Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University

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Engineering Libraries

imperative that there is buy-in throughout the organization for a successful marketing plan tobe implemented.13Librarians have been implementing marketing approaches in increasingly systematic ways. Inrecent years, several libraries have attempted to integrate marketing into library work flows.Hallmark Kennedy et al. provided a brief overview of the development and implementation of amarketing plan in an academic library. The resulting plan included a separate budget of $10,000to carry out activities to market the library.7 Conley and Tucker described the process of creatinga marketing plan beginning from a strategic plan and presented tools that may be helpful to thepractice of marketing in an academic library.8Other libraries have approached

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DEED Technical Session 2: Postcard Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Davor Copic, United States Coast Guard Academy; Nathan Barnes, United States Coast Guard Academy; Joshua Pennington, United States Coast Guard Academy; Alexandria Bass; Joseph Camean, United States Coast Guard Academy; Richard Freeman, United States Coast Guard Academy

prototypical design for each vessel type was discussed briefly and evaluated in agroup setting to provide additional insight into specific design and performance aspects.In 2015, the Prospective Commanding Officer and Prospective Executive Officer School (PCO/PXO),required for Coast Guard officers and enlisted members who are selected to fill high responsibility afloatpositions (ranging in military paygrade up to E-6 or O-6), integrated a modified version of the above-described boat build exercise into its course curriculum. The boat design and build exercise was deemedappropriate due to its inherent review of stability fundamentals. The exercise has since been embraced bythe faculty as well as the PCO/PXO students and remains a popular module within

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS) Technical Session 6: Online, Remote, and VIrtual Labs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Genisson Silva Coutinho, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Vinicius do Rego Dias

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Paper ID #39226A Framework for the Development of Online Virtual Labs for EngineeringEducationDr. Genisson Silva Coutinho, Instituto Federal de Educac¸a˜ o, Ciˆencia e Tecnologia da Bahia Genisson Silva Coutinho is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials at the Federal Institute of Science and Technology of Brazil. Genisson earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. His specialties are engineering education research, ed- ucational innovation, laboratory education, product design and development, finite element analysis, ex- perimental stress analysis, product

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Randall L. Kolar; David A. Sabatini

course paradigm described herein isa step in this direction. By using an unstructured, project-driven, interdisciplinary team setting,we are developing the students' oral and written communication skills, preparing them to work ingroups, and teaching them how to teach themselves. By centering the pedagogical steps around"real-world" projects, we are developing valuable technical skills as well. We feel that thismethodology is an important contribution to re-engineering the engineering curriculum, both atOU and beyond.BIBLIOGRAPHY1. C. C. Bonwell and J. A. Eison, "Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom," 1991 ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 1, The George Washington University, School of Education and Human

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Vipin Kumar; Scott Grove; Rajendra K. Bordia; John E. Weller

in Table 3. When considering the other benefits this lab brings to the course and theentire curriculum, we believe they far outweigh any negative effects from any science content that mayhave been lost.Future DevelopmentsAfter improving the labs for four quarters, we feel that some topics that were covered in the original labsare still missing. These include a welding demonstration, and a sheet metal forming lab. Although theseprocesses could be integrated into the Stirling engine project, they would probably be best coveredseparately. To show these processes would require shortening of the Stirling engine project. In Page

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence L Geyer, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. Loendorf, W. R., 2012: “Using Stories to Promote Technological Literacy,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, San Antonio, Texas, June 10-13, 2012.11. Loendorf, W. R., & Geyer, T. (2008). Bridging the Historical Technological Gap Between the Past and the Present in Engineering Technology Curriculum. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 22-25, 2008.12. Loendorf, W. R., & Geyer, T. (2009). Integrating Historical Technologies and their Impact on Society into Today’s Engineering Curriculum, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Austin, Texas, June 14-17

Conference Session

Micro-Technology and Nanotechnology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiyong Gu, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Bridgette Maria Budhlall, University of Massachusetts; Hongwei Sun, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Forance Barry, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Alfred A. Donatelli, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jill Hendrickson Lohmeier, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

nanolithography and supported the development of a high-throughput, integrated monolith catalyst reactor system, the Monolith Loop Reactor. I spent the next three years in CSTC as the Project Leader for the High Refractive Index Fluids for 193nm Lithography Program where I was responsible for invention, implementation, and support of advanced immersion fluids for 193nm Immersion Lithography. I also lead and coordinated the Stage Gate of this program, including the development and feasibility efforts between Electronics R&D, Corporate R&D and Electronics Business Development team members. In 2006, I was awarded an International Network of Emerging Science & Technology (INEST) Fellowship from Phillip Morris USA

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

D. Yogi Goswami

and energy-efficient house construction.North Carolina Solar http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/edu/eduprog.htm Offers teachers an energy curriculum package "Energy, High SchoolCenter Email: ncsun@ncsu.edu Technology and Society," wide range of concepts and are interdisciplinary easily used in science, ecology/environment or social studies curricula.University of http://www.ecs.umass.edu/mie Courses in solar energy and wind energy conversion. Students

Conference Session

Hands-on/Experiential Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J Benson P.E., United States Military Academy; Hans J Thomas, United States Military Academy; Shad A Reed, United States Air Force Academy; Bruce Floersheim, U.S. Military Academy; Steven J. Condly, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

leveraging the most from theseexperiences and to assist programs that might consider initiating or refining their ownparticipation in similar programs.Introduction For decades, the engineering community has wrestled with finding an appropriate balancebetween classical educational pedagogy and practical research and/or design experiences fordeveloping engineers at the undergraduate level. There is no single recipe for success that allprograms should follow, though much has been discussed on the topic and the idea of changeand reform is not a new one1-4. An example of a major reform activity is the timing of theintroduction of engineering design into a program’s curriculum. The literature is replete withgenerally successful examples, a subset of

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles T. Jahren

(1996). “Consensus! Students Need More Management Education,” Jounalof Manament in Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 12, No. 6. pp. 17-29.2. Eschenbach, T. G. and J. W. Ra. (1997). “Shift from Lecture/Exam Paradigm in EngineeringManagement Education,” Journal of Management in Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 6, pp. 42-49.3. Lamancusa, J. S., Jorgensen, J. E. and Zayas-Castro, J. L. (1997) “The Learning Factory—A NewApproach to Integrating Design and Manufacturing into the Engineering Curriculum,” Journal ofEngineering Education, Vol. 86, No. 2, 103-112.4. Sullivan, F. J., and R. Baren, (1998) “Simulating the Workplace in an Engineering Technology Course:A Rhetorical Model,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 87, No. 3, pp.279-284.5. “Engineering Criteria

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

previously served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University and was a faculty member and administrator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Her research interests include: Teamwork, International Collaborations, Fac- ulty Development, Quality Control/Management and Broadening Participation. She is an honor graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, where she earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering, in 1988. In 1991 she was awarded the Master of Engineering degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. She received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1998. She is the recipient

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Soda

) basedamplifier is one of eight executed in our two semester required course sequence inelectronics. Laboratory exercises are integrated with lecture and classroom exerciseswith the same faculty member responsible for both forms of instruction. Laboratoryexercises throughout our curriculum follow a cycle of theoretical analysis or designfollowed by computer based simulation which are subsequently compared with hardwarecircuit performance. The first course in the electronics sequence, Electronics I ( El Engr321 ), covers semiconductor physics and the theory of operation of the junction diode,bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor(MOSFET). Circuits involving small numbers of these active devices are used

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

and encouraged. Group study sessions willbe held the evening before exams and the student groups are not allowed access to the devicesduring those periods or the exams.Although the entire point of this project is to create an integrated learning environment thatfosters inclusiveness and improves learning outcomes and success for all students, but especiallyfor women and students from other underrepresented groups, we know that providing additionalopportunities for outreach in materials engineering education is also important. The applicationswill be placed on the Apple Applications store for free as soon as they are robust enough to doso. If our project is successful and has the intended outcomes, it is intended that the applicationsbe

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Pimmel, University of Alabama (Emeritus); Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education; Brian Yoder; Rocio C Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Norman L. Fortenberry is the executive director of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), an international society of individual, institutional, and corporate members founded in 1893. ASEE is committed to furthering education in engineering and engineering technology by promoting global excellence in engineering and engineering technology instruction, research, public service, pro- fessional practice, and societal awareness. Previously, Fortenberry served as the founding director of the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). He served in various executive roles at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in- cluding as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Perry Li; David Waletzko; William Durfee

Session 1526 At-Home System and Controls Laboratories William Durfee, Perry Li, David Waletzko Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of MinnesotaAbstractWe are piloting the concept of distributed laboratories in the form of kits that students take homeand work on much like a problem set. The kits have an embedded microcontroller andcommunicate to the student’s home PC over a serial port. The home PC provides the neededcomputational horsepower for experiment control, data collection, data analysis and reporting.The microcontroller handles real-time control tasks. Two kits have been developed

Conference Session

New and Innovative Ideas

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-3556: HANDHELD DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERAS AS A MEANSTO SUPPORT ENGINEERING INSTRUCTIONPamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue is an Assistant Professor of science education in the Department of Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences at Towson University. She began her career as process engineer, taught high school physics and pre-engineering, and has been involved in both Project Lead the Way and Project FIRST robotics. She was a Hub Site Partner for Engineering is Elementary (EiE) through their National Dissemination through Regional Partners program. As a pre-service teacher educator, she has added engineering to her elementary and early childhood science methods courses. She

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, the college successfully developed andimplemented a program curriculum involving day and night classes in electrical engineering andcomputer engineering. The curriculum program consists of 11-week courses and allows aflexible schedule for students to successfully complete an ABET-accredited degree in eitherBSEE or BSCE. During 2017, CoE proudly received an ABET re-accreditation for six yearswith no required interim reports.In 2015, the University tasked the CoE to develop a strategic plan in delivering onlineundergraduate and graduate engineering courses. Starting in April 2015, the college embraced aflipped learning approach for future and online delivery of undergraduate engineering courses.One reason for adopting flipped learning concerns

Conference Session

Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Randi Sims, Clemson University; Christy Jenkins Brown, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

Paper ID #43385A Quantitative Exploration of Geographic and Demographic Variance Transfer-StudentCapital Assets and Support for Pre-Transfer Engineering StudentsDr. Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University Kristin Frady is an Assistant Professor and Founding Program Director of the Human Capital Education and Development Bachelor of Science with a joint appointment between the Educational and Organizational Leadership Development and Engineering and Science Education Departments. Her research focuses on innovations in workforce development at educational and career transitions emphasizing two-year college and secondary

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

electricalengineering curriculum. The prerequisite for this course is an introductory course on digitaldesign. The microcontroller course covers the fundamentals of microcontrollers with emphasison hardware interfacing, software design, and applications. Topics include microcontrollersoftware architecture, assembly instruction set, addressing modes, memory map, general purposeinputs/outputs (GPIO), analog-to-digital converters (ADC) , timers, input capture, outputcompare, pulse-width modulators (PWM), serial communication interfaces, and interrupts. Thiscourse also gives students the training necessary to effectively use an integrated developmentenvironment (IDE) for developing their application programs in assembly language and C. Manyof these topics are

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Mohammadjafar Esmaeili; Ali Eydgahi

. 07/10/2010.[2] C. Chatmon, et al. (ed.), “Active learning approaches to teaching [10] P. Pheeney, “Hands on, minds on: Activities to engage our students,” information assurance,” In 2010 Information Security Curriculum Science Scope, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 30-33, 1997. Development, October 2010. [11] M. Esmaeili and A. Eydgahi, “By the Students for the Students: A[3] C. L. Habraken, “Integrating into chemistry teaching today's student's New Paradigm for Better Achieving the Learning Objectives”, visuospatial talents and skills, and the teaching of today's chemistry's Proceeding of ASEE, Atlanta, GA, Jun 23-26, 2013

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Graves, United States Military Academy; Gary A Jordan, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

model devices, systems, processes, or behaviors. 5.4 Apply an engineering design process to create effective and adaptable solutions. 6. Humanities and Social Sciences: Graduates apply concepts from the humanities and social sciences to understand and analyze the human condition. 7. Disciplinary Depth: Graduates integrate and apply knowledge and methodological approaches gained through in-depth study of an academic discipline. 7.4 Synthesize knowledge and concepts from across their chosen disciplines. 7.5 Contribute disciplinary knowledge and skills as a part of a collaborative effort engaging challenges that span multiple disciplines.The CES serves as a vital contributor to the institution reaching its APGs

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Allen White, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Don Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

research interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. He has received the Rose-Hulman Outstanding Teacher Award and the SAW Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award.Don Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Don Richards is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Don led the coordinated efforts to establish the integrated sophomore engineering curriculum at Rose-Hulman, authored the notepack used as the ES201 course textbook (course website: http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~richards/courses/es201/index.htm), and has been instrumental in establishing the Rose-Hulman Center for the

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Hladik, University of Calgary; Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #16262MAKER: Light-Up Star FloorMs. Stephanie Hladik, University of Calgary Stephanie Hladik is a M.Sc student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Calgary. Through her research she is exploring topics related to the integration of engineering into K-12 curricula. In particular, she is interested in bringing electrical engineering, programming, and the engineering design process into K-12 education. Aside from her research, Stephanie also participates regularly in outreach programs to promote STEM topics in classrooms and beyond.Ms. Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary Emily

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rebekah Dupont, Augsburg University; Nancy A. Rodenborg, Augsburg University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

in conjunction with AugSTEM teammembers. Bringing various stakeholders together and convening at the two-year campus wasparticularly valuable for program evaluation.1. Knowledge Generation MethodsIn addition to ongoing formative and summative evaluation described above, our projectincluded a research component to generate knowledge about ​the lived experience of STEMstudents, influences related to social identity and institutional characteristics that contribute topersistence in an urban liberal arts college.2.1 Conceptual Frameworks Our qualitative research was guided by two overall conceptual frameworks, one from highereducation and one from social work. First, we drew on Nora’s student integration model [10],which views students as moving

Conference Session

Approaches to Active Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Linsey, Texas A&M University; Austin Talley, University of Texas at Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas at Austin; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Review of the Research,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 93, No. 3, 2004, pp. 223-231.[2] Carlson, L.E., “First Year Engineering Projects: An Interdisciplinary, Hands-on Introduction to Engineering,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, pp. 2039-2043, 1995.[3] Aglan, H.A. and Ali, S.F., “Hands-on Experiences: An Integral Part of Engineering Curriculum Reform,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 85, no. 4, pp. 327-330, Oct., 1996.[4] Regan, M. and Sheppard, S., “Interactive Multimedia Courseware and the Hands-on Learning Experience: An Assessment,” Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 123-131, April, 1996.[5] Catalano, G.D. and Tonso, K.L., “The Sunrayce ‘95 Idea: Adding Hands-on Design to an

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University; Adam Weaver, Baylor University; James Carlton Bates, Baylor University; Timothy Russell, Baylor University

assessments across the engineering, market- ing, finance and manufacturing domains. Prior to this, he held positions in New Product Development at Ford Motor Company and Onsrud Cutter. He currently serves as lead instructor for the Baylor En- gineering Capstone Design program and teaches additional courses in the areas of Engineering Design, Technology Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development. Mr. Donndelinger has published three book chapters in addition to 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings and has been awarded two United States patents. Mr. Donndelinger earned an M.S. in Industrial Engineering and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Mr

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Taylor Lightner, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Siddhartha Roy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marc Edwards, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Student

engagement, and the societal impact of engineering infrastructure.Mr. Siddhartha Roy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Siddhartha Roy is a PhD student in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on factors leading to failures in drinking water infrastructures; in particular, erosion corrosion of copper pipes in hot water systems. His advisor is Dr. Marc Edwards.Dr. Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Jeremi London is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department at Virginia Poly- technic Institute and State University. London is a mixed methods researcher with interests in research impact, cyberlearning, and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Teaching Methods and Assessment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Entrepreneurship Education in a University Context. Int. J. Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 45-63.[8] Clase, K. L. (2007). Promoting Creativity and Innovation in an Entrepreneurial Certificate Program through Science and Technology. The Technology Interface, Fall 2007, pp. 1-11.[9] Tidd, J., and Bessant, J. (2009). Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change. John Wiley, Fourth Edition, England.[10] Anderson, D. M. (2008). Design for Manufacturability and Concurrent Engineering. CIM Press, California.[11] Boothroyd, G., Dewhurst, P., and Knight, W. (2002). Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly. Taylor and Francis Group, Second Edition, New York.[12] Dorf

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy; Jakob C. Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; Matthew Scheidt, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Christina Nicole Willis, University of Utah; Michael Scott Sheppard Jr., Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans

inacademia was a concern that was brought up by multiple participants. More specifically, theparticipants noted that there are inconsistencies in what credits transfer from military experienceinto an engineering curriculum. A couple of the assets that were brought up during the sessionincluded, “vet populations are diverse and understand diversity,” and that student veterans are“very task-oriented compared to peers.”Funding. Another concern for SVEs surrounds funding. Some of the participants brought up the“lack of transparent alternate funding,” and “only 36 months of funding (initially)”. Oneparticipant brought up “GI Bill Logistics” as a barrier to academic success for SVEs. Thiscomment sits in juxtaposition with the comments noting VA

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly A Warren, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

measurements to determinesoil parameters. In all cases, abstract concepts were placed in the hands of students, whichgenerated an active learning environment. In other areas of engineering, Felder13, Unterweger14,and Estes15 documented their experiences with active learning exercises. In summary, most ofthese efforts were specific demonstrations that were incorporated for immediate impact, but theinstructors did not systematically incorporate a series of planned experiments nor did they fullyevaluate their impact on comprehension and retention of fundamental concepts, which is the goalof this study. Geotechnical Concept Tools (GCT) have been developed as part of the research initiativeinvolving a course curriculum improvement effort for a