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Conference Session
Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Tools for Planning and Evaluation of Design Projects
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Apurva Patel, University of Texas at Dallas; Joshua D. Summers, University of Texas at Dallas; Pavan Prasanna Kumar, University of Texas at Dallas; Shanae Lekeisha Edwards, University of Texas at Dallas
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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)
behavior in function modeling, collaborative work, graph complexity, and prediction using artificial neural networks.Prof. Joshua D. Summers, University of Texas at Dallas Joshua D. Summers is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Summers earned his Ph.D. from ASU (design automation) and his MS (submarine design) and BS (fluidized bed design) from University of Missouri. He has worked at the Naval Research Laboratory (VR Lab and NCARAI). He was formerly a Professor at Clemson University (2002-2020). Dr. Summers’ research has been funded by government, large industry, and small-medium sized enterprises. His areas of interest include collaborative design, knowledge management, and
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Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)
Paper ID #41864Improved Student Learning in a Circuits Course with a Novel Web-BasedSystemDr. Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Fred DePiero received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University in 1985 and 1987. He then worked as a Development Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory until 1993. While there he was involved in a varietyDr. Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Lynne Slivovsky is the Inaugural Chair of Computer Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Empathy, Psychological Safety, and Leadership in Engineering Design
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jennifer Howcroft, University of Waterloo; Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo
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Diversity
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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)
, “Voices from the workplace: practitioners’ perspectives on the role of empathy and care within engineering: Engineering Studies: Vol 8, No 3,” Engineering Studies, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 212–242, 2016.[10] G. Hoople and A. Choi-Fitzpatrick, “Engineering Empathy: A Multidisciplinary Approach Combining Engineering, Peace Studies, and Drones,” presented at the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 2017, p. 19372.[11] J. L. Hess, S. Miller, S. Higbee, G. A. Fore, and J. Wallace, “Empathy and ethical becoming in biomedical engineering education: a mixed methods study of an animal tissue harvesting laboratory,” Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 0, no. 0, pp. 1–11, Jul. 2020, doi: 10.1080
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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Case Studies in Design Education
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Melissa Lepe, University of California, Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Jacqueline L. Huynh, University of California, Irvine
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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)
Paper ID #43914Preparing the Future Aircraft Design Workforce: Filling Knowledge GapsUsing Engineering Design ToolsMelissa Lepe, University of California, Irvine Melissa Lepe is a second-year Ph.D. student at the University of California-Irvine. Her research interests include aircraft sustainability, aeroacoustics, and engineering education. Through her work at the UCI Aircraft Systems Laboratory and the Buswell Research Lab, she has worked on merging her interests in aviation and education to promote inclusivity, equity, and diversity in the aerospace field.Prof. Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine
Conference Session
MECH - Technical Session 6: Curriculum Development and Pedagogical Strategies
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jeffrey N Phillips, Hanover College
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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)
laboratory – they could take measurementsanywhere on campus. Students were also told that while they could assist each other in theirexperiments, each student had to design their own experiment and had to write a reportdocumenting that experiment.In the Heat Transfer course, the students were told they could use any of the lab equipment thatthey had used in earlier labs provided they used the equipment to investigate something that hadnot been examined in the previous labs. For example, they could use the department’s heatexchanger testing apparatus to investigate the performance of plate and fin exchanger since theprevious lab had only compared a shell and tube exchanger in counterflow and parallel flowconfigurations. As the Heat Transfer course is
Conference Session
First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Peers as Mentors & Instructors
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Louis S. Nadelson, University of Central Arkansas; Pamela L. Dickrell, University of Florida; Katherine DeJesus
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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)
social skills are likely to vary widely among engineering students [2], there isa benefit to creating opportunities for students to develop and refine their skills. A potential idealenvironment for teaching and developing social skills is laboratory situations in which studentscollaborate as they work in teams [3, 4].Students are much more likely to experience positive growth in their social skills when thosethey seek support from when learning (e.g., faculty members, and mentors) integrate and modeleffective social skills in their interactions [5]. Thus, there is justification for researching thestudents’ awareness and understanding of the social skills modeled for them in their interactionswith their learning leaders. Specific to our research
Conference Session
Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 3
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Heidi M Sherick, University of Michigan; Valerie N Johnson, University of Michigan; Heather Wagenschutz, University of Michigan
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Faculty Development Division (FDD)
developmentinitiative. What emerged was a year-long positive leadership development program that inspiredour leaders to learn, experiment with, and reflect on positive leadership approaches, which inturn initiated a culture shift in the College. This paper defines positive leadership and supplies arationale for its use in our context; describes the program model that we implemented; identifiesdata-gathering mechanisms; and discusses key findings and recommendations for deliveringpositive leadership-based training to engineering faculty and staff leaders.Background and MotivationSTEM professors rarely pursue or receive formal leadership education even though theyregularly direct laboratory groups, develop research collaborations, and manage teaching teams[1
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 4 - Hands-on Learning
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mary Foss, Weber State University; Mark Baugh, Weber State University; Yucheng Liu P.E., South Dakota State University
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)
team-oriented course for mechanical engineering seniors”, Proceedings of ASEE SE Section Annual Conference, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, April 12-14, 2015.32. Y.-C. Liu, F. Baker, W.-P. He, and W. Lai, “Development, assessment and evaluation of laboratory experimentation for a mechanical vibrations and controls course”, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 47(4), 2019, 315-337.33. Y.-C. Liu and F. Baker, “Development of vibration and control system through student projects”, Proceedings of ASEE SE Section Annual Conference, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA, March 10-12, 2019.34. Y.-C. Liu, V. Meghat, and B. Machen, “Design and prototyping of a debris clean and collection
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2024 CIEC
Authors
Ahmad Fayed; Mohamed Zeidan; Ephraim Massawe; Mehmet Bahadir
Agreement Program. This program aims to enrich college curricula to raiseawareness of the role of standards and standardization in science, technology, engineering, math,law, public policy, business, and other related or multi-disciplinary fields, [14]. To increase theawareness of engineering and engineering technology, national organizations, such as JetPropulsion Laboratory (JPL) of NASA, adopted the inclusion of engineering and engineeringtechnology educations in the early stages of education including K-12, [15], utilizing the NextGeneration Science Standards (NGSS) [16]. To further foster engineering education in the earlystages of education (K-12), many states and organizations adopted engineering and engineeringtechnology education
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2024 CIEC
Authors
Mark Pagano; Lorne Arnold; Heather Dillon
engineer, project manager, and office manager. Dr. Arnold is aregistered professional engineer in Washington State.HEATHER DILLON is professor and chair of ME at UWT, where her research is on renewable energy systems,energy efficiency in buildings, heat transfer studies, and engineering education. Dr. Dillon serves as EngineeringDivision chair for the Council on Undergraduate Research and recently served as a Fulbright Canada research chairin STEM Education at the University of Calgary. She earned a PhD in ME at the University of Washington, andspent 10 years as a researcher with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where she managed several of multi-million-dollar projects related to energy efficiency. Dr. Dillon also served on the faculty
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2013 GSW
Authors
Eric Haney; Lex Gonzalez; Amen Omoragbon; Amit Oza; Bernd Chudoba
Conference Session
Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Waterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University ; Vladimir Zeltsman, Purdue University ; Tyler Scott Adams, Purdue University ; Jitesh H. Panchal, Purdue University ; Daniel Delaurentis, Purdue University
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Aerospace Division (AERO)
, D. L. McGuinness, and others, “Ontology development 101: A guide to creating your first ontology.” Stanford knowledge systems laboratory technical report KSL-01-05 and~…, 2001.[48] W. Tsutsui and D. Delaurentis, “A System-of-Systems Inspired Framework to Enhance Aerospace Structural Mechanics Education,” in 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2023. doi: 10.18260/1-2--42518.[49] D. Schaefer, J. Panchal, S. Haroon, and F. Mistree, “Design Education for the World of Near Tomorrow: Empowering Students to Learn How to Learn,” in 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2011, pp. 22–429.[50] W. Tsutsui, R. D. Lopez-Parra, G. S. Coutinho, A. Mello, M. D. Sangid, and T. J. Moore, “The
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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Authors
Larry N. Bland
Can ABET Professional Skills Stimulate Curriculum Changes That Aid in Student Recruitment? Larry N. Bland John Brown UniversityIntroduction In November 1996, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)board of directors approved one of the most significant changes to accreditation of engineeringprograms in modern times. Previous accreditation requirements had been a very rigid set of rulesfrom almost thirty pages of detailed requirements that covered course requirements, credits anddistribution, faculty staffing, and laboratory facilities. [1] The new criteria became known asEngineering Criteria 2000. These
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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Authors
Marwan Abumahaimed; Joseph J. Rencis
. Sharp, J.N., and Terry, R.E., “Combining Kolb Learning Styles and Writing to Learn in Engineering Classes,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 86, No. 2, pp. 93-101, April, 1997.36. Kolb, D.A., Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1984.37. Abdulwahed, M., and Nagy, Z.K., “Applying Kolb‟s Experiential Learning Cycle for Laboratory Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 98, pp. 283-293, July, 2009.38. Stice, J.E., “The Kolb Learning-Style Inventory,” Proceedings of the ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Arlington, TX, October 12-15, 1986, pp. 52-56.39. Kolb, A.Y., and Kolb, D.A., “Learning Styles and Learning Spaces: Enhancing
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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Authors
Hani Sait; Hamzah Raja
Your ability to interpreta2 Terms mathematical and engineering terms Your ability to understand thea3 Theory application of theory to the problem Your ability to performa4 Calculations calculations both by hand and by using relevant software Statistical Your ability to perform statisticala5 Analysis analysis of dataStudent Outcome (b): An ability to design andconduct experiments, as well as to analyze andinterpret dataNo Attribute Question Your ability to consistentlyb1 Lab Safety observe laboratory safety procedures Your ability to develop an
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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Authors
different in the selected puff waveforms. Their effect on ECaerosol deposition and translocation will also be investigated. Our numerical results indicate that the model can accurately predict the time courses of ECtoxicants at multiple organs. Also, compared to those lumped parameter approaches and semi-empirical models, the CFPD-PBTK model is based on thenatural law of physics and chemistry with fewer assumptions and simplifications30. Aircraft Computational and Resource Aware Fault Tolerance (Aircraft) Laboratory at Saint Louis University Mathey Dreyer, Andrew Hoelscher, Federico Garcia Lorca, Ryan Caobts, Joseph O’ Neil and Srikants Gururajan
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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Authors
Chih-Hao Wu; Kim Troboy; Tracy Cole; Loretta Cochran; David Roach
and environmental responsibility, and lifelong learning. 2. Team Players - communicating, planning, coordinating, and managing projects and personnel with efficiency and effectiveness. 3. Problem solvers - learning new concepts, techniques, skills, and tools to aid in analyzing and designing electrical engineering systems. 4. Professionals - trained and competent in the fundamentals of engineering science, applied mathematics, laboratory practice, and principles of electrical engineering.”6 The ATU Engineering courses that specifically address ethics in their technical objectivesare ELEG/MCEG 1012 – Introduction to Engineering, MCEG 2023 – Engineering Materials,MCEG
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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Authors
William A. Kline; Thomas Mason
Institute campus.The building was formerly a commercial office building and is divided into approximately 15flexible/modular work rooms with one or multiple teams assigned to the work rooms. Eachroom includes defined team areas, modular furniture with a workspace for each student, aprinter, a small meeting area with conference table, and usually space for the project manager.Dedicated laboratories have been setup for an electronics shop, machine shop, wet lab, and rapidprototyping equipment. Each student is assigned a desktop computer with necessary software tosupport their work. Work spaces are ‘open’ which facilitates communication among the team.Co-locating the project manager with the student team facilitates both formal and
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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Authors
Johannes Strobel
forEngineering Education 11[5] LaPlaca, M. C., W. C. Newstetter, and A. P. Yoganathan, “Problem-Based Learning in Biomedical Engineering Curricula,” Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, 2, F3E/16-F3E/21 (IEEE cat n 01CH37193), 2001.[6] Cline, M. J. and G. J. Powers, “Problem Based Learning in a Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory,” IEEE Frontiers in Education, 1997, pp. 350-354.[7] Armarego, J., “Advanced Software Design: A Case in Problem-Based Learning,” IEEE Computer Society: Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, 2002, pp. 44-54.[8
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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
Authors
PATRICA A. S. RALSTON; JEFFREY L. HIEB
Requisites for Engineering is a summerenrichment program for local high school students targeting female and ethnic minority students whotraditionally are underrepresented in engineering fields. This four-week, half-day, non-profit program isdesigned to enable 20-30 participants to acquire a degree of understanding of the engineering fieldsthrough participation in laboratory-oriented studies. Participants typically will have completed the 9th,10th or 11th grade, have above average math and science skills, a solid academic record, teacherrecommendations and a commitment to participate for the full four weeks. This program has been inoperation by Speed School of Engineering since 1981, with the following results: 692 participants from1981-2011, 462
Conference Session
Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sarah A Goodman, Stevens Institute of Technology; Emily L Atieh, Stevens Institute of Technology
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Materials Division (MATS)
. Bielefeldt, “Challenges And Rewards Of On Campus Projects In Capstone Design,” presented at the 2005 Annual Conference, Jun. 2005, p. 10.297.1-10.297.10. Accessed: Feb. 07, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/challenges-and-rewards-of-on-campus- projects-in-capstone-design[16] A. Lundström, J. Savolainen, and E. Kostiainen, “Case study: developing campus spaces through co-creation,” Archit. Eng. Des. Manag., vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 409–426, Nov. 2016, doi: 10.1080/17452007.2016.1208077.[17] L. Klotz et al., “Campus Construction as a Research Laboratory: Model for Intracampus Collaboration,” J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract., vol. 135, no. 4, pp. 122–128, Oct. 2009, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2009)135:4(122).[18
Conference Session
Empowering Students and Strengthening Community Relationships
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gianina Morales, University of Pittsburgh; Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile; Emily C. Rainey, University of Pittsburgh
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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)
-centered engineering design for 1) supporting and engaging students with community needs asthey learn disciplinary practices and 2) advancing social change through the teaching andlearning of engineering.IntroductionDesign is recognized by practitioners and educators as an essential attribute of engineering [1],[2]. In recent decades, human-centered design (HCD) has arisen as a method for developingdesign thinking in engineering. This approach to design places human needs at the center ofdesign processes, valuing users’ experiences and perspectives as fundamental for the solutionscreated [3], [4]. Barlow and Levy-Bencheton describe HCD as “the opposite of the mad scientistscenario, in which a solitary genius working in a laboratory comes up with a
Conference Session
MECH - Technical Session 12: Promoting Student Success and Motivation
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Phapanin Charoenphol, Texas A&M University; Arkasama Bandyopadhyay, Texas A&M University
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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)
Paper ID #43173Comparing the Impact of Individual v. Cooperative Bloom’s Taxonomy-basedIn-class Assignments on Student Learning and Metacognition in an UndergraduateFluid Mechanics CourseDr. Phapanin Charoenphol, Texas A&M University Phapanin Charoenphol is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. She earned her M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She teaches thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, engineering laboratory, and senior design studio courses. Her research interests include engineering education and targeted
Conference Session
Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 20
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Courtney June Faber, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Lorna Treffert, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Isabel Anne Boyd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)
science,” Stud. Hist. Philos. Sci. Part A, vol. 56, pp. 1–10, Apr. 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2015.10.006.[13] L. M. Osbeck and Nersessian, Nancy J., “Epistemic Identities in Interdisciplinary Science,” Perspect. Sci., vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 226–260, 2017, doi: 10.1162/POSC_a_00242.[14] E. Brister, “Disciplinary capture and epistemological obstacles to interdisciplinary research: Lessons from central African conservation disputes,” Stud. Hist. Philos. Sci. Part C Stud. Hist. Philos. Biol. Biomed. Sci., vol. 56, pp. 82–91, Apr. 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2015.11.001.[15] N. J. Nersessian, “The Cognitive-Cultural Systems of the Research Laboratory,” Organ. Stud., vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 125–145, Jan. 2006, doi
Conference Session
Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eliot Bethke, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ali Ansari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University; Holly M Golecki, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)
experiences to enhance students’implementation of design methodology,” presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,Conference Proceedings, 2015.[8] J. W. Creswell and C. N. Poth, Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among FiveApproaches. SAGE Publications, 2016.[9] D. P. Crismond and R. S. Adams, “The Informed Design Teaching and Learning Matrix,” Journal ofEngineering Education, vol. 101, no. 4, pp. 738–797, 2012, doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2012.tb01127.x.[10] C. Cvetkovic, S. Lindley, H. M. Golecki, and R. Krencik, “Biofabrication of Neural Organoids: AnExperiential Learning Approach for Instructional Laboratories,” Biomed Eng Education, Apr. 2024, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s43683-024-00145-7.[11] D. Gatchell and R
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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
Authors
Joseph Tranquillo; Keith Buffinton
 (social, economic, aesthetic, intellectual, etc.) to the classroom, campus and world”. The group ​ secured funding from the president of Bucknell and appointed two faculty as Fellows to help coordinate efforts to fund projects and people who are enhancing the innovation ecosystem, most often by engaging in a high­risk, high­reward project and/or one that will engage a diverse group of faculty, staff and students. To date, the group has funded 46 projects, many of which can be found on the group’s blog at www.bucknellinnovationgroup.blogs.bucknell.edu/​ .   The University has long had fabrication facilities in the form of an Art Barn, a Product Development Laboratory and a Craft Center. But with a few exceptions over the years, these
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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
Authors
Kyle V. Moses; W. Michael Petullo
— against placing unknown CD media in their computer (whyhigher application—which represents application, but only if does potentially malicious code have access to informationinformed by analysis, evaluation, and creation. that could cause harm?), and it urges them not to trust links A project at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory devel- in emails (why is the source of information being presented tooped a series of computer-security awareness training materi- the user not always clear?). In the economy of individual endals, and they posited that their training exercises Bloom’s first users—who consider the benefit of following security
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2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
Authors
Lunal Khuon; Timothy Camise; Clayton Bannan; Kevin Buckley
discusses electronic design. Lab 3 then gives the student teams the opportunity toexperience an electronics laboratory exercise through the construction and then utilization ofan active high pass filter that extracts the oscillometric signal from the cuff pressure signal. Teams of two students are given an electronic kit. The kit contains a breadboard, wirecutter and stripper, needle-nose pliers, and electronic parts that include resistors, capacitors,and a discreet operational amplifier. The students are also given 12 inches of electrical wires ofvarious colors which they must cut and strip to the lengths necessary to electrically connect thecomponents on the breadboard. A schematic diagram of the high pass filter circuit and a highresolution
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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
Authors
Oludare Owolabi
knowledge andconceptual understanding to real-world problems or situations where the instructor directs andfacilitates learning [1]. According to Wurdinger and Carlson, 2010, [1] the classroom,laboratory, or studio can serve as a setting for experiential learning through embedded activitiessuch as case and problem-based studies, guided inquiry, simulations, experiments, or art projects. Spring 2016 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 8-9, 2016 GWUAccording to University of Texas at Huston, Learning Sciences [2] when students are givenopportunities to learn in authentic situations on campus or in the community like those providedin internships, field placements, clinical experiences, research and service-learning projects
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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting
Authors
Rafael D. Alvarez; Raga M. Bakhiet; Theresa M. Garcia; Angeline V. Yang