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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-943: TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO EVALUATE THEREASONABLENESS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS RESULTSJames Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. James Hanson is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He teaches mechanics courses for the freshman through senior levels including structural analysis and design. He is a strong advocate of hands-on learning and problem-based learning. He is a licensed professional engineer. He has also taught at Cornell University and Bucknell University. Page 11.1225.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melinda Hess, University of South Florida; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-944: ASSESSING TEACHING METHODS FOR A COURSE IN NUMERICALMETHODSAutar Kaw, University of South Florida Autar K Kaw is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher at the University of South Florida. With major funding from NSF, he is developing customized and holistic web-based modules for an undergraduate course in Numerical Methods (http://numericalmethods.eng.usf.edu). He has authored the textbook - Mechanics of Composite Materials, which is currently in its second edition. His scholarly interests include development of instructional technologies, integrating research in the classroom, thermal stresses, computational mechanics, and nanomechanics of

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Integrating Additive Manufacturing Practices in Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University; Levi Sligar, Northwest Nazarene University; John Stutz P.E., Northwest Nazarene College; Brice Allen, Northwest Nazarene University; Duke Mejia Bulanon, Northwest Nazarene University; Abigail Stutz,, Northwest Nazarene University; Mallory Garner, Northwest Nazarene University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

lifting hooks and then they loaded their lifting hooks until failure. The students comparedthe actual load during failure and the estimated failure load. This hands-on activity proved to bea positive learning experience for students.5. AcknowledgementThis research was supported by Northwest Nazarene University.6. Bibliography1. Lai-Yuen, S. (2008, June), Using Lego To Teach And Learn Micromanufacturing AndIndustrial Automation Paper presented at 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. https://peer.asee.org/31242. Ferry, W., & Otieno, A. (2004, June), Development Of A Low Cost Laboratory System For TeachingAutomation System Integration In The Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum Paper presented at2004

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Using Real-World Examples

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Cary Richard Woodson, Middle Tennessee State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #18542How Solar Boating Teaches the Lessons of Energy Conversion and Conserva-tionDr. Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Saeed Foroudastan is the Associate Dean for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences (CBAS). The CBAS oversees 11 departments at Middle Tennessee State University. He is also the current Director for the Masters of Science in Professional Science program and a professor of engineering and engineering technology at MTSU. Foroudastan received his B.S. in civil engineering, his M.S. in civil engineering, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological

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Manufacturing Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #24887Development of Remote Virtual Teach Pendant for Robot Programming: LessonsLearnedDr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufactur- ing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shengyong Zhang, Purdue University Northwest

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Mechanical Engineering

positive.Reference1. Clark, W. and DiBiasio, D. (2007). Computer simulation of laboratory experiments for enhanced learning. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27.2. Chapra, S. and Canale, R., 2014, Numerical methods for engineers, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education.3. Richard G Budynas and J Keith Nisbett, 2015, Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, 10th edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education.4. Moazed, A.R., Roberts, R., Le, X. and Duva A., 2010, Teaching finite element analysis in undergraduate technology curriculum. ASEE Northeast Section Conference, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, May 7-85. Brown, A., Rencis, J.J., Jensen, D., et al, (2008). Finite element learning modules for

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Viewpoints, Perspectives, and Creativity in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seamus F Freyne P.E., Mississippi State University; Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #16741Civil Engineering Students’ Viewpoints on Teaching, Learning, and CareersDr. Seamus F Freyne P.E., Mississippi State University On the civil engineering faculty at Mississippi State University, Seamus Freyne teaches structures courses and his research interests include engineering education.Dr. Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University Veera Gnaneswar Gude is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Mississippi State University. He has degrees in chemical (BS) and environmental engineering (MS, PhD) disciplines. He has academic, industrial, and research experiences on

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University; Zoe Roberts, Rice University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #15188Teaching First-Year Engineering Design Using a Flipped Classroom ModelDr. Ann Saterbak, Rice University Ann Saterbak is Professor in the Practice in the Bioengineering Department and Associate Dean for Un- dergraduate Education in the School of Engineering at Rice University. Saterbak was responsible for developing the laboratory program in Bioengineering. Saterbak introduced problem-based learning in the School of Engineering and more recently launched a successful first-year engineering design course taught in the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen. Saterbak is the lead author of the textbook, Bio

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lena B. Gumaelius, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Per G. Norström, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering

A, D, R 3Experiments/laboratory exercises B, H 2AssessmentIt showed to be difficult to analyse the reports with respect to how students see themselvesassess their pupils on the subject technical systems. All of them state that assessment shalltake place, but a careful reading of the evaluation criteria showed that 8 out of 12 reportscontained only the general assessment criteria stated by the National agency of education(Skolverket). These are intended for the contents of the technology subject as a whole, and notto be used for specific tasks or projects.Four out of 12 students made their own assessment criteria based on their teaching activities,presented in the

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Capstone and Design Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Tatiana V. Goris, Purdue University, Columbus, IN; Ana M. Djuric, Wayne State University; Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Nathan John Luetke, Old Dominion University; Moustafa R. Moustafa, Old Dominion University; Basim Matrood, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

teaching Page 26.1000.1 CAD based courses, Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics. He is involved with the Thermodynamic and Fluids laboratories and is interested in incorporating renewable energy systems into the lab environment.Prof. Moustafa R. Moustafa, Old Dominion University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Paper ID #11530 Professor Moustafa joined the Mechanical Engineering Technology department in August of 1979. Since then, he continuously taught, advised, guided

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Issues in Digital Signal Processing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; Thad Welch, U.S. Naval Academy; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

Page 11.33.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006A Comprehensive Suite of Tools for Teaching Communications Courses Abstract Both the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of Wyoming offer a wide variety of electricalengineering courses concerning communications. Additionally, required design courses offeropportunities for exposure to a wide variety of real-world communication systems and topics.Whether these courses are discussing the basics of analog and digital communications, or thedetails of advanced digital modulation schemes and error performance, until very recently, wehave found it exceeding difficult to perform communications systems demonstrations and thesubsequent signal

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Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lashun King, Tennessee State University; Thomas Byl, U.S. Geological Survey; Roger Painter, Tennessee State University

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Environmental Engineering

2006-1662: RESEARCH APPROACH TO TEACHING GROUNDWATERBIODEGRADATION IN KARST AQUIFERSLashun King, Tennessee State University Graduate Research Assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Tennessee State University,Thomas Byl, U.S. Geological Survey Research Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey,640 Grassmere Park, Suite 100,Nashville, TN 37211 (tdbyl@usgs.gov)Roger Painter, Tennessee State University Page 11.1083.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Research-enhanced Approach to Teaching Groundwater Biodegradation in Karst Aquifers Abstract – TSU

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricardo Jacquez, New Mexico State University; Veera Gnaneswar Gude, New Mexico State University; Michele Auzenne, New Mexico State University; Chris Burnham, New Mexico State University; Adrian Hanson; Jeanne Garland, New Mexico State University

. Hanson, New Mexico State University Professor, Department of Civil Engieering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.Jeanne Garland, New Mexico State University Special Projects Coordinator, New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation, College of Engineering, New Mexico State Universtiy, Las Cruces, NM. Page 11.796.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Integrating Writing to Provide Context for Teaching the Engineering Design ProcessIntroduction“Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering” is a junior course taught in the Civil Engineeringdepartment at New

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Mentoring Graduate Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Kane, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Clarisa Gonzalez-Lenahan, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Michael Kerley, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jerome Paris, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Janet Bodner, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

course or its equivalent. ManyTeaching Assistants work in laboratories or do grading of papers; the course also discussesinterpersonal skills. For international students, ESL courses can be taken simultaneously withthis course. The course is continually updated by its instructor to keep pace with the improvinglanguage skills of new doctoral students and changes in technology. The course covers issues ofacademic integrity, professional behavior, e-mail protocol, meetings leadership and participationskills and others that all contribute to both professional and instructional effectiveness.EvaluationAll instructors, including Teaching Assistants are regularly evaluated at NJIT, through acarefully monitored and student-controlled process

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Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley

Session # 2647 Design and Use of a Standalone TCS/Computer System For Teaching Thermal Behavior Tim Cooley Purdue University, School of TechnologyWhile the modern desktop computer used by students today is a valuable analytical andcomputational tool, it is rarely studied in the classroom as a thermal system. In order toeffectively study such a potentially complex system however, there are difficulties that must beovercome. The most tangible difficulty concerns the cost and complexity of instrumenting andcontrolling the computer while still retaining its

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Tricks of the Trade II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Vincent Wilding P.E., Brigham Young University; James K. Archibald, Brigham Young University; Paul Richards P.E., Brigham Young University; Steven L. Shumway, Brigham Young University; Brian D Jensen, Brigham Young University

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-4440: FOSTERING EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARN-ING IN A COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGDr. W. Vincent Wilding P.E., Brigham Young University W. Vincent Wilding is professor of chemical engineering, 1994-present, Brigham Young University. He worked for Wiltec Research Company, Inc., 1985-1994, and has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering, Rice University, 1985, and a B.S. in chemical engineering, Brigham Young University, 1981.Prof. James K. Archibald, Brigham Young University James K. Archibald received a B.S. degree in mathematics from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, in 1981, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1983 and 1987, respectively. Since 1987, he

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Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhili (Jerry) Gao, North Dakota State University; Charles McIntyre, North Dakota State University; Zhi Ge, Shandong University

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Construction

each level ofteaching depending on teaching style. It was determined that formal lecture, hands-on laboratory,guest speakers, and comprehensive/intern projects are employed in order to achieve active andcooperative learning, along with the nature of each course and instructor’s preference.First, students must know the BIM basics before they can use BIM for project applications. Page 25.794.4Similar to many construction curricula, our construction engineering and management programshave a course of Graphic Communication (CAD). In the past, the focus of this course was usingAutoCAD to produce 2D drawings with basic sketching skills and graphic

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

AC 2010-94: PREVIEW, EXERCISE, TEACHING AND LEARNING IN DIGITALELECTRONICS EDUCATIONGuoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Page 15.978.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Active Learning in Digital Electronics: Preview, Exercise, Teaching and LearningAbstractThrough multimedia delivery of new materials, web-based warm-up exercises and interactiveclassroom teaching/learning, this paper presents a new teaching approach - PETL (Preview,Exercise, Teaching and Learning) in teaching and learning digital electronics. Different from thetraditional recitation-based lecture formats, the proposed

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Topics in Civil ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Messervey; MAJ Dave Borowitz; LTC Keith Landry; Ronald Welch

RevisionFigure 2: Systematic design of instruction 2, 3Methods of AssessmentIn Teaching Engineering, Wankat & Oreovicz discuss the nature and benefits of bothformative (during the course) and summative (at course completion) evaluations. 3 Bothmethods were utilized in CE300 with the following results/impact. Type Assessment Mechanism Impact / Resulting Changes Web based study of incoming students GPAs Useful: Immediately (and accurately) identified potential and performance in physics for low incoming challenged students

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Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Bryant

Session # 3247 TEACHING INTRODUCTORY CIRCUIT ANALYSIS USING A SIGNAL PROCESSING APPROACH James Bryant Professor (Electronic Engineering Technology) DeVry University; Columbus, OH 43209 AbstractThis paper suggests that a traditionally modeled circuit analysis course may no longerprovide the optimal preparation for the more advanced courses in a contemporaryElectrical or Electronic Engineering curriculum. Specifically most contemporaryElectrical Engineering and Electronic Engineering curricula emphasize courses that eitherdirectly or indirectly involve electronic signal processing in some fashion

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Entrepreneurship Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mark Barker; David Hall

Teaching Innovative Product Development Skills to Freshmen Engineering Students J. Mark Barker and David Hall Mechanical Engineering Program College of Engineering and Science Louisiana Tech UniversityIntroductionA new course of instruction has been developed and delivered on a pilot basis at Louisiana TechUniversity. The goal of this course sequence is to provide freshman engineering studentsselected tools essential to innovative product development and to provide them the opportunityto use these skills in a product development project.The development of this course of

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2001 Annual Conference

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Mohammad Naraghi; Bahman Litkouhi

Session 2520 An Effective Approach for Teaching Computer Programming to Freshman Engineering Students Mohammad H.N. Naraghi and Bahman Litkouhi Department of Mechanical Engineering Manhattan College Riverdale, NY 10471I. IntroductionComputer programming is an essential and integral part of any engineering program.Engineering students in their junior and senior years face the task of solving problemsusing numerical approaches. Good programming skills will enable them to tackle thoseproblems easily. Furthermore, a good

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2001 Annual Conference

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Allen Estes; Stephen Ressler

men from colleges and universities as diverse as Cornell, LouisianaTech, U.C. Berkeley, and Virginia Military Institute attended the ETW 2000 at USMA.III. Workshop ContentThe grueling schedule for the five-day workshop is shown in Figure 1. The workshop activitiescan be sub-classified into seminars, demonstration classes, laboratory exercises, and socialevents.Seminars: The course schedule for the 2000 ETW contained 13 Seminars which varied incontent and were designed to provide theoretical background, teaching hints, organizationalstructure, and communication techniques. A brief description of the seminars is offered in Table1. The format for the seminars is lecture, small group activities, and collaborative discussionwith an ExCEEd faculty

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2000 Annual Conference

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Kenneth Manning

Session 2620 Project Links: Interactive Web-Based Modules For Teaching Engineering Kenneth S. Manning, Ph. D. Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAbstractProject Links, an NSF-supported project at Rensselaer, is a cooperative effort by faculty fromseveral departments, schools, and institutions to develop materials linking mathematical topicswith their applications in engineering and science. The primary product of this effort is a set ofinteractive, web-based learning modules that rely heavily on hypertext, animations, andinteractive Java applets.We employ

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2000 Annual Conference

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Jianping Yue

Session 2586 Teaching Freshman Engineering Design at a Two-Year College Jianping Yue Department of Engineering Technology & Computer Science Essex County College Newark, New JerseyAbstractThis paper presents preliminary conclusions about teaching engineering design to freshmanengineering and technology students at a two-year college. Many educators realize the need forfreshman students to learn some basic skills in order to succeed later in various engineering andtechnology disciplines. These skills include computer

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Technology for Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ribando

program. Over the last 15 years he has played a very active role in the development of the Page 7.1275.6infrastructure for making use of technology in instruction at the University. The work reported here wasbegun under the University of Virginia’s Teaching + Technology Initiative faculty fellowship program.Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Session 3430TIMOTHY C. SCOTTTimothy C. Scott is Instructional Laboratory Director and an

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2001 Annual Conference

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Rodney Allen; Richard M. Felder; Catherine E. Brawner

Session 1630 The Impact of Faculty Development Activities on Engineering Faculty Teaching Practices Catherine E. Brawner, Richard M. Felder, Rodney H. Allen, and Rebecca Brent Research Triangle Educational Consultants/ COMP-AID/North Carolina State UniversityAbstractThe SUCCEED (Southeastern University and College Coalition for Engineering EDucation)faculty development team has spent several years helping engineering faculty members learn andimplement instructional techniques that have been proven effective

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CoED General Technical Session I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thad B. Welch, Boise State University; Cameron H.G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming; Michael G. Morrow, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Computers in Education

, June 1997. Paper 1220-06. [3] J. H. McClellan, C. S. Burrus, A. V. Oppenheim, T. W. Parks, R. W. Schafer, and S. W. Schuessler, Computer-Based Exercises for Signal Processing Using M ATLAB 5. M ATLAB Curriculum Series, Prentice Hall, 1998. [4] G. W. P. York, C. H. G. Wright, M. G. Morrow, and T. B. Welch, “Teaching real-time sonar with the C6711 DSK and MATLAB,” ASEE Comput. Educ. J., pp. 79–87, July–September 2002. Page 25.1098.8 [5] T. B. Welch, C. H. G. Wright, and M. G. Morrow, “Experiences in offering a DSP-based communi- cation laboratory,” in Proceedings of the 11th IEEE Digital Signal Processing Workshop and the 3rd

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Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Wicks, Union College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2012-5441: TEACHING THE THEORY AND REALITIES OF SEC-OND LAW HEATING SYSTEMSDr. Frank Wicks, Union College Union College mechanical engineering professor Frank Wicks is a Past Chairman of the ASEE Energy Conversion and Conservation Committee. He is an ASME Fellow and frequent contributor to Mechanical Engineering magazine. He holds a B.Marine.E. from SUNY Maritime, a M.S.E.E. from Union College, and a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Rensselaer. He holds energy related patents and is a licensed Professional Engineer. Page 25.1260.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

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2001 Annual Conference

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Nicholas Arcolano; Richard Vaz

Session 2632 Teaching Signals and Systems through Portfolios, Writing, and Independent Learning Richard Vaz, Nicholas Arcolano WPII. IntroductionThis paper describes an integrated approach to outcome-driven instruction and assessment of acontinuous-time signal and system analysis course at the sophomore level. A set of seven courseoutcomes was established: four relating to traditional topics in frequency domain analysis ofsignals and systems, and three relating to broader educational outcomes, including effectivecommunication