Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Juhamatti Korhonen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology; Johanna Naukkarinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology; Hanna Niemelä, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology; Heikki Järvisalo, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology; Pertti Silventoinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

University of Technology Hanna Niemel¨a received the M.A. and PhD degrees in translation studies from University of Helsinki in 1993 and 2003, respectively. She is currently working as an associate professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, Lappeenranta, Finland. Her professional experience ranges from translating to teaching and language consulting. Her interests include electrical engineering, scientific writing, and special languages.Dr. Heikki J¨arvisalo, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Heikki J¨arvisalo received the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering and the D.Sc. degree in electronics from the Lappeenranta University of Technology

Conference Session

First-Year Design Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Teodora Shuman; Greg Mason

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in MechanicalEngineering from the University of Washington. She pursues research in pollutant formation in combustion. email:teodora@seattleu.eduGreg Mason is an Associate Professor at Seattle University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received aB.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Gonzaga University, an M.S. in Computer Integrated Manufacturing fromGeorgia Institute of Technology, and the Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington.email: mason@seattleu.edu Page 10.1345.13 Proceedings of the 2005

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Gargac, Ohio Northern University

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Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD)

://engineeringunleashed.com. [Accessed 23 February 2023].[2] J. B. Hylton, D. Mikesell, J-D. Yoder and H. Leblanc, "Working to Instill the Entrepreneurial Mindset Across the Curriculum," Entrepreneruship Educ. and Pedagogy, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 86-106, 2019.[3] C. Kim, R. A. Cheville, E. & Jablonski, M. J. Prince, K. E. K. Nottis, N. P. & Siegel, M. A. Vigeant and J. Tranquillo, "Instilling an Entrepreneurial Mindset through IDEAS Studio Courses," in Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June 2016.[4] S. Ardakanai, "Implementing Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning (EML) in a Timber Design Course," in Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, Virtual On line, 2020.[5] C. Wang, "Teaching

Conference Session

Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Adrian Joseph Villicana, University of Kansas

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

TBLhave on team performance, compared to an offering of the course prior to implementation, and3) what effect does being a member of a high-performing team have on individual studentlearning in the course?BackgroundTeam-based learning (TBL) takes cooperative learning to the next level by increasing the timeteams spend together and the expectations of team integration and performance. TBL differsfrom cooperative learning in that particular attention is payed to team formation, peerassessment, prompt feedback on individual and group performance, and group work (L. K.Michaelsen et al., 2002). Teams should be made up of 5-7 people and stay together for the entiresemester, group work should account for a significant portion of the course grade

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University; Gabrielle Grace Hershey, Illinois State University; Daniel Patrick Gibson

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

Paper ID #42107Board 99: Utilizing the Solar District Cup Competition as a Case Study for aRenewable Energy Capstone to Enhance Students’ Learning ExperienceDr. Jin Ho Jo, Illinois State University Dr. Jin Ho Jo is a Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, teaching in the Sustainable and Renewable Energy program. Dr. Jo also leads the Sustainable Energy Consortium at the university. Dr. Jo is an honors graduate of Purdue University, where he earned a B.S. in Building Construction Management. He earned his M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University, where he investigated critical environmental

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anika Coolbaugh Pirkey, West Virginia University; Daniel Augusto Kestering; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

graduatingfrom high school are prepared to take university level courses in math and science. In 2022, theACT composite results fell to the lowest values since 1991. This generation of students is moredistressed, disengaged, digitally distracted, and discouraged when compared with previouscohorts.The purpose of this project is to identify the challenges faced by students transitioning from highschool to college after the COVID-19 pandemic. For this study, we are focused on the transitionof first-generation students as they experience their first semester in college. We believe that theCOVID-19 pandemic has caused significant shifts in the struggles and needs of incomingstudents. For the analysis, first semester students enrolled in an engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Karanian A., Stanford University; Ateeq Junaid Suria, Mechanical Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Jonathan Summers

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #11383Car Storytelling and Interaction DesignProf. Barbara A. Karanian A., Stanford University Barbara A. Karanian, Ph.D. , Lecturer, previously visting Professor, in the School of Engineering, in the Mechanical Engineering Design Group, helps teams discover yet to be satisfied customer needs with her proven methods- from a theoretical perspective of both socio-cognitive psychology and applied design thinking - that she has developed and refined over the past few decades. In addition to helping a team uncover this information, the companies she has worked with eventually have an easily deployable tool kit

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2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Daniel Bang; Saira Anwar; Syeda Fizza Ali; Alejandra Magana

School of EngineeringEducation, Purdue University, USA. She also has an MS and MSc degree in computer science. Her researchprogram is to help develop students' understanding of conceptually challenging concepts in STEM courses andincludes 1) design of innovative (e.g., technology-mediated, integrated STEM) learning environments. 2) design,implement, and measure the effectiveness of emergent and inclusive curriculum units, courses, and programs. and 3)evaluate the effectiveness of instructional strategies. She was awarded the 2020 outstanding researcher award by theSchool of Engineering Education, Purdue University. Also, she is the recipient of the Apprentice Faculty GrantAward, 2022, by the ERM division. Recently her research was awarded NSTA

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott P.E., University of Dayton; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

canalso be used by others to illustrate the content of the entire field of manufacturing and to helpdecide what parts of the manufacturing field are appropriate for inclusion in any givencurriculum. It is well known that graduates from many different types of academic programs findproductive careers in the manufacturing engineering function of product-producing industries.All should have at least an awareness-level comprehension of the entire field.Types of Programs Illustrated in this paperThe process of mapping curricula into the Four Pillars model is illustrated with four differenttypes of academic programs: 1. Four-year bachelor degree in manufacturing engineering (Figure 2) 2. Four-year bachelor degree in manufacturing engineering

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Schweitzer; John Klegka

, industry accepted CAD packages. This relationship makes it easy to use themid-level CAD package as an instructional tool toward teaching the industry standard CADpackage. The instructor is still faced, however, with the task of selecting the appropriatesoftware. This paper will describe a process for selecting an optimum package from among avariety of contenders. It will also explore the use of Parametric Technologies Corporation’s(PTC) Pro/Desktop as a stepping-stone for the use of PTC’s Pro/Engineer.IntroductionIn the past few years computers have begun to dominate the Engineering Design Graphic (EDG)curriculums. The hand drawing tools of the past are rapidly being discarded in favor of 3-D solidmodeling software. A survey of EDG professional

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2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mauro J. Caputi

validation of structuring a course this way. 2 A good measure of validation came during the summer of 2010 when a discarded librarytextbook lumped in a pile of books to be thrown away caught my eye. The textbook is entitled“The Science of Engineering Design”, written by Percy Hill and published over 40 years ago in1970. Hill asserts in the Preface, page vii: … long experience with freshman students has convinced the author that material of the type presented in this book must be conveyed to the student as early as possible in the engineering curriculum …. This book … does not concern itself with the science of solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, integrated

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Denny Dailey

Session 3286 Arbitrary Function Generator Laboratory Project Denton Dailey Butler County Community CollegeAbstractThis paper describes the design and operation of a relatively simple ROM-based arbitraryfunction generator1 that is suitable for use as an intermediate-level laboratory project inthe electronics/electrical engineering technology curriculum. The project integrates manyaspects of both analog and digital electronics. From the hardware perspective, the digitalportion of the system includes counters, timers, read-only memory (ROM) and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrea T. Kwaczala, Western New England University; Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Denine A Northrup, Western New England University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering programs as a strength of their curriculum but is often not assessed for itsefficacy in teaching transferable skills. More work is needed to determine the connection between high-impact practices in the design classroom with direct evidence of students’ demonstrated learning [6]. Thisresearch aims to evaluate engineering self-efficacy in students who conducted rapid prototyping in designclassrooms. The assessment of engineering self-efficacy can help elucidate concepts of confidence intechnical skills, motivation, and mindset towards building activities.There are several different ways to introduce rapid prototyping into an engineering design classroom.Depending on the type of engineering being taught (e.g. electrical, mechanical or

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

47253. The Integration of Ruby on Rails As An Agile Teaching Tool in IT Curricula, Gordon Romney 48154. Problem-based Learning: Implementation of Efficient Two Factor Authentication for University Computer Systems, Gordon W. Romney and Paul Juneau 493 Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 6Welcome by Conference Host     Howard Evans, Ph.D., PE Dean, School of Engineering and Technology, National University

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Wednesday Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenell Wilmot, University of Texas, Austin; Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas, Austin

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First-Year Programs

response. To beeligible for enrollment in the course, students must have successfully completed the EE 302course as well as an introductory Physics course, Calculus 1 (derivative and integral calculus)and 2 (series, sequences, and multivariable calculus), with concurrent enrollment in Calculus 3(differential equations and linear algebra).In the fall 2015 semester, 401 students enrolled in EE 302, divided between six lecture sectionswith about 65 students in each section. Of these students, 86 enrolled in EE 411 for the spring2016 semester, which had a total enrollment of 124 students divided between four lecturesections. The majority of the students (83 of the 86) who progressed from EE 302 to EE 411 hadsuccessfully completed EE 302 in their very

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianping Yue

Coalition grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), theseworkshops presented several FED modules developed by NJIT and invited other colleges to re-develop the FED modules. At the workshop, I presented a plan to pilot FED at Essex CountyCollege (ECC) 6. After piloting FED at ECC in the fall 1998 semester, I presented somepreliminary results at a conference held at NJIT in January 1999 7. This paper presents somepreliminary results from the pilot in the fall 1998 and spring 1999 semesters at ECC.2. What Is Covered in FED?Some schools have taught FED to freshmen as an integrated package. For example, NJIT offersFED 101 Fundamentals of Engineering Design I 4, which includes engineering graphics,computer-aided design (CAD), and a design project

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis P. Nordin, Mississippi State University; John Aaron Louis Grimes, Mississippi State University; Amy K. Barton, Mississippi State University; Shelly Sanders, Mississippi State University

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

Paper ID #40462Resources and Exercises for STEM Educators and Students Navigating the”Misinformation Age”Ms. Alexis P. Nordin, Mississippi State University Alexis is currently an instructor in the Shackouls Technical Communication Program in Mississippi State University’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering. She has taught technical writing and various other writing- and communication-based courses at MSU since 2004. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Mississippi State University and Louisiana State University and is certified as a Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).Mr

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University; Tyler John Seelnacht; Zachary Owen Dickinson

creating and piloting STEM laboratory and project experiences with wirelesssensor networks, the integrated radio tomographic imaging system will engage undergraduateand graduate students in research on imaging with radio frequency signals, as well as the facultyin course and curriculum development.IntroductionTomography is widely used in medicine as a transmission-based imaging process. Computedtomography (CT) is used in radiology as the noninvasive technique to obtain cross-sectional Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright © 2022, American Society for Engineering Education 1images of the internal organs, the bones, the blood vessels, and tissue in the body for

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 3: Evaluation & Assessment

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isha Bhatt, University of Michigan; Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan; Lesa Begley; Ryien Hosseini; Deborah A. Lichti, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Engineering, also from the University of Michigan. As an undergraduate student, she was an Instructional Aide for Programming and Data Structures, a direct follow-on course to Engineering 101. In addition to teaching, Isha is interested in software for embedded and autonomous systems and deep technology startups.Dr. Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan Laura K. Alford is a Lecturer at the University of Michigan. She researches ways to use data-informed analysis of students’ performance and perceptions of classroom environment to support DEI-based cur- ricula improvements.Lesa BegleyRyien HosseiniDeborah A. Lichti, University of Michigan Dr. Deborah Lichti earned her B.S. in Fisheries and Aquatic Science at Purdue

Conference Session

Undergraduate Peer Educators: Mentoring, Observing, Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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ASEE Board of Directors

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

are writing intensive and have the technicalwriting course as a prerequisite. Even more of a problem, many Penn State engineering studentswork in internships and co-op experiences without having taken the technical writing course,even though the companies expect those students to write. Worse yet, in those internships, ourstudents are evaluated alongside engineering interns who have had the experience of a technicalwriting course. To address this situation, the Mechanical Engineering Department at Penn State haspiloted an engineering writing course that connects to its required junior-level design course,which is writing intensive. What distinguishes this engineering writing course from traditionaltechnical writing courses is that the

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mariga, Purdue University

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Information Systems

Degrees and SpecializationsThe Need for the CourseDue to the growth in networking and virtual technologies and the need for undergraduatestudents in non-networking majors to understand and learn about network protocols,network operating system fundamentals, network operating systems, database and webservers and directory services, a course for IST students was developed. The course alsowas a result of feedback given to CIT by their Industrial Advisory Board (IAB). Prior toABET creating an information technology accreditation for IT programs, CIT relied onthe IAB for feedback on ways to improve the curriculum and facilities. In 2000, one ofthe main action items given to CIT from the IAB was that IST students needed to havehands-on experience with

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Rosa Gomez-Martinez; Joseph Ramos; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras

12.7 71.1As a Model Institution for Excellence, UTEP has implemented several initiatives toincrease the persistence and graduation rates of engineering and science majors. Three ofthese initiatives focus on student development and have developed a strong synergy (seeFigure 1). The initiatives are the Academic Center for Engineers and Scientists (ACES),the Circles of Learning for Entering Students (CircLES) Program, and the ResearchExperience for Undergraduates (REU) Program. As a whole, these initiatives promote alearner-centered environment in which carefully selected students take on criticalleadership roles. These students serve in three capacities: management of an academiccenter, peer orientation and mentoring

Conference Session

Research Methods II: Meeting the Challenges of Engineering Education Research

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrea Mazzurco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #15756Becoming Boundary Spanning Engineers: Research Methods and Prelimi-nary FindingsProf. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Office of Global Engineering Programs, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from

Conference Session

Sustainable-energy Education: Lessons Learned

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; Jeremy Jessup, George Mason University; Lenna Storm, George Mason University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

contacts and organizing all interactions between all included parties.This responsibility is very similar to the responsibility experienced in a professional setting. Byproviding the student with control over the project, it required the student to take a leadershiprole and integrate many different people into the project. The project also offered an avenue forthe application of educational principles in a professional setting. The student was responsiblefor identifying the problem, selecting possible alternatives to correct the problem, andrecommending the best solution. The student was able to incorporate environmental systemsanalysis techniques covered in the academic program’s curriculum, in addition to otherengineering principles, to arrive

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

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Manufacturing

the following degrees of importance:‘Not Important’, ‘Important’, ‘Very Important’, ‘Extremely Important’, or ‘N/A’.As an example, the question “How important is knowledge of these Products Design subjects?”resulted in high ratings for ‘CAD/CAM/CAE’ and ‘Tolerance Analysis/GD&T’, and low ratingsfor ‘Marketing/Sales’ and ‘Intellectual Property Protection’.Survey ResultsA total of 106 individuals participated in the survey. The following pages provide the rankedorder of results for those deemed more important to ensure emphasis in our program, and also ofthose deemed of lesser importance as candidates for reduced emphasis in our curriculum. Thefull list of ranked topics and ratings can be found in Attachment D

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman; Leo Hubbard McWilliams; Catherine Pieronek

EducationUse of Technology to Improve Student FeedbackThe University of Notre Dame has recently acquired an Audience Response System (ARS) forcourse use. In a companion paper, Silliman and McWilliams4 describe the ARS technology inuse at Notre Dame and present their observations on benefits and limitations of such atechnology in various educational settings.The use of an ARS was an integral component of the College’s response to the issues identifiedin the assessment of EG 111/112. The ARS establishes a means of providing real-time, two-waycommunication between the student and the faculty during lectures. The faculty has a means toengage the student during the large lectures, identify topics that may need to be revisited andgather additional relevant

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2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Shellee Dyer, Metro State of Denver

@msudenver.edu Abstract: Most college students routinely carry a sophisticated computer in their smart phone and/or tablet. Instead of viewing these devices as a distraction from our educational goals, it is possible to incorporate these devices into the curriculum, and thereby enhance the educational experience. This is particularly true in the context of the engineering laboratory, as most mobile devices can be viewed as a miniaturized mobile engineering laboratory, with integrated accelerometers, magnetometer, gyroscopes, and optical cameras. In this work, we show how the optical flash can be incorporated into a process control laboratory to enhance the learning outcomes. Our students were tasked with building a transimpedance amplifier for

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2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; David T Crowther, University of Nevada, Reno; Melissa Ann Jurkiewicz, University of Nevada

will engage in an interactive lesson that can beimplemented in a 3-8 setting. The interactive lesson will engage participants in the engineeringdesign process in order to solve a design challenge. The participants will explore potential andkinetic energy while working in a team to design and build an interactive water wheel that liftsthe most weight.Workshop Description. Please provide a detailed description of the proposed workshop that, atminimum, explicitly addresses the following (maximum 4,000 characters):This workshop will engage science and engineering educators with an integrated STEM lessonthat will support the development of science and mathematics content using the EngineeringDesign Process (EDP) and related Science and Engineering

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches for Teaching Environmental Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Turner Cotterman, Carnegie Mellon University; James Wynn, Carnegie Mellon University

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Environmental Engineering

. Total Environ. 2019, 660, 1245–1255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.001.(7) Pathak, T.; Maskey, M.; Dahlberg, J.; Kearns, F.; Bali, K.; Zaccaria, D. Climate Change Trends and Impacts on California Agriculture: A Detailed Review. Agronomy 2018, 8 (3), 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8030025.(8) Johnson, E. O.; Charchanti, A. V.; Troupis, T. G. Modernization of an Anatomy Class: From Conceptualization to Implementation. A Case for Integrated Multimodal-Multidisciplinary Teaching. Anat. Sci. Educ. 2012, 5 (6), 354–366. https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.1296.(9) Sharma, B.; Steward, B.; Ong, S. K.; Miguez, F. E. Evaluation of Teaching Approach and Student Learning in a

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Benin, United States Coast Guard Academy; William Randall; Angela G Jackson-Summers, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

symposium.Finding a book that captures the essence of Cyber Risk Management for an undergraduatestudents that builds upon the curriculum of an institution is no easy feat. This course hascombined using a textbook for the first third with using NIST guidance for the latter two thirds.This semester a new textbook, Cybersecurity Risk Management: Mastering the FundamentalsUsing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework by Cynthia Brumfield with Brian Haugli (2022) [10],was chosen and made a required course reading. This textbook consists of six (6) chaptersserving as the foundational reference in support of learning outcomes and supporting referencefor in-class activities and take-home assignments. Also, this textbook was adopted because of itsreading structure