Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon F. Bendall, San Diego State University, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education; Christina Deckard, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific; Clarisa E Bercovich Guelman, California State University, San Marcos; Nancy A. Taylor, San Diego County Office of Education; Adrienne Marriott, San Diego Science Alliance

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1650: STEM PROFESSIONALS WITH CLASSSharon F. Bendall, San Diego State University, Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education Sharon Bendall started her career as a professional physicist at IBM’s T.J. Watson Laboratory but early on switched her focus to physics education. She is an Adjunct Faculty member of the San Diego State University Physics Department and a Senior Scientist in SDSU’s Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education. As a nationally recognized materials developer and leader of professional develop- ment, she has been the PI or co-PI on many NSF grants in science. She has developed and implemented numerous content and pedagogical workshops for K-12 teachers, and is a

Conference Session

Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; J.Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanical Engineering

Department at California Polytechnic State Uni- versity in San Luis Obispo. Prior to joining the faculty at Cal Poly in 2006, he taught for seven years at the United States Air Force Academy and worked for four years in the Air Force Research Laboratories. Research interests include active learning and engineering education, spatial disorientation, rehabilitation engineering, sports biomechanics, and aerospace physiology. He worked on a team that developed the Dynamics Concept Inventory and is currently collaborating on a grant to develop and assess Model Elic- iting Activities in engineering. Brian was the 2008-2010 ASEE Zone IV Chair and serves as Cal Poly’s ASEE Campus Representative.Lynne A Slivovsky

Conference Session

Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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International

school or the equivalent such as G.E.D. with at least 15 academic units including at least three-year Math, three- year Natural Science with laboratories, four-year English (with substantial writing), three-year social science and two-sequential-year foreign language with grade C as average at least. For those taking dual enrollment courses must present a minimum 2.0 GPA at every institution attended.  A record of good conduct.  Requiring minimum 1330 SAT in total with at least 440 in either of verbal and quantitative or minimum ACT with at least 19 on math, 17 on English and 18 on reading.  Non accredited intuition graduates should provide evidence of capabilities by means of standardize

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sumedh Inamdar, University of Texas, Austin; Krystian Zimowski, University of Texas, Austin; Kevin A. Gibbons Ret., U.S. Air Force Academy, NexOne, Inc., and CAStLE; Brittany Rucker, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

NexOne, Inc., in the Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension (CAStLE) located at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs. He taught in the AF Academy Department of Engineering Mechanics for four years, where he earned his Assistant Professorship and served as the Director of the Applied Mechanics Laboratory. He currently works as an advisor for a senior capstone research team and mentor to multiple mechanical instrumentation project teams. He earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering with minor in engineering mechanics from the Pennsylvania State University and an M.S. in mechanical engineering from MIT. He spent 22 years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force and is a Flight Test Engineer graduate of the USAF Test

Conference Session

Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter John Arslanian, NASA/Computer Sciences Corporation; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering programs are challenged to thoroughly apply their learnedengineering knowledge and research skills toward design and implementation of a challengingsenior design project. A wind tunnel is often used in mechanical or aerospace engineeringprograms as a laboratory instrument to gather experimental data for investigation of fluid flowbehavior. The authors have conducted research to implement a comprehensive design of a smallsize inexpensive wind tunnel for instructional purposes {overall length: 1.8105m, maximumdiameter (contraction nozzle): 0.375m, working section dimensions: 0.25m in length X 0.125min diameter}. The objectives of this research project are to engage an undergraduate engineeringstudent: 1) to design a well-structured wind

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida

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Engineering Ethics

development of novel materials for biomedical/biological applications and energy integration. Projects in her laboratory include thin film and nanofiber material growth and characterization for biocompatible RF and energy harvesting devices; nanolaminated materials for thermal energy storage; and nanofiber filters, sensors, and channels. Currently, she is advising four undergraduates, two M.S. students, and five Ph.D. students. Her expertise/laboratory capabilities include chemical vapor deposition (CVD); atomic layer deposition (ALD); electrospinning; material/film characterization: AFM, XRD, SEM, TEM, C-V measurements, and FTIR; and device fabrication: sensors, capacitors, inductors, filters, and detectors, working at

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Alicia L. Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

include a course management system (Moodle embedded in NEEShub), WebEx video conferencing, and a 3D virtual world called QuakeQuest. For the online interaction to be most effective, students 1) need to understand why they are using the tools, and 2) be coached in how to critique each other’s work and contribute to threaded discussions.IntroductionThe George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) networkconsists of 14 large-scale earthquake engineering laboratories, housed at universities across theUS. These laboratories provide research hubs for large-scale earthquake engineering research inthe areas of structures, soils, and tsunamis and are linked together with a sophisticatedcyberinfrastructure. Each site

Conference Session

Capstone and International Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby G. Crawford, U.S. Military Academy; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Elizabeth Bristow P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Professional Engineer and is a rated pilot in both rotary and fixed-wing aircraft.Dr. Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Stephanie Farrell is an Associate Professor in chemical engineering at Rowan University. Prior to joining Rowan in 1998, she was an Assistant Professor in chemical engineering and Adjunct professor in biomed- ical engineering at Louisiana Tech University. She received her bachelor’s, M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Stevens Institute of Technology, and New Jer- sey Institute of Technology, respectively. Farrell’s educational interests are in laboratory development and experiential learning, particularly in the areas of biomedical and sustainable

Conference Session

Student Entrepreneurial and Innovative Mindset

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Buford Randall Jean, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

propulsion systems. At Baylor University since 1998, he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, aeronautics, wind energy, and propulsion systems. Research interests include experimental gas turbine heat transfer and wind energy.Dr. Buford Randall Jean, Baylor University Buford Randall Jean, Ph.D., Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the holder of nine U.S. patents and corresponding foreign patents in the field of microwave metrology, which have resulted in scientific and industrial instruments for a wide range of sensing and control applications. Industrial products based upon these inventions are in use world-wide. He has more than 25 years of aca- demic and

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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Biomedical

AC 2012-5224: TEACHING-TO-LEARN SESSIONS TO ACHIEVE SUB-JECT RELEVANCE IN AN INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL ENGI-NEERING COURSEDr. Steve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren received a B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 1989 and 1991, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Texas, Austin, in 1994. Warren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. Prior to joining KSU in Aug. 1999, Warren was a Principal Member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. He directs the KSU Medical Com- ponent Design Laboratory, a facility partially

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Raul Mihali; Damir Vamoser; Tarek Sobh

Economics and Management of 1 CPE312 Computer Organization 3 ETHICS Integrated Studies In Comp 3 CPE315 Digital Design II with Laboratory 4 FREELE Free Elective One 3 CPE387 Embedded System Design 3 HUMC20 Introduction to Humanities I 3 CPE408 Operating Systems 3 HUMC20 Introduction to Humanities II 3 CPE410 Introduction to Computer 3 MATH10 Precalculus Mathematics 4 CPE447 FPGA Design 3 MATH11 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 CPE448 Introduction to

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2001 Annual Conference

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Timothy Wheeler; Dr. Rose Marra; Dr. Jack Mitchell; Dr. Charles Croskey

forsome housekeeping sensors, the payload subsystems performed flawlessly. The faculty, studentsand NASA personnel were all well pleased with the results of the flight.In parallel to the project work, a one-credit course was conducted for four consecutive semesters.This course provided a common meeting for discussion of topics of global project interest andfor student presentations. Topics of specific interest were presented, as were several skilldevelopment modules. Several pedagogical features of this course are discussed below.III. Educational Context of the ProjectThe Electrical Engineering curriculum at Penn State is a highly regarded, but necessarilycompressed progression of lecture and laboratory courses. The students have precious

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Waleed Smari; Jon Stevens; Andrew Murray

environment. The goal is to have engineers and scientists from geographically dispersed locations interact as virtual people in a virtual room performing design and analysis tasks1.• The Distributed Collaboratory Experiment Environments Program, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, performs simultaneous research on both physical and collaborative sciences. A fusion research project is currently being conducted between laboratories at the Lawrence Livermore, Oak Ridge, Princeton, and General Atomics sites. Scientists can run experiments, process data, and discuss results while located throughout the country2.• Ford Visteon and MIT are engaged in a multi-million dollar virtual engineering environments research venture. Ford brings

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Krause; Chenoa Jensen; CASEY ALLEN; Michael J Batchelder; Daniel F. Dolan

campus. These are: the Advanced ManufacturingLaboratory (AML) in Mechanical Engineering, The Injection Molding Laboratory in ChemicalEngineering, The Advanced Composites Laboratory (ACL) in Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering and the EE Prototyping Laboratory in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Eachhas industrial manufacturing equipment. The AML has a FADAL vertical machining center, a Page 6.699.2Bridgeport Romi CNC lathe and a Brown and Sharpe coordinate measuring machine. A Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society

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2001 Annual Conference

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Teri Rhoads; Barry Mauldin

flexibility. This includes numerous tools, such as graphics, animation, video, audio, or somecombination. It also includes the manner in which the media is delivered. Computer modules mayalso help students move into a higher level of thinking. These higher levels, according to Bloom’sTaxonomy4, include analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Rhoads, Zimmer, Lewis, and Hubele13have attempted to move students in their statistics classes into these higher levels. They usedcomputers in a laboratory setting for in-class exercises. Online multimedia has a significantadvantage because students can view the content in a self-paced and asynchronous fashion17. Self-pacing has potential for significantly enhancing student’s learning and retention of

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

ultimatelyresulting in bolt fracture (results in excessive pinching of the hysteresis loops and decrease in theenergy dissipation capability). All tests were completed by the sixth week into the project.The moment-rotation behavior data recorded for the four tests and results available form previoustests conducted at the Fears Engineering laboratory were used to develop the procedure tomathematically construct the moment-rotation hysteresis loops for the elasto-plastic, bilinear, andmodified bilinear Ramberg-Osgood models for each type of connection. First, the parameterscharacterizing each model were identified, second, the test results were regressed to develop

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Cataldo; Gerardo Del Cerro

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Broadbelt; L. Catherine Brinson; Kathleen Issen; Brad Kinsey

advisor to focus on session content and panelist selection.Several steps were taken to insure that graduate students were able to attend the PFEF events.The PFEF participants carefully selected the weekday and time of the events to avoid commonclass times or routine department seminars or meetings. The advisor set actual dates afterconsulting with panelists. Announcements were e-mailed to all engineering graduate studentsapproximately two weeks prior to the event, again a day or two before, and once more on the dayof the event. We found that students often intended to participate, but forgot if they did notreceive frequent reminders. The coordinator also enlisted PFEF participants to post flyers ondepartment bulletin boards, laboratories and

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Manion; Moshe Kam

“Evaluation and Presentation of Engineering Ethics”. This 8-credit two-quarter classincludes four components: (1) a topical laboratory (three hours per week) - covering classicalexperiments in systems theory, strengths of materials, and physics (energy andthermodynamics); (2) a history of technology component, which accompanies the experiments Page 5.266.2with the relevant historical and societal background (one hour per week); and (3) and a two-hourweekly meeting on engineering ethics, which, among other elements, discusses issues ofpresentation and evaluation of data from an ethical perspective. About two hundred and fiftystudents enroll in the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Phillip R. Rosenkrantz

would be a candidate for eliminationby the campus administration.Phase II - Program Objectives and Outcomes - The current IME Department MissionStatement was developed in 1994 during participation in campus-wide strategic planning. : Page 5.685.31. To serve the university, the community, and our alumni by offering ABET accredited degree programs and courses that prepare students for study at both the undergraduate and graduate level.2. To teach sound engineering principles, ethics and theory supported with significant classroom, laboratory and industrial experiences to a diverse student population. Our goal is to

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ben Erwin

ones such as “what are the functional requirements of education?” -the first question in a systems engineering design task. In fact, there are projects and institutesthinking in exactly this way (ASCD Systems Thinking Newsletter, 1996). Engineering and Educational Philosophy If John Dewey were opening up his famous Laboratory School today instead of 100 yearsago, the occupational theme that teachers would use to teach children "how society has grown tobe what it is" (Tanner, 1997) would not be sewing, cooking, and carpentry, but engineering.With an enormous interest in the social nature of learning and educating children that can liveand work together, Dewey certainly would have been a fan of systems

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Roman Z. Morawski; Jerzy Woznicki; Andrzej Krasniewski

of severe economic recession financial support (per candidateadmitted to university studies), received by higher education institutions from the Ministry ofNational Education, decreased in the period of 1990-1997 on average by more than 60%. On theother hand, academic staff, especially talented young people, are attracted by significantly highersalaries offered by private or even state-owned industrial or business enterprises.Although most academic institutions suffer from fiscal crisis, the situation of many engineeringschools is particularly difficult. The main reasons are:• higher costs of running engineering courses, compared to arts and science courses, which is mainly because of high costs of modern equipment used in laboratories

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1998 Annual Conference

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Stephen B. Affleck; Marvin C. Gabert; Hahns J. Kuhr; Donald J. Parks

/week.TT is the estimated total time spent by the faculty member on teaching activities in hours/week.EWC is the number of equivalent work credits. (1 EWC = 3 hours/week)CN is the number of contact hours for the particular class section per week.TS is the hours of work required per contact hour for the type of section taught. For section types in our department, 3.0 is used for lecture sections and 2.0 is used for laboratory sections.The constant 0.5 and subsequent 0.5 multiplier of (AE/NS) provide the 50-50 division betweenwork which is independent of enrollment and work that increases in proportion to enrollment.AE is the actual number of students in the class section as of the official university tenth day count

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 6: Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Strategies

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Penn State University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

University, PA. Nathan received his BS from the University of Mysore, a postgraduate diploma from the Indian Institute of Science, an MS from Louisiana State University, and a PhD from Drexel University. He worked in electronic packaging in C-DOT and then as a scientific assistant in the robotics laboratory at IISc. in Bangalore, India, and as a postdoc at the University of Pennsylvania in haptics and virtual reality. His research interests are in the areas of brain traumatic injury, unmanned vehicles, particularly flapping flight and Frisbees, mechatronics, robotics, MEMS, virtual reality, and haptics, as well as teaching with technology. He has ongoing research in brain traumatic injury, flapping flight, frisbee flight

Conference Session

Springfield's STEM Spectacle: Evaluating Engineering Excellence, D'oh!

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Capa Salinas, Purdue University; Manuel Salmeron, Purdue University; Gaurav Chobe, Purdue University; Herta Montoya, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Morgan R Broberg, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

around a project intended toinvolve students in the principles and practices of various areas within Civil Engineering,including structures, water resources, social science, systems of systems, and architecturalengineering. Students worked in teams to complete this final design project. The broad courseoutcomes were to describe civil engineering applications, recognize the impact of civilengineering in improving society, and work effectively in a team. Instructional activities varieddaily but included laboratory visits, several hands-on experiments, active learning activities, andtraditional lectures. Active learning classrooms were used due to their collaborative learningarrangement so students and instructors could work effectively with others

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 16

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Monica Lynn Miles, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Hasan Asif, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

involve individual students working in faculty research laboratories with one-on-onementoring, typically spanning one or more semesters, although the activities and mentoringstyles may vary. Due to limited capacity, UREs are often competitive and have selection criteriasuch as grades, test scores, and previous experience or performance based in a class [19].In contrast, CUREs have a structured curriculum and are open to a broader range of students,placing higher demands on mentors to guide multiple students [18]. Duration is a critical factorin both UREs and CUREs, influencing outcomes significantly [18]. UREs and CUREs differ inselectivity, duration, setting, mentoring approaches, and associated costs. Notably, Burt andcolleagues [19] delve into

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Perkins Coppola, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Beomjin Kim; Guoping Wang, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Michelle Rene Parker; Thomas John Bolinger, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Engineering Education, 2024 Computing Faculty Introducing Secondary Students to Differences in Computing Fields (Work in Progress)An interdisciplinary research team consisting of five faculty members from computer science(CS), computer engineering (CmpE), information technology (IT), and education (EDU) offereda one-week summer computing camp for high school students on a regional university campus inthe midwestern United States. The Summer Computing Camp (SCC) aimed to increase students'understanding of computing-related majors and promote higher education in computing fields.Campers received daily instruction on the core components of CS, CmpE, and IT and practicedthe gained knowledge through hands-on laboratories

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) - ASCE Collaborations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University; Afeefa Rahman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Casey J Rodgers, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Patricia Clayton, Wake Forest University; Dion Karean Coward; Jacob Henschen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Tanya Kunberger P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers; Pinar Omur-Ozbek, Colorado State University; Monica Palomo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Carolyn M Rodak, State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute; David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

. PhD. Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS , May 2008. Dr. Palomo is currently a Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). In this position, Dr. Palomo is responsible for teaching courses such as Introduction to Civil Engineering; Hydraulics; Water and Wastewater Treatment; Groundwater Mechanics; Research Experience of Undergraduate Students; and Engineering Outreach Service Learning courses, among others. She is also a faculty advisor for the California Water Environment Association (CWEA), and Engineers Without Boarders (EWB) student chapters. Additionally, Dr. Palomo is the CE Water Analysis laboratory director and

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Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hua Chai, University of New South Wales ; Jayashri Ravishankar, University of New South Wales; Inmaculada Tomeo-Reyes, University of New South Wales

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

), and battery energy storage systems (BESS). (e) Inclusion of PSCAD software in simulation laboratories for Power System Analysis. (f) Incorporation of tutorial-lab sessions in the first-year course Electrical Circuit Fundamentals to introduce renewable energy concepts.Figure 2 Comparison of curriculum update and energy policy milestones timeline. Two main observations are made. First, curriculum development tends to lag behind energypolicy and industry advancements, with significant course updates occurring in the early 2020safter notable changes in the industry. Second, the curriculum renewal influenced by energypolicies spans all program levels, from first-year undergraduate to postgraduate courses.Introductory courses focus on

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kais Abdulmawjood, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Muhammad S. Zilany, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Muna Sheet, Lusail University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #43290An In-Depth Examination of Assessment Methods for Capstone Projects—MeasuringSuccessKais Abdulmawjood, Texas A&M University at Qatar Mr. Kais Abdulmawjood is expected to complete his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Ontario Tech University in 2024. He received his Master of Science degree (MSc) in electrical engineering, electronics, and communication from Al-Mustansiriya University (Baghdad, Iraq) in 1998. His B.Sc. was in Electrical Engineering from Baghdad University (Baghdad, Iraq). Kais is currently a Manager for the laboratories of the Electrical and Computer Engineering program (ECEN) at