Conference Session

New Ideas for ChEs I (aka ChE Potpourri)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Kelly, Oregon State University; Edith Gummer, Northwest Regional Education Laboratory; Philip Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

Laboratory Edith Gummer is the Director of the Classroom-Focused Research and Evaluation Program for the Center for Classroom Teaching and Learning at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. She coordinated the structure of the research design and the data collection and analysis processes of the project. She has been faculty in science and mathematics education quantitative and qualitative research design courses at the doctoral level. She has been involved in the development of innovative mathematics curricular activities and formative assessment in mathematics problem solving.Philip Harding, Oregon State University Philip Harding holds the Linus Pauling Chair in the School of

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1: Course Design & SE Competencies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

practice systems thinking by completing a project that focuses on acurrent issue or need requiring an engineering solution.The course deliverables listed in Table 1 includes: Project Plan and Journal (22.5%),Communication Skills (47.5%) and Technical Merit (30%). Students must take an ill-definedproblem and use a systems engineering approach to implement a proof-of-concept solution. Adetailed description of the weekly deliverables is given elsewhere and will not be described heredue to space limitations [1]. The Critical Design Review (CDR) rubric was also developed tobalance the course weighting between system-level thinking fostered by weekly deliverables andacquired technical skillsets from the MSEE program. The weekly deliverables are guided

Conference Session

Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Lanci, Colorado Mesa University; Louis Nadelson, Colorado Mesa University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Katherine L. Youmans, Utah State University; Adam Lenz, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

she teaches introductory design, materials science, and manufacturing-focused courses. Sarah’s research interests include aspects of project-based learning and enhancing 21st century skills in undergraduate engineering students.Dr. Louis Nadelson, Colorado Mesa University Louis S. Nadelson has a BS from Colorado State University, a BA from the Evergreen State College, a MEd from Western Washington University, and a PhD in educational psychology from UNLV. His scholarly interests include all areas of STEM teaching and learning, inservice and preservice teacher pro- fessional development, program evaluation, multidisciplinary research, and conceptual change. Nadelson uses his over 20 years of high school and college

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie A. Dickerson, Iowa State University; Theodore (Ted) J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill, Iowa State University; Patrick S. Schnable, Iowa State University; Jill Wittrock, University of Northern Iowa; Mary E. Losch, University of Northern Iowa

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Graduate Studies

proceedings and supervises research projects funded by the National Science Foundation, ARDA, and the United States Department of Agriculture.Prof. Theodore (Ted) J. Heindel, Iowa State University Theodore (Ted) Heindel is currently the Bergles Professor of Thermal Science in the Department of Me- chanical Engineering at Iowa State University; he also holds a courtesy professor appointment in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. He directs the Experimental Multiphase Flow Lab- oratory at ISU, which houses a unique instrument for performing X-ray visualization studies of large-scale complex fluid flows. This instrument can also be used to visualize root systems for phenotyping. Ted’s teaching emphasis is

Conference Session

Course Structuring for Effective Student Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

bridge designer at the Missouri Department of Transportation. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech and worked at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center on concrete bridge research. He is currently an associate professor of Civil Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). He teaches engineering mechanics and structural engineering courses at VMI and enjoys working with the students on bridge related research projects and with the ASCE student chapter.Dr. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University Dr. Carroll is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Saint Louis University. His experimental research interests focus on reinforced and prestressed concrete, while

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanjie Xie, Zhejiang University; Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

al. (2016) pointed out that the university-basedentrepreneurial ecosystem is a complex network composed of individuals, projects,departments and units, and supports the realization of commercialization and entrepreneurship in the form of infrastructure, leadership support, education and training, financing and innovation culture. In fact, although some scholars have been discussing the university-based entrepreneurship ecosystem, they have not yet reached a consensus on its concept, but the elements of that ecosystem proposed by scholars also share some commonalities (Table 1). Table1 University-based entrepreneurial ecosystem dimensionsBuilding blocks for University

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Shehadi, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, energy audits and condition surveys for various mechanical and electrical and systems. He has conducted several projects to reduce carbon dioxide and other building emission impacts by evaluating and improving the energy practices through the integration of sustainable systems with existing systems. His current research focuses on engaging and educating students in sustainable and green buildings’ design and energy conservation. He is currently investigating various ways to reduce energy consumption in office buildings. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Enhancing Teaching Practices for Fluid Power Class with Interactive Learning Exercises and its Impacts on Students

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Student Empathy & Human-centered Design

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Yale University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

of design isintended to capitalize on early design ideas, successful or not. However, this iteration requiresattention to features of the design and environment. One can imagine how an attentive studentmay enact design—with careful confidence building based on the results and lessons learnedfrom past project, the establishment of challenging goals and a strategy for approaching theproblem, monitoring throughout the project to ensure an appropriate trajectory, and reflection tosynthesize the experience afterwards. These aspects are among the constituent parts of Self-Regulation Theory, which was integrated with design to form the theoretical framework of thiswork.Self-regulation is “self-generated thoughts, feelings, and actions that are

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessie Stickgold-Sarah, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Nuclear Science and Engineering. Each individual research project is overseenby a faculty member within their lab, often with direct mentorship from a graduate student orpost-doctoral fellow. Several communication deliverables - a proposal, a conference poster, ajournal article and an oral presentation - are required throughout the year, based on eachstudent’s research.We have two principal challenges. First, our students’ numerous and varied engineeringdisciplines each possess their own underlying and often tacit reasoning patterns, habits of mind,and foundational assumptions2, see also 3-6 - all of which must be taken into account as studentscommunicate their research. Second, the tacit quality of these assumptions and mental processescreates

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology Division Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Russell Feldhausen, Kansas State University; Nathan H. Bean

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Computing & Information Technology

example, have sprites, costumes, andbackgrounds already created), which allows us to focus on any new CT skills or computerscience principles in a limited timeframe while reducing cognitive load. We continue to reduce the cognitive load, specifically extraneous load (2015)18, byputting scaffolding in place for each activity or project in the interventions. Scaffolding is asupport structure put in place for learners to accomplish tasks that they could otherwise notcomplete7. We take the approach of instructional scaffolding which correlates to programmingtutorials. However, as Repenning notes, direct instruction can actually limit studentmotivation, especially in females25. We utilize Problem-based Learning (PBL) (2009)28alongside Inquiry

Conference Session

Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University; Carol L Considine, Old Dominion University; Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University; Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Thomas B. Stout, Tidewater Community College; Connor Schwalm, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

abaccalaureate STEM degree and support the re-employment of these veterans into the Departmentof Defense (DoD) and the wider defense support industry. The program builds on the training thatveterans have received in highly skilled technical areas, both in the classroom and “on-the-job” todevelop systems level expertise in their respective rating classifications. Ultimately, veteransparticipating in the proposed pilot project will provide closure to the mid-career gap of the DoDand Department of Navy (DoN). Veterans from this program will possess STEM professionaltraining and a greater system level expertise than those engineers typically coming from highschool to college and will bring a level of leadership maturation that comes from their years

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Masi, University of Southern Maine; Daniel M Martinez, University of Southern Maine; James A Wilson, United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps; Benjamin Richard Male, United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

graduated Magna Cum Laude in May 2013 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Mechanical Engineering. He completed a 10 week internship for NASA at Johnson Space Center where he designed a microstrip patch antenna for the International Space Station for use in RFID technology. After graduating from USM, ENS Wilson reported to Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, RI and was commissioned on September 20th, 2013. Following OCS, he reported to Civil Engineer Corps Officer School (CECOS) in Port Hueneme, CA graduating in CECOS Basic Class 256 in May 2014. In May 2014, ENS Wilson reported to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi as a construction manager where he has currently managed 45 projects

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

alternative solutions. Without elaborate custom programming, MS Excelwill only be able to handle simpler problem solving, and its core functionality would certainlynot replace any commercial codes that are highly specialized, and used for high-levelengineering design and analysis. However, in some cases, it can be used as a cost effective,simple, and quite useful tool to perform analysis or automate tedious and error prone tasks andcalculations.Over the past four years, several MS Excel examples and projects have been implemented intothe MET curriculum to illustrate concepts being taught in various courses. Additionally,periodic student assignments using MS Excel have been used to further reinforce basic conceptsas well as give cursory instruction

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Roberta J Herter, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

garnered the students most engaged with the project andwilling to continue. There had been a steady decline of students participating in the study surveysover the first year (starting with 31), but a core set of approximately 12 students remainedengaged throughout the course of the study.The focus group data were collected in seven discrete meetings over a period of three academicyears (Table 1), and included a total of 14 individual students (4 female and 10 males), each whoparticipated in at least two focus groups. The participating students were attending full time,although some were also working, and one of the focus groups consisted entirely of communitycollege transfer students. Focus groups met for approximately one hour.Table I. Focus

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Gordon W Skelton, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

perspective for prompting STEM faculty to acquire SRL and other learning theories andprompting students to develop higher-order learning skills, which is the main implementationframework of a NSF-funded Target Infusion Project. The novelty of the presented frameworklies in building a broad teaching community among STEM instructors and learning scientists,whose members can provide the peer support to acquire learning theories and design, implement,and evaluate effective teaching practice in implementing SRL Assessment. This noveltyapproach enables STEM instructors to adapt or develop learning strategies that are particularlysuitable for a specific STEM subject. The process also enables students to be simultaneouslyprompted for learning, adopting, and

Conference Session

Simulation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie L. Cutler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Wendi M. Kappers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

follow the sameformat as the other items on the survey.The survey included a number of items about students’ perceived ability to use the practicalsoftware taught using the simulation such as “Do you feel confident using Microsoft Excel?”; “Ifyou were asked to complete a project using Microsoft Excel, would you feel: comfortable?;prepared?; confident?; able to complete the project?” This allowed the researchers to betterunderstand the students’ perceived ability to effectively complete activities using the targetsoftware.The survey also included items that asked about student prior experience with Excel, how oftenthey used MyITLab, if they attended the Exam Review lecture, and if they felt MyITLabprepared them for the exam. These items were

Conference Session

Utilizing Digital Technologies in Classroom and Distance Learning in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric A. Roe, Polk State College; Terry Bartelt

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and the P.I. of the NSF ATE funded Engineering Technology Open-Entry / Open-Exit project at Polk State College. At CLEE, Dr. Roe is responsible for the college’s professional engineering master’s degree programs, engineering professional development, conferences, and customized corporate training. At Polk State Dr. Roe was the Director of Applied Technology and founder of the Manufacturing Talent Development Institute. In these roles he oversaw the shift from a traditional program to a competency-based Open- Entry / Open-Exit Engineering Technology AS degree, served the state through the ManufacturingTDI statewide resource center bridging industry and talent development systems, and served as Co-Principal

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

industrysuccess. By having participants make individual connections with social, cultural, market, andtechnological trends, the tool, IdeaKegTM, has the primary goal of getting participants to simplyask better questions. It naturally follows that better solutions to a given problem can be found ifstarting from better questions. The IdeaKeg tool was implemented for both teams of faculty andteams of students in several different applications including faculty course development,department retreats, senior design projects, student composition projects, and more. This papersummarizes the IdeaKeg process, the different implementations of IdeaKeg at RHIT, feedbackfrom both faculty and student participants, and reflections from IdeaKeg facilitators.Additionally

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a

Conference Session

Track : Collegiate - Technical Session 7

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Janice Leshay Hall, Virginia Tech; Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Collegiate, Diversity

efforts.IntroductionFinancial, physical, and human capital resources are used to provide additional efforts intendedto support undergraduate students in STEM, particularly underrepresented racial, ethnic, gendergroups in certain disciplines [1]-[3]. With U.S. demographic projections indicating a growth indiversity of the population, we can anticipate an increasingly diverse population ofundergraduate students. In preparation for this shift in demographics and in response to historicalissues of diversity in STEM, it is important that we begin to rethink our offerings of studentsupport.The larger project in which this paper is situated aims to help colleges improve their studentsupport investments by developing and testing the validity evidence for an instrument

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael James Deigert P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

Material Take-off RFI Documentation/Coordination Construct Project Site Review As-Built Construction DocumentsOf the document management tools, this paper specifically investigates Bluebeam Revu due toits prevalent usage in structural engineering firms hiring from the authors’ institution and its freeavailability to students and educators in AEC programs. Various engineering case studiesillustrate the advantages of document management in Bluebeam [6]. Beyond improved efficiencyand clarity of AEC team communication through PDF files, benefits include: ▪ Text/object recognition: search for and count specific text comments or graphics, can support material take-off calculations ▪ Custom toolbox

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

several other organizations for a total of more than $2 million. His current research interest focuses on rural community engagement for transportation projects, road user cost, sustainable design and construction for knowledge based decision making, and engineering technology education. He also con- tributed to data analysis methods and cost effective practices of highway construction quality assurance program.Dr. Uddin is a proponent of project based learning and developed innovative teaching strategies to engage his students in solving a real-world problems and prepare them with skills and knowledge that industry requires. Dr. Uddin is a member of ASEE, ASCE, TRB and CRC. Dr. Uddin is active with ASEE engineering

Conference Session

Aspirational Visions of Civil Engineering in 2025 & Policy 465

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, The University of Texas-Tyler; Michael Robinson, Rose-Hulman Institute; Charles Glagola, University of Florida; James Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

12. Knowledge in a Specialized Area 3 13. Elements of Project Management 5 14. Business and Public Policy 4 15. Leadership and Role of the Leader 4 Current Status—Undergraduate Focused Programs Predominant undergraduate focused engineering programs have as their primary mission theeducation of undergraduate civil engineering students. A civil engineering program, then, at apredominantly undergraduate institution will typically have the following characteristics: ‚ No graduate program or a limited Master’s program ‚ Smaller enrollments and

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiang-Yun Du, Aalborg University; Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

othersand to the society) and ‘collaborative’ [28]. In this way, the Problem Based Learning environment hasbeen assumed to be supportive for women’s learning in that it is associated with social, sociological,cultural and environmental concerns and learners are expected to be collaborative, communicative, andresponsible for management of learning [5, 13, 14, 25].This paper intends to examine whether and how a student-centred learning environment, Problem Basedand Project organized Learning (PBL) can be used as an educational strategy for recruiting women toengineering in Denmark. The paper is based on data from two PhD studies which were conducted at anengineering university in Denmark where PBL environment has been provided. The first study

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kazem Kazerounian, University of Connecticut; David M. Moss, University of Connecticut; David Giblin, University of Connecticut; Elias Faraclas, University of Connecticut; Cathi Koehler, University of Connecticut

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, and the International Journal of Mechanisms and Machine Theory. He is the Principle Investigator for the de Vinci Ambassadors in the Classroom, the Galileo Project. Page 11.229.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Are Concepts of Technical & Engineering Literacy Included in State Curriculum Standards? A Regional Overview of the Nexus Between Technical & Engineering Literacy and State Science FrameworksAbstract The use of technology in the classroom has been a driving force behind developing

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Elger, University of Idaho; Scott Metlen, University of Idaho; Robert Carson, University of Idaho; Tristan Utschig, Lewis-Clark State College; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho; Marie Racine, University of District Columbia; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho

2006-1617: A CASE STUDY TO EXPLORE LEARNING DURING A FACULTYDEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPDonald Elger, University of Idaho DONALD F. ELGER is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho. Dr. Elger teaches “how to learn,” entrepreneurship, design, and fluid mechanics. Dr. Elger has co-authored a nation-ally-recognized text in engineering fluid mechanics, has won the ASEE best paper award at the regional and national level, and has led the Enriched Learning Environment Project at the UI. Present research and practice areas, funded by the NSF, involve theory of learning, transformational leadership in higher educa-tion, and design of effective organizations and learning

Conference Session

Cognitive and Motivational Issues in Student Performance II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Larissa Pchenitchnaia, Texas A&M University; Debra Fowler, Texas A&M University; Nancy Simpson, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-270: SYSTEMS THINKING AND INTEGRATIVE LEARNINGOUTCOMESJeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeff Froyd is a Research Professor in the Center for Teaching Excellence and Director of Academic Development and the Director of Academic Development in the Texas Engineering Experiment Station. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition and helped create the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His current interests are learning and faculty development.Larissa Pchenitchnaia, Texas A&M University Larissa Pchenitchnaia is a Curriculum Renewal

Conference Session

EMD Program Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville; Douglas Ramers, University of Evansville; Greg Rawski, University of Evansville

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Engineering Management

Engineering at the University of Evansville. He has 20 years of experience in industry and 10 years in teaching and research at academic institutions. His education includes a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering (Georgia Tech), a Masters in Business Administration (Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville), and a PhD in Industrial Engineering (North Carolina State University). Dr Ramers has worked as a project engineer, maintenance engineer, plant engineer, and first line and engineering manager in process, manufacturing, and service companies. He has taught courses in mechanics, engineering design, manufacturing processes, manufacturing systems design and simulation, production and

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark William Redekopp, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

ImplementationFor our "flipped" approach, we chose a junior level undergraduate computer organization andarchitecture. This course included coverage of fundamental computer organization conceptsincluding assembly language programming and instruction set architecture, memory hierarchy Page 23.548.5concepts and policies, processor organization, and structures of discussion and practice withembedded systems programming. While conceptual understanding and mastery of these topicswas important, students in the traditional lecture-based approach often struggled when posedwith their application in specific hardware and software design projects. Students

Conference Session

Sustainability and engineering education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; James Jay Jaurez, National University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Page 23.759.2AbstractAn innovative Game Design/creation/play Methodology (GDM), developed through our researchon the HP Catalyst Grant project, in conjunction with International Society for Technology inEducation (ISTE) and Sloan Consortium (SLOAN-C), was introduced in the graduateSustainability Management program courses. This was a pilot to study GDM’s impact on studentlearning, motivation, creativity, engagement, innovation, team interactions, instructor leadership,and how they all contributed towards the Course Learning Outcomes (CLO). GDM wasintroduced in two different courses in MS Sustainability Management program: SUS601Introduction to Sustainability and SEM608 Sustainable Buildings. These student-built gameswere closly tied to and