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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Jenna Faulkner, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Douglas Howe, Portland State University

AC 2010-1169: STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD INQUIRY-BASED EXERCISESIN UNDERGRADUATE LAB COURSESGerald Recktenwald, Portland State UniversityRobert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeJenna Faulkner, Portland State UniversityDouglas Howe, Portland State University Page 15.1111.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student Attitudes toward Inquiry-Based Exercises in Undergraduate Lab CoursesIntroduction This paper reports on work in progress for a Type 1 CCLI project. The primary focus of theresearch project has been the development of a series of inquiry-based demonstrations andlaboratory exercises appropriate

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Irvine; Mary Anne Lesiak; Andrea Prejean; Teresa Larkin-Hein

styles: Approaches that work. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico. IEEE Catalog number 99CH37011. ISBN 007803-5643-8. Session 13c3, 7 - 11.24. Irvine, S. E. & Hein, T. L. (1998). Technology and the diverse learner. AAPT Announcer, 28(2), 86.25. Jensen, E. (1998). Teaching with the brain in mind. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA. Page 6.298.7 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ECE

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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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1821: LAB-IN-A-BOX: ASSESSMENT OF MATERIALS DEVEL-OPED TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT EXPERIMENTATION ON CON-CEPTS FROM CIRCUITSKathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech Kathleen Meehan is an Associate Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer En- gineering at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, she worked at the University of Denver and West Virginia University as well as having worked twelve years in industry. Her research interests include optoelectronic materials and devices and high heat load packaging in addition to Electrical Engineering pedagogy.Dr. Robert W. Hendricks, Virginia TechCortney V. Martin, Virginia TechPeter Doolittle, Virginia Tech Director of the Center for Instructional

Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, College of Technology, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

AC 2010-636: THE EMERGENT NECESSITY FOR DEMOLITION ANDRECONSTRUCTION CONTENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGYCURRICULUMMark Shaurette, College of Technology, Purdue University Mark Shaurette, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette BBCN, Building Construction, University of Florida, 1975 MS, Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980 Ph.D., College of Technology, Purdue University, 2007 Mark’s 30+ years of construction industry experience includes owning and operating a custom homebuilding company in addition to senior management positions with one of the largest homebuilders in the nation as well as a regional commercial/residential development

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Kamm

instructordelivers the message of the day. The students hear it, and they see it. There is an audiocomponent and a video component. ‘The lecture’ in distance learning courses is almost alwaysdelivered by text material, that is, by reading. It may be the ‘notes’ of the instructor. It may be asummary of the available literature, or pertinent information. It may simply be the textbookreading assignment for the course, in which case there is no lecture component and the ‘class’ Page 7.395.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for

Conference Session

FPD 5: Course Delivery Methods and Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

private foundations fund his research. His research and teaching focuses on engineering as an innovation in P-12 education, policy of P-12 engineering, how to support teachers and students’ academic achievements through engineering, the measurement and support of the change of ’engineering habits of mind’ particularly empathy and the use of cyber-infrastructure to sensitively and resourcefully provide access to and support learning. Page 24.1407.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 You May be Able to Teach Early Classes, but

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Lu, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #8962Using Case Study Research as an Active Learning Tool for Demonstrating theAbility to Function on Multidisciplinary TeamsDr. Wayne Lu, University of Portland Wayne Lu received his B.S.E.E. degree from Chung-Cheng Institute of Technology, Tauyuan, Taiwan in 1973 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma in 1981 and 1989, respectively. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE. He has been a faculty at the University of Portland since 1988 and currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering. His areas of interest include embedded systems design, digital

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Scott A. Sinex

variation to the physical parameters to investigate Proceedings of the Spring 2013 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education 224 Table 1 – What do Interactive Excel Spreadsheets bring to the classroom? How interactive Excel spreadsheets or Framework Element [8] Excelets support Hands-on, minds-on, visual in nature Sparking motivation to learn science Brings mathematics alive

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin Neill, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-26: IMPROVING TEAM PERFORMANCE: THE COGNITIVE STYLEFACTORJoanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University Joanna F. DeFranco is an Engineering faculty member at Penn State University. She earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Math from Penn State, M.S. in Computer Engineering from Villanova, and earned her Ph.D. in Computer and Information science from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Previous to entering academia, Dr. DeFranco held a number of positions in industry and government, including software engineer for Motorola in Horsham, PA and an Electronics Engineer for the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, PA. She has published a number of articles in journals and

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JUDITH VIRGINIA GUTIERREZ; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2012-5424: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: GRADUATE STUDENT PERSPEC-TIVES ON USING TABLET PCS AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIESMiss JUDITH VIRGINIA GUTIERREZProf. Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla Aurelio Lopez-Malo is professor and Past Chair, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental En- gineering at Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, in Mexico. He teaches food science and engineering related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for food processing, natural antimi- crobials, and active learningDr. Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education in the Department of Chemical, Food, and

Conference Session

Track 8: Technical Session 8: The Role of an Artificial Intelligence Certificate in the Computing Identity Formation of Hispanic-Serving Community College Students who Work

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Sarah L Rodriguez, Virginia Tech; Taylor Y. Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Paul Charles Bigby Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Paper ID #40731The Role of an Artificial Intelligence Certificate in the ComputingIdentity Formation of Hispanic-Serving Community College Students whoWorkDr. Sarah L Rodriguez, Virginia Tech Sarah L. Rodriguez is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member with the Higher Education Program at Virginia Tech. Her engineering education research agenda centers upon engineering and computing identity development of historically marginalized populations at higher education institutions. Currently, Dr. Rodriguez is involved with several large-scale interdisciplinary research projects focused on

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Teresa Larkin-Hein; Dan Budny

Session 3280 Why Bother Learning about Learning Styles and Psychological Types? Teresa Larkin-Hein/Dan D. Budny American University/University of Pittsburgh Washington, DC/Pittsburgh, PAAbstractA growing body of research suggests that increased learning gains can be achieved with adultlearners when instruction is designed with learning styles in mind 1 - 3. The adoption of any typeof new teaching and/or learning approach has the potential to require a good deal of valuablefaculty time and energy. In this paper, the question of why

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Alex Dekhtyar; Anya L. Goodman; Aldrin Montana

of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 147interdisciplinary nature of the field mostly off the required experience. Senior projects, capstoneexperiences and occasional project-driven software engineering courses provide the onlyopportunities to experience cross-disciplinary collaboration within CS curricula.Among the variety of possible reasons why systematic treatment of the interdisciplinary nature ofcomputer science is hard to find in college, while its very importance is well-recognized by theacademic community

Conference Session

Diffusion and Adoption of Teaching Practices

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari L. Jordan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Sarah Anne Blackowski; Heidi M Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Timothy A Wilson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Douglas Holton, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #11440Knowledge Transfer of Evidence-Based Instructional Practices in FacultyCommunities of PracticeDr. Kari L. Jordan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona BeachDr. James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona BeachSarah Anne WilliamsDr. Heidi M Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona BeachDr. Timothy A Wilson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona BeachDr. Douglas Holton, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Page 26.1051.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ergin Erdem, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Paper ID #11444An Integrated Teaching Methodology for Manufacturing ProcessesDr. Ergin Erdem, Robert Morris University Ergin Erdem is an assistant professor of Department of Engineering at Robert Morris University. Dr. Er- dem holds BS and MS degrees in industrial engineering from Middle East Technical University, Turkey and a PhD in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering from North Dakota State University He has previ- ously worked as a lecturer and research associate at Atilim University and North Dakota State University. His research interests include; modeling for facility planning, genetic algorithms, education of

Conference Session

Research! Research! Research! in Faculty Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amber Gallup, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico; Kristen Ferris, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division

Paper ID #28894From Q&A to Norm & Adapt: The Roles of Peers in Changing Faculty Be-liefsand PracticeAmber Gallup, University of New MexicoDr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and associate professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program and in the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments

Conference Session

Motivation and Self-Efficacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #6138Developing an Instrument to Measure Motivation, Learning Strategies andConceptual ChangeMs. Rachel McCord, Virginia Tech Rachel McCord is a second year graduate student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Her current research interests include motivation, conceptual understanding and student use of metacognitive practices. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Tennessee. Her advisor is Dr. Holly Matusovich.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech

Conference Session

Computers in Education 2 - Programming 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junhao Liao, University of Toronto; Haoran Zhang, University of Toronto; Jiaxing Li, University of Toronto; Yizhong Xu, University of Toronto; Hamid Timorabadi, University of Toronto

Paper ID #36720WIP - iCtrl - A Remote Login Software ApplicationJunhao Liao Junhao Liao is a fourth year Computer Engineering student at University of Toronto. Previously, he worked as a Teaching Assistant at University of Toronto and as a Software Engineering Intern in Qualcomm's Automotive Display Team. He is interested in software programming and User Experience designs. He is proficient with C, C++ and Python and familiar with JavaScript, PSQL, Intel FPGA Verilog and ARM Assembly(V7). Personal Website: https://junhao.caHaoran ZhangYizhong Xu Undergraduate student at the University of Toronto (2017-2022

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (ELOS) Technical Session 1: Laboratories in Mechanics, Thermofluids, Embedded Systems, and Controls

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Bishop, Southern Utah University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Paper ID #40106Designing the Laboratory Experience from the Ground Up: CustomLaboratory Equipment and Writing-Intensive PedagogyDr. Jacob Bishop, Southern Utah University Jacob Bishop holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering. He earned a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State University pursuing his research on the flipped classroom. His research interests are multidisciplinary. In educational research, his interests include model-eliciting activities, open online education, educational data mining, and the flipped classroom. In quantitative methodology and psycho- metrics, his interests focus on the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Carter, College of Dupage; Cory Dicarlo; Susan Fenwick; Marcia Frank, College of Dupage; Richard Jarman, College of Dupage

, resume creation, external scholarships and internship searches created and distributed to students  Workshops: on mindfulness, setting priorities and goal-setting along with meetings with Career Services, 4-year college visits and meeting with successful COD alumni. Table 1 shows the number of students selected and supported during the entire original five-year grant along a sixth year extension funded by the NSF. To support a total of 22 to 242 The majority of the students selected turned out to be engineering majors.3 The terms of the NSF grant also required that selected students were also required to be a US Citizen, US National,US Permanent Resident, or Admitted Refugee. students each year, 16 to 17 new students were

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; Alexander James Diehl; Timothy Huff, Ohio Northern University; Tyler Justin Hammel

Paper ID #36067Electronic Office Signage DeviceDr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph is an Assistant Professor at Ohio Northern University in the Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science (ECCS). Research interests include: Artifi- cial Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic, Game Theory, Teaching Computer Science, STEM Outreach, Increasing diversity in STEM (women and first generation), and Software Engineering.Alexander James DiehlMr. Timothy Huff, Ohio Northern University Tim is a senior undergraduate computer engineering student at Ohio Northern University. Tim has

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ramsin Khoshabeh, University of California, San Diego; Vikash Gilja

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Electrical and Computer

, based on feedback from our industry partners and alumni, we saw that thestudents performed very poorly in software design. When they were tasked with writing a smallscript to accomplish a specific goal (e.g., computing the Fibonacci sequence), students performedjust fine. However, when given a larger design specification and asked to build a completeend-to-end system integrating both hardware and software, students did not even know where tobegin. Some might argue that those skills should belong only to computer scientists, but that issimply a fallacy. For the vast majority of engineering professions today, good programmingskills are no longer an option but a prerequisite.With these insights in mind, we designed a sophomore-level course that

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Retention & Bridge Programs #2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ellise M. LaMotte, Tufts University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #29485Work in Progress: The RISE Seminar and the Influence it has onUnderrepresented Students in STEMDr. Ellise M. LaMotte, Tufts University Ellise LaMotte is the Director of the Center for STEM Diversity at Tufts University. She received her Ph.D. in Education from the University of Massachusetts Boston and focuses her research on underrepre- sented populations in STEM disciplines in institutions of higher learning. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: The RISE Seminar and the Influence it has on Underrepresented

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest Tollner, University of Georgia, Athens; John Schramski, University of Georgia; Caner Kazanci, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

AC 2009-2020: NETWORK PARTICLE TRACKING (NPT) FOR ECOSYSTEMTHERMODYNAMICS AND RISK ANALYSISErnest Tollner, University of Georgia, AthensJohn Schramski, University of Georgia Building on a distinguished and a uniquely diverse career in both public and private industry Dr. Schramski is a member of both the Environmental Engineering Faculty and the Systems & Engineering Ecology Research Program at the University of Georgia. Among other areas, his research and pedagogical pursuits include ecosystem energetics, industrial ecology, ecological network analysis, and engineering education curriculum. Currently, his engineering education research includes his restructuring of the traditional

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials and General Mechanics Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ing-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas; William Springer, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

AC 2009-1437: TEACHING VON MISES STRESS: FROM PRINCIPAL AXES TONONPRINCIPAL AXESIng-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas Ing-Chang Jong serves as Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He received a BSCE in 1961 from the National Taiwan University, an MSCE in 1963 from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in 1965 from Northwestern University. He and Dr. Bruce G. Rogers coauthored the textbook Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, Oxford University Press (1991). Dr. Jong was Chair of the Mechanics Division, ASEE, in 1996-97. His research interests are in mechanics and engineering education.William

Conference Session

Sustainable Education and the Environment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Onar, Illinois Institute of Technology; Alireza Khaligh, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2009-649: AN ENERGY-HARVESTING CURRICULUM DEVELOPED ANDOFFERED AT THE ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYOmer Onar, Illinois Institute of Technology (IEEE S’05) received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from Yildiz Technical University, Turkey, in 2004 and 2006 respectively. He was a research scholar in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of South Alabama (USA) from August 2005 to August 2006 and involved US Department of Energy projects based on power management for fuel cell applications. Currently, he is a doctoral research assistant at the Energy Harvesting and Renewable Energies Laboratory (EHREL) at the Electric Power and Power Electronics Center

Conference Session

Technical Session 4: Modulus Topics 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University Northwest

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Paper ID #27693Desktop and Augmented VR for Delivering Materials for Graphics Modelingand Animation CoursesDr. Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University Northwest Dr. Chandramouli is an Associate Professor of Computer Graphics Technology in Purdue University Northwest. Dr. Chandramouli has been invited to deliver keynote speeches and guest lectures in various countries around the world. Formerly a Frederick Andrews Fellow at Purdue University, West Lafayette, he completed his doctoral studies from the Department of Computer Graphics Technology. He completed Master of Engineering at the National University of Singapore and

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

- tions. Straub’s research spans the gauntlet between technology, commercialization and technology policy. In particular, his research has recently focused on cybersecurity topics including intrusion detection and forensics, robotic command and control, aerospace command and 3D printing quality assurance. Straub is a member of Sigma Xi, the AAAS, the AIAA and several other technical societies, he has also served as a track or session chair for numerous conferences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Experiential Research Education: A Report on the First Year of a NSF-sponsored Cyber-physical System Cybersecurity Research Experience for Undergraduates

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenie R. Moses

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

such, results from this study could be used to inform developers andinstructors how to capture, analyze and predict learning outcomes as well as provide informationrelevant to each students’ level of ability when using digital tutors.References[1] Ian Martin, “Are Engineering Jobs in Demand?,” Electrical Engineering. [Online]. Available:https://ianmartin.com/engineering-jobs-demand/[2] Bureau of Labor and Statistics, “Occupational Outlook Handbook,” [Online]. Available:https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/electrical-and-electronics-engineers.htm[3] A. Belasco, “College Advice for the Career-Minded: So, you want to be an engineer?,” (2015),College Transitions. [Online]. Available https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/so-you

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Verstraete, University of Akron

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Biomedical

AC 2007-373: THE USE OF FACULTY COURSE ASSESSMENT REPORTS INBME: LESSONS LEARNED IN THREE YEARSMary Verstraete, University of Akron Page 12.1483.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Use of Faculty Course Assessment Reports in BME: Lessons Learned Over Three YearsAbstractThe assessment of program outcomes for ABET accreditation has become a challenge forengineering programs nationwide. It is especially difficult for biomedical engineering programsthat rely heavily on core engineering courses offered in non-biomedical engineering departments.Thus, the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Akron has