Conference Session

Maker Spaces within the University

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Forest, Georgia Institute of Technology; Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Institute of Product Development, Technical University of Munich; Julian Weinmann, Munich University of Technology; Udo Lindemann, Technical University of Munich

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Design in Engineering Education

-centric environments for design, invention, andprototyping. In a makerspace, users work side by side on different projects within an openculture of collaboration. Makerspaces are generally equipped with traditional manufacturingequipment, such as manual mills and lathes, more advanced equipment, such as CNC-mills(Computerized Numerical Control) machine tools, and emerging rapid prototyping tools such as3D printers, along with worktables, chairs, and even couches. Similar to traditional workshops,especially larger makerspaces are divided into areas, based on the materials groups andmanufacturing methods.These spaces exist to facilitate a culture of design, invention, and prototyping. Physicalprototyping is a key activity in product development and

Conference Session

Circuits & Systems Education I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason McGuire, Sonoma State University; Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

Visualization for Electrical Engineering: From Embedded Systems to the Internet1. Introduction The emerging Internet-of-Things (IoT) concept is considered to be the next technologicalrevolution [1]. It describes various technologies and research disciplines that enable the Internetto reach out into the real world of physical everyday objects. By 2020, it is expected that 25-50billion “things” to be connected to the Internet. Gartner, the world's leading informationtechnology research and advisory company, projects IoT will result in $1.9 trillion in globaleconomic growth [2]-[3]. While today there are just 300,000 developers contributing to the IoT,a new report projects that an estimated 4.5 million developers are needed by 2020 [4

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Twila Ortiz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrea R Pluckebaum, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Leah H. Jamieson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

University, West Lafayette Leah Jamieson is the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering at Purdue University, Ransburg Distin- guished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and holds a courtesy appointment in Purdue’s School of Engineering Education. She served as the 2007 President and CEO of the IEEE. She is co- founder and past director of the EPICS – Engineering Projects in Community Service – Program. With colleagues Edward Coyle and William Oakes, Jamieson was awarded the 2005 NAE Bernard M. Gor- don Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education for the creation and dissemination of EPICS. She was an inaugural recipient of the NSF’s Director’s Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Hadipriono Tan, The Ohio State University; Fabian Hadipriono Tan P.E., The Ohio State University; Frank M. Croft Jr. P.E., Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Construction

Adrian H. Tan and Fabian H. Tan Department of Civil Engineering The Ohio State University Abstract – In the field of construction engineering, the use of computer imaging, and more recentlyvirtual reality, has become instrumental in the creation of educational simulations, which can be used topresent techniques and details in a manner that is easily understood by students. Because these tools areincreasingly used in the simulation of modern buildings and construction projects, the same system can becombined with engineering and historical studies as a means of demonstrating the construction of ancientmonuments, which will enable historians and engineers to understand the

Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #11765Leadership Capacity Building for Manufacturing EducationDr. Niaz Latif, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Dr. Niaz Latif is the Dean of the College of Technology at Purdue University Calumet (PUC). He has served for two years as the Dean of the Graduate School and additional two years as the Interim Asso- ciate Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies at PUC. He has been Principal Investigator for National Science Foundation grants and US Department of Labor grant. He oversaw more than eighty sponsored research/project grants with a value of more than $20 million. He has authored/co

Conference Session

Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

liberal arts specialization;and at least 4 LSE courses: two on project-based learning, a senior project course, and acapstone.As of Fall 2014, over 34.5% of the 55 LSE total graduates are women. Eighteen of these 55alumni graduated with an engineering concentration that included at least 4 quarters of theintroductory computer science sequence (CSC 123, 101, 102, and 103) – and thus, for thepurposes of this paper, function as a comparison group to the computing disciplines at CPSU andnationally. Of these eighteen LSE-computing disciplines alumni, seven, or 38.9%, are women. Page 26.1095.2Why this difference? One explanation is that LSE is a small

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Hayder Zulafqar Ali, University Instructor; Iman Abdulwaheed, United Arab Emirates University; Sayeda Abboud Al Ameri, United Arab Emirates University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

trained on a long term technology transfer (plastic mold making) project between government of Pakistan and government of Japan. He holds a master degree in Mechatronic Engineering and bachelor in Mechanical Engineering both from the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore Pakistan. He has extensive teaching and industrial experience.Mrs. IMAN ABDULWAHEED, United Arab Emirates University Mrs IMAN ABDULWAHEED;graduated from United Emirates Emirates University in February in 2014 with a mechanical engineering degree.During her residency in the university she was an enthusiastic par- ticipant in academic and extracurricular activities.She was an active member and office holder in ASME, ASAA and Robotics and

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydney N Hallman, University of Oklahoma; Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma

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First-Year Programs

coursesare similar in content, but they strive to be tailored to the needs of the two types of students thatare enrolled by having different schedules, structures, and mentorship approaches. The followingsections detail the structure and content of the freshman and transfer orientation classes,respectively. III. FEOC StructureOne of the major objectives when designing the content of the FEOC is to assist first-yearstudents in adapting to college life and become more comfortable with the CoE. For the last fewsemesters, this has been accomplished through exposure to the different engineering majorsoffered and some of the post-graduation opportunities available for each degree. Additionally,the freshman course has a supplementary project-based

Conference Session

Reimagining Engineering Information Literacy: Novel Perspectives on Integration, Assessment, Competencies & Information Use

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nastasha E Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

stakeholders.”4Simply put, badges, or microcredentials, are typically small-scale awards for demonstrating insome fashion, competency in a particular area. Often, this is accomplished by carrying outstipulated tasks (e.g., answering 20 multiplication questions correctly or programming a robot tocarry out a particular function), but, badges can be awarded for ‘soft skills’ such as participatingin online forums or providing leadership on a particular project, in ways that are more subjectiveand at the discretion of the awarder. Badges in general are not new, with, for example, the BoyScouts and the armed forces having over a century of history awarding badges, ribbons, medalsand the like to indicate participation, mastery, and extraordinary

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Sophia L Poulos, Smith College; R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

design learning in middle school students and to support entrepreneurship at primarily undergraduate institutions. Her background is in civil engineering with a focus on structural materials. She holds a B.S.E. degree from Princeton, and M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell.Ms. Sophia L Poulos, Smith College Sophia Poulos is an engineering student at Smith College. She is interested in structural engineering and has worked on earthquake engineering projects through NEES activities at UCLA. She is a research assistant on the CDHub 2.0 initiative.Dr. R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida Keith Stanfill holds the academic rank of Engineer and serves as the Director of the Integrated Product and Process

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Laboratory Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan; Deborah E. Goldberg, University of Michigan; John P. Wolfe, University of Michigan

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #15023Engaging Students in Authentic Research in Introductory Chemistry and Bi-ology LaboratoriesDr. Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan Julianne Vernon is a Research Program Officer at the University of Michigan, the College of Literature, Science, and Arts where she is coordinating the implementation of faculty led research projects into introductory chemistry and biology lab courses. She received her bachelors of engineering in chemical engineering from the City College of New York and her doctorate degree at University of Florida in Environmental Engineering. She has experience developing international

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary L. Winn, West Virginia University; Jeremy M. Slagley, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

and literature and business cardsinforming the public that they are ‘values-driven’ so it must be true; their leadership style surelymust be authentic.But before we think about changing an organizational culture to attain an authentic, values-driven culture, upper management must examine its own values and codify them by using someform of validated instrument. When we exemplify those values, and ensure congruency in ourown artifactual, espoused and actual values, then we’re ready to raise authenticity in ourcompany. Congruency between words and actions demonstrates authenticity. This is especiallytrue with regard to the immense safety responsibilities shouldered by project engineers andsafety managers. When a safety professional’s behavior is

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Thomas Singraber B.Sc., Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann, HM&S IT-Consulting; Marton Szabo-Kass B.Sc., Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Stefan Woerndl B.Sc., Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

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Mathematics

an engineer degree in mathematics from the Technical University Graz, where he focused on software quality and software development process assessment and improvement. He is man- ager of HM&S IT-Consulting and provides services for SPiCE/ISO 15504 and CMMI for development as a SEI-certified instructor. He performed more than 100 process assessments in software development de- partments for different companies in the finance, insurance, research, automotive, and automation sector. Currently, his main occupation is a consulting project for process improvement for safety related embed- ded software development for an automobile manufacturer. On Fridays, he is teaching computer science introductory and programming

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virgil U. Pierce, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Javier Angel Kypuros, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Shirley J. Mills, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity

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Mathematics

at improving entering students’ college readinessand mathematics placement. The small scale intervention, A Bridge to Calculus, is intended toimprove students’ placement from College Algebra into Calculus 1. The target population forthis effort are students with high school experience in a Calculus course but whose performanceon placement exams does not reflect this experience. At our institution this is a significantnumber of students and the goal of the project is to develop methods to address and acceleratestudents in this category. The course design, to take advantage of the students’ prior experience,emphasizes practice and mastery using a modified emporium course design and the ALEKSsoftware1. This intervention runs as a summer course

Conference Session

New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Lawrence Technological University; Heidi Lynn Morano, Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #17811Using Simulation Experiences, Real Customers, and Outcome Driven Inno-vation to Foster Empathy and an Entrepreneurial Mindset in a SophomoreEngineering Design StudioDr. Cristi Bell-Huff, Lawrence Technological University Cristi L. Bell-Huff, PhD is the Director of the Studio for Entrepreneurial Engineering Design at Lawrence Technological University where she teaches courses on fundamentals of engineering design projects and entrepreneurial engineering design. In addition to her PhD in Chemical Engineering, she also has an MA in Educational Studies and is a certified teacher in Michigan. She has industrial

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University; John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

develop and build up theirentrepreneurial mindset.The paper reviews the CoE’s experience and preliminary evaluation results of integrating EMLin our junior level course EE375 Electronic Design I. EE375 is the first electronics course of athree-course electronics design sequence. The course covers circuits design using diodes andtransistors with several laboratory experiments.“The three Cs: Curiosity, Connections, and Creating Value [3]” found in the KEEN frameworkare added as course outcomes. CoE included EML activities into the existing problem-basedlearning (PBL) laboratory projects. For example, the projects help students investigate themarket and assess policy and regulatory issues. The paper will provide preliminary results fromthese

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuldeep S Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Ellis Eugene Lawrence, Elizabeth City State University; Robin Renee Mangham, Elizabeth City State University; Orestes Devino Gooden, Elizabeth City State University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

pursuing postsecondaryeducation, and prepare for high-demand careers [11]. Several factors are associated withstudents’ continued participation in STEM disciplines, and ultimately, their pursuit of STEMcareers. An important factor is student interest in STEM. Research indicates that hands-on,inquiry-based activities delivered in informal environments are key factors in helping to developcritical thinking skills and play a significant role in increasing students’ interest and engagementin STEM and the likelihood that they will consider science-related occupations [12].The engineering-focused STEM Academy project is a partnership between an institution ofhigher learning, school districts, state agencies, private foundations, and other STEM

Conference Session

COED: EE Topics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Ephraim Nielson, Utah Valley University

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Computers in Education

American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Modeling a Perceptron Neural Network Using Verilog Developed Floating- Point Numbering System and Modules for Hardware SynthesisAbstractThe purpose of a capstone design project is to provide graduating senior students the opportunityto demonstrate understanding of the concepts they have learned during the course of their studies.As with many engineering programs, students of the computer engineering program at Utah ValleyUniversity (UVU) conclude their degree programs with a semester capstone design experience.This paper presents the details of a sample project that a student has done in this capstone course.This senior design project implements the perceptron neural network using Systems

Conference Session

Construction Division Technical Session 1: Assessments

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Batie, East Carolina University

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Construction Engineering

Standards (BS) Task Force (OBS) and theTraining, Accreditation, Standards, Guidance (TASG) Task Force [7]. The project timeline forthe revised 103 Standards implementation was: Approval by Standards Committee 2/2014 Board Approval 7/2014 Document 102 & A-3 2/2015 Training 7/2015 Pilot Testing with new OBS Standards 103 Fall 2015 Programs can use either Old Standard or New Standard for Accreditation Spring 2016 All Programs will use New OBS

Conference Session

Panel: Embedding Writing in Experiential Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University; Debbie Morrow, Grand Valley State University; Tracy Volz, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University; Susan Conrad, Portland State University; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.; Kenneth Lamb, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; William A. Kitch, Angelo State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

University Tracy Volz is the Director of the Program in Writing and Communication at Rice University. She oversees the First-year Writing-intensive Seminar Program, the Center for Written, Oral, and Visual Communica- tion, ESL prorgramming for international students, and Communication in the Disciplines projects. Prior to leading the PWC, Dr. Volz spent 15 years integrating written, oral, and visual communication into undergraduate and graduate courses in the Brown School of Engineering at Rice. Her current scholarly interest focuses on the use of flipped pedagogy in first-year engineering design. She received her Ph.D. in English from Rice University in 2001.Dr. Ann Saterbak, Duke University Ann Saterbak is Professor

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania; James A. Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania; Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University

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First-Year Programs

engineering by providing interesting design projects and fun competitions; • improving the oral and pictorial communication skills of students.Literature ReviewABET criteria for accrediting engineering program requires “a culminating major engineeringdesign experience that 1) incorporates appropriate engineering standards and multiple constraints,and 2) is based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work.” ABET studentoutcomes place an emphasis on teamwork and effective communication [1]. An earlyintroduction to these requirements is achieved through this course, as it is a designed-basedcourse for all engineering students in which they work in a team. Project-based curriculum andactive learning techniques have been

Conference Session

Professional Development for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Amber L. M. Kendall, North Carolina State University; Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #26760An Engineering Grand Challenge-focused Research Experience for Teachers(RET) Program: Purpose, Outcomes, and Evaluation (Evaluation)Dr. Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University Jerome P. Lavelle is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of engineering economic analysis, decision analysis, project management, leadership, engineering management and engineering education.Dr. Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley, Teaching Associate Professor of Electrical

Conference Session

New ECE laboratories

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

networking courses, elective courses focusing on SDR technology itself, asan enabling technology in senior capstone or research projects, and as a demonstration andmotivational tool supplementing existing courses or laboratories.This paper presents an introductory physical-layer analog and digital communication systemscourse which has been designed to use modern SDR hardware and supporting software tools asan integral part of the course. Because the course prerequisites include only signals and systemsanalysis, Fourier Transform theory, and probability, it is a true first course in communicationsystems. Course topics include fundamental topics such as amplitude and angle modulation aswell as modern communication topics such as orthogonal frequency

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University; Kitana M. Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Aminul Islam Khan, Washington State University; Negar Beheshti Pour, Washington State University; Katelyn Dahlke, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

she is leading the design and imple- mentation of the chemical engineering curriculum at Campbell’s innovative, project based pedagogical approach. She has a PhD in chemical engineering from Washington State University, where she special- ized in miniaturizing industrial systems for applications in the undergraduate engineering classroom.Dr. Olusola Adesope, Washington State University Dr. Olusola O. Adesope is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and a Boeing Distinguished Professor of STEM Education at Washington State University, Pullman. His research is at the intersection of educational psychology, learning sciences, and instructional design and technology. His recent research focuses on the

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Sievers, US Air Force Academy; Melissa Stewart Beauregard, United States Air Force Academy; James B. Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Adam M Strecker P.E.; Kimberly Kays, United States Air Force Academy; John A. Christ, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

) continuedavailability of critical resources, (2) readiness maintained in the face of climate change, (3) wasteand pollution minimized, and (4) management and practices built on sustainability andcommunity [14]”. The course is designed to develop baseline competencies in students thatprepare them to address these four primary objectives.All graduates of the USAFA will commission into the US Air Force and serve a minimum offive years. In this position graduates fundamentally are decision makers. Regardless of major,they will be prioritizing, executing and advocating for a variety of projects. Their ability tounderstand the long term implications of sustainable and resilient infrastructure is critical tomaintaining national defense. Additionally, many graduates

Conference Session

NEW SESSION Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Olivia Mambo Nche, Clemson University; Murali Sitaraman, Clemson University; Elizabeth L. Colbert-Busch, Clemson University; Victor Zordan

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Diversity, Special Topic: Computing & Technology

virtual applications.lack an understanding of fundamental programming conceptsand that learning to program is difficult for many students [1], IV. CURRICULUM AND METHODOLOGY[6], [7]. As a result, CS educators have tried a variety of In this project, basic computing concepts—sequencing,instructional methods to assist beginning programmers [7]. variables assignments, operators (arithmetic and relational),Furthermore, results from other studies to discover why some conditionals, iteration—are introduced beginning with day-students have difficulty learning to program point towards the to-day examples with which students are familiar and canfundamentals of programming [8]. From the findings of these

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ning Zhang, Central State University; Cadance Lowell, Central State University; Xiaofang Wei, Central State University; Desheng Liu, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

, Gainesville. She did post-doctoral work with the USDA in Peoria, IL as a biochemist in soy- bean oligosaccharides before joining Central State University in 1989. Dr. Lowell maintains a research program in directed energy to kill weeds as an integrated pest management strategy. She mentors un- dergraduate students in funded research projects who have gone on to present at local, state and national conferences.Dr. Xiaofang Wei, Central State University Dr. Xiaofang Wei, Professor of Geography, GIS, and Remote Sensing at the Department of Water Re- sources Management (WRM) at Central State University. Dr. Wei received her bachelor degree from Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping and her doctoral degree from

Conference Session

Implementing the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge into Courses and Curricula

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Christina Curras, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Michael Penn, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Max Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Civil Engineering

our curriculum with the goal of educating “citizen engineers.”3 Citizen engineers will bemore in tune with the needs of their communities and of the nation, and will be able to effec-tively address the technical and non-technical issues related to the infrastructure. To meet thisend, we are infusing an infrastructure theme throughout the curriculum. The revised curricu-lum will include at least one new course (i.e. “Introduction to Infrastructure I”), which willspecifically address infrastructure needs and the non-technical issues (such as financing, po-litical process, etc.) that are often crucial to successful engineering projects. However, unlikemany implementations of curriculum reform4, our proposed changes will go well beyond

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Industrial Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

of many of theseanalysis projects would require that students learn to work effectively in teams. It would requirethem to take their basic understanding of theoretical concepts to then collectively decide whatkind of data they would need in order to analyze the building components. They would thencreate a plan to gather that data, analyze the results, draw conclusions and makerecommendations. This process covers a number of educational objectives. First, the studentsfurther develop their teamwork skills. Second, the students see the actual implementation oftheir theoretical studies. Third, the students set their schedule and have control over the successof their project. Fourth, the students are engaged in hands-on work with real-world

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Hayes, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Herrick, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

, calendar mapping and itsimpact on travelling students, identification of undergraduate projects, short visit structures,comparison of terminology, and a glossary.Outline of Issues for CollaborationThis section proposes an outline plan or roadmap which will help to establish a structure withinwhich the development of the collaboration can be managed (see Figure 1). Here we can listproblems and challenges we experience (for each of the following points) when pursuingcollaboration and expand upon the main areas for collaboration, i.e. ‚ Faculty exchange ‚ Undergraduate exchange ‚ Postgraduate exchange ‚ Industrial internships ‚ Research and development projects ‚ Scholarly work ‚ Professional society work, e.g., SEFI, ASEE, etc