Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ajay P. Malshe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Salil T. Bapat, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

in basic humanneeds. Additionally, it is important to implement these innovations through social entrepreneurship andleadership efforts for achieving the desired societal impact. To apply the above principles effectively,students (especially the Gen-Z students) need to have a skill set in understanding the role of engineeringinnovations in a globalized society with an attitude of leadership to serve society [16], which was themotivation behind this class. Selected successful social innovations across the world were studiedthrough the lens of fundamental science and engineering along with the societal impact. At the sametime, students also reflected on how the innovators applied/integrated leadership skills/approacheswith social

Conference Session

Issues Facing STEM Programs at Rural Two-Year Colleges

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Umar Iqbal; Alta Knizley, Mississippi State University; Jenna Johnson, Mississippi State University; Rani Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Shane Brauer, Mississippi State University

, and exploring how instructors impact attention in large, computer-infused lectures. Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh also investigates fundamental questions about community, identity, messaging, and diversity, which are all critical to improving undergraduate engineering degree pathways.Umar Iqbal Dr. Iqbal is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bagley College of Engineering, Mississippi State University. Dr. Iqbal's research addresses challenges related to mobile multi-sensor systems. Professor Iqbal worked in the areas of Multi-Sensor Integration, Navigation Systems, Wearable Technology, Robotics, Control, and Measurement While Drilling (MWD) for industry and academia. He has over 700

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Boyer, St. Louis University; Krishnaswamy Ravindra, St. Louis University; John George, St. Louis University; Kyle Mitchell, St. Louis University

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Aerospace

value by suspending the rocket by a long string and measuringthe period of torsional oscillations. It is noted here that while students are introduced to theconcept of center of mass, moment of inertia in calculus, physics and statics, simple exercisesmentioned above reinforce these fundamental concepts.Computer Aided Drawings:An integral part of this project is for students to produce the component and assembled drawingsusing CAD software. The intent here is two fold. This exercise keeps the students current ontheir CAD skills and provides an opportunity to export the CAD drawings into a professionalreport. A sample CAD drawing is shown in Figure 9 and Figure 10 below. Figure 9 Pro Engineer three-view of model rocket

Conference Session

Track 8: Technical Session 9: On the Importance of Spatiality and Intersectionality: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Undergraduate Engineering Experiences Through Critical Collaborative Ethnographic Site Visits

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Finn Johnson M.A., Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Paper ID #40685On the Importance of Spatiality and Intersectionality: Transgender andGender Nonconforming Undergraduate Engineering Experiences ThroughCritical Collaborative Ethnographic Site VisitsFinn Johnson M.A., Oregon State University Finn Johnson, M.A., is a transgender and queer doctoral student in women, gender, and sexuality studies at Oregon State University. Finn has extensive experience in transgender and queer research methodologies, legal studies, and feminist research ethics and is currently working on an engineering education NSF- funded study with the College of Chemical, Environmental, and Biological

Conference Session

Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Scott; Robert Knecht

levels of theireducation and from various disciplines on campus have directly participated in the process ofcreating a noise abatement wall from recycled tire bales. As we write this report we summarizethe progress of the various teams and reflect on the value of the project to their overall learningobjectives. Two questions evolve from this project that focus our discussion on the relationshipbetween an authentic engineering design and the mission of the engineering design stem at CSM: Ø How does this project represent an authentic engineering design experience for engineering students? Ø What value does an authentic engineering design experience offer to engineering students and design courses

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Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi S London, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

world incountries (e.g., Ethiopia, the Philippines). Key aspects of the Mobile Studio are its low cost, size,and flexibility in how it can be integrated into a course. Link: http://mobilestudio.rpi.edu/Molecular Workbench is an online environment for making models based on interactions ofmolecules and photons, and is useful for teaching and learning. Although it is hard to know thefull extent of Molecular Workbench’s impact, the developers do know it has been downloadedover 800,000 times. Ensuring that the science concepts were right is one of the key aspects ofthis resource. Link: http://mw.concord.org/modeler/On the Cutting Edge combines real and virtual professional development for geosciencefaculty, and allows them to learn the state-of-the

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christopher C. Ibeh; Monika Bubacz; Andrey Beyle; Stefano Bietto; Stan Scoville; Dilip Paul; Charles Blatchley

structural materials; nanoengineeredsensors and innovative sensor technology; database development for nanocomposites andmultifunctional materials; service as clearinghouse for academiagovernment-industrylinkage and exchange of information on new technologies resulting from center’s activities;and facilitation of a modern workforce and new industries via technology transfer.CNCMM provides a viable means of enhancing Kansas’ relatively new nanocompositesindustry by establishing an excellent research and education center for nanocomposites andmultifunctional materials with focus on naval structures and homeland security issues.IntroductionA major priority of CNCMM’s effort is in the area of “Blast Damage Protection of Naval& Aero Structures and

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Student Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Shuey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Thomas De Pree, University of New Mexico; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Cornell University

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Diversity

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Student

integrating collaborative educational technologies likeMicrosoft Teams, Slack, and Discord into the class to promote group work outside of class.Students are using these features anyway and they can be a great way to increase peer-to-peercommunication in the class. Professors should go above and beyond to establish and encouragepersonal communications between students and teachers, whether via email, message board, orother channels. Facilitating group work during class meetings is vital to information retentionand helps to foster relationships between students and the professor, even though the class isonline. Professors should also make an effort to be reliable and consistent throughout the class;they should post information in a timely manner, keep

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrance Boult, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Jeremy Haefner, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

on business and intellectual property law, and a course on internationalbusiness and policy issues. Each of the more traditional courses is integrated back into thelongitudinal team experience. As an example of the difference, and integration, the proposalpreparation course will work on real proposals, e.g. Small Business Innovation Researchproposals with local companies or teaming with international partners, which will then help fundthe team efforts.Each Cross-discipline core is a coherent collection of 21 credits from one “cross over” area theindividual will include in the degree program. The initial cross-discipline cores are: The Technology Core (for non-technology degrees) will provide a broad coverage of engineering and

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Shinn

key subsystems to tackle in the future, we are on a path to improving the undergraduateexperience of space.REFERENCES: [1] Myre, D. D. and Bruninga, R. E., “United States Naval Academy Space Systems Laboratory Course,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 1999 [2] Hall, C. D., “Laboratory Instruction in Undergraduate Astronautics,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 1999 [3] Chesley, B. C. and Caylor, M. J., “Developing an Integrated Curriculum for Small Satellite Engineering,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 1999 [4] Inman, D. J., “Engineering Vibrations, Second Ed.,” Prentice-Hall, 2001 [5] Humble, R., U.S. Air Force Academy, conversations and notes taken on visit to USAFA, Feb. 8, 2002 [6

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Peter D. Rogers, Georgia Southern University; Christopher David Leblanc, University of New Hampshire; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #25124Pedagogical Risk Taking: Is It Worth It?Dr. Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University Dr. Mohammad Moin Uddin is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering, Engineering Technology, and Surveying at East Tennessee State University. He holds a joint appointment as an As- sociate Professor of Engineering and Engineering Technology and as a Graduate Faculty member of the Graduate Studies. Dr. Uddin is active in research and scholarship. He has been awarded grants from National Science Foundation, Tennessee Department of Transportation, DENSO and ASEE (ETD mini- grants) and

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Kathrine E. Johnson; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

Paper ID #16578Longitudinal Success of Calculus I ReformDr. Doug Bullock, Boise State University Doug Bullock is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Boise State University. His educational re- search interests include impacts of pedagogy on STEM student success and retention.Dr. Kathrine E. JohnsonDr. Janet Callahan, Boise State University Janet Callahan is Chair of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University. Dr. Callahan received her Ph.D. in Materials Science, M.S. in Metallurgy, and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut. Her educational research interests include freshman

Conference Session

Literature and Research Perspectives on Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Lamb P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College; Alicia M. Kinoshita, San Diego State University; Natalie Mladenov, San Diego State University

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Engineering Leadership Development

Paper ID #22424Faculty, Student, and Practitioner Initial Conceptions of LeadershipDr. Kenneth Lamb P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Kenneth is an Associate Professor at Cal Poly Pomona and a licensed Professional Engineer in Nevada with experience working on a variety of water, storm water, and waste water systems projects. He holds degrees from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (BSCE and PhD) and from Norwich University (MCE).Mr. Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College Werner Zorman is the Associate Professor and Annenberg Chair of Leadership at Harvey Mudd Col- lege. Before he joined Harvey Mudd, he

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Geon S. Seo; Eniko T. Enikov

information—in order to create useful toolsand technologies. Consequently, engineering education has the objective of not only presenting thescientific principles, i.e., engineering science, but also of teaching students how to apply these toreal problems. It is not surprising, therefore, that hands-on laboratories have been an integral part ofthe engineering curriculum since its inception [1]. Their importance has been recognized by theAccreditation Board of Engineering Education (ABET) and its predecessors by creation of criteriarequiring adequate laboratory practice for students [2-6]. Unfortunately, during the last severaldecades, engineering laboratories have become highly complex and expensive, with multiplesimulation tools and computer

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mani Mina

instructive fortheir future? In many introductory courses teaching practical tools can be risky. The fear is tohave obsolete tools by the time the students graduate. Consequently, in many schools during thelast few decades of the 20th century, the emphasis has been on mathematical and scientificconcepts. Such an approach would build a good foundation for the future classes. It would alsobe a fundamental concept that will remain the same by the time the students graduate. Finally,with that approach from the first class the serious and intellectually capable students would beencouraged to stay with the program and the rest to change fields. In fact, this approach soundsattractive to many of my colleagues, especially those who are focusing on having

Conference Session

Technical Session: Professional Development Opportunities for Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen A. Harper, The Ohio State University; Hannah Christine Zierden, The Ohio State University; Kevin Robert Wegman; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, The Ohio State University

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Student

engineering. Her research interests address a broad spectrum of educational topics, but her specialty is in how people learn problem solving skills.Hannah Christine Zierden, The Ohio State UniversityMr. Kevin Robert Wegman Kevin is a first year graduate student studying Nuclear Engineering. He graduated last fall with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. Kevin has taught with the EEIC for the past three years, twice as a UTA and once as a GTA.Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Engineering Education Innovation Center and the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering at The Ohio State Univer- sity. She earned her B.S. and M.S

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ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Tim Reno Baci Snow, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael James Cuddy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kevin Neidhart, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Griffin O’Neil, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fiona Zoutendyk, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Daniello, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

integration ofother means of mounting and testing can follow in future design iterations. This project was intended to provide the sponsoring institute with materials testingmachines that are compact and cheap enough that multiple working models could be used in ahands-on undergraduate lab or classroom. A group of students must be able to produce a fairlyaccurate and representative stress-strain curve if given a test specimen and one of thesemachines. It was determined that the machine should not require more manual input via a crankto operate than an average person could easily provide. The output data should equally be easy tocompile, view, export, and interpret. Additionally, the machine should be able to be easilyoperated and serviced with

Conference Session

FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Esmaeili, University of Dayton; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #7138By the Students, for the students: A New Paradigm for Better Achieving theLearning ObjectivesMr. Mohammadjafar EsmaeiliDr. Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University Dr. Eydgahi is a professor in the school of Engineering Technology at Eastern Michigan University. He has supervised a number of graduate thesis and undergraduate projects in the areas of Unmanned Vehicle Design, Sensor Fusion, Speaker Recognition Design, Virtual Reality and Visualization, Digital Signal Processing, Control Systems, Robotics and Systems Automation. He has an extensive experience in curriculum and laboratory design and development

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

T.R. Hsu; P. Reischl; P. Hsu; J.C. Wang; F. Barez; B.J. Furman

application of electronics,microprocessors and software in designing electro-mechanical systems , mechatronicsproducts and process control systems. The laboratory development is a principal part ofan award for “ Undergraduate Curriculum Development on Mechatronics SystemEngineering ” by the division of undergraduate education of the National ScienceFoundation (NSF). Major task of the new laboratory is to support instruction and providehands-on study of two of the five new courses : ME106 Fundamentals of MechatronicsSystem Engineering and ME 190 Mechatronics System Design. This paper presents theprogress made in developing the new mechatronics engineering laboratory.1. Introduction The rapid advances of microprocessor and microcomputer technologies

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Simpson Jr., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Raymond S. McCord, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Ocean and Marine

resultingfrom primary stress. It would be appropriate to include a course in structural analysis usingFEA, but there is not time in the curriculum for it. Instead, the specialized ship structuralanalysis software MAESTRO is introduced in the ship structures course. MAESTRO is amodified FEA program developed by Professor Owen Hughes of Virginia Tech and currentlymaintained by DRS Technologies, Advanced Marine Technology Center where it has beenupdated and modernized over the years. MAESTRO analyzes ship and ship structures using apanel method (where the panel is in effect an element of the FEA). It was specifically designedfor ship structures. Because of this, it is relatively easy for students to use to conduct basic shipstructural analysis.MAESTRO is

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Sutton; Kathryn Laskey; Elbert White; Mark Houck

ABET/EAC visit under EC2000. In addition, we share how the insights gained willbe used for continuous improvement of our engineering programs.I. Important Differences Between Mason Engineering Programs and Traditional SchoolsThe undergraduate engineering degree programs in the School of Information Technology andEngineering of George Mason University recently underwent an ABET visit under the EC2000criteria. The four undergraduate degree programs that were assessed were: civil andinfrastructure engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, and systemsengineering. George Mason’s engineering program is non-traditional in several important waysthat influence the preparation for and compliance with the new ABET criteria. In this

Conference Session

Project-Based Student Learning: Part II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Frances Jallu, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Engineering Technology

data could then bedownloaded for use in engineering technology classes to help demonstrate the operation ofequipment powered by solar energy and rechargeable batteries. Incorporating real-world solarpower projects into engineering curriculum has been presented by others. 2,3,4System Design and ConstructionFigure 2 shows a block diagram of the bus shelter custom audio system. The solar panel isconstructed of thin-film amorphous silicon and produces an operating voltage of 7.2V at 100mA.The battery is a 6V, 1.2Ah sealed lead acid deep-discharge battery. The amplifier and speakersare very inexpensive consumer electronic devices typically used with an MP3 player to listen tomusic without using headphones. Figure 2

Conference Session

Understanding Student Behavior and Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nancy Nelson, University of Calgary; Robert William Brennan, University of Calgary

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Educational Research and Methods

Education in 2016. She is a facilitator in the College Development Educators Program for new faculty at the six colleges in South-western Ontario, and contributes regularly to engineering education initiatives in Canada.Dr. Robert William Brennan, University of Calgary Robert W. Brennan has been actively involved in a wide range of national and international design ed- ucation initiatives over the past 12 years. He has served on the Canadian Design Engineering Network (CDEN) steering committee, chaired the organizing committee for the second CDEN conference (2004), chaired the Schulich School of Engineering’s first Engineering Education Summit (2007), served as an or- ganizing committee member for the CIRP International

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Emily Parry; Joanna Wright, University of Washington; Lauren Summers, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

students in Portugal found that while CSR curriculadid affect student views, there was a strong need for more coherence in how social responsibilitywas integrated into the curriculum in order to effectively put social responsibility andsustainability in the center of the college graduate’s radar screen [17].Still other studies have focused on curricular strategies to increase social responsibility and otherglobal citizenship measures. For instance, Tarrant et al. [18] found that shifting the focus of acourse to a critical social issue (sustainability) did not in and of itself guarantee an increase insocial responsibility. However, offering sustainability-focused courses abroad did produce asignificant increase in attention to social responsibility

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey C. Evans P.E., Bucknell University; Michelle Oswald Beiler P.E., Bucknell University; Akmal S Daniyarov; Christopher Adam Kulish

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #6288Using Innovative Topics to Attract Future Engineers: Liquefaction and Sus-tainability Modules for Engineering CampDr. Jeffrey C. Evans P.E., Bucknell University Dr. Jeffrey Evans has been professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Bucknell University since 1985. Prior to entering academia he was at Woodward-Clyde Consultants (now URS) and in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Reserves). He has been a visiting academic at the University of Nottingham and the University of Cambridge where he was an Overseas Fellow in Churchill College. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering degrees from Clarkson University

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva P.E. , Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

commercialFEA software for stress/strain simulations on components and assemblies.4. REFERENCES[1] Lee, R., Capece, V. R., and Baker, J., “Integration Of Finite Element Software In Undergraduate Engineering Courses,” 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 16-19, Albuquerque, New Mexico.[2] Zecher, J., “Teaching Finite Element Analysis In An Met Program,” 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 16-29, Montreal, Canada.[3] Le, X., Moazed, A. R., and Duva, A. W., “The Design Projects for the Simulation-Based Design Course,” 2016 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 26-29, New Orleans, Louisiana.[4] Papadopoulos, J. M., Papadopoulos, C., and Prantil, V. C., "Philosophy of Integrating FEA Practice Throughout the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Recruiting and Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zahrasadat Alavi, California State University, Chico; Kevin Buffardi, California State University, Chico; Kun Zhang P.E., California State University, Chico; Kathleen Meehan, California State University, Chico; Webster R. Johnson, California State University, Chico

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #33328Redesigning a Summer Math and Engineering Bootcamp for VirtualInstruction During the COVID-19 PandemicDr. Zahrasadat Alavi, California State University, Chico Dr. Zahrasadat Alavi, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University Chico, received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Wiscon- sin Milwaukee in May 2015. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Amirkabir University (Polytechnic of Tehran) with honors in 2007 and 2009 respectively, and another Master of Science from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM) in Electrical

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Decision Making, Problem-Based Projects, Role-Play, and a Nontraditional Project Theme

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maiken Winther, Aalborg University; Henrik Routhe, Aalborg University; Jette Holgaard, Aalborg University; Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University

Engineering StudentsAbstractThis research paper presents an interdisciplinary project setting for first-year engineeringstudents. A theoretical frame of reference is suggested to support curriculum design forinterdisciplinary competences in engineering education. Empirically, the study draws on insightsfrom a narrow interdisciplinary curriculum project named “leadENG”. Besides being significanton its own in terms of learning outcomes within faculty borders, the leadENG project is intendedto act as a bridge-building project to prepare students for broader cross-faculty projects. Thisstudy follows a second semester cluster of groups from energy and materials and production, allworking together on the creation of a

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Charyl Delaney; Alejandro Scalise; Larry J. Shuman; Harvey Wolfe

levels in which this experience was recognized within freshmen to freshmen, freshmen to mentor, and mentor to mentor interactions. Through sharing the engineering curricular experiences, all groups appeared to spend more time together inside and outside of the classroom [12; 13]. Thus, the relationships the shared experiences cultivated also appeared to perpetuate an excitement and a desire to learn and succeed. These relationships have been defined as integral components of an environment that fosters student achievement [14].• Support systems created through peer relationships were especially effective with students whose “life-tasks” make attending college a difficult experience [15]. Commuters, students who must

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Pagano, Western Michigan University; Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University; Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University; Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Edward Brabandt, Western Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

explores not only thesuccess of one student design project stemming from applying the engineering design process in afirst-year engineering program, but also presents from our experience ways in which student learningand development can be enhanced in the first year and continued and augmented beyond the first-year experience.Introduction and Project ObjectivesIn the fall semester of 2005, 30 students enrolled in a three-credit (two hours lecture; two hourslaboratory per week) university course for first-year engineering students (ENGR 1010“Introduction to Engineering and Technology”) were instructed to complete a guided designproject, solving a real problem for a real “customer.” Their charge was to create an instructionaldevice to simulate x-ray