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2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University

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Diversity

planning and mentoring to prepareundergraduate students to be part of the research team.According the NSF1, a PUI is one that primarily grants associate, bachelor, and master's degrees; hasgreater undergraduate versus graduate enrollment; and graduates fewer than 20 science-relateddoctoral degrees a year. Malachowski2 remarks that since 1995, undergraduate research hasincreased in visibility and prominence and that faculty need to be assisted in remaining student-oriented rather than research-oriented at PUIs. This observation is key for the authors of this paperas we strive to balance the primary teaching focus with the needs for research and service expectedof all faculty members. Many PUIs use a formula of approximately 60% teaching (3 to 4

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Hoda Ghassab, Tennessee Technological University; Priyanka Mahajan, Tennessee Technological University; Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tallahassee Community College

, instead, student-teams are required to use an approach thatinvolves the iterative application of the two paradigms: this mimics the action of the pistons of atwo-cylinder engine. During this strategy, student-teams will identify a plan on how to conduct theprocess (Organization Tools), they will integrate needed Resources, apply the plan to acquireknowledge (Learning Cycles) and perform the transfer of this knowledge to the challenge (LinearEngineering Sequence, LES) always towards the development of the PIT. In this particularcontribution, students use the Foundry as the overall, or “macroscopic” level strategy in thelearning and the finer details related to the application or subject matter (the modeling of the fluidvelocity profile) are guided

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Stephen Strain, University of Memphis; Andrew Blass Watson, The University of Memphis; Matthew Hale, The University of Memphis

Tagged Topics

Diversity

plagiarism, inappropriateassistance, bias/discrimination, and diminishment of cognitive skills [8], [20]-[24]. While theseissues will undoubtedly need close attention and necessitate further research, we judge that thesocioeconomic pressures driving GenAI’s sudden prevalence will not be held at bay while weawait answers. Such pressures, coupled with GenAI’s potential benefits to students andeducators, direct us to fold these concerns into a larger framework alongside plans for testing,adoption, adaptation, and integration.Consequences of Generative AIIntegrating GenAI into engineering curricula offers several pedagogical advantages suggested inthe instructor and student narratives (see Appendix): • Rapid generation of code examples and targeted

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Joseph George, Western Michigan University; Ajay Gupta, Western Michigan University; Alvis Fong, Western Michigan University

We plan to use the AutoML process discussed in this paper in the Artificial Intelligenceand Machine Learning courses offered in 2024 for problems arising from two different domains.Learning activities both homework as well as in-class experiential learning that support thetheory students learn will be fully integrated to assess the effectiveness of the educationalmodule. Feedback will be obtained for continual improvement using questionnaires that conformto pedagogical and andragogical literature from the evaluation community.V. Conclusion We exhibited a workflow that facilitates easier development of efficient ML models by auser with minimal AI/ML expertise using AutoKeras, an AutoML python library. A comparisonbetween DeepNovo, a

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Statics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sue Rosser, San Francisco State University; Janet H Murray, Georgia Tech; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; John D. Leonard II, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence J. Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

students, test versus control sectionsIt is very important to understand that these are preliminary results, and that within the overallcourse experience, the intervention is very small (less than 25% of the homework problems aredone online, and the homework grade is only 5% of the overall class grade – see Appendix A fordetails) so it can only have minimal effect on overall class grade. Also, not every statics topic isaddressed in the software as of yet (as stated earlier, both 3D and V-M diagrams are stillmissing). Still, those results are encouraging and we plan to continue the analysis as the softwareis finally fully developed. We also plan to probe deeper into gender and ethnicity information.We are encouraged that our intended target

Conference Session

Collaborations, Accreditation and Articulation Issues for International Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Elizabeth Leibach, Northern Kentucky University

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International

22.946.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 International Articulation Issues an Engineering Technology Education Response to Global ChallengesAs part of Northern Kentucky University‟s (NKU) strategic plan in 2007-2012, the universitystated – that increasing globalization will require the university to become more international inscope. In accordance with this policy the engineering technology division has undertakeninternational student recruitment efforts and articulation agreements with universities abroad.This paper will discuss challenges in formulating such articulation agreements while maintainingthe integrity of existing accredited programs. The paper explains what

Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill M. Zande, Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

Japan,with more planned both domestically and internationally in the future to accommodate thecontinued and growing interest.To date, the competitions have impacted more than 9,000 students at formal and informaleducational institutions (middle schools, high schools, home schools, community colleges,universities, 4-H clubs, and public aquaria, among others).10 Figure 1 illustrates the growth inthe number of schools participating in the MATE competitions from 2001 (the year of the pilotregional) through 2010 (the most recently completed competition “season”).The extensive involvement of ocean and other technology-related organizations and individualshas been key to achieving the competition’s goals and promoting its growth and success

Conference Session

Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie (Skip) E. Rochefort, Oregon State University; Gail Ellen Gerdemann, STEPs at Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

the MaterialsStore. After writing up a design proposal, a budget, and rationale for why the design is expected to be successful,each team is ready to gather materials. One student from each group is assigned to pick up the materials thegroup needs. In the typical classroom with thirty students and one sink, a water distribution and disposal systemneeds to be planned. For this lab use Petri dishes (or other small wide pans) to reduce the amount of water neededfor each test; each group has a small container of water at their station and another empty container for disposingof waste water to reduce trips to the sink. Also have a large tub for the class for collecting waste water to bedisposed outside later. It works well to have the teacher be

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie K. Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus

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Computers in Education

by providing the students with realizable concept ofelectromagnetic radiations. The versatility of the computer enables different types of antennameasurements to be made, and various parameters to be determined. This paper discusses theusefulness of computers in antennas laboratory exercises in a Telecommunications course. Italso discusses student design experiments, and experiments planned for the next step of thelearning experience.IntroductionExplosion of information transmission in the information age is evidenced by the dependenceon information in all spheres of life. In its electrical form, information may be in the form ofvoice, video, or data and transmissions of these require different ranges in the frequencyspectrum. As a result of

Conference Session

Post Graduate Experiential Programs and Insights

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David W Schmueser, Altair Engineering Inc.; Charbel Philippe Saleh, Altair Engineering Inc.; Prakash C. Shrivastava, Oakland University; Lori Lin Crose, Oakland University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2011-1388: OAKLAND UNIVERSITY/ALTAIR ENGINEERING TECH-NICAL BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CORPORATE INTERNSHIP PRO-GRAMDavid W Schmueser, Altair Engineering Inc. Dr. David Schmueser is the Business Development Manager of University Programs in the United States for Altair Engineering, with primary responsibility for identifying and implementing Altair’s advanced engineering software and grid computing technologies for curriculum and research applications. With more than 30 years of experience in engineering research, project technical management, and en- gineering instruction, Schmueser’s strategic role at Altair focuses on the development and execution of Altair’s university marketing and sales plan, fellowship program

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the incumbent fossil fuel generator per our energy use plan. We have writtenproposals for funding to provide a more suitable replacement, based on the University of Idaho’shighly successful biofuels research, but none have yet been granted.Diversion LoadA diversion load, controlled by the main inverter/controller dissipates excess generation whenthe battery storage is full. We found this to be an effective way to maintain system stability withthe incumbent system. At 1.0 kW, this load is a little larger than its predecessor’s 400 Watts.This is sufficient to completely avoid disconnecting the baseline water turbine, yieldingautomatic control and security of the entire electrical system at all times. It was tested in thelaboratory as shown in

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Program Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

tostart than engineering degrees due to the generally larger student to program ratios.Keywords: engineering enrollment, engineering accreditation, engineering technologyenrollmentIntroduction“Improvise, adapt, overcome” is a credo that engineering and technology educational programadministrators at American universities may need to adopt. To maintain the quality of highereducation in the United States, administrators must strategically plan to optimize programswhich may be successful and discontinue programs which are not successful. They mustimprovise in a time when public funding of higher education is declining, adapt programs tooptimize their operations, and overcome the natural effect of diminished quality which isexpected during periods of

Conference Session

FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Cynthia M. D'Angelo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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First-Year Programs

profession10-12. An effective realization of an epistemic game is in a computer-simulated virtual environment. Computer-based simulation games are an emerging and populararea of research and development in the learning sciences10, 13-15. One advantage of the virtuallearning environment, especially when role-play is involved, may be the immersive element ofthe activities13. In our own prior work, the epistemic computer simulation games Urban Scienceand Digital Zoo have been shown to successfully lead to professional values and epistemology inurban planning and biomedical engineering, respectively, in K–12 students11, 12. An additionaladvantage of the on-line environment is that student communication and work output can becaptured for later in-depth

Conference Session

FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron L Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University; Cory R. Davis, Oklahoma Christian University; Robert Andrew Stevenson, Oklahoma Christian University

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First-Year Programs

bachelors in Mechanical engineering from the same school. For his senior design project he and his team entered the regular class of the SAE Aero Design East competition and won first place in the presen- tation portion. After completing his masters he plans on entering into industry for a few years and then considering returning to school to pursue his doctorate degree. Page 22.1333.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Student Learning Modules in Trigonometry and Integral Calculus using LEGO MINDSTORMS® NXTIntroduction and MotivationRetention of

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel W. Walsh, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robert S. Crockett, California Polytechnic State University

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Graduate Studies

. The formal establishment of the department wastriggered by input from two major constituencies; overwhelming student demand, underpinnedby industrial pressure and support. The Biomedical Engineering and General Engineering Page 22.1427.2Department is the only degree granting program in the CSU system. It has consistently drawn alarge number of well-qualified applicants. In fact, the department has attracted the highestquality and most gender-diverse applicants in the College of Engineering each year since itsformation. The program has grown at rate in excess of that planned, and faculty hiring has notkept pace; the student to faculty ratio is

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Jeff Kesling

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Instrumentation

of scientific and mathematical principles to the method of differential leveling asapplies to the Civil Engineer in the planning and design of the construction of buildings,highways, and bridges were investigated. Such planning and designing requires the surveying oflocations to determine what changes may need to be made prior to any construction or alteration.Differential leveling is the independent measurement of an unknown elevation relative to aknown elevation. One of the key elements to perform accurate differential leveling is the abilityto keep the rod and the instrument plumbed to the earth. Current state of the art is to use anautomatic level and graduated rod, both of which employ bubble-levels to determine plumb.The purpose of

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terence J. Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College; Gerald D. Holt, Project Lead The Way

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering toteachers and young students as a potential career path8.”The issue of institution liability when sharing college infrastructure came up early and took moretime to solve than initially planned. After two months analyzing the question of the institution‟sliability for adolescent students, the school requested that the US FIRST team purchase liabilityinsurance. The liability insurance allows the adolescent student to use the college facilities. Onelimitation that needed to be addressed was the institution‟s computer usage, which was solvedwith the creation of a non-curriculum class. This allows anyone registered in the class access tothe college‟s computer system and software. The authors assume that protocol may differ atother

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirak C. Patangia, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

plans, President Barack Obama urges the country to transform itsenergy system to make it greener and smarter. This project seeks to address such a challengewith contemporary courses on alternate energy harnessing and electric smart grid (ESG).A web search shows that many universities across the nation have been engaged in solar energyresearch. One of the goals is to improve physical properties of silicon cells to improve panelefficiency. Application of nanotechnology to improve the conversion efficiency of incominglight photons to electrical output has been a topic of high interest. Optical concentrators havebeen researched to improve panel efficiency. However, undergraduate courses that focus on thepractical design and implementation of solar

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James McConnell, North Carolina State University; Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Global Programs

Graduate Teaching Assistants for FLS 101. In addition to the courses he teaches in a classroom setting, he is also the instructor of an online Spanish course that blends the elements of the Spanish language with the relationship among culture and technology. He meets regularly with department members to plan collaboratively and articulate content between courses. In addition to teaching, Mr. McConnell leads Engineering Students on a summer semester program to Spain. Although based out of the town of Segovia, students travel to several cities including Toledo, Barcelona, Madrid, Avila and Salamanca. The program is geared toward Engineering students and includes traditional language classes and various excursions such as

Conference Session

Improving Visualization Skills

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline A. El-Sayed, Marygrove College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

state and federal government. It is seen that thecompanies that sponsor Kettering University students represent a diverse cross section of U.S.industries. The changes that have been taking place in these industries and the needs andchallenges they face are immediately reflected in Kettering University’s classrooms as thestudents bring valuable experience after 24 weeks of work experience per year with theircorporate sponsor. The students and the department of Mechanical Engineering are the focus ofthis study.As part of the professional development portion of the grant, the Kettering University ENGAGEteam attended the ENGAGE conference in February 2010. A Plan of Attack in spatialvisualization was developed by Dr. Y. Dong, the Spatial

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandy W. Feola, Sinclair Community College; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

some thought into what image best captures the mentor and the mentor’s career. They alsopractice communication skills for example, to discuss and to get approval to take pictures thatcan be posted on the CareerME.org site. Page 22.626.4Involve: Being part of the “bigger picture”; sharing the experience with peers.Students that participate in the project to create a CareerME.org profile produce a product theycan be proud to share.Social Media Tools to Complement Job Shadow ProcessFrom planning to the post-shadow reporting, many activities between the job shadow mentor, theteacher, and the student require collaboration and communication. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Blythe A. Vogt, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Rekha Natarajan, Kansas State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

sophomore students. A major focus of this project will be to develop acceleratedcourses that allow the military veteran to complete these prerequisite courses in fewer hours thancurrently required. Some of the accelerated introductory level classes should be useable for both Page 22.729.5the accelerated bachelor’s and as prerequisites for the master’s degree.This part of the project is still in the initial planning stages and will use some of the results of theaccelerated bachelor’s program.Kansas State University and the Military EnvironmentKansas State University is near a major U.S. military installation, Fort Riley, and has more than60 years of

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

GPS devices such as car navigation systems, but don’t worry too much about whether someone may already have come up with your idea. Your application could require a completely new electronics design, or it could just be an application that makes use of an existing GPS system (like the iPhone apps). Include the following in your report:  A marketing writeup that would “sell” your device to the consumer.  A brief “business plan” that would explain to your investors how you are going to make money with this device.  A technical description of the device including any appropriate diagrams and explanations. All of the above can be quite brief and much

Conference Session

Research and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Borchers, Kettering University; Sung Hee Park, Kettering University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

with an entrepreneur from industry. The institution startedsponsoring a business plan competition where students compete for prize money to begin theirbusinesses. The institution also started hosting a government funded regional Small BusinessTechnology and Development Center.In late 2008, the institution initiated a new entrepreneurship education program around a concept Page 22.243.4called “Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum” (ExC) which is also sponsored by Kern Family 3Foundation. Like other such programs as “Writing across the curriculum

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Shree Frazier; Osman Cekic, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

include: preparing future engineering faculty, improving teaching and learning, distance education and underrep- resented student success.Shree FrazierDr. Osman Cekic, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey Osman Cekic holds a Ph.D. in higher education and student affairs from Indiana University at Blooming- ton and a master’s degree in secondary school administration from the University of Arkansas at Fayet- teville and a Bachelor’s degree in educational administration and planning from Ankara University in Page 22.267.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Turkey. He

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles; Peter Dusicka, Portland State University; Jeffrey W Berman, University of Washington; Edgar Bautista, California State University, Los Angeles; Michael Noddings, Portland State University; Linda My Hanh Nguyen; San Yu Aung, California State University of Los Angeles; Lang Anh Dam

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

), ability to plan and design a system, component orprocess that meets desired needs (abet c), ability to use techniques, skills, and modernengineering tools necessary for engineering practice, including computer tools and informationtechnology (abet k), and the ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze andinterpret data (abet b).The course topics include computer aided structural analysis of trusses, structural design oftrusses, computer aided structural analysis of 2D-frames for gravity and lateral loads and loadcombinations, computer aided structural design of 2D-frames, setting up of an experiment on asmall shake table and dynamic experimentation, computer aided structural dynamic analysis withtime history, and verification

Conference Session

Collaborative Learning, Project-Based, Service Learning, and Impacts on Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Forrest Alden Copeland, Western Washington University; Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

International

planning andimplementing projects. This paper describes the challenges, advantages, and opportunities ofworking with a multidisciplinary student group, and professional mentors, in developing a waterquality solution for a rural community in Guatemala.IntroductionEngineers without Borders (EWB-USA) is a non-profit organization that was established at theUniversity of Colorado Civil in 2002. As described in the mission statement "EWB-USAsupports community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with localpartners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformativeexperiences and responsible leaders."1 The organization is currently involved in 350 projects in45 countries with an emphasis on providing

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Theory and Practice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Saleh, Queen's University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

collaboratively identify their information needs and then seek and use informationsources from different channels as a group. The study plans to analyse the interaction of theproject as the learning with learners’ information-related activities as students try to identify theirinformation needs, seek information, and then use information for their project during a group-based course. The paper represents the first case study where data were collected through a web-based survey at the end of a senior multidisciplinary design engineering course along with apreliminary descriptive analysis of the collected data that are related to the practice of bothacademic engineering librarians and engineering educators who are involved in these

Conference Session

ECCD Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaime Ramos, University of Texas, Pan American; Leonel Aguilera, University of Texas, Pan American; Elizardo Garcia, Universidad TecMilenio; Sanjeev Kumar, University of Texas, Pan American, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Roman Garcia, IEEE; Jose Sanchez, University of Texas, Pan American

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Kumar worked with the leading networking companies in the US. In the networking industry, Dr. Kumar played a leading role in planning, research & development of new communications equipment and networks. Dr. Kumar has authored over 50 technical papers. Dr. Kumar’s research findings have been cited by other researchers in the field. Dr. Kumar has served as Associate Editor for networking Journals, and as a member of technical program committee for international conferences. He has been awarded US and International patents for his inventions in the area of broadband networks. Dr. Kumar received the Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. He is the

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Computing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chia-Lin Ho, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, North Carolina State University Dr. C. Dianne Raubenheimer is Director of Assessment in the College or Engineering and Adjunct As- sistant Professor in the Department of Adult and Higher Education at NC State University. Within the College of Engineering she serves as the coordinator of ABET and other accreditation processes, acts as a resource/consultant to faculty in the different programs, develops and implements assessment plans, and serves as the primary educational assessment/data analyst adviser on the Dean’s staff. A particular interest is in helping faculty to develop and implement classroom-based assessment and action research plans to establish the effectiveness of instruction and to use the data to