Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristian Robbins, United States Military Academy; Michael Butkus, United States Military Academy; Andrew Pfluger, United States Military Academy

spawned both a series of Global GrandChallenges Summits occurring biannually and a Grand Challenges Scholars program atnumerous universities [2]. Further, research in engineering education to best integrate some or allof these challenges into undergraduate engineering curricula and also promote studentengagement became a topic of interest [3] - [5]. Innovative ideas such as Chapman University’sfour-year team-based capstone model [6] have been put forth to best represent a ‘GrandChallenge’ curriculum. However, approaches to assess how an undergraduate engineeringcurriculum prepares students to address the Grand Challenges have, to date, been rarelydiscussed in literature. In 2019, the National Academics of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Lawrence Genalo

impact of engineering solutions in a global/societal contexti. a recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learningj. a knowledge of contemporary issues Page 4.5.1k. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practiceIt also includes the four materials-specific outcomes specified by ABET;i. an ability to apply advanced science (such as chemistry and physics) and engineering principles to materials systemsii. an integrated understanding of the scientific and engineering principles underlying the above four major elements of the fieldiii. an ability to apply and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marla Constanza Barrera Botero, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Oscar G. Duarte, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Carolina Sarmiento, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Rene Alexander Soto Perez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Angélica Rosmery Ghisays, universidad nacional de Colombia

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

knowledge have been the basis to build the sets of Knowledge and Skills andgenerate the frame to get both individual and ideal profiles. Additionally, these sources are beingused in a larger project whose objective is to represent the Electrical Engineering curriculum ofUniversidad Nacional de Colombia through ontologies.The three sources of knowledge are: • The Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate (CDIO) Syllabus. • Technical knowledge. • Electrical Engineering curriculum of Universidad Nacional de Colombia.CDIOCDIO is an initiative from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and other universities,whose goal is to integrate technical knowledge with some expected characteristics that a studentshould possess when he or she

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #6807Introducing an Instructional Model in Undergraduate Electric Power En-ergy Systems Curriculum-Part (I): Authoritative vs. Dialogic Discourse inProblem-Centered LearningDr. Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Dr. Jia-Ling Lin is a research scientist in the STEM Education Center at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her research interests are in areas of developing and exploring innovative instructional models in undergraduate engineering education and embodied theoretical claims about effective teaching and learning, particularly in discipline-based problem solving.Prof. Paul Imbertson

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2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Harpeth Hall School and Vanderbilt University

Paper ID #14275Effective STEM Curriculum for GirlsDr. Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Harpeth Hall School and Vanderbilt University Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner serves as the Director of the Center for STEM Education for Girls at the Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, TN. Here she leads professional development opportunities in STEM. This Center also leads a program for rising high school girls that integrates community service and engineering design in a global context. She continues to serve as an Adjoint Professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University

Conference Session

Intro to Biomedical Engineering and Vertically Integrated Curriculum (Works in Progress) - June 23rd

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rosalyn Delia Abbott, Carnegie Mellon University; Conrad M. Zapanta, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael Cameron Melville, Carnegie Mellon University; Steven Moore, Carnegie Mellon University

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Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #30179Work in Progress: Incorporating interactive modules related to cellculture and plasmid design into introduction to biomedical engineeringDr. Rosalyn Delia Abbott, Carnegie Mellon University Rosalyn Abbott is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering with a courtesy appointment in Ma- terials Science and Engineering. Professor Abbott received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and her Ph.D. degree in Bioengineering from the Uni- versity of Vermont. She was subsequently a postdoctoral fellow in the Biomedical Engineering Depart- ment at Tufts

Conference Session

Track 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Yongming Tang, Southeast University; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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Track 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

contests, design courses, and internships.Approaches to such activities vary within and among nations. In this work, we compare theapproach to practical training of electronics engineers at Southeast University (SEU) in Nanjing,Jiangsu Province, China to that at the University of San Diego (USD) in San Diego, California,U.S.A. This work is the result of an international cooperation between faculty members at theseinstitutions. Both institutions are committed to helping students develop critical hands-on skills.Laboratories play an important role in the required curriculum for both institutions. However,the logistics of these laboratories vary. For example, at USD, the laboratories are integrated intoindividual courses while at SEU, there is a

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas V. Mecca; Sara Cushing Smith; Lynn G. Mack

research to gain a better understanding ofthe technician's role in the workplace and to investigate the demands placed on technicians byemployers. As a result of the on-site industrial exploration, faculty teams are better able to focuson creating an integrated, relevant curriculum for tomorrow’s technicians. The SC ATE FacultyWorkplace Research Model, including summarized faculty experiences, data-gathering results,and lessons learned, follows.Preparation, Visitation Guidelines, and Common Reporting Forms:(All guidelines and reporting forms can be found on the SC ATE Web site: http://scate.org/scate).Guidelines and reporting forms were researched and developed by an ad-hoc faculty team. Thisteam customized the workplace research process to meet

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard B Cole; Charles V. Schaefer; Bernard Gallois; Keith Sheppard

orally.5. Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice6. Skill in leadershipIntegration of Engineering CoursesStevens' new engineering curriculum puts high priority on at least some integration among dif-ferent courses. While very tight integration is not necessarily a goal, interplay between differentcourses is required to be conscious, recognizable, and representative of the mutual interdepend-ence that exists among “different” engineering subjects.In the first semester, opportunities exist for integration of the several engineering courses. Thereis also potential for integration with the concurrent science courses, particularly the Introductionto Computers course (Computer Science

Conference Session

Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel A. Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Soonmee Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Crist Simon Khachikian, California State University, Northridge

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

the fate and transport of organic contaminants in the environment. Page 26.1385.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Sophomore Unified Core Curriculum for Engineering Education (SUCCEEd) at Cal State LAAbstractThe SUCCEEd program at California State University-Los Angles (Cal State LA) was designedwithin an integrated curriculum context to overcome the low success rate with respect tograduation and professional licensing, a common problem in engineering programs at minorityserving institutions. The curriculum design has been driven by outcomes established to

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

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Liberal Education

chemicalengineering and (2) the incremental, integrated approach in mechanical engineering. Aspreviously mentioned, CLEAR communication instruction varies by department throughout thecollege, with most departments utilizing an incremental, four-year approach to instruction.However, the Chemical Engineering Department’s curriculum constraints demand thatcommunication instruction occur during the senior capstone course. As such, these two differentapproaches to the development of communication competence are utilized and assessed.Implications of these findings to student learning and professional socialization are discussed.Chemical Engineering Intensive Capstone ExperienceCommunication instruction in the Chemical Engineering Department takes place largely in

Conference Session

Programming and DSP Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sylvie Ratté; Jocelyne Caron

Session 3220 Learning to program in the context of an industrial simulation: A pedagogical experiment in C++ and its implications for curriculum development Sylvie Ratté, Jocelyne Caron École de technologie supérieure / Université du Québec à Montréal1. IntroductionSince 1995, our programming courses have been supported by web sites where students can findsupplementary resources. Each site contains six main blocks: memo, theory, work, results, linksand help. The organizational structure of each block (Figure 1) includes a general home page andspecific

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Rob Wolter; Cliff Goodwin

Session 1547 Student Work Group/Teams: Current Practices in an Engineering and Technology Curriculum Compared to Models Found in Team Development Literature Authors Cliff Goodwin, Rob Wolter Organizational Leadership and Supervision Department Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indianapolis Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Student Learning Team Members: Renee Branam, Anna Campbell, Dennis Clark, Joyce Parks, Sherry PeitsmeyerIntroduction

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Bowman; Elaine M. Cooney

in Indiana are involved in boardlevel fabrication and assembly, and not integrated circuit fabrication. Obviously, some of the needs of ICmanufacturers would be different.) These results showed a unique mix of skills required in electronicsmanufacturing. Neither an existing electrical engineering technology curriculum, nor a manufacturingengineering technology curriculum concentrating in metal working could meet these needs.FOCUS GROUP After compiling the survey results, members of the Indiana Electronics Manufacturers Associationwere brought together as a focus group to discuss the outcomes of the survey. The purpose was tofurther investigate the reasons behind some of the results. First, the participants listed what skills

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum I

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Heidi Morano, Lawrence Technological University; Susan Henson, Lawrence Technological University; Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

dedicated to training faculty in entrepreneurially-mindedteaching pedagogies, curriculum modification, and facilitating collaborations with like-mindedinstitutions, KEEN works to enable the development of engineers that, along with their technicalskillset, exhibit an EM. Why is this mindset so valuable in engineering education?Much like during the generation of the Lawrence brothers, it is today’s engineers with anenterprising attitude that will make their impact on the world by investigating it with aninsatiable curiosity and by integrating their discoveries with their own knowledge andexperiences to develop truly innovative solutions that meet the needs of a rapidly changing world[2]. The KEEN framework [3] serves to describe the behaviors

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University

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Minorities in Engineering

aregenerally interested in environmental issues. In addition, research indicates a trend where womenare more likely to occupy a larger percentage of the workforce in environmental issues such asbioengineering. This proposed activity implements an Internet-Controlled Integrated Fish FarmEnvironmental curriculum activity to encourage female participation and combine engineeringcore concepts. The study involves a project to raise fish indoors while maintaining a garden-typeenvironment through integrated sustainable systems. Through this activity, female students canparticipate in water quality research, applying fundamental concepts of chemical engineering. Inaddition, the students manipulate the water recycling system and apply concepts of motion

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkat Allada; Rajiv Mishra; Ming Leu; Anthony Okafor; Ashok Agrawal; Frank Liou

, J. B., “Improving Engineering Design,” National Research Council, Washington, D.C.6. Magrab, E. B., Integrated Product and Process Design and Development, pp. 29-30, CRC Press.7. http://mime1.gtri.gatech.edu/mime/8. NSF Award #99500739. “Engineering Education: Designing an Adaptive System,” The Board of Engineering Education, National Research Council, National Academy Press.10. OKAFOR, A. C., AND OMURTAG, Y., "THE ROLE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION," PROCEEDINGS OF 1988 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, PP. 1261-1264.11. Priest, J. P., and Bodensteiner, W., "Industrial Survey of Curriculum Needs for Transition of a Product from Development to Manufacturing," Proceedings of 1992 ASEE Annual Conference, pp

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alina Kononov, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Pascal Bellon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew L. Ferguson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kristopher Alan Kilian, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Robert Maass, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Jian Ku Shang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Materials

method being used. They also emphasized the connection between thecomputational assignment and the pertinent course material, improving continuity and integrationof the computational component within the containing course, and in turn, improving integrationof the whole computational curriculum within the undergraduate MatSE program.Finally, MSE 498 started as an elective outside of the core curriculum. In Fall 2016, the coursewas redesignated as MSE 404, a fully integrated laboratory course that fulfills the seniorlaboratory requirement. The course was also split into two half-semester courses: one focusing onmicroscale behavior (MSE 404 MICRO) and the other on macroscale behavior (MSE 404MACRO). Improved integration of the course into the core

Conference Session

Intro to Biomedical Engineering and Vertically Integrated Curriculum (Works in Progress) - June 23rd

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sara L. Arena, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Melissa C. Kenny, Wake Forest University; Andre Albert Muelenaer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Yong Woo Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Pamela Jean VandeVord, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christopher Arena, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

. Moreover, students mustalso be cognizant of the clinical perspective, both of the medical staff and the patient. This requiresstudents to bridge multiple disciplines with different pedagogical frameworks. In addition to thesechallenges, medical technology and knowledge is constantly and rapidly evolving, causing some contentto become obsolete before graduation. Therefore, it is imperative that BME students develop knowledgeacquisition, integrative thinking, and problem-solving skills in order to prepare for and adapt to thebreadth and pace of the field.Drawing inspiration from medical education, problem-based learning (PBL) has emerged as an effectivestrategy for mitigating these challenges in BME education [1-3]. PBL focuses on student

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Keith M. Gardiner

catalog entrymade available alternate spring semesters to remote, and on campus graduate students in theManufacturing Systems Engineering MS Program and other programs in engineering andbusiness. Examples of student projects, course philosophy and management strategies aredescribed.IntroductionThere is an increasing focus on conservation. Looking in the rear view mirror we may posit thatthe Industrial Revolution left us with many ills, brown fields together with social and workforcedeprivations. Now “Green” is coming to the fore accompanied by “Sustainability.” Are ideas ofthis nature germane for consideration in an engineering curriculum, or are they obsolescent butfashionable passing fads?In fact, a review of economics history reveals many

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell; Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell; Dianne Dorland; Robert Hesketh; C. Stewart Slater; Kevin Dahm

courses given in the senior and graduateyears. The most recent by Abraham describes possibly the only pollution prevention course thatis required for all seniors. 4 For example, Grant et al.5 describes a senior/graduate elective taughtat North Carolina State University that focuses on environmental management, while Simpsonand Budd6 describe a similar course developed at Washington State University. These coursesare designed to provide a select set of students that are interested in the environment, anexcellent set of tools to tackle problems in pollution prevention. When pollution prevention istaught as an elective course, the majority of students will pass through the curriculum without theknowledge regarding the impact of chemical technology

Conference Session

ABET Criterion 4 and Liberal Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Gabriele

the degree requirements for mechanical engineering, and a set ofanalytical skills for understanding society and culture through meeting the degree requirementsfor STS. But the backbone of PDI is the sequence of eight design studios, one every semester,that aim to integrate all three dimensions of the program - the technical, the aesthetic, and thesocial - with an emphasis on creativity and the imaginative application of new technologies andmaterials. The design studios help students to explore and develop their creativity while buildinga portfolio of design experiences continuously throughout all four years.This paper will describe the PDI program, its goals, how it was formulated, and reviewexperiences we have had in offering this innovative

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Garth Thomas

Session 2793 Applying Engineering Software Tools Throughout the Curriculum Garth E. Thomas Jr. Chemical Engineering Department West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, WV 25136AbstractThere is no aspect of modern engineering practice that does not make use of computer-basedtools. This has created an expectation that graduates from engineering programs will have strongcomputing skills. Graduates can be provided with these skills by integrating the application ofsoftware tools throughout the engineering

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1: Looking at Study Abroad through an enhanced lens

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meredith Blumthal; Luis Rodriguez; James Stubbins, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brian Woodard, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Gretchen Forman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Molly Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Hannah Dougherty, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ernest-John Ignacio, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Dawn Owens, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

engagement ofstudents without requiring travel abroad. The term COIL, developed by the State Universities ofNew York (SUNY) system, is an approach that brings students and professors together across theglobe to learn and to collaborate as an integral part of their class experience (What is COIL,2021). The COIL pedagogical model connects professors and students around the world in anonline learning environment to explore subjects, themes, issues, and ideas in a project-basedlearning experience. Digital technology plays an important role in linking students and facultyfrom different countries together (De Castro et al., 2019). At its core, COIL is a collaborativeproject-based global learning experience in which instructors and other collaborators

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jordan Cox; Alan Parkinson

differently to learners as needed,” i.e., increase flexibility, as well as collectdata for assessment purposes. The software used was developed by Texas A & M University andconsists of four modules: Curriculum Developer, Lesson Planner, Educational Researcher, andStudent Data Manager. In some respects these papers point the way for highly integrated systemsthat both provide for more individual flexibility in setting curriculum and assist in collecting datafor assessment. At present, however, such systems may have too high an overhead to be adoptedat the university level. We have decided to start with something that is relatively simple and directand then move to a broader scope of implementation from there. However, it is intriguing toconsider a

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8052Designing STEM Curriculum for K12 StudentsDr. MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi Dr. Sarder is an associate professor and program coordinator of the industrial engineering technology program at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). He is also an assistant director of the center for logistics, trade and transportation. At the USM, he revamped his program by developing as many as fourteen new courses, implementing hands on experience in courses, and delivering online courses for distant students. Dr. Sarder is very active in engineering and technology education research. He has

Conference Session

Institutional and Curricular Reform

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Goldberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Andreas Cangellaris, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Michael Loui, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Raymond Price, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Bruce Litchfield, Univ Of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

curriculum was formed in the crucible of the cold war.8 Since that time, Page 13.684.2radical changes in transportation, communication, and computer technology9 leave us in a verydifferent world. Popular books such as The World is Flat,10 A Whole New Mind,11 and The Riseof the Creative Class12 suggest that returns to innovation and creativity are especially importantin a world where routine analysis and engineering tasks can be outsourced globally for dimes onthe dollar. Scientific discovery and the integration of technology in everyday life are occurringat an increasing rate. These trends demand a more direct involvement of engineers in

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Academic Program, a living-learning community where students learned about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Integration of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Topics into a First-Year Introduction to Civil Engineering CourseAbstractThis paper presents an example of how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) topics have beenintegrated into an Introduction to Civil Engineering course for first-year (FY) students. DEIissues were integrated into the

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Erdogan M. Sener

engineering and management graduates of the future. Expected changes in construction work put an onerous responsibility on construction educators, administrators, advisory boards, and other entities involved with curriculum design, development, and integration to think about the future of construction work and new construction technologies and chart an active path. No longer can we passively react to what is transpiring. Construction education must be modified appropriately to respond to impending changes in a timely manner. It is my hope that this paper will stimulate even further and better thinking than I have been able to bring forward about the topics raised and create an inertia for movement in the right direction.Bibliography

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Charles Duba, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Lukas P van Ginneken, Digipen Institute of Technology; Nicholas James Rivera; Brian Michael Tugade, DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

A Project-based Computer Engineering CurriculumAbstractThis paper documents an innovative, project-based approach to teaching computer engineering.A project-based undergraduate computer engineering curriculum, with an embedded systemsfocus, has been offered since 2004 at a small, private college in the Northwestern US. The maingoals of the curriculum are twofold. The first is to engage students in engineering problemsstarting in the first semester of the Program, thus providing them with a sense of pride andownership in their work. The second is to prepare students for engineering careers by involvingthem in complex, team projects, which are typically only conducted outside of requiredundergraduate coursework, at the graduate level, or in