Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Hyun Kyoung Ro, Penn State University; Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

design settings. Her published work appears in journals such as Journal of Mechanical Design, Journal of Engineering Design, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Journal of Engineering Education, European Journal of En- gineering Education and Technovation. She is a member of IIE, ASME, and ASEE. She is also a National Research Council-US AFRL Summer Faculty Fellow for the Human Effectiveness Directorate (2002- 2004), an invited participant of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers in Engineering Education Symposium (2009), and a Fulbright Scholar to Ireland (2010).Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects at Montana State

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Pierce, Sweet Briar College; Hank Yochum, Sweet Briar College

AC 2010-1854: ENGAGING ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN A DESIGN-BASEDSERVICE LEARNING COURSE EMPHASIZING CONNECTIONS BETWEENTECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETYRobert Pierce, Sweet Briar CollegeHank Yochum, Sweet Briar College Page 15.468.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engaging Engineering Students in a Design-Based Service Learning Course Emphasizing Connections between Technology and SocietyAbstractHistory has shown that there is a complex relationship between technological projects and theindividuals that a technology is intended to serve. Failure to understand or anticipate the socialenvironment in which a technology is implemented often leads to unintended

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

practicing engineer in industry. The objectives of thisresearch are to explore the types of cognition and social interactions of student teams as theyengage in these virtual laboratories, to determine the role of instructional design in the responseof student teams, and to ascertain whether virtual laboratories can effectively promote types oflearning that are difficult or impossible to achieve from physical laboratories.Objectives The specific objectives of the NSF CCLI Phase 2 project are to: 1. Create the following learning materials and teaching strategies based on virtual laboratories: A. Enhance the Virtual CVD laboratory by including interactive reflection tools (e.g., interactive lab notebook, a virtual supervisor

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston, Downtown; Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Civil Engineering

consistsof two vertical trusses with 10’0” height and spaced by 10’0”; a top horizontal truss, and aconcrete slab at the bottom that is supported on steel beams spanning between the verticaltrusses. The bridge is supported by straps at the ends and by pin-type supports on the centralbents. All the steel joints are welded. The substructure consists of concrete frames which areconstructed over drilled shafts.The project tasks are to obtain the material take-off and cost estimating; obtain the naturalfrequency; make the structural modeling; and verify if the structure is able to withstand the loadsindicated in current codes.This type of project is motivating for the students because they see a real application of theirstudies. The course assessment

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Curriculum and Lab Development

Paper ID #11001Utilization of Eclipse-based Software Tools in Teaching a New Software De-velopment Methodology to EngineersDr. Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato Nannan He received the Ph.D. in computer engineering from Virginia Tech. She did Post-doc at Oxford University in UK and participated two EU projects. From 2012 to present she is an Assistant Professor at the ECET department in Minnesota State University at Mankato. Her teaching and research interests are in safety-critical embedded software, real-time embedded systems, and software verification. She is an IEEE member and reviewers for many conferences

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-1820: INTEGRATION OF REAL WORLD TEAMING INTO APROGRAMMING COURSECordelia Brown, Purdue UniversityYung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University Page 15.785.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integration of Real World Teaming Into A Programming CourseAbstractHistorically, teaming experiences for engineering students has primarily been found infirst year engineering courses, design courses, and laboratory courses. Occasionally,other types of engineering courses integrate teaming as a part of some of the courseprojects. In this paper, we are reporting our findings of integrating teaming into aprogramming course. This study examines team projects and team interaction in a

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Caenepeel

success skills. The course culminates in a heterogeneous team based project.The students are introduced to a generic project planning strategy that focuses on goals,methodology, timelines and work distribution among personnel. Team building exercisesare used to establish team norms and to demonstrate the synergistic advantages of acollaborative project. An inexpensive project, which involves engineeringmeasurements and estimation, is selected to challenge the student’s creative skills. Theproject culminates in a final written report. The course utilizes a combination ofinstructor (50%) and peer based(50%) evaluations that provide feedback and stimulateindividual performance. Peers are asked to identify results achieved by all teammembers. In

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University; Deng Cao, Central State University; Ashraf Yaseen

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Communication and networking courses, especially wireless communication andnetworking courses, have become an integral part of the Electrical Engineering, ComputerScience, and Computer Engineering curricula. However, most of these courses are taught atmany institutions without a laboratory. For those courses associated with labs, often specialhardware based experiment systems are used. These experiment systems are expensive so mostschools cannot afford them. More importantly, such systems lack the flexibility to evolve overtime and adapt to different environments. In our previous NSF funded CCLI project “Evolvablewireless laboratory design and implementation for enhancing undergraduate wireless engineeringeducation”, we have developed and demonstrated

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhibin Tan, East Tennessee State University; William H. Blanton, East Tennessee State University; Qianru Zhang, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. The hardware-based laboratories have been successfully integrated into the digital signal processing course at many universities. However, most labs were designed only for very common signal processing problems such as the FIR/IIR filter design, FFT and so on. In this paper, a system for real-time EEG (electroencephalograph) signal acquisition, processing and presentation was proposed and will be implemented with the Texas Instrument’s TMS320C6713 DSK being used as the hardware platform. As a practical application of C6713 DSK in biomedical signal processing, this project is designed as a complement of the current DSP laboratories of the Digital Signal Processors course for senior level undergraduates/graduates

Conference Session

Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Darrell G. Harden II, Michigan Department of Transportation; Danielle Elise Larson- Jaramillo, Western Michigan University

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Community Engagement Division

Transportation and K-8 schools, and the federal program, Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS),serves as the service-learning design project for CCE 1001. Preliminary results show studentsimproving oral communication skills and gaining awareness of the factors contributing topoverty through the SRTS project.IntroductionCCE 1001, “Introduction to Engineering Design,” is a first-semester course that has served as theanchor class of a learning community for civil and construction engineering (CCE) studentssince 2005 at Western Michigan University (WMU), a state regional university in Kalamazoo,MI. Students in a learning community take the same 3-to-5 classes together in fall semester andthe same 2-to-4 classes in spring semester. By progressing through the first

Conference Session

Faculty and Course Evolution: Teaching With Technology, Online Delivery, and Addressing Emerging Student & Industry Needs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Continuing Professional Development

of instruction and stu- dent support. Prior to joining UW-Madison, Wayne directed the Midwest solid waste consulting services of Camp Dresser McKee and led energy conservation research projects for Argonne National Laboratory. He has a BS in engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University, an MS in civil engineering with an emphasis in regional planning from Northwestern University, and is a licensed professional engineer. For more information about UW-Madison’s online graduate engineering degree programs see http://distancedegrees.engr.wisc.edu Page 23.1224.1 c American

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

John W. Gibbons

Senior Capstone studentswith the idea of designing a point-and-click adventure game for preschool children. Once I had aComputer Science team willing to take on the project, I reached out to a professor from theSchool of Art and Design, Matthew Cook, who was able to assemble a team of artists for theproject. Professor Bryan ‘Kip’ Haaheim (currently retired) arranged a collaboration with a lonemusic student to write the score.The goal was to create a point-and-click adventure game for preschool children. I gave the teamthe following parameters: ● No reading ability required ● Theme appropriate for children ● Playable on PC ● Mouse is the only input deviceThe result was the creation of the game "Dragon Adventure" [1] , winner of

Collection

2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Bryan Cooperrider

concluded that 70% of cost is locked up indecisions that are made in the first 30% of a project life.6 It is important to tell students in designclasses that thinking is extremely cheap. Students can imagine dozens, if not hundreds ofpossible problem solutions very quickly. They can also sketch or explore ideas on paper fairlyrapidly. Prototyping and CAD drawing can become time intensive and expensive, and willnecessarily commit a group to a smaller subset of design ideas. So it is essential in generatinginnovative solutions that designers spend a fair amount of time in the concept phase - the phasewhere divergent thinking dominates.The Design ProcessThe design process has been codified by many educators, but the approaches are allfundamentally the

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Norman D. Dennis

. While Jenkins, et.al.,(2002) describe a two-semestersequenced capstone experience that requires the technical work to be performed in the firstsemester, while professional issues are dealt with in the second semester. Farr, 2001 advocatesusing project based design experiences where the student must prepare a real product for a realclient. Still others, (Kolar(2000), Wood et.al.,2001) suggest an integrated and systematicapproach to design which spans the entire four year curriculum. In the Civil Engineeringprogram at the University of Arkansas the culminating design experience prescribed in Criteria 4has been satisfied with a course titled Senior Design, CVEG 4494, a four credit hour, singlesemester course dedicated to a culminating design

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kevin Scoles

thermal, active thermal, photovoltaics), hydroelectricity, biomass, batteries andgenerators, and ocean energy. After an introduction to US and world energy consumption andgeneration in the first week, a new energy source is introduced roughly every week of the 10week quarter.Projects in the course involve the design of a small off-grid energy system to meet a specificenergy need in a specific locale. System solutions typically include wind and photovoltaic energysources and energy storage in batteries. Student groups have 3-4 members. Group work issupported by collaboration tools built into Blackboard Learn, including the Collaboratecommunications tool, wikis and a file exchange area. Execution of the project is assisted with afree legacy version

Collection

2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Neil J. Hutzler; Joanne S. Chadde; David Heil; William E. Kelly

in 2000.13 The 20 standards for technology education are grouped in thefollowing topical areas: 1) Nature of Technology, 2) Technology and Society, 3)Design, 4) Abilities for a Technological World, and 5) The Designed World. Each of thetechnology literacy standards has benchmarks for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. It iswidely understood that achieving the goal of technological literacy for K-12 children willrequire input from all stakeholders—parents, teachers, students, and university faculty.Family EngineeringThe Family Engineering Program will engage public audiences in self-directed learning ininformal settings. The primary target audience for this project are: (1) children, ages 5-12 years, and (2) their parents/care-givers, from urban

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Oguzhan Oruc, The Citadel; Eva Singleton, The Citadel Military College ; Andrew B. Williams, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

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Professional Papers

, simulation, and control system design for underwater and surface vehicles, machine learning-based adaptive control, AIenabled haptic devices in biomechanics. Dr. Oruc’s specialization is System Dynamics and Control and System Identification in particular. His studies involve nonlinear system identification model-based control, and navigation and guidance of ocean vehicles.Dr. Eva Singleton, The Citadel Military College Dr. Eva Singleton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Leadership and Program Management (ELPM) in the School of Engineering at The Citadel Military College in Charleston, SC. She is a certified Project Management Professional with experience in various industries, including publishing

Collection

2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Erik Mallonee; John Barkley; Ramazan Asmatulu

, biology, mathematics, and others. One of the major challengesof energy related education is to provide students in this field with the ability to understand thefundamental concepts. Another is to be able to retain students’ interest in the field, especially inthe discipline of engineering, at both the college and high school levels. In the present study, afirst year college student from a previous study was given the opportunity to, with guidance,improve upon a project related to the field of energy. The opportunity provided the ability toenhance the level of education and interest in engineering, as well as informing the student onthe social, economic, and educational implications of the engineering field. Opportunities of thisnature could help

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Eniko T. Enikov; Vasco Polyzoev; Joshua Gill

for instruction and equipment time. Hands-on experience, on the other hand, is invaluable for active and sensory learning styles, which arethe predominant types of learning styles used by undergraduate students9. This paper describesthe development and testing of a new low-cost take-home laboratory module designed tosupplement the experience of our students taking their first course in Controls System Design.This project was developed primarily for students who are not electrical engineering majors, asthese students typically do not have the benefits of electronic circuits training and tend to shyaway from projects involving electronics. In the Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of The University of Arizona, it is not unusual for

Collection

2025 ASEE PSW Conference

Authors

Hadi Ali, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Trey Thomas Talko, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Eli Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Angeline Liew Masongsong, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; Katherine Wood, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

participants in a cross-sectional study in design-based engineering courses.Specifically, we share here our developed interview protocol for data collection using the critical incidentmethods and artifact elicitation. We share preliminary findings from a pilot interview conducted with asenior engineering student in an early phase of their capstone design project. 1. IntroductionCan the movement of novice designers in a design space offer a profound learning opportunity in design?Exploring this question is vital to improving the design learning experiences to both students and designeducators. In literature, the affordances of a physical space for learning, and as a pedagogical method, isoften referred to as active learning spaces (ALS) [1]. In a

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #7

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daqing Hou; Yu Liu, Clarkson University

has provided us with the confidence that a virtual REU Site with a larger group can be as effective as in person and on campus. To further improve the quality of our REU Site in the on-line mode, we have applied multiple novel practices. Specifically, before the start of the 2021 REU site we as the site co-directors proactively worked with mentors to better understand the needs of the defined research projects. Subsequently, we tailored the topics covered by the crash course of our site to the needs of the research projects as well as purposefully increasing active learning activities and student interactions. In lieu of the previous in-person bond building activity (a two-day high rope course in a nearby camp), we added

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akos Ledeczi, Vanderbilt University; Veronica Catete; Devin Jean, Vanderbilt University; Marnie Hill, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Shuchi Grover; Brian Broll, Vanderbilt University; Tiffany Barnes, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Lauren Alvarez, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Isabella Gransbury, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Gordon Stein, Vanderbilt University

Paper ID #38420Engaging Female High School Students in the Frontiers ofComputingGordon Stein Gordon Stein is currently a PhD student at Vanderbilt University. Previously, he served as a Senior Lecturer at Lawrence Technological University, helping to improve introductory Computer Science courses and integrate emerging technologies into the curriculum. At Vanderbilt's Institute for Software Integrated Systems, he has worked on projects combining accessible, block-based programming with robots and mixed reality platforms for educational use. Gordon also has experience bringing educational robotics into K-12

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rebekah Burke P.E., The Citadel; Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel; Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel

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Construction Engineering

Management from IAU, and Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering/Surveying from University of Tehran. Prior to joining The Citadel, he was a Visiting Professor of Construction Management in the Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure, and Sustainability at FIU. Dr. Batouli teaches diverse range of courses in civil engineering, construction engineering, and construction/project management. As a teacher, he aims to inspire his students to think intensively and critically and to live ethically and morally. Dr. Batouli’s major area of research is system-of-systems analysis of sustainability and resilience in civil infrastructure. He is particularly interested in studying human-infrastructure-environment interactions

Conference Session

Teaching Professional Skills in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jake Patrick Stengel, Rowan University; Swapana Subbarao Jerpoth, Rowan University; Kirti M. Yenkie, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

sus- tainability assessment of renewable and non-renewable energy resources with emphasis on analysis and optimization of transportation processes in multiproduct pipeline systems. She also serves as a teaching assistant at Rowan University Chemical Engineering Department courses in Thermodynamics, Separation Processes, and Process Dynamics and Controls. She is the graduate student mentor of the junior/senior engineering clinic for the industrial project funded by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and the ExxonMobil Lubricant Oil Blending Facility Paulsboro NJ. Swapna is an active member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) as well as a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin A. Keller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Laura A. Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Holly K. Ault Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Design Graphics

Instructional Design from Drexel University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Lebanon Valley College.Ms. Laura A Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Research LibrarianHolly K. Ault Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute Holly K. Ault is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She serves as director of the Copenhagen Project Center and director of the Assistive Technology Resource Center. She received her B.S. in chemistry, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from WPI in 1974, 1983 and 1988 respectively. Professor Ault has advised off-campus project students in London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Windhoek (Namibia), San Jose (Costa Rica

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sherwood, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Engineering Design Graphics

closed-form equations to solve textbook problems that are well-defined and thathave a unique answer, e.g. statics, dynamics and strength of materials. However, these samestudents are unsure how to apply these fundamental principles and closed-form equations thefirst time they are given the task of doing an engineering design of a system where theparameters are such that multiple solutions are possible. To give students a first exposure to areal-world product-development team-environment scenario, the design and analysis of linkagesis used as the central topic to integrate engineering analysis, design, CAD, project managementand technical writing into a semester-long design project. The students work in teams of fourand take a loosely defined

Conference Session

Research in Multidisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Bachmann, James Madison University; Jeffrey Tang, James Madison University; Carl Puffenbarger, James Madison University; mike kauffman, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

partnership with the university’s Facilities Management, developed a highly instructiveand useful Alternative Fuel Vehicle Lab. Using existing university resources and a broad base of Page 13.509.2cross-disciplinary knowledge, we have been able to provide students with diverse, hands-oneducational experience that is often inaccessible to students outside of traditional engineeringprograms. Furthermore, the resulting K-12/STEM educational outreach program demonstrateshow these student-generated projects can inform the general public and inspire K-12 students topursue careers in science and engineering.Introduction & HistoryAs educators struggle to

Conference Session

Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Jennifer Branstad, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

(2011-2014), she worked in the National Science Foundation’s Division of Undergraduate Education on research and evaluation projects related to the use of technology in STEM education. Dr. London masters mixed methods and computational tools to address complex problems, including: science policy issues surrounding STEM learning in cyberlearning envi- ronments; evaluation and impact analysis of federal investments in R&D; and applications of simulation & modeling tools to evaluate programs.Dr. Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Edward Berger is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, joining Purdue in August 2014

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily M Salmon, Mississippi State University

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Systems Engineering

into a user handbook for the department’s use. This handbookillustrates the most effective lean six-sigma tools from the research, and provides step-by-stepinstructions on how to use them. The outcome of this research prompted the restructuring of thedepartment and the creation of a new position. This paper will provide the methods used andexplanations given, results found from this project and explain why a complete lean six-sigmaproject is not feasible for this type of environment.IntroductionAccording to a 2007 Industry Week Magazine Survey, 70% of US companies are using sometype of continuous improvement program (Lean, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, etc.) butonly 9% report good results, and less than 25% are satisfied with their

Conference Session

Construction Division Technical Session 2: K-12 through Adult Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert B. Austin, Bowling Green State University

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Construction Engineering

Paper ID #22689Tailoring Construction Management Instruction to the Emerging Adult LearnerDr. Robert B. Austin, Bowling Green State University Dr. Austin has over 30 years of heavy construction, engineering and facility experience in industrial, transportation and building projects across the full range of project delivery systems. His industry experi- ence is multi-faceted with a strong background in civil engineering and construction management on both domestic and international projects. Having served in responsible charge of projects nationwide, he pos- sesses professional engineering licenses in several states