Conference Session

Focus on Elementary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V. Ernst, Virginia Tech; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3026: TERM ANALYSIS OF AN ELEMENTARY ENGINEERINGDESIGN APPROACHDr. Jeremy V. Ernst, Virginia Tech Jeremy V. Ernst is an Assistant Professor in the Integrative STEM Education program of the Department of Teaching and Learning at Virginia Tech. He currently teaches graduate courses in STEM education foundations and contemporary issues in Integrative STEM Education. Ernst specializes in research fo- cused on dynamic intervention means for STEM education students categorized as at-risk of dropping out of school. He also has curriculum research and development experiences in technology, engineering, and design education.Dr. Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Laura J. Bottomley, Director, Women

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie M. Gillespie, University of Miami; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Russell Pimmel, National Science Foundation

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Educational Research and Methods

completed while at the National Science Foundation as an intern for the Quality Education for Minorities Network.Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Ann McKenna is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering in the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University (ASU). Prior to joining ASU she served as a program officer at the National Science Foundation in the Division of Undergraduate Education and was on the faculty of the Segal Design Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. Dr. McKenna’s research focuses on understanding the cognitive and social processes of design, design teaching and learning, the role of adaptive

Conference Session

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

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Dickrell III, University of Florida

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Continuing Professional Development

Paper ID #8134Virtual Office Hours through Video Conferencing: Lessons LearnedDr. Daniel Dickrell III, University of Florida Page 23.1358.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Virtual Office Hours through Video Conferencing: Lessons LearnedIntroductionThe ability to hold academic office hours via video conferencing technology has been greatlyenhanced with the development of widely distributed, low-cost platforms over the last few years.In addition to traditional forms of remote academic communication such as

Conference Session

Building a Community in Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Johnson, Central Washington University; Joe Fuerte, Central Washington University; James Protzeller, Central Washington University

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Materials

2006-949: PROGRAM SYNERGY: ENGINEERING LABS USING FOUNDRYRESOURCESCraig Johnson, Central Washington University Craig Johnson (www.cwu.edu/~cjohnson) is the Coordinator of both the Mechanical Engineering Technology and the Cast Metals Industrial Technology Programs at Central Washington University. He is a Foundry Education Foundation Key Professor and has a P.E. in Metallurgy. Dr. J. is also a past chair of the ASEE Materials Division. He specializes in test design, interface characterization and process optimization (forming & casting).Joe Fuerte, Central Washington University Joe Fuerte is a student in the Masters of Science in Engineering Technology Program at Central

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Estrada, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Architectural

2006-1748: A SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMHector Estrada, Texas A&M University-Kingsville DR. HECTOR ESTRADA is Associate Professor and Chair of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Page 11.131.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Survey of the American Architectural Engineering CurriculumAbstract This paper presents the results of a comprehensive survey of all ABET (Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology) accredited architectural engineering programs. The analysis isbased on data collected from a detailed study of the curricula

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Arnold, Alma High School, Alma, MI; Ze Zhang; Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University; Bingbing Li, Department of Chemistry, Science of Advanced Materials Doctoral Program, Central Michigan University ; Qin Hu, Central Michigan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

position in the School of Engineering and Technology and the Science of Advanced Materials program at Central Michigan University (CMU). Prior to joining CMU, Dr. Kaya was a post-doctorate associate at Yale University from 2007 to 2010 and a research and teaching assistant at Istanbul Technical University in Instanbul, Turkey from 1999 to 2007. He was a consultant at Brightwell Corp. in 2007, and a senior VLSI analog design engineer and project coordinator at Microelectronics R&D Company from 2000 to 2006. Dr. Kaya was a visiting assistant in research at Yale University from 2004 to 2005. Dr. Kaya received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electronics Engineering from ITU. His research interests in electrical

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

J Hines; Fred Weber; John Prados; Kurt Gramoll

identified, three courses are being developed through this grant.Additional resources are currently being sought to develop the remaining courses. The long-termgoal is to facilitate the transfer of students from pre-engineering programs by developing andoffering the entire set of prerequisite classes to pre-engineering students throughout the UnitedStates, resulting in the national availability of web-delivered courses to meet a majority of theprerequisite needs.2. Course DevelopmentThe model identified for course development merges several technologies to meet the coursedelivery objectives. It integrates a phased development methodology to produce highlyinteractive animated modules designed to engage the student in an active learning process

Conference Session

Inservice Teacher Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Erin Cejka; Chris Rogers

Inservice Teachers and the Engineering Design Process Erin Cejka, Chris Rogers Tufts University’s Center for Engineering Educational OutreachDriven by its prestigious academic institutions, high-tech companies, and commitment tosuperior education, Massachusetts became the first state in the country to adopttechnology/engineering standards as part of the state curriculum frameworks in 2001. Thissignificant policy change has produced an increased need for professional development andteacher education efforts in engineering and technology. The overall lack of content knowledgeand experience in engineering and technology among teachers, especially at the elementary level,will

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

engineers.Although these numbers are very disheartening, they do indicate an opportunity. Specifically, ifprepared appropriately, we can increase the number of low income and underrepresented groupspursuing degrees in engineering or technology. For this effort the target group is students in theGrand Rapids Public School System, which includes a disproportionately large percentage of lowincome and underrepresented groups. Page 9.722.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationOur target employer base is local

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramana Pidaparti

Session 1725 The Art of Engineering in Capstone Design Ramana M. Pidaparti Department of Mechanical Engineering Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Indianapolis, IN 46202 Email: rpidapa2@iupui.eduAbstract It is the author’s strong belief that engineering students should seek creative designs fromarts as well as other perspectives to understand multidisciplinary design

Conference Session

Materials Science Education for the Future

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University

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Materials

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Materials Engineering as a Catalyst for Sustainability EducationAbstractEnergy use, environmental impact and other sustainability-related issues are becomingincreasingly important considerations in engineering designs and manufacturing processes. Inresponse to this need, materials engineering courses related to sustainable energy technology,life-cycle analysis and mineral resources have been developed. The courses have been designedto be accessible to non-materials engineering students, and even non-engineering students, topromote interdisciplinary discussions. This paper will include discussion of the content of andexperience with these courses, as well as the relationship of the

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ayyagari Janaki Rao

Graduates are not readily employable, but need furtherTraining. There is mismatch between the knowledge, curriculum and skills imparted byTechnical Institutions and Industrial needs. Universities are not able to inspire the Industriesto come to the academic platform and, make use of their expertise in structuring EngineeringEducation.Little attention is being paid by universities for the ever growing and diverse social needs.The fruits of Technology are not reaching the downtrodden and under previlized in thesociety. Taking these points into consideration a model is developed for a more usefulproductive and socially relevant Engineering Education System.1. India - some social indicatorsIndia is a country with 25 states, 14 major languages and

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

AC 2009-554: THE GUGGENHEIM SCHOOLS OF AERONAUTICS: WHERE ARETHEY TODAY?Scott Eberhardt, Boeing CompanyNarayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 14.1218.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The Guggenheim Schools of Aeronautics: Where are they today? Narayanan Komerath Georgia Institute of Technology, 270 Ferst Drive Atlanta GA 30332-0150 Scott Eberhardt The Boeing Company, P.O. Box 3707, MC 0R-MM, Seattle, WA 98124-2207Introduction The purpose of this paper is to present a brief summary and history of the sevenoriginal Guggenheim schools. Between 1925 and

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Eduard Plett

engineering courses are often confronted with educational and technological as well as economic challenges. In particular, providing engineering students with practical, hands-on experiences can be difficult due to the high cost and complexity of renewable energy equipment. This paper presents several technical solutions for providing cost-effective equipment to help teach alternative energy engineering courses.KeywordsEnergy, alternative, renewable, technology, equipment1. Introduction, problem description and objectives of this paper 1.1 The need for transformation in energy engineering education The main topic of the 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference is “Next Generation Engineers: Transforming Engineering Education”. One area that appears

Collection

Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Eric B. Dano, BAE Systems

system architecture related tools and methods listed in Table 1 is notnew. In 1994, Shenhar [16] proposed a systems engineering education curriculum consisting of:basic studies (math, computer science, etc.), cross-disciplinary studies (hardware, software, etc.),engineering systems and technologies (introduction to a wide set of diverse systems),management studies (operations, project management, production, etc.) and system engineeringconcepts (architecture, holistic and system thinking, case studies, etc.). Similarly, Walther andRadcliff [17], in their study on competency gaps between academia and industry, surmised thatuniversity curricula should teach a more holistic view of engineering which will lead to “acentral competence which could be

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Christy Brown; D. Andrew Brown, Clemson University; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Patrick Bass, The Citadel; Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina; Thomas T Peters, South Carolina's Coalition for Mathematics & Science; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Ikhalfani Solan; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

. Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University Kris Frady is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Educational and Organizational Leadership and Development and Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University and Faculty Director for Clemson University Center for Workforce Development (CUCWD) and the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Center for Aviation and Automotive Technological Education using Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES). Her research and experiences include implementation of digital learning solutions, development of career pathways including educator professional development, and analysis of economic development factors impacting education and workforce development.Dr. Patrick

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division 4: Teaching and Learning in Engineering Management

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sandra L. Furterer, University of Dayton

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #29252Applying Systems Engineering Tools to Model a Food Justice System in anEngineering Management CourseDr. Sandra L. Furterer, University of Dayton Dr. Sandy Furterer is an Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair at the University of Day- ton, in the Department of Engineering Management, Systems and Technology. She has applied Lean Six Sigma, Systems Engineering, and Engineering Management tools in healthcare, banking, retail, higher education and other service industries, and achieved the level of Vice President in several banking insti- tutions. She previously managed the Enterprise Performance

Conference Session

Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Anunciatto Depieri, University of Sao Paulo; Roseli de Deus Lopes P.E., Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9828High School Students’ Attitudes to Engineering and Engineers related totheir Career ChoiceMrs. Adriana Anunciatto Depieri, University of Sao Paulo For almost 10 years I have worked as an assintant professor and since 2003, I have worked for the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and innovation in the Popularization of Science and Technology issues. Besides policy formulation and implementation of programs to popularize S & T, we give support to improve science teaching in schools, in partnership with the Ministry of Education. Authorized by deads, I have dedicated most of time as a PhD candidate

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Best Of FPD

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

tosocial justice education being part of the introductory engineering education experience. Theresults of this study provide insight into the impact of integrating social justice into engineeringcoursework and can help provide rationale and support for creating new or updated intersectionalcurriculum. This work may be of interest to faculty and programs looking to integrate socialjustice into the first-year engineering experience.Literature ReviewUnderstanding the role and relevance of social justice to the engineering profession is animportant but often overlooked component of engineering education. Engineers, being on theforefront of technological change, have tremendous impact on creating change that benefitssociety. Furthermore, the profession

Conference Session

Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, & Self-efficacy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebekah J. Hammack, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

familiarity with engineeringconstruct is not well developed in the research literature and studies are limited to those using theinstrument developed by Yasar and colleagues. Yasar et al. [4] used a Likert scale instrument tomeasure K-12 teachers’ familiarity with engineering, engineering design, and technology (DET).Most teachers in the study had low familiarity with DET, which was attributed to lack ofknowledge, lack of training, lack of administrative support, and lack of time for learning aboutDET. Subsequent studies using the DET instrument reported similar findings [5], [6]. There is a lack of research literature devoted to the barriers of implementing engineeringat the K-5 level. However, the literature related to the barriers to

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eck Doerry

experience at Northern Arizona University (NAU) has been similar: the College ofEngineering and Technology (CET) at NAU has developed student exchanges with internationalpartners, provided lectures by international visitors, and has offered courses taught byinternational faculty. Student interest in these initiatives has been excellent; more students arenow participating in international exchanges, from an average of 1/year in 1990-1994 to anaverage of 5/year in 1995-2002. Despite these strong efforts, however, fewer than 2% ofgraduating CET engineers receive significant international training.A detailed investigation of why more students are not participating revealed that student interestin international engineering education is stifled by a

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice Higuera, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

National Guard according to Brigadier General Peter Deluca, the ArmyEngineer School Commandant in April 2013[1]. Roughly 80% or 64,000 serve in the ArmyReserve and National Guard making these service members high value targets for recruitmentinto engineering and engineering technology programs. The Air Force Reserve and NationalGuard have similar statistics worth considering as well. An important aspect of recruiting is akeen understanding of the motivations of the prospective pool of applicants.The reasons for enlisting in the military have been studied often since the establishment of theAll-Volunteer Force in 1973. Charles Moskos, a well-respected military sociologist, viewedpeople’s motivations for joining the military as either “institutional

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University; Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Gregory Mason P.E., Seattle University; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

of Mechanical Engineering and American Educational Research Association.Dr. Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University Teodora Rutar Shuman is the Paccar Professor and Chair in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Seattle University. She is an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington. Her research includes NOx formation in lean-premixed combustion and electro-mechanical systems for sustainable processing of microalgae. Her work is published in venues including the Journal of Engineering Education, IEEE Transactions on Education, Bioresource Technology, Chemical Engineering Journal, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, and Combustion and Flame. She is a member of the American Society of Engineer

Conference Session

FPD6 - First Year Curricula Development

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Eric Sprouls, University of Southern Indiana

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First-Year Programs

Engineering) and ENGR 108 (Intro to Design). Other courses she is teaching are Dynamics, Dynamics of Machinery, and Engineering Materials. She is a member of ASEE and is developing a biomechanics laboratory as a center for research in bone and joint care.Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana Richard Ruhala earned his BSME from Michigan State in 1991 and his PhD in Acoustics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999. He has three years industrial experience at General Motors and three years at Lucent Technologies. He has been an Assistant Professor rank in the Engineering Department at USI since 2002, and has taught several of the freshmen engineering courses, including ENGR 103 and

Conference Session

Program Evaluation Studies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sally T. Wei, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Trish Wonch Hill, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

engineers. This paperwill discuss methodology and results of the study, impact on K-12 engineering identity, andfuture work in quantifying N-EAN initiatives.Introduction:The universal presence of engineering and technology is inescapable in today’s modern world.Our lives are increasingly defined by and dependent upon technology. Essential skills neededfor Americans in the 21 st century will include increased understanding of these technologies andthe ability to make informed decisions about its development and use[1]. One of the mosteffective ways to ensure greater awareness is to provide exposure to more engineering in K-12education. The key to educating students to thrive in this competitive global economy isintroducing them early to engineering

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Nazanin Naderi, Youngstown State University

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First-Year Programs

department of Information Sciences & Technology. Dr. Johri studies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge shar- ing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. He also examine the role of ICT in supporting distributed work among globally dispersed workers and in furthering social development in emerging economies. He received the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Early Career Award in 2009. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (CHEER) published by Cam- bridge University Press, New York, NY. Dr. Johri earned his Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design at Stanford University and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4A: Retention Programs and Strategies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg Harkins, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Technology released a report in 2012 citing the need for STEM graduates, inparticular engineering graduates to help the nation strengthen its workforce and innovatesolutions to problems in many sectors of the economy [5].At a state level, the leaders of the University of North Carolina (UNC) system have set a goalof raising the education level of the citizens of the state. “By 2018, [UNC System] will helpNorth Carolina increase the percentage of state residents with a bachelor’s degree or higherfrom 26% to 32%.” [6]. At UNC Charlotte, the College of Engineering is striving to meet thisgoal by offering degree programs in seven disciplines of engineering: Civil, Computer,Electrical, Mechanical, and Systems Engineering; Engineering Technology; and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii

World, 3, 3, Mar, 1995, p 128-130.5. Cairns, J.; Chrisp, T.M., Strategy for teaching structural engineering design, StructuralEngineer, 74, 22, Nov 19, 1996, p 375.6. Cardozo, Richard N.(Carlson School of Management, Institute of Technology, University ofMinnesota); Durfee, William K.; Ardichvili, Alexander; Adams, Carl; Erdman, Arthur G.; Hoey, Michael; Iaizzo, PaulA.; Mallick, Debashish N.; Bar-Cohen, Avi; Beachy, Robert ; Johnson, Alec , Perspective: Experiential educationin new product design and business development, Journal of Product Innovation Management, v19, n 1, January , 2002, p 4-17, Elsevier Science Inc.7. Davies, Chris H.J.(School of Physics and Materials Eng., Monash University), Student engagementwith simulations: A case study

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Deborah Hwang; D. Blandford

a building platform allowssome mechanical design as well. Robotics also is inherently interesting to students. Manystudents often ask about the field, and a few of our students have gone on to do independentresearch projects in robotics.II. BackgroundThe use of LEGO robotics for educational purposes has become widespread. The first LEGOrobotics course was developed at MIT as a computer engineering design competition coursemodeled after a mechanical engineering design competition course1. Since then, courses usingLEGO robotics have been developed that range from high school courses exploring engineeringcareer options to graduate courses devoted to actual robotics design. A sampling of such coursesinclude: Toying with Technology at Iowa

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

engineering topics required by the general criteriashall support the engineering fundamentals of each of these four areas at the specified level. Graduates are expectedto discuss the basic concepts of architecture in a context of architectural design and history.The design level must be in a context that:a. Considers the systems or processes from other architectural engineering curricular areas,b. Works within the overall architectural design,c. Includes communication and collaboration with other design or construction team members,d. Includes computer-based technology and considers applicable codes and standards, ande. Considers fundamental attributes of building performance and sustainability.Faculty -- The program must demonstrate that faculty