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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ph.D., Albert B. (Bill) Grubbs Jr.; Antony Anthony

Session 3548 Implementing PLD Technology in An Introductory Digital Logic Course by Albert B. (Bill) Grubbs Jr., Ph.D. and Antony Anthony Department of Engineering Technology University of North Texas Denton, TexasIntroductionThis paper describes a project accomplished in a partnership between the Department of Engineering Technology(ETEC) at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, Texas and Altera Corporation in

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Max Lucas

outlining the courserequirements and setting a series of oral and written progress reports established to monitor thedevelopment of the students throughout the semester. The project assigned was the analysis anddesign, both architectural and structural, of a high volume, large span structure of the student’s choice.Projects included sports arenas, transportation terminals and museundexhibition halls. Students weretold that the object of the course was to develop an understanding of the particular problems associatedwith large structures and to reinforce the concept that structural systems can, in themselves, establishthe architectural and esthetic design of a building. At the beginning of the semester, a series of lectures was presented

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

S. P. Carullo; R. Fischl; C. O. Nwankpa

Session 1626 Integrating a Power Systems Laboratory into a Client/Server Based Computing Environment S. P. Carullo, C. O. Nwankpa, and R. Fischl Drexel University1. AbstractThe primary goal of the project is to develop a set of experiments which will allow students to examinepower systems in a realistic manner. Drexel University’s Interconnected Power Systems L.uboratory(ZPSL) provides an interchangeable real-life power system network and a computer interface to the systemin order to provide control and data capturing. The computer interface utilizes clientherver and

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard J. Jardine

tothe discrete set of sometimes disjoint or redundant courses offered at many universities. This paper describes an interdisciplinary effort involving an engineering department and themathematics department at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. What makes thisactivity special is the cooperation between departments in the development of the mathematics course, asituation which is in contrast to the more common practice of engineering departments developing their ownmathematics courses. The focus of the interdisciplinary effort described here is on the development of thecontent of the mathematics course and the use of a project to tie the two courses together. In addition toaddressing those two subjects, this paper

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen E. Schmahl

students in Manufacturing Engineering (ABET accredited) and another 90 students in the interdisciplinaryEngineering Management program with a technical specialty in Manufacturing Engineering. All seniorengineering students are required to take a two semester (two credit hours each semester with four credit hoursof design) capstone course. In the first semester the students define and research an engineering ormanufacturing related problem, develop and evaluate solutions and present their chosen designs. The secondsemester focuses on implementation of solutions and assessment of project outcomes. These senior designprojects are often coordinated with industry or conducted within the university laboratories. The Manufacturing Engineering

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Hari Chintalapudi, Lamar University; Balakrishna Sangi, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College

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Construction

AC 2009-597: PRACTITIONER PERCEPTIONS OF THE U.S. INFRASTRUCTUREEnno Koehn, Lamar University Enno “Ed” Koehn is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lamar University. Dr. Koehn has served as the principle investigator for several research and development projects dealing with various aspects of construction. He also has experience in the design, scheduling, and estimating of facilities. He has authored/co-authored over 200 papers in engineering education, as well as the general areas of civil and construction engineering. Dr. Koehn is a member of ASEE, AACE International, ASCE, NSPE, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and is a registered Professional Engineer and Surveyor.Hari Chintalapudi

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Kishore Gopal Vaska, Lamar University; Kartik Paruchuri, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College

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Construction

AC 2009-604: KNOWLEDGE OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES HELD BYENGINEERING STUDENTSEnno Koehn, Lamar University Enno “Ed” Koehn is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lamar University. Dr. Koehn has served as the principle investigator for several research and development projects dealing with various aspects of construction. He also has experience in the design, scheduling, and estimating of facilities. He has authored/co-authored over 200 papers in engineering education, as well as the general areas of civil and construction engineering. Dr. Koehn is a member of ASEE, AACE International, ASCE, NSPE, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and is a registered Professional Engineer and Surveyor.Kishore

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Experiential Learning and Economic Development I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Olsen, Washington State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of Applied Magnetics in Santa Barbara, CA, a trial program in engineeringentrepreneurship was developed and offered to students of the College of Engineering andArchitecture at Washington State University (WSU). Given its successful introduction, Mr.Frank decided to endow the Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute. It is nowoperated in conjunction with faculty within the WSU College of Business EntrepreneurshipProgram. Additional support has been provided from the College of Business entrepreneurshipendowment, the Herbert B. Jones foundation (for development of the interdisciplinary seniorproject course), the NCIIA for support of senior level entrepreneurial projects and by smallerendowments provided by Lewis Lee and Larry

Conference Session

Starting the Last Day with New Ideas

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natarajan Gautam, Texas A&M University

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Industrial Engineering

chalk-and-talk type of class by carefully usingtechnology in strategic places and avoiding technology in certain other places. We quantitativelyevaluate the effectiveness of our strategies and provide insights. Next, a good portion of thispaper is devoted to one specific use of technology which is in laboratory-like exercises. Theseexercises were developed to teach more difficult concepts such as Central Limit Theorem andshow how it applies to project evaluation and review technique (PERT). As a result, not only didthe student understanding of complex material improve, but also the material was covered in amuch shorter time. Finally the paper concludes with a qualitative discussion of issues where it isunclear whether technology boosts or

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Rainer Fink, Texas A&M University; Alex Fang, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

real-worldproblems10,37 is an important approach practiced by many educators. The Particular GeneralParticular (PGP) strategy used by Mosteller22 and Romero26 can be very effective. Activeparticipation by the students during the teaching and learning of statistics9 is a good method touse. Using simulation2,8,20,27 instead of theoretical derivation also works better for engineeringtechnology students. Using Excel to perform basic statistical analysis is a very attractiveoption6,14. Project-based learning16, 23,30 is another method used widely in engineering technology Page 14.1153.3programs, since laboratory4,17, 18,24 is one of the main

Conference Session

Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Electronics and Electrical ET Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

met,therefore meeting the ABET criteria as well. One way of doing this is incorporating theassessment into various (or all) courses in the program, a process tested and introducedby the authors in [1]. In that paper a holistic approach was used to meet ABET criteriabased on course assessment. However, the details on how to exactly incorporateassessment into each course were omitted. In this paper, we describe the processfollowed to generate assessment data from a Digital Circuits introductory course. Thesedata connects course objectives into program outcomes based on the approach introducedin [1]. The paper shows how traditional student work, such as homework, exams, labs,quizzes, and projects, is used systematically to provide a solid

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Jack Esparza, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Marc Mendez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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Minorities in Engineering

students inscience, engineering, and technology by introducing them to college life, involve them inhands-on activities, and offering them network opportunities. Our goal is to make theactivities of this project an integral part of the recruiting and training efforts and expandthem to reach a larger geographical area and a higher number of underrepresentedstudents. This paper will describe the program and present some results.IntroductionStrategies employed to recruit and retain students in engineering and engineeringtechnology programs include hands-on approaches [1, 2], field trips [3, 4], summerworkshops [5], and software training programs [6]. This paper discusses a project thatuses all these methods to attract underrepresented students to

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

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Environmental Engineering

2006-144: STUDENT GENERATED REAL-TIME NOTE DEVELOPMENT ANDWEB PAGE ARCHIVALBruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University Bruce W. Berdanier is currently an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering in the TJ Smull College of Engineering at Ohio Northern University. In this position, Dr. Berdanier is responsible for teaching all of the courses in Environmental Science, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Surface Water Quality and Project Management that are included in the Civil Engineering curriculum. Additionally, Dr. Berdanier directs all teaching and research activities in the Environmental Engineering laboratory. Dr. Berdanier also conducts research in surface

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

most important prevalent mechanism to examinethe quality of teaching and effectiveness of professors. A research study was conducted in SPSUConstruction Department to examine the teaching effectiveness. The spatial transferability of thefaculty evaluation mechanisms, without regard to spatial socio-cultural differences, is discussedin this study based on the collected data and following a thorough literature review. It was foundthat the ratings of a large percentage of construction students were positively influenced whentheir exam grades were inflated; the entire course material was not covered during the semester;a project was not assigned to the course; and students were allowed to arrive late as well asabsent from class from time to time

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Upper-Level Physics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

participants in theprocess, not passive listeners.”3 In this paper I describe a project to significantly improve student learning in my one semestersophomore course in modern physics for engineers by introducing technologies to enhance activelearning. None of the technologies is new; I only am describing my own experiences with aparticular combination, a classroom response system in conjunction with a tablet computer, acombination which is also not new. The Physics Education Research Group, University ofMassachusetts, web site provides many links to information about the technologies used here asdeveloped by themselves and a number of universities and companies4-6. Another excellentsource, emphasizing their own product, Classroom Presenter, is the

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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International

Western Carolina University. Dr. Burbank is active with IEEE, SME, and TAC of ABET, and strives to bring practical engineering activities into the classroom. His current project is the development of a photonics program within the Electrical Engineering curriculum. Page 11.626.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Exporting America: First Technologies, Then Engineering Management Skills, What’s Next? - A Case Study from an Engineering Education PerspectiveAbstractThis paper presents the results of our research on the process of exportation from anengineering education

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

ofappropriate infrastructure projects and technically competent people to operate andmaintain them; and small business startups by technically competent entrepreneurs. BothUNESCO and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations are currently activelyengaged in technical capacity building in developing countries.High quality engineering education is a necessary forerunner to such economicdevelopment; and technically competent and current faculty members are key toproviding high quality engineering education programs. In addition, quality assurancesystems such as peer review based accreditation are needed to promote such high qualityeducation programs. Such quality assurance systems can then provide the basis for cross-border recognition systems

Conference Session

Digital System Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne DeGroat, Ohio State University

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Electrical and Computer

verification projects. This paper discusses the course and the fourprojects.I. Overview The design of modern digital integrated circuits has changed dramatically in thelast 15 years. Technology has advanced to the point to where we are able to reliablyproduce chips with millions of logic gates on a single integrated circuit die. Thistranslates into very significant logic function for a single chip. The only way that designof chips capable of effectively using this much functionality is possible is with advancedtools and design methodology. Part of the methodology is a rigorous partitioning andstructuring of the design. One has only to look at a photomicrograph (photo of thecircuitry on an IC) of a chip from the early or mid 1970s to the

Conference Session

Reflection

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xingya Xu, George Mason University; Lori C. Bland, George Mason University; Stephanie Marie Kusano, University of Michigan; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

[24] to examineengineering students’ metacognitive skills within two informal learning environments.Research QuestionsThis current study explored specific metacognitive skills that engineering students demonstratedin their participation in two types of informal learning activities, engineering competitions and aservice-based learning project. We examined students’ discussions of their experiences toaddress our research question: What metacognitive skills do engineering students discuss abouttheir participation within the engineering competition or service-based learning project?MethodThis qualitative study took place in a large university, with a well-subscribed engineeringprogram, in the eastern section of the United States. Multiple types

Conference Session

CoED: Embedded Systems and Robotics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey J Richardson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #20390Transformation of an Introduction to Microcontroller CourseProf. Jeffrey J Richardson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) At Purdue, Professor Richardson teaches courses in electric vehicle technology, prototype construction / project development and management, and courses in embedded microcontroller sequence. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Professor Richardson routinely mentors undergraduate students through his various applied research projects across the university campus. Current research projects include the creation of systems to support autonomous electric

Conference Session

The Best of the Computers in Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.w. Bruce, Mississippi State University; Ryan A. Taylor, Mississippi State University

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Computers in Education

complete complex designs within a standard academic semesterwithout unduly overworking the students. The lab project (Bruce, Harden, and Reese 2004;Bruce 2004; Bruce and Goulder 2005) would be difficult to complete in a normal academicsemester if students were expected to design, write, and test all hardware and softwarecomponents of the project themselves. Furthermore, an industrial project of this magnitudewould likely rely on existing designs or software libraries. To this end, the authors wrote asimple real-time multitasking operating system named the Embedded Systems Operating System(ESOS) based on the very clever protothreads library (Dunkels 2017) by Adam Dunkels. Protothreads provide a nearly zero-overhead (and stack-free

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogical Techniques II: Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Tiffany Lauren Pascal, New Mexico State University-Carlsbad

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Chemical Engineering

engineering students spendnumerous hours per week reading popular science-based Internet comics, such as xkcd.com andphdcomics.com, for example. Thus, it makes sense that comics can be leveraged as a learningmodality for engineering students. The use of comics in STEM education is not new, however,they have yet to be utilized extensively in higher education to teach engineering. Having taught asenior level mass transport course numerous times, a common challenge for students that persistsis applying mathematical concepts to describe binary diffusion. Thus, here we will present theimplementation of a project in which teams of students developed comic books with a goal ofderiving and explaining the most general form of Fick’s first law of diffusion to

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Dr. Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington Professor of Learning Sciences & Human DevelopmentDr. Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University Dr. Montfort is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Motivating and Engaging Faculty in Cultural and Curricular Transformation of a Multidisciplinary Engineering School1. IntroductionIn an NSF-funded IUSE:RED

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy L. Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Javier Fernando Del Carpio, Universidad ESAN; Nancy Matos P.E., Esan University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

-, and transdisciplinary ways, cyberlearning and cyber-environments, service and experien- tial learning, teaming and collaborative learning.Dr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Sarah Zappe is Research Associate and Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl K. Frederickson, University of Central Arkansas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

programming in general, they do notalways provide broad opportunities to apply this knowledge in an engineering or physicsenvironment. This is similar to the required writing courses that students complete as part of theirfreshman general education core. While these courses teach the mechanics of writing, it is in abroad spectrum and not always applicable directly to writing in a technical field.Students in the traditional physics and applied physics tracks at UCA are required to complete a3-hour introduction to programming course offered in the Department of Computer Science. Thiscourse currently uses Python as the programming language of choice. Students are required todevelop code for an end-of-semester project of their choosing. While the course

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Integrating Computing into the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa DeWitte, University of Florida; Pamela L. Dickrell, University of Florida

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First-Year Programs

and Society” isused as a general introduction to the college of engineering, while also addressing socialchallenges and the values of problem solving from a multidisciplinary approach, by using thehuman centered design process. A team project based course, students are presented andencouraged to explore prototyping skills such as solid modeling, basic programming skills,electronics, sensors, data acquisition, power tools, and 3D printing [3]. It was clear that whatever an introductory engineering program’s structure, its success andoverall impact was dependent on the successful integration of multidisciplinary information andprinciples. This is for the intended purposes of providing first year students with the knowledgeto make an informed

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Brathwaite, City College of the City University of New York; Samantha Deokinanan, LSAMP at City College of New York

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

the City University of New York and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He was a Chancellor’s Fellow (City University of New York) and a NIH Postdoctoral Fellow (Weill Cornell Medical College-Division of Molecular Medicine). As the Executive Director of the LSAMP, he was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the NYC Louis Stokes Al- liance program across the 18 member campuses of City University of New York. Claude also served as the Co-Director of the Black Studies Program at the City College and the Project Director of the City College Black Male Leadership and Mentoring Program. The Black Male Leadership and Mentoring Project (BMLMP) at the City

Conference Session

Understanding Students' Narratives of Grand Challenges Scholars Program as a Nexus Between Liberal and STEM Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Abigail M Fry, Olin College of Engineering; Holly Nguyen; Gretchen Rice, Olin College; Sydney Ross, Lawrence Technological University; Sebastien Zenzo Selarque, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Bridgit Spies; Margarite Vaccaro; Jason Barrett, Lawrence Technological University; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Matthew Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Karen Kashmanian Oates, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David I. Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James J. Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alison Wood, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

- cation with specific emphasis on innovative pedagogical and curricular practices at the intersection with the issues of gender and diversity. With the goal of improving learning opportunities for all students and equipping faculty with the knowledge and skills necessary to create such opportunities, Dr. Zastavker’s re- cent work involves questions pertaining to students’ motivational attitudes and their learning journeys in a variety of educational environments. One of the founding faculty at Olin College, Dr. Zastavker has been engaged in development and implementation of project-based experiences in fields ranging from science to engineering and design to social sciences (e.g., Critical Reflective Writing; Teaching and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Eric A. Dieckman, University of New Haven; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Samuel D. Daniels P.E., University of New Haven

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Mechanical Engineering

than 25 papers span a wide spectrum of problems in the dynamics of systems and structures. Dr. Orabi has also been involved in developing schemes for vibration control of space structures during the lift off and in orbit. Professor Orabi has taught courses in both undergraduate and graduate level Mechanical Vibrations and undergraduate level capstone design courses, thermodynamics, Measurement Systems, Engineering Mechanics and Introduction to Engineering. One of Professor Orabi’s most recent projects involves the development of learning modules. These modules provide undergraduate engineer- ing students with improved learning of basic, conceptually-difficult engineering concepts in the context of a basic knowledge

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James B. Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Patrick Charles Suermann P.E., Texas A&M University

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

design) and designintegration and presentation. The students learn how architects and engineers work together inmulti-disciplinary teams to complete a building design project. The course is assessed each yearthrough course assessment plans, course assessment reports, student course critiques andprogram graduation surveys. Quantitative and qualitative assessment data are presented. Itsupports multiple ABET student outcomes and criteria. Students rate it among their favoriteundergraduate courses. More importantly, it prepares them for their future roles in designing andmanaging real building projects.Keywords: ABET, architecture, civil engineering, engineering design, interdisciplinary, BIMIntroductionUndergraduate civil engineering programs