand nanoscale level are major contributors to the current transformation. In a wide varietyof fields ranging from agricultural to biological, metals to plastics, and from medicine topharmacy, the advances in the associated manufacturing processes have expanded thescope manufacturing industry. The advances in the

Conference Session

Technical Courses and Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-related courses and does research with natural fiber composite materials. He is also interested in entrepreneurship,sustainable engineering, and appropriate technology in developing countries.Ms. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University CYNTHIA C. FRY is currently a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science at Baylor University. She worked at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as a Senior Project Engineer, a Crew Training Manager, and the Science Operations Director for STS-46. She was an Engineering Duty Officer in the U.S. Navy (IRR), and worked with the Naval Maritime Intelligence Center as a Scientific/Technical Intelligence Analyst. She was the owner and chief systems engineer for Systems Engineering Services (SES), a computer

Conference Session

COED: Computing in K-12 / Early Childhood Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safia A. Malallah, Kansas State University; Lior Shamir, Kansas State University; William Henry Hsu, Kansas State University; Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Salah Alfailakawi, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

Practices and Processes,” Hollylynne S. Lee etel. developed a framework using the work of statistics educators and researchers to investigatehow data science practices can inform work in K–12 education. Their framework buildsfundamental practices and processes from data science [19]. The math field has contributed to data science research via the Common Core StateStandards Initiative (CCSSI), which is a joint project to develop common K–12 reading andmath standards designed to prepare students for college and careers. The CCSSI includes a datascience section for elementary students that focuses on data collection, data type, function,analysis type, and sample [20]. Similarly, the Launch Years Data Science Course Frameworkprovides broad

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Jodi Reeves, National University; Frank Xavier Montes; Tom J Gurbach

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Computing & Information Technology

dashboards werechosen as the solution. A survey of the executives using any form of dashboard for theiroperations found that more than 70 percent agreed dashboards had a positive impact ontheir decision making process, largely due to the efficient access of information14. Figure 2. Oklahoma State Regents Dashboard15 Page 26.312.7 Figure 3. UT Productivity Dashboard16Proper Dashboard Implementation PracticesBased on data visualization, and industry best practices in data dashboardimplementation, successful dashboard design and implementation in higher education isattainable. In this section, the comparison of

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

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Electrical and Computer

. Designing such questions, as noted earlier, can be quite challenging. But it is precisely thesort of challenge that faculty engaged with the course are glad to take on. This is not the sortof mind-numbing assessment activity performed simply for the sake of meeting EC requirementsthat faculty rightfully resent. This challenge requires faculty to think deeply about what the centralconcept in question is, what are the additional concepts and ideas that might be related to it, perhapsperipherally, which might confuse students, how best to capture these potential confusions in a fewcarefully worded distractors, etc. As noted earlier, the fact that student performance in the POCATdoes not affect their academic record means that the test helps us assess

Conference Session

Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

value tothem and to society.There are (or should be) higher expectations on engineering and engineering technology majorsin regards to technological literacy. This is obvious in the area of capabilities. For example,while a citizen should have a basic understanding of the design process, the major must beprepared on graduation to become a productive part of the design team and should be prepared tolead a team later in their career. A citizen should be prepared to participate in debates abouttechnology. They should be prepared to understand and thoughtfully weigh the arguments of theexpert. A graduate should be expected to do more. They should have greater knowledge in theirarea of expertise, and they should be the experts and take a leading

Conference Session

Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Steven Brill, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Jennifer B Listman, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Jacobs Excellence in Education Award, 2002 Jacobs Innovation Grant, 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award, and 2012 Inaugural Distinguished Award for Excellence in the cate- gory Inspiration through Leadership. Moreover, he is a recipient of 2014-2015 University Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. In 2004, he was selected for a three-year term as a Senior Faculty Fellow of NYU-SoE’s Othmer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 7 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 55 journal articles, and 109 conference papers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 16 M.S., and 4 Ph.D. thesis students; 31 undergraduate research students and 11 under- graduate senior design project teams

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaime Ramos-Salas, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Miguel Pineda, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

, and accuracy. They are not being trained to fill out pro-forma motormeasurements. Instead, they are being trained to make the best decisions on the floor. Theauthors aim to write additional lab practices for the several engineering disciplinesrelevant to the IACs In this paper we compared the results of method 2 (line current measurements) andmethod 3 (slip method) with those of method 1 (direct power input), and found that theslip method is more accurate. This is a useful result for motor performance assessments Concerning the feedback from the students, the first thing to notice is the limitednumber of students responding to the questionnaire; 6 out of 12 students or 50 %. The first four questions in Table 1 have positive

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 7 Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hillary Merzdorf, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University; Morgan Weaver, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kerrie Douglas, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Julie Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tracy Hammond, Texas A&M University

Paper ID #36897Assessing Engineering Sketching Skills on Object AssemblyTasksHillary E. Merzdorf (Graduate Student) Hillary Merzdorf is a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University in the School of Engineering Education. Her research interests are in flexible assessment practices incorporating both traditional psychometrics and technology-based approaches, digital engineering education tools, and cognitive engineering methods for learning research.Donna Jaison Graduate Student at Texas A&M University.Morgan Weaver (Graduate Research Assistant)Kerrie A Douglas (Assistant Professor of Engineering Education) Dr

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haluk M. Aktan, Western Michigan University; John Stephen Polasek P.E., Western Michigan University; Kevin James Phillips

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Civil Engineering

, CMMI Program 20052008 Review Committee of Visitors in 2009, member of TRB Committee on Basic Research and Emerging Technologies on Concrete and ASCE committee on Performance Based Design.John Stephen Polasek, P.E., Western Michigan University John S. Polasek P.E. retired from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) after over 38 years of service in 2009. John received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from MSU in 1972 and was hired at MDOT. Over the years, he has worked in the Design Division, as a Staff Engineer for the Local Government Division, as the Kalamazoo District Design Engineer and Project Development Engineer, as well as Region System Manager. In June 2003, John was appointed Director of the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahriar Shamsian, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Jeffrey Miller, University of Southern California; Michael Shindler, University of Southern California

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

had its own advantages and challenges. In this paper,we present some of the techniques we have used that have helped us improve studentlearning in large class settings. We discuss challenges associated with large classesinside and outside of the class. We present this research as a case study of a particularlarge computer science graduate course with information that may be replicable to otherlarge classes across computer science and engineering education. For our case study weselected a graduate level algorithms design class to demonstrate the effectiveness ofdifferent approaches to addressing the ever-increasing enrollment numbers for theseclasses. We share our experience with both pedagogical and logistical challenges insuch class settings

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Vitali, University of Michigan; Noel C. Perkins, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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Mechanics

associate professor of electrical engineering at Kettering University. Dr. Finelli’s current research interests include student resistance to active learning, faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices, the use of technology and innovative pedagogies on student learning and success, and the impact of a flexible classroom space on faculty teaching and student learning. She also led a project to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Incorporating IMU Technology to Demonstrate Concepts in

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3 - Humanitarian Design

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Bezanson; Dhinesh Radhakrishnan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Nafissa Maïga

partnerships. Thus, it is necessary forinternational actors to understand what learners know and how they think prior to launching acollaborative education program. To achieve this, we designed and implemented a Recognitionof Prior Knowledge (RPK) assessment for girl learners in rural Zimbabwe and Senegal.Our assessment recognizes students' prior knowledge relevant to the engineering curriculum andexplores their self-beliefs. The assessment is used to better understand and challengeassumptions around the context, the language, and how students engage with technical projectsin each setting. In many sub-Saharan countries, girls are not encouraged to pursue technicaleducation. This negatively impacts their engineering beliefs, including motivation, self

Conference Session

Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zeit T. Cai, Princeton University; Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University; Drew Dosson Brennan, Michigan Technological University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2012-5030: EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES IN GROUND VEHICLE COAST-DOWN TESTINGMr. Zeit T. Cai, Princeton University Zeit T. Cai is a third-year mechanical and aerospace engineering student at Princeton University. Over the summer of 2011, he participated in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) hosted by Michigan Technological University. Under the tutelage of Jeremy Worm, he conducted research on coastdown testing and helped design a procedure to conduct coastdown testing in a classroom setting.Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University Jeremy John Worm is the Director of the Mobile Sustainable Transportation Laboratory at Michigan Tech and a Research Engineer in the Advanced Power Systems Research

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

components and subsystems, 3) that a system can fail due to failure of a very small part of the system, 4) that, despite the best efforts of all involved, the risk of failure exists. It also includes elements that demonstrate 5) an engineering team in action, including situations where major differences exist, 6) design within constraints (the CO2 filter problem) and the arbitrary nature of some design decisions (the existence of both square and round filter cartridges), and 7) dealing with uncertainty.Finally, 8) the story behind the Apollo program is used as an example of societal needs leading to the creation of technology.The decision to develop the technology and go to the moon came from a need for the

Conference Session

Advice for Dual-Career Couples

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

J.W. Bruce; Lori Bruce

members for awards. Do you nominate your spouse?Do you participate in the discussion of their case? In these situations, we have found it best tosay as little as possible. In most situations, trying to argue in favor of our spouse tends to onlyturn others against them. On the contrary, saying very little leaves room for others to feel free tohonestly share their opinions. And if it comes to a vote, we abstain. Consider another example,where one spouse is serving on a Graduate Committee, and a student of the other spouse hasappealed for readmission into the program after being terminated for poor academicperformance. Do we take part in the discussion of the case? Do we vote on the case? Insituations where the impact on the spouse is minimal, we

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Baker, University of Kentucky; Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky; Keith Rouch, University of Kentucky

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Computers in Education

software. This effort was targeted atsupplementing material in a number of mechanical design courses. Pferdehirt, et al8, usedCamtasia in developing weekly 15-30 minute recordings provided on-line as part of the coursematerial for a graduate-level Project Management course in a Master of Engineering inProfessional Practice (MEPP) program. Pagliari, et al9, used Camtasia in an on-line TechnicalPresentations class. The authors state that lectures were created in Camtasia to teach students touse another software product, Microsoft Producer. The students then created their own trainingpresentations using Microsoft Producer. Shearman, et al10, describe a large set of modulesconsisting of screencast videos produced in Camtasia for a music synthesis and

Conference Session

Clinical Learning Experiences in BME

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Jean Muller-Borer, East Carolina University; Stephanie M. George, East Carolina University

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Biomedical Engineering

importance ofproviding undergraduate students open-ended, loosely defined projects, and allowing projectteams to assume responsibility for design and innovation.2. INTRODUCTIONEngineers, clinicians and patients often struggle to find balance between innovative technologyand the human side of medical care. Graduate level educational programs dedicated to teachingbiomedical innovation have seen significant growth in the last decade [1-7]. In addition, the fieldof biomedical engineering has seen a dramatic escalation in activity over the past 20 yearsleading to innovative medical devices and procedures. Due to the multidisciplinary characteristicof the field, biomedical engineering has a diverse research impact, often serving as a bridgebuilder between

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Case Studies in Design Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Lepe, University of California, Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Jacqueline L. Huynh, University of California, Irvine

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

aircraft applications. Students’ preconceptionand confidence in these design tools was assessed to understand the impact of implementingproject-supporting modules conducive to future projects in academia and industry.Project OverviewAs highlighted by ABET, senior culminating projects are expected to have high levels of criticalthinking, research skills, inductive and deductive reasoning to design, validate, and present theirfindings. All of which are critical skills in engineering [6], [9]. However, with limitedprerequisite practice in their courses, students have not developed the skills necessary tosuccessfully produce and optimize an aircraft prototype given a mission profile. MATLAB® andSOLIDWORKS® will be highlighted as the main computer