Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

instructors and validatesstudent learning, making it a culturally responsive approach to teaching.In addition to allowing multiple attempts, the instructor requires students to submit neatlyformatted engineering calculations (preferably organized in Excel spreadsheets) to be morerepresentative of real world project calculation and documentation. It is the goal that students notonly learn how to present engineering work but also that they might have a collection ofspreadsheets to aid them as they begin their engineering design careers.The following paper documents the instructor’s first and second attempts at using mastery basedassessments in a reinforced concrete design course. Like the variability of concrete, the instructoridentified some strengths

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 4: Professional Preparation

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Procopio; John Morris, Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

increase the sophistication of MATLAB algorithms. By junior year, the required coursesinvolve MATLAB coding so that the students can now apply their software knowledge toengineering design problems and simulation projects. Senior year, the students apply the skillsthey learned thus far to their project oriented and capstone design courses. As Figure 1 shows,space may exist to implement PLM concepts as well as select software packages each year throughPLM software workshops for interested students. Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior ENGR 1020: ME 2220: ME 3330: ME 4010: Engineering Mechanical Mechanical

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 3: Technology in Biomedical Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Leonard-Duke, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce-Cottler, California State University, Channel Islands; Timothy E. Allen, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

improvingcommunication skills, on a scale of 1 to 10—with 1 being no impact and 10 being greatimpact. In general, across all categories delivering in-person presentations were ratedhigher than delivering pre-recorded presentations, with an average mean score of7.91±1.92 versus 4.24±2.94. Similar trends were seen in the results for audience learningfor in-person versus pre-recorded presentations. Learning objectives assessed for beingan audience member during each presentation style included understanding of the projectpresented, ability to think critically about the project, willingness to ask questions, andunderstanding of the overall module. Across all audience learning categories, in-personpresentation scores averaged 7.5±1.66 while pre-recorded

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah LaRose; Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

any area [21]. The Gallup-Purdue index went on to find how satisfied alumni were with their alma maters.It was found that if the alumni felt that their college prepared them for life, their engagement atwork was tripled. The important ways that the university environment prepared them for lifeincluded six elements. The student needed a professor that supported them, got them excitedabout learning, and encouraged their dreams. The more engaged employees also had meaningfulinternships, worked on a project that took a year or more, and were actively engaged inextracurriculars during their college career. Others continued the research to determine whattypes of interactions created the most impactful faculty-student interactions. They agreed

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 4: Junior & Senior Year Curriculum

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh; Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh; Robert Enick

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, evaluation, and results of these integrated curricula in chemicalengineering has been provided elsewhere [A1], [A2], [A3], [A4], [A5]. The technical content ofthese courses and unit operation laboratories have been progressively enriched with training insafety. Lectures on safety have been added in close connection with the specific content of someof the six pillar courses. Projects have been included in several pillars for students to incorporatesafety analysis and proposals. Table 1. CHE Core CurriculumYear (Semester) Core course Cr Companion course CrSophomore (I) Foundations in Chemical 6 Foundations of CHE Lab 1

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chengyi Zhang, University of Wyoming; Xuanyi Zhu; Ashleigh McManus; Bryan Dyer; Scott Arias

Paper ID #37507Evaluating Improved Program-Level Assessment and theSubsequent Influence on Associate Constructor ExamChengyi Zhang (Assistant Professor) Dr. Chengyi Zhang is currently an Assistant Professor of Construction Management at the University of Wyoming. Before joining the UWYO, he worked as an Associate Professor of Construction Management at Eastern Kentucky University. He has over 14 years of civil engineering and construction project management experience.Xuanyi ZhuAshleigh Nichole McManusBryan Dyer Associate Professor Eastern Kentucky UniversityScott Arias (CEO) © American

Conference Session

Bringing Engineering Leadership Pedagogy to Life!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Novick, University of Texas at El Paso; Melanie Realyvasquez, University of Texas at El Paso; Sebastian Palacios

. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com 1 TeachingEngineerstheLeadershipSkillofConflictResolution David Novick, Melanie Anne Realyvasquez, Sebastian Palacios Department of Engineering Education and Leadership The University of Texas at El Paso AbstractConflictinworkteamsusuallyharmsteamperformance.Relationshipconflictandprocessconflict,whichincludesthesocialloafingthatoccurswhenteammembers“freeride”ontheeffortsoftheircolleagues,arethetwoprincipalkindsofharmfulconflict.This paper reports a project

Collection

2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference

Authors

Anand Nageswaran Bharath, Cummins Engine Company; Archana V Kulkarni; Dinesh Balaji Ramaraj; Jennifer M. Thomasson, Cummins Inc; Alexa Davis; Demario Robinson; Malavika Panicker; Elizabeth A. Spratt; Tina Henselmeier; Nora Guzman; Arul Antony; Sonya Ware-Meguiar; Danielle Fawbush, Cummins Inc.; Daniel J. O’Connor, Cummins; Kenneth Francis; Jennifer G. Warrenburg

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Diversity

, Cummins Inc. developed the“Cummins Powers Women” initiative in 2018. Through this initiative, Cummins has partneredwith non-profits from around the world such as Girls Inc. in North America and RISE UP in SouthAmerica, Africa and Asia to establish programs focused on teaching and mentoring young womenand girls, encouraging entrepreneurship and providing leadership training. One such program isthe “A World in Motion” (AWIM) after-school STEM Curriculum that Cummins employees havedeveloped for Kindergarteners to 4th Graders in collaboration with the Society of AutomotiveEngineers (SAE) and our community partner Girls Inc. of Johnson County. Through this after-school Project-based Learning (PBL) program, we aim to inspire young female students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth A. Adams, Fresno City College; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Yushin Ahn, California State University at Fresno; Karen Willis, Fresno City College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #32798Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(S-STEM) Engineering Scholars Program at a Two-Year College: Prelimi-naryInterventions and OutcomesDr. Elizabeth A. Adams, Fresno City College Dr. Elizabeth Adams teaches full time as an Engineering Faculty member at Fresno City College in Fresno, California. She a civil engineer with a background in infrastructure design and management, and project management. Her consulting experience spanned eight years and included extensive work with the US military in Japan, Korea, and Hawaii. In 2008 Elizabeth shifted the focus of her career to education

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session - Online and Remote Learning Communities

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Taher M. Abu-Lebdeh P.E., North Carolina A&T University (Tech)

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

participates in multiple projects, including the Development of a Model for The Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Process. Dr. Ahmed Cherif Megri is currently the chair of the NCAT CAM’s Education subcommittee. He contributed to the outreach CAM since 2015.Dr. Taher M. Abu-Lebdeh P.E., North Carolina A&T University (Tech) Dr. Abu-Lebdeh is a Professor of Civil Engineering, Chair of R for the NNSA/ MSIPP Consortium, and an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. His research interests include Structural Mechanics, Materials Characterization, and constitutive modeling of material behavior. Dr. Abu-Lebdeh successfully completed several research projects related to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Doina Bein, California State University, Fullerton; Jidong Huang, California State University, Fullerton; Yu Bai, California State University, Fullerton; Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, California State University, Fullerton; Paulina Reina, California State University, Fullerton

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). Her research interests include traffic flow modeling, statistical methods for transportation data analysis, and sustainable transportation planning. Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed journal publications and conference papers, and presented at numerous academic conferences. Dr. Reina has also served as an advisor of undergraduate research and applied projects such as those conducted by the student chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and awardees of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship. American c Society

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Jeffrey Collins; Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University; Tran Duong Nguyen, Kennesaw State University

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Architectural Engineering

structures, the structural health monitoring and correlation between traditional on-field analysis and novel-monitoring techniques. At KSU his teaching efforts focus on the integration of structural concepts within the architectural design process. He is currently teaching courses on structural analysis, design of concrete/wood/steel structures, and architecture studio design with an overarching goal of bridging the gap between theory and practice.Mr. Tran Duong Nguyen, Kennesaw State University Over the past twelve years, I have worked as an architect/ planner on various residential, commercial, and retail mixed-use projects in the hospitality and public development sectors. I have managed projects from the initial

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

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International

microelectronics, renewable energy systems and power electronics. He has been working on thin film solar cell research since 1979 including a Sabbatical Leave at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 1993. He has also worked on several photovoltaic system projects Dr. Singh has also worked on electric vehicle research, working on battery monitoring and management systems funded primarily by federal agencies (over $3.5 million of funding). Dr. Singh has consulted for several companies including Ford Motor Company and Epuron, LLC. He has also served as a reviewer for the US Department of Energy and National Science Foundation. Dr Singh has over 150 conference and journal publications and holds seven issued US patents

Collection

2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Carl Sandness; Tom Jamar; Roy Smith; j. Moe Benda

into ways thatcan be. We will discuss the necessity of championing a vision through to completion not onlyindividual projects but also the Engineering Education concept itself.The need for locally grown engineersAs a matter of statistical interest, Northeastern Minnesota is on the verge of a deficit in theengineering profession, with an even greater decline in trained engineers on the horizon as moresenior engineers retire. According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and EconomicDevelopment (DEED), the demand for engineering and architecture occupations in NortheasternMinnesota alone is expected to increase by 9.9% in the decade of 2009-2019.1 Nationally, it isexpected that the overall growth in engineering fields will be 11% in the

Conference Session

Cognitive Skills Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vetria Byrd Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kendall Roark, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent T. Ladd, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

inclusion.Dr. Kendall Roark, Purdue University at West Lafayette Kendall Roark is an applied cultural anthropologist who engages in ethnographic fieldwork and anthrode- sign projects in Canada and the United States. Her research and teaching interests focus on participatory and speculative design, queer and feminist technoscience studies, and data ethics. Dr. Roark is the co- founder and faculty lead for the Critical Data Studies Collective at Purdue University.Brent T. Ladd, Center for Science of Information, Purdue University Brent Ladd serves as Director of Education (and Interim Director of Diversity) for the Center for Science of Information NSF Science and Technology Center based at Purdue University. His education

Conference Session

The Role of Peers in Promoting Learning and Persistence

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joseph A. Lyon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Viranga Perera, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ellen Gundlach, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark Daniel Ward, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

passions. In addition to Statistics Education, she is especially interested in projects related to Public Health.Dr. Mark Daniel Ward, Purdue University, West Lafayette Mark Daniel Ward is a Professor of Statistics and (by courtesy) of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Public Health at Purdue University. He is also Director of The Data Mine and Interim Co-Director of the Integrative Data Science Initiative. He is especially committed to empowering students from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in the data sciences. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Work-in-Progress: Evaluating Student

Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Nihad E. Daidzic; Vojin R. Nikolic

students have been familiarized with the fundamental concepts and relationships of science and engineering in general, and of aerospace engineering and aviation, in particular. Two major team projects have been completed and tested. The activities have culminated in an FAA approved flight simulator sessions and the students’ flights aboard Piper Seminole twin-engine airplanes. The participating students have provided extensive positive feedback on the program. To the teaching faculty, this has been a very pleasant and rewarding experience. The outcomes of the two-week Camp have been discussed in detail and some very useful guidelines for successful outreach efforts have been presented. Introduction

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Monique Jethwani; Vikram Kapila, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Dr. Gennert’s research interests include robotics, computer vision, and image processing, with ongoing projects in humanoid robotics, robot navigation and guidance, biomedical image processing, and stereo and motion vision. He led WPI teams in the DARPA Robotics Challenge and NASA Space Robotics Challenge and is author or co-author of over 100 papers. His research has been supported by DARPA, NASA, NIH, NSF, and industry. He is a member of Sigma Xi, and a senior member of IEEE and ACM.Dr. Nima Lotfi Yagin, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Nima Lotfi received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran, in 2006, his M.S. degree in electrical engineering

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Stacey Breitenbach, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crocket, California Polytechnic State University

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Graduate Studies

University of California, Berkeley. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Crockett is a specialist in technology development and commercialization of advanced materials and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining Cal Poly, he was founder and President of Xeragen, Inc., a San Luis Obispo-based biotechnology startup company. He has also served as an Assistant Professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering and was employed by McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company, where he was a lead engineer and Principal Investigator on projects to develop technology evolution plans for the Space Station

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip du Plessix, University of Calgary; Graham Armitage, University of Calgary; Kara Chomistek, University of Calgary; Clifton Johnston, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Mohamed Nazir, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Diane Douglas, University of Calgary; Brigit Knecht, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

University ofCalgary, Schulich School of Engineering for the first year design and communication courses.These courses promote a hands-on, inquiry based learning environment where students build andtest a variety of projects in a dynamic, open-ended curriculum. To allow for a truly hands-ondesign experience, the laboratories are equipped with tool chests containing various hand andpower tools, available for student use during the construction and testing of their projects.Despite the fact that there have been few injuries in the design laboratories, it became clearthrough observations of students and instructors that many of the tools were being usedincorrectly. Allowing for student use of hand tools in the laboratory comes with inherent

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, Purdue University; Sybil Sharvelle, Purdue University; M Katherine Banks, Purdue University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

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Civil Engineering

Graduate Competencies through an Authentic Design Experience in a Wastewater Treatment CourseAbstractDeveloping professional competencies require learning experiences that simulate authenticpractice. A wastewater treatment course at a large, research university converted a portion of itstraditional lecture and homework model of instruction to a challenge-based model of instructionculminating in a redesign project. The course used a series of challenge-based modules as aprecursor to learners’ synthesis of a design report and presentation to a corporate client. Anearby pharmaceutical company acted as a “perspective client” and issued a formal request forproposal (RFP) to the students, who were organized into “consulting companies.” In

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Muzaffar Shaikh, Florida Tech; Wade Shaw, Florida Tech

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Engineering Management

. These experiential activitiesinclude the monthly “Engineering Entrepreneur in the Spotlight” seminar series – wherepromising engineers-turned- entrepreneurs visit Florida Tech and share their experiences;the judging of the Brevard School Science Fair Projects for their commercialization value;collaborating with the city, government and private organizations in the community tocommercialize innovative student-developed technologies; etc. Students work in E-Teamson their entrepreneurial class projects and write NCIIA/SBIR grant proposals forfunding and also present at the regional/state-level Business Plan Competitions. They arealso members of the Florida Tech Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Club and theyparticipate in local and national SIFE

Conference Session

Focus on IE Principles and Techniques

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Johnson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bryan Norman, University of Pittsburgh; Jean Fullerton, Elizabethtown College; Susan Pariseau, Merrimack College

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Industrial Engineering

specific tactics, which fit naturally as subtopics withinexisting courses, students often encounter lean tactics in a piecemeal fashion, making it difficultfor students develop an integrated understanding of the underlying philosophies. Courses Page 13.1340.2dedicated to lean are generally aimed at senior-level students. Opportunities to practice processdesign are often the domain of senior-level capstone projects as well.To improve the teaching of lean concepts, as well as to develop students’ ability to designeffective processes, several IE faculty at one university (referred to as Site 1 here) developed alean laboratory to support an

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan McGaughey, Carnegie Mellon University; Jeremy Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering Technology

, students write projectreports as wiki pages. In this course, Professor Michalek assigns a page name to eachteam representing the team's project (for example: "windshield wiper assembly"). Theteam can then work on that page, using the title as a preface to any new pages added(such as "windshield wiper assembly redesign"). Additionally, it is possible to definecategories. Pages can be assigned to categories simply by including the text[[category:category name]] on the page. For example, by adding the category "designstudies" to all student project pages, it is easy to navigate current and prior student work.Linux is recommended for the operating system platform of a wiki because it is opensource and has strong security features. Prior to installing

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi Mendoza Diaz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Cox, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1684: OVERVIEW OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION ASSESSMENT ATPRESCHOOL-12TH GRADE LEVELSNoemi Mendoza Diaz, Purdue University, West Lafayette Noemi V. Mendoza-Diaz, PhD, is a Post-doctoral Fellow working within INSPIRE’s Assessment team at Purdue University. Dr. Mendoza-Diaz received her B.S. and M.S. in Telecommunications Engineering from National Polytechnic Institute Mexico and her Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Human Resource Development from Texas A&M University. She worked as a professor for two Mexican Universities prior to her arrival at Purdue. During her Ph.D. studies at Texas A&M, she was the coordinator of the “NSF: CONACYT Two way video infrastructure” project, an

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Hildebrand, Lake Superior State University; Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University; Steve Bryan, Continental Automotive Systems

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Mechanics

energyproduction, incorportating energy-related examples throughout fundamental MechanicalEngineering courses, to complement those in the focused technical electives. The idea ofimplementing a pedagogical concept throughout the curriculum, what is referred to asduration here, is documented elsewhere as well; for instance, Mokhtar et.al 3 describe thisprinciple in terms of open-ended student projects, which are implemented right from first-year courses all the way through to graduation. Yim et.al.4, in designing a new program,emphasize exposure to engineering as early as the freshman year, when students areotherwise typically in math and science courses, as a tool to retain students in engineering.The concept of making common use of electives between

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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Educational Research and Methods

institution. The project is titled Engaging Early Engineering Students to ExpandNumbers of Degree Recipients (EEES).The major research challenge in this project is to understand the interactions among the variouscomponents of the project. Our engineering curricula are not lock-step, so students may elect toparticipate in various programs and the interactions among the interventions may vary by studentand the choices they make. These challenges make traditional statistical techniques difficult touse.Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is a multivariate procedure that supports hypothesis-testingof causal models in observational studies without the need for random assignment of participantsto treatment and control groups. This paper outlines our project

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prakash Ranganathan, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota

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Electrical and Computer

richard.schultz@mail.und.eduAbstract - This paper focuses on a new approach to teach electrical engineeringprinciples and how to promote student learning through different innovative projects thatcan be developed with the use of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kit powered by acustomized National Instruments LabView program. Even though, the use of LEGONXT brick has been in practice and prevails in today’s K-12 classrooms, this paper willprimarily focus on how the use of NXT can be expanded to students in colleges anduniversities at freshmen and Sophomore levels using simple DAQ board and prototypeinterface unit. Originally, NXT was intended for use by children at home or in theclassroom, but the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT system has been acquired by tens ofthousands of

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Dr. John W. Nazemetz; Dr. John B. Solie; Dr. David R. Thompson

Experience in Solving Open-Ended Problems Introduce the Student to the Ethical Considerations in Design Assisting the Student in making Career Decisions The committee developed a possible course syllabus based upon a two credit hour course that wouldhold a one hour lecture and a two hour lab each week. Key concepts for the course included the design andconstruction and physical display (testing) of the solution to a semester long design project. Of the fifteenweeks of instruction, nine lectures and eight labs focused upon CAD and the remaining classes (five lectures,seven labs and a midterm) were used in pursuit of the design project. The faculty assigned to teach the classwere to meet the spirit of

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Mowry, University of St. Thomas-St. Paul

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International

faculty at the TUMwas facilitated by a colleague familiar with the faculty at the TUM and fluent in Romanian.Based on several preliminary discussions combined with a preparatory week-long exploratoryvisit to the TUM several possible undergraduate research projects were identified. The topicswere broadly organized into three categories: wind data organization and analysis, small electricmachine research for alternative energy applications (e.g. wind turbine and low-head hydrogenerators), and energy strategies and related economics in Moldova. The TUM faculty that arepredominantly interested in alternative energy research are in the Electrical and MechanicalEngineering Colleges. In addition, several of these faulty members also work through