Conference Session

Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan M. Stagg-Williams, The University of Kansas; Molly McVey, The University of Kansas; Andrew David Yancey, The University of Kansas; Akash Anand, The University of Kansas; Arthur A. Lee, The University of Kansas

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Chemical Engineering

production ofbiodiesel from vegetable oil with each laboratory period highlighting a different aspect of theprocess involved. The four laboratory sessions covered concepts including batch reaction,separation of products, purification of biodiesel using an ion exchange mechanism, and glycerinpurification using distillation with emphasis on methanol recycling. Aspen modeling of thedistillation process, and fuel property testing along with product utilization in a diesel generatorwas demonstrated. The students were able to see the integration of each experiment with respectto the overall engineering process and complete mass balances on individual processes and thecomplete process over the course of the semester. Additionally, fundamental

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Victor Nelson

curriculum In developing the CCCE Report, it was essential that it go beyond the body of knowledge todiscuss the integration of engineering practice into the computer engineering curriculum.Coverage of knowledge units alone is not enough. Given that computer engineers are, first andforemost, engineers, any curriculum in computer engineering must exhibit an engineering ethos.This should permeate all years of the curriculum and do so in a consistent manner. Such an Page 9.332.4approach has the effect of introducing students to engineering (and in particular computerProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 11: Integration of Problem-Solving and Design Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Merrimack College

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

andComputer Engineering (94), Engineering Technology (82), First-Year Programs (75),Manufacturing (67), Mechanical Engineering (46), and Pre-College Engineering Education (38).Within the papers published through Mechanical Engineering, authors highlight the advantagesof the low-cost microcontrollers in integrating their use early on and throughout the four-yearundergraduate curriculum (examples: [2-7]).It should be noted that much of the literature reviewed refers to controllers/microcontrollers astools or components in relation to other efforts (i.e. implementation of lab projects, capstoneprojects, etc). Few focus explicitly on the selection process or the training for students oneffective selection given rapidly changing and available options. The

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of St. Thomas; Adam S Green, University of St. Thomas; Jeffrey A. Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Marty Johnston, University of St. Thomas; Paul R Ohmann, University of St. Thomas (MN)

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Association ofPhysics Teacher’s “Statement on Computational Physics” says, “Computational physics hasbecome a third way of doing physics and complements traditional modes of theoretical andexperimental physics.” 1 Computation should be an important component in the physicsundergraduate curriculum, and ideally it should merge seamlessly with the rest of the curriculum.Throughout the past 15 years, the University of St. Thomas physics department has beenimplementing an integrated physics curriculum where students gain the theoretical, experimental,computational, and communication skills they will need to succeed in their careers. Thecomputational work in our department began with an NSF-sponsored effort (DUE-0311432) todevelop computational modules in

Conference Session

Grad. and Upper Level Undergrad. BME Courses

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Magin; Christopher Comer; J Hetling

. Aprimary objective of the curriculum is to present contemporary Neural Engineering topics asdesign problems. This approach, which utilizes engineering paradigms within the context ofneurobiology, is most efficiently taught in a highly integrative setting emulating the researchenvironment. BioMEMS: Bio-Micro-Electromechanical Systems.Neural Engineering curriculum. As stated above, it is now appropriate and advantageous toprovide undergraduates with training in neural engineering. Building an undergraduate NeuralEngineering curriculum was challenging for three reasons:1. The intellectual domain of neural engineering spans several traditional curricula,2. The methods of the neural engineer are often technically complex and founded in advanced

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia; Todd DeLong, University of Virginia

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Electrical and Computer

ofaffairs further is the requirement for our undergraduates to still attain a level of proficiency incore electrical engineering concepts such as circuit analysis, signal processing, E&M fields, andembedded computing. Furthermore, it is important that the students understand the relationshipsbetween these topics and to view them as an entire spectrum, and not as individual courses to bedispensed with at the end of a semester.To address these concerns, we have undergone a major curriculum update in Electrical andComputer Engineering at the University of Virginia. We have moved all of our undergraduatecore material to a studio format of instruction and directed our efforts to breadth-first instruction.Traditional courses in "Circuits

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cijy Sunny, Baylor University; Idalis Villanueva, University of Florida

complex,mixed-method experimental intervention design, where qualitative and quantitative datacollection and analysis was merged in a convergent form [12]. For this exploration, a secondarydata analysis was performed on a subset of the data collected from UPHEME. As such, ouranalysis includes the results of the quantitative and qualitative components of the HCA factor ofthe UPHEME instrument and will draw inferences that integrate the results [23].MethodsHidden Curriculum Awareness (UPHEME, Factor 1):As shown in Table 1 and as discussed in an earlier study [12], due to the complex and potentiallyfragile nature of this topic, a vignette approach was used in the design, testing, and validation ofthe UPHEME instrument. In brief, since earlier work

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University; Benjamin Lubina, Gannon University

Paper ID #36672Work-in-Progress: Introductory Reinforcement Learning forStudent Education and Curriculum Development ThroughEngaging MediumsRamakrishnan Sundaram (Professor)Benjamin Lubina © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work-in-Progress: Introductory Reinforcement Learning for Student Education and Curriculum Development Through Engaging EnvironmentsIntroduction This paper describes the setup of a reinforcement learning project intended to supportstudent research and curriculum development within the rapidly emerging fields of

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing - 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel H. Huang, University of Cincinnati; Sam Anand, University of Cincinnati; Manish Kumar, University of Toledo; Imelda Castañeda-Emenaker, University of Cincinnati

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Manufacturing

evidence in favor ofPBL as an approach to learning, but not in a consistent manner or in large effect size7. Fewstudies have randomized experiential design to determine the differences between PBL andtraditional teaching method for students’ learning outcome. One quasi-experimental design byDennis found that PBL in both face-to-face and online format were equally supportive tostudents’ learning but students in online PBL groups spent more time on learning and that therewas a significant relationship between learning issues generated and higher exam scores8. A few recent studies showed that integrated approach of PBL pedagogy and onlinedelivery model enhanced students’ learning attitudes9, better prepared students for applying theknowledge

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Soller, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Erdogan Sener, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Construction

AC 2007-286: INNOVATIVE METRICS FOR ASSESSMENT OF A CAPSTONECOURSE IN A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CURRICULUMMichael Soller, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Michael J. Soller., Project Director at Shook Construction. B.S. Civil Eng., University of Dayton, M.S. Technology Candidate, Purdue University. He has over 20 years of commercial and industrial project management experience and has been an adjunct professor for the Department of Construction Technology of Purdue School of Engineering & Technology at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) for 9 years. Mr. Soller is a member of ASCE, ASEE, AIC, Advisory Board with the Construction Technology

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

concentrations, and to ensure the success of our students as well-rounded engineers.One of the responsibilities of our core curriculum is to provide meaningful design opportunitiesfor our students so they may experience engineering design associated with the different coreengineering disciplines. We have developed and delivered an integrated multi-week operationalamplifier-based laboratory design project within the circuit analysis course to address theseresponsibilities. The project incorporates the following Learning Objectives: 1) to strengthenskills in using mathematical knowledge to solve engineering problems; 2) to strengthen skills indesigning experiments; 3) to strengthen skills in conducting experiments; 4) to apply andimprove MATLAB

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

the journals as currently organized create a continuous dialogue.There is an opportunity for educational leaders to emerge.DiscussionRecently there has been much interest in the integration of engineering with liberal educationand the Liberal Education/Engineering in Society Division of ASEE has taken a lead in such Page 26.1572.12discussions. An excellent example of integration is the model curriculum for schoolsdescribed by the SCANS committee26. This committee had recommended that the US highschool curriculum should develop five work place competencies resources, interpersonal,information, system and technology

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Bernhard Kleba, ITA - Aeronautics Technological Institute (Brazil); Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute (Brazil)

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

related to the conception and institutionalization of a minor in engaged engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Building Community Engaged Programs in Curriculum - A Short Review of Brazilian ApproachesIntroductionEngineering schools have established a variety of ways of how community engagementprograms (CEP) are built into curriculum [1]. But what are the conditions for establishing CEP inengineering schools? And how can we explain the different ways in which CEP programsthrive? From the perspective of the social systems theory, there is an interplay in the dimensionsof constraints (structural coercion), free choices, and contingencies, allowing actors a set ofoptions

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Ostheimer

time for attention to “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationstudent writing, even though, when questioned, these professors assert that such writing is crucialfor their graduates.Recognizing our graduates’ need for strong communication skills, the ECE Department beganteaching its senior-level capstone design courses as writing emphasis courses beginning in 1989.Writing projects integrated into these senior classes included a well-defined problem statement, adesign proposal, a status memorandum, an engineering notebook documenting the designprocess, and a final technical design report. The

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stan Guidera

Session ____ Exploring the architecture of structure: Integrating structures into design studio using object-oriented CAD Dr. Stan G. Guidera College of Technology Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio While the design studio environment has had a central role in teaching fundamental designskills in architectural education, it also provides an opportunity for synthesis of relatedcoursework in developing architectural design solutions. However, the design studio’s traditionalemphasis on conceptual

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; S. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University; John P. Henry

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-3423: SUSTAINCITY A INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL REALITYGAME PROMOTING ENGINEERING DESIGN IN PRE-ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMDr. Ying Tang, Rowan University Ying Tang received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Northeastern University, P. R. China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and Ph.D. degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J., in 2001. She is currently an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rowan University. Her research interests include virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and modeling and scheduling of computer- integrated systems. Tang has led or participated in several research and education projects funded by National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

instrumentas an appendix. 4“The results from multiple universities and multiple course offerings demonstrate that failurecase studies can be used to provide indirect, quantitative assessment of multiple student learningobjectives. Several outcomes that constitute the professional component of the curriculum maybe assessed in this way.”“The strongest results were for student outcomes (f) an understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility, (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context, (i) a recognition of the needfor, and an ability to engage in life-long learning, and (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues.Although student outcomes (d), an ability

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Carrie Girstantas; William Scherer

whilemaintaining the integrity of quality engineering curriculum. The Department of Systems Engineering at the University of Virginia initiated aMaster’s program in a weekend format in the fall of 1999, called the Executive Master’sDegree Program. The general content of the systems engineering curriculum is the samefor both the traditional “on-grounds” program and the weekend degree program. Thispaper highlights some of the pedagogical choices by way of a general taxonomy that thetwo different educational settings provide for professional engineers. This paper will frame similarities and differences within each educationalexperience that are related to characteristic elements of the structures in each degreeprogram. This paper will compare

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan McGaughey, Carnegie Mellon University; Jeremy Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

; Page 13.1402.2 2. the installation and maintenance processes are simple and friendly; 3. MediaWiki has its own wiki, offering users comprehensive instructions about installation, maintenance, and updating; and 4. MediaWiki offers an integrated math-formula display function similar to the LaTeX math syntax. This important feature, especially for scientific and engineering courses, provides a convenient protocol to display mathematical symbols and formulations on a wiki page.Wiki content is organized in a “flat” structure, meaning that all pages and images aresaved in the same directory. This means that all content pages and images should havetitles that are specific to their application. For example, Professor Michalek

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phelana Pang, Seattle Girls' School

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

 present and future.  Additionally, the underrepresentation of females in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has been well documented [2].  It is crucial for girls who aspire to STEM careers to have access to learning environments that engage them in scientific and mathematical practices and that support a growth mindset.  Including an art component with the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) engages students in authentic problem­solving through creative design experiences [3].    Objectives In partnership with a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program at the University of Washington’s Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

Conference Session

Active Learning Methods in Action

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sourajeet Roy, Colorado State University; Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Ali Pezeshki, Colorado State University; Tom Chen, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; Laura B. Sample McMeeking, Colorado State University

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Educational Research and Methods

, signal and power integrity analysis of electronic packages, and uncertainty quantification of microwave/ RF circuits. Dr. Roy is a recipient of the Vice-Chancellors Gold Medal at the undergraduate level in 2006, the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology in 2012, and the Ontario Graduate Schol- arship in 2012. He currently serves as the reviewer for IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPONENTS, PACKAGING AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPAT- IBILITY and IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS I: REGULAR PAPERS. He also serves as an associate editor for IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPONENTS, PACKAGING AND

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kaycie Lane; Jason Hawkins

concepts fromthe course are directly tied to engineering applications, even at a basic level in freshmen and sophomorelevel courses [4], [5], [8]. At the University of Nebraska- Lincoln (UNL), the implementation of a new“design spine” curriculum embeds Python programming in the second semester sophomore class titledCIVE 202: Civil Engineering Analysis II. The design spine was created to integrate students into major-specific courses every semester within a four-year program, encourage relationship building amongststudents and to teach industry-level skills identified by the department’s advisory board and futureemployers that are becoming critical for young engineers entering the workforce. CIVE 202 wasstructured as an open-sourced coding class

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Herbert Ginn, Mississippi State University; Stanislaw Grzybowski, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Jimena Bastos, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

applications. She joined Mississippi State University as a Research Faculty in August 2006, after spending one year in a post-doctoral position at the University of South Carolina. At her current position, she is currently combining her research activities in power engineering with her teaching activities. She participated in the team of professors who taught an Electric Ship related class and she is currently offering a course that focuses on power modeling and simulation. Page 12.1276.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Ship-to-Shore Collaborations: Integrating Research of Shipboard Power

Conference Session

Topics Related to Civil Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Nelson, Brigham Young University; Erick Hollenbaugh; M. Brett Borup, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

programs must have to be valid capstone experiences and to induce students to develop andapply both soft and technical skills. ABET has emphasized the need for engineering capstonecourses to build teamwork, communication, and project based skills. Furthermore, ABET hasrequired that students have an ability to function in multidisciplinary teams and to design asystem to meet desired needs within realistic constraints. In summary, ABET states that“students must be prepared for engineering practice through a curriculum culminating in a majordesign experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work andincorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints.” [5]In order to meet important educational

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Shomir Sil; Sashi Sekhar; Chandra R. Sekhar

Engineering Technology toprovide their graduates with essential management skills required in today’s workplace. Withthese practical tools “in-hand” as well as their “hands-on” education, EET graduates will findmore opportunities available in areas outside the mainstream of technical occupations.Ultimately, this combination of skills will provide EET graduates with an effective track forcareer advancement.This paper will discuss the curriculum details necessary to achieving these objectives. Page 3.56.1 1

Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

laboratory herein is to integrate fundamental engineering curriculum insuch a way as to provide a hands on application to study the principles at work. The hydraulichybrid vehicle technology is such an application that can be utilized to study engineeringprinciples.Additionally, the course shall be offered as both an undergraduate and graduate course. Thecourse will incorporate not only a hands-on problem-solving learning approach, but will alsoutilize and encourage basic research tools. The course is designed such that the students willperform a research review and assemble a paper that provides a basic survey of current researchareas in the field of hydraulic hybrid vehicle technology. This way, the course provides anopportunity for undergraduate

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 5 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Lisa M. Weber, Colorado State University; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

  continual (but not redundant) exposure to these topics throughout their curriculum.  It is not adequate to only incorporate interventions in the first year introductory  course and senior design, but optimally in at least one course every semester.  This requires integrating diversity and inclusion topics in technical courses and, when  possible, providing examples of the importance of diversity and inclusion in  engineering design.  This work‐in‐progress takes an incremental approach by working with amenable  faculty, as well as demonstrating to additional faculty the value added to the  curriculum.Weber and Atadero. 2020 Annual CoNECD Conference. 5

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Paras Mandal, University of Texas, El Paso; Maria Veronica Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Juan Venegas

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Manufacturing

25.804.3 2 a. the API based on FDM 3000 b. The main menu of the RP simulator    c. The control panel of the virtual RP machine d. The simulator performs a calibration sequence Figure 1 (a-d): The API and the Rapid Prototyping (RP) simulator developed by University of Taxes at El Paso (UTEP)To date, there is no comprehensive education model fully integrating available Internettechnologies and virtual reality into classroom with an emphasis on the improvement of students’skills in problem solving and information seeking 9. Therefore, the authors propose to use adigital simulator based approach to explore the use of Internet for active learning and

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Technology

forth “linguistic intelligence,musical intelligence, logical-mathematical intelligence, spatial intelligence, and bodily-kinesthetic intelligence”3 to name a few. Gardener views intelligence as an individual’s abilityto solve problems or create products that are valued by society. The implication for teaching andlearning is that instructors need to vary the inputs and have a repertoire of strategies forfacilitating learning. The more ways we find to process material, the stronger learning becomes.We need to recognize there’s no “one best way.”Learning is enhanced in an enriched environment. The physical environment of the classroom iscertainly important (aesthetics, climate, etc.), but so too is the learning environment that wecreate to get

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Jinlee Kim P.E., California State University, Long Beach

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, international construction, project delivery systems, statistical methods for construction engineers, project management practices, and engineering educational research methods. He is an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education and American Society of Civil Engineers, Construction Research Council of Construction Institute, ASCE. Page 26.352.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Closing Achievement Gaps using the Green-BIM Teaching Method in Construction Education Curriculum Jin-Lee Kim