Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Bruce D. Oestreich, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University, a mid-size Mid-Atlantic public university, we set out to foster anEntrepreneurial Mindset in our first-year engineering students by modifying the ProductArchaeology framework that was first developed by K. Lewis, et al. [1]. In our implementation,we allowed student teams to choose from a bank of products and guided them through the fourphases of product archaeology (preparation, excavation, evaluation, and explanation). For theevaluation phase, each team developed and executed three or more qualitative experiments fortheir product. At the conclusion of the project, students wrote a report that addressed the fourphases of product archaeology, including the results of their quantitative experiments. Eachreport was graded using an

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan W. Krauss, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville; Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville; Cem Karacal, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

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First-Year Programs

University, Ankara, Turkey in 1982. He has experience in industry and academia. His main research and teaching interest areas are simulation modeling, quality control, operations research, and facilities layout. Before joining to SIUE he worked at Rochester Institute of Technology as a faculty member and Computer Integrated Manufacturing System project coordinator for RIT’s integrated circuit factory. He is a senior member of IIE and SME, and a member of ASEE, Alpha Pi Mu and Tau Beta Pi. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Evaluating the Impact of a Revised Introductory Engineering Course: Student Retention and Success as an IndicatorAbstractThis work in progress

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moses Sylvester Jaia Jr.; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #12983Learning Experience in Designing a Hydraulic Bulge Test Setup for MaterialProperties CharacterizationMr. Moses Sylvester jaia Jr Moses Sylvester Jaia Jr’s Descriptive Bio: Moses Sylvester Jaia Jr. graduated in Spring 2014 with a Bach- elor of Science Degree in Engineering with Mechanical Engineering Specialization from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). For his Senior Design Project, Mr. Jaia designed a Bulge Test Setup for material properties characterization up to failure under biaxial stress state. Mr. Jaia used Solidworks and Abaqus extensively to complete his Senior Design Project. During

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiliang Li P.E., Purdue University Northwest; Nuri Zeytinoglu P.E., Purdue University Northwest; Masoud Mojtahed, Purdue University Northwest; Matthew William Wooden, Purdue University Northwest; Ikechukwu I Nnachi, Purdue University Northwest

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #22057Integration of a Highway Fill Embankment Case Study in Engineering De-sign Courses for Instructional ImprovementProf. Jiliang Li P.E., Purdue University Northwest Dr. Jiliang Li, D.Eng, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, M.ASEE, is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Purdue University Northwest. Before coming back to teach at University, he had industrial experience in several States with projects consulting experience ranging from small residential, commercial and subdi- vision projects to larger scale State DOT and federal projects after additional courses and research study of geotechnical engineering at

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leslie R Brunell P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #30745Integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and theEnvision Rating System to Assess Sustainability in Civil EngineeringCapstone DesignDr. Leslie R Brunell P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science) Leslie Brunell, PhD, PE is a Teaching Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. She coordinates both the civil and multidisciplinary engineering senior design projects. These projects are the culmination of the undergraduate engineering experience. Students design an innovative solution to a complex problem. She has recruited professional sponsors who mentor the

Conference Session

Stakeholder Perspectives on Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado Boulder

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Community Engagement Division

engineering, is also Director of Michigan Tech’s D80 Center. D80 has the mission to develop contribution-based learning, research, and service opportunities for all students and staff to partner with the poorest 80% of humanity, together creating solutions that matter. As Director of several international programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, Paterson, his colleagues, and his students have conducted numerous community-inspired research and design projects. Paterson is an educational innovator, recently adding courses for first-year students, Great Ideas, and graduate students, Discover Design Delight. At the intersection of these two fields, Pa- terson leads several national initiatives for learning

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, fire protection and lighting. Also, he supervises many courses in the frame of interprofessional projects (IPRO) program. Areas of Interests: - Zonal modeling approach, - Integration zonal models/building energy simulation models, - Zero Net Energy (ZNE) building, - Airflow in Multizone Buildings & Smoke Control, - Thermal Comfort & Indoor Air Quality, - Predictive modeling and forecasting: Support Vector Machine (SVM) tools, - Energy, HVAC, Plumbing & Fire Protection Systems Design, - Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Application in Building, - BIM & REVIT: application to Architecture and Electrical/Lighting Design systems

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Loendorf

develop an EE degree program.Graduates will earn a Bachelor of Science in EE, and will enter the workforce as electricalengineers, systems engineers, project engineers, digital engineers and computer engineers.Graduates will also be prepared for positions in management through courses in engineeringmanagement and economics principles. The EE program is designed in line with the EngineeringAccreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC ofABET) program guidelines. Graduates of this type of program are currently in great demand andobtain jobs with industry, engineering firms, consulting agencies, governmental agencies, andmanufacturing facilities where they work to design, develop, and implement military

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William C. Beston; Sharon B. Fellows; Richard Culver

structured learningenvironment where the instructor tells them exactly what is needed and there is no ambiguity. Inthis environment, activities to start building SDL abilities must deal with the immediate needs ofthe student. Collaboration with other students through cooperative learning, team projects, andstudy groups is an example of a basic skill required of the self-directed learner, because S4learners make effective use of colleagues and experts to meet their educational goals. For thefreshman, the social need to meet other students and the academic need for an instructionalsupport group lead naturally to building teaming capabilities.The other immediate need is to know "how am I doing?" Helping students begin to assess theirown performance and

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Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deniz Rende, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Nihat Baysal, Yeditepe University; Sevinc Rende, Isik University

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Chemical Engineering

are reported to be valuable in their daily life, emphasizing life-longlearning.1. IntroductionChemical engineering curriculum ensures students focus on learning the technical details of theprofession. However, problems in industry always involve much more than just finding technicalsolutions.1 Professional careers require skills such as proposing ideas, developing practicalsolutions, working in teams, meeting deadlines, establishing communication between technicalsupport and suppliers, overseeing financial issues and finally reporting and presentation skills.Very few chemical engineering programs incorporate project management courses that meetrequirements of professional life. Therefore, alterations and additions into the existingcurriculum

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Issues Part One

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Titus, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jill L. May, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2011-1833: THE CREATION OF TOOLS FOR ASSESSING ETHICALAWARENESS IN DIVERSE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMSCraig Titus, Purdue UniversityCarla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette CARLA B. ZOLTOWSKI, Ph.D., is Education Administrator of the EPICS Program at Purdue Univer- sity. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue University. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus; life-span developmental psychologist; principle investigator for NSF-funded project involving four programs developing measures for ethical awareness and

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Odis Griffin

Session 2566 Hands On, 24/7 – Virginia Tech’s Joseph F. Ware, Jr. Advanced Engineering Laboratory Odis Hayden Griffin, Jr. Professor and Head, Department of Engineering Education Director, Joseph F. Ware, Jr. Advanced Engineering Laboratory Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg, Virginia 24061AbstractThis paper details the design, renovation, and approximately six years of operation of a hands-onundergraduate student projects laboratory with approximately 400 undergraduate

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Badger; Geraldine Peten; Anil Sawhney

nation and imparted research training to them through a focused and well-supported ten-week on-site research program. The Research Experience of Undergraduates (REU) included anorientation workshop, participating faculty presentations, nine week individual research program,interaction with current graduate students, workshops on construction management, bimonthlyresearch seminars, final research presentation, and final technical report. In addition the studentsparticipated in two construction project site visits, and a panel discussion of construction industryexperts describing the current status of the industry and its research needs. Through well-designedgroup and individual research training, the participating undergraduate students were

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imelda Olague-Caballero, New Mexico State University; Delia J. Valles-Rosales, New Mexico State University

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Industrial Engineering

Methods Engineering & IE 478 Facilities Planning. IE 316 introduces participants tomethods engineering and work measurement fostering the development of critical thinking, self-assessment, and team work; IE 478 trains the students in the art and science of facility design andplanning. Rounding-up the curriculum of these classes, this educational experience complementsthe student’s professional profile by adding the necessary cultural competency required toproduce a global engineer. The model consists of five components: identification and selection ofindustry partners and potential projects; attendance to in-class mini-lectures & assignment ofpertinent readings supporting the selected project; student’s training previous to

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saul E. Crespo, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Job R. Medina Hernandez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Luis Horacio Hernandez-Carrasco, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Milan Sokol, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

Paper ID #37944A Challenge-Based Specialization Diploma on Structural Health Monitoringfor Civil Engineering and Architecture ProgramsSaul E. Crespo, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico Bachelor in Civil Engineering with a Master of Science in Structural Engineering and PhD candidate in Structural Engineering. From April 2011 to July 2017 he served as Senior Researcher of the ”Structural Health Monitoring” group of the Mexican Institute of Transportation, directing and collaborating in mon- itoring and structural prognosis projects applied to special highway bridges, transportation infrastructure, historical monuments and

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 5: Preparing the Future Workforce

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Waqar Mohiuddin, Texas A&M University; Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Carlos R. Corleto, Texas A&M University; Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Texas A&M, worked in in- dustry settings to develop various biomedical technologies, ranging from acute neonatal care to long-term space exploration.Dr. Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University Joanna Tsenn is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. She earned her B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. She coordinates the mechanical engineering senior capstone design projects and teaches senior design lectures and studios. Her research interests include engineering education and engineering design methodology.Dr. Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University Dr. Balawi is an

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaghayegh Kurzinski, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Shayan Mirzabeigi; Mohamad Razkenari, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Paul Crovella, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

. Consequently, this paper presents a study of an innovative project-based approach for teachingconstruction scheduling using Reality Capture technology. As part of this study, students used technologiessuch as 360 cameras and 360 walkthrough software to collect reality capture data from an operatingconstruction site and used it to create project progress reports. This study used a designed quasi-experimentto assess the effectiveness of this approach regarding students’ learning performance and satisfaction withtwo groups of students in the Construction Scheduling course who collected the data from the site and whoused the data to fulfill the class activity. As part of the experiment, a survey was completed by studentswho completed the reality capture

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 7 Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jarod White, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

(technological capabilities), viability (profitable), and desirability (dopeople want it). In any basic conversation one may begin to link the design concepts (designtriad) and iron triangle.This exploratory research project introduces a class implementation of a future-oriented redesignproject in a design for manufacturing (DFM) course. The ideas of the triple constraint and designtriad are used to review how junior level engineering students design and think about futureproducts. Research was geared toward the outcomes students produced using basic design formanufacture concepts and how they thought about future products based in a coupling of designand business ideas. The artifacts allowed for a dive into how engineering students conceive thefuture

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther Tian; Daniel Showalter; Tara Kishbaugh; Scott Barge

research interests include assessment of non-content learning in research projects, increasing student familiarity with and understanding of green chemistry, Sociocultural faculty development for diversity-responsive teaching, and heterocyclic synthesis, particularly indole based systems.Scott Barge Scott Barge, EdD, VP for Institutional Strategy and CIO for EMU earned a bachelor’s degree at Goshen College and both master’s and doctoral degrees from Harvard University with an emphasis on quantitative methods for assessment and evaluation in higher education. During his graduate studies, he gained firsthand experience as a research analyst in the Institutional Research Office at MIT and through various domestic and

Conference Session

Digital Circuits, Architecture, Embedded Systems

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu Aggarwal, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

included C programming of the MCU, and custom PCB design.Hardware knowledge of MCU was also provided as part of the curriculum. Students alsolearned to integrate input-output circuits on the PCB. Even though main requirement atour university was for integrating VLSI chips, projects using commercially available chipswere also assigned.MCU based system design courses are offered at several universities. Our course was oneof the few that integrated PCB design with MCU-based system design to build systemsusing custom and commercially available VLSI chips. This course can be especially usefulfor hobbyists, future entrepreneurs, and researchers.2 BackgroundMCU based systems connect to the outside world via sensors and actuators. The MCUreads inputs

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Rodriguez, Virginia Tech; Anabel Mederos; antonio delgado

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Broadening Participation in Computing & Artificial Intelligence at a Hispanic-serving Community CollegeThe rapid pace with which advances in computing are being made in recent years has resulted inan increasing need for a competent computing workforce. Yet, the rate at which postsecondarystudents are choosing to pursue computing disciplines is lagging, creating a deficit of computingprofessionals. This project, funded by the NSF DUE/HSI Program, is focused on developingartificial intelligence (AI) courses and an interdisciplinary certificate that will expose all collegestudents to AI while building capacity for the development of a four-year degree in applied

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

EducationAbstract—Women and minortized groups share a common sense of belonging or, moreaccurately, lack of a sense of belonging in STEM, which exacerbates their underrepresentation inSTEM education and careers. Furthermore, an abundance of literature demonstrates that thisshared lack of belonging negatively influences their academic performance and persistence. Inengineering education specifically, research indicates that a lack of belonging contributes toundergraduate student attrition regardless of gender and race/ethnicity.Therefore, we proposed a project entitled “Promoviendo el Éxito Estudiantil a través de unSistema de Apoyo (PromESA): Promoting Student Success through a Social, Academic, andInstitutional Support System in Engineering Education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Arturo A Fuentes, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Karen Lozano, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Javier A. Ortega; Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. degrees in mechanical engineering from Rice University. Among his research interests is Engineering Education.Dr. Karen Lozano, The University of Texas, Rio Grande ValleyDr. Javier A. OrtegaDr. Eleazar Marquez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Eleazar Marquez is a Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas Grande Valley. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 The Freshman Year Innovator Experience (FYIE): Bridging the URM Gap in STEMThe project focuses on increasing “effective STEM education and broadening participation” inunderrepresented minority (URM) STEM students at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley(UTRGV) to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gail P. Baxter, Stevens Institute of Technology; Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Teachers College, Columbia University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Technologies at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has conducted research at both university and K-12 levels, with a focus on STEM learning and on the impact of different technologies on teaching and learning. She has directed evaluations of multi-year projects funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education and the National Science Foundation, and served on Dept. of Education and NSF Advisory and Review panels. Dr. Lowes has worked extensively with Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Stevens In- stitute of Technology’s School of Engineering and Science. She has co-authored papers and presentations on STEM learning in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Dr. Lowes is also Adjunct Professor

Collection

2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

A. Hoxie

a project to design an 800square foot home that met Passive House certification standards. The energy needs of the home, i.e.heating, cooling and electrical loads were to be met with renewable energy technologies they wereintroduced to through out the course. They were given a budget of $ 40,000 dollars for the renewableenergy systems and were asked to provide estimated payback timeframes for the technologies theychose. The project provided a creative and fun platform for the students to learn the significant impactengineering design can have on energy conservation. Practical experience was gained in learning thesoftware and in sizing photovoltaics, solar hot water systems, and heat recovery ventilation units to meetthe building needs. In

Conference Session

Impact of COVID-19 on Design Education 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohamed E. El-Sayed, Eastern Michigan University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, American Society for Engineering Education

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Design in Engineering Education

product development, vehicle integra- tion, design optimization, lean design, integrated design and manufacturing, and theoretical and applied mechanics, Dr. El-Sayed has over thirty years of industrial, teaching, and research experience, several patents granted, and over a hundred publications in his fields of expertise. He is an award-winning edu- cator, especially in the areas of engineering capstone project courses and online education. Through his teaching and advising he has contributed to the education of hundreds of engineers now engaged in the field of automotive engineering and product development. He is an ABET Commissioner, Team Chair (TC), Program Evaluator (PEV), and IDEAL Scholar. Dr. El-Sayed has also

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian Aufderheide, Hampton University; Otsebele E. Nare, Hampton University

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Diversity

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

25 new courses. He has supervised over 35 Industrial Design Projects. He is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer. He is dedicated in helping his students to succeed.Dr. Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University Otsebele Nare is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Hampton University, VA. He received his electrical engineering doctorate from Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, in 2005. His research interests include System Level Synthesis Techniques, Multi-Objective Optimization, Device Modeling and K-16 Integrative STEM education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Engineering Economy Taught Across

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2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Iftekhar Basith; Jeremy England; Lance Sebesta

Digital Gates and A Full Adder Using Analog Components Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Lance Sebesta Engineering Technology Sam Houston State University Jeremy England Weatherford International AbstractThis poster demonstrates the process of building different logic gates and a full adder out of analogcomponents. There are several ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) available that performsthese logics; however, a group of students came up with these wonderful implementation as part ofcourse project

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2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Justin M. Hutchison; Edward Peltier

disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. CE 773 was the first class to implement the updated curriculum, and sevendeliverables were designed to help guide students through a properly cited discussion project. Thenumber of primary literature articles required for a comprehensive discussion was varied toaccount for differences between the graduate and undergraduate sections. Graduate students wererequired to incorporate ten primary literature articles, whereas undergraduate students wererequired to incorporate five articles. Student responses were generally positive, and several © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conferencestudents highlighted how the

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Yue Hung, Farmingdale State College; Daniel Weinman, Farmingdale State College

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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

mechanicalengineering and mechanical engineering technology programs. Not only it is important to teachstudents the concept of design, it is also important for them to be able to “connect the dots”; bybeing able to apply tools, skills, and knowledge they gained, in design projects as well as in otherengineering courses. A great way to achieve this goal is through applied learning experiences.Applied learning is an instructional approach that includes various methods of teaching such as:project-based learning, hands-on learning, experience-based learning, service-learning, etc. In aneffort to provide freshman engineering technology students an applied learning experience, twoinnovative approaches have been developed and implemented to the freshman level