ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Meeting 2018 Papers
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Work-in-Progress: Research Plan for Introducing Problem Solving Skills through Activities to an Introductory Computer Science Course
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)This work-in-progress research plan paper describes the process of developing and planning an introductory computer science course utilizing fundamental problem-solving skills in combination with hands-on visual activities ... -
Water Content and Thermoplastic Polyurethane Effects on Thrombosis Clotting
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)One of the main factors that can increase the chance of heart disease is unwanted blood clotting, or thrombosis. In addition, implantable biomaterials and/or medical devices are likely to trigger a series of adverse ... -
Using Twitter to Support Students' Design Thinking
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)The goal of the short-term study abroad course “International Perspectives on Biomedical Engineering Design” is to enable students to consider sociotechnical factors in designing clinically translatable solutions. ... -
Using the Spreadsheet as a Tool for Teaching the Fundamentals of Engineering
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)This paper will demonstrate how the electronic spreadsheet has been used in a freshman level Fundamentals of Engineering course to prepare students for maximizing their analytical skills with the most ubiquitous analytical ... -
Using the Internet of Things to Teach Good Software Engineering Practice to High School Students
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)This paper describes a course to introduce high school students to software engineering in practice using the Internet Of Things (IoT). IoT devices allow students to get quick, visible results without watering down ... -
Using Technology to Develop Ethical Choice in Engineering Students
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)This paper describes the interactive technology that we have added to an undergraduate course titled “Engineering Ethics and Impact on Society.” The purpose of this technology is to develop students’ awareness of cultural ... -
Using Spreadsheets to Enhance Understanding of Number Theory
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)Computer spreadsheets can help elementary school students explore concepts in number theory. We describe a spreadsheet program that can generate all the factors of an integer. To understand how the spreadsheet solves these ... -
Using Multi-Disciplinary Design Challenges to Enhance Self-Efficacy within a Summer STEM Outreach Program
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)Research regarding STEM programs has shown that participating in these programs leads to increased knowledge and retention of technological concepts [1]. Additionally, participating in STEM programs leads to increased ... -
Using GitHub as a Teaching Tool for Programming Courses
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)GitHub has become the most popular code management platform in the software development industry. It allows developers to manage their software development projects and collaborate with each other. Recently, educators also ... -
Using Experiential and Collaborative Learning to Promote Careers in Engineering
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)This paper discusses the design of the Girls Accelerating and Learning STEM (G.A.L.S.) one-week residential summer camp designed to encourage young girls to pursue engineering careers. Specifically, the camp exposed ... -
Using Active Learning and Team Competition to Teach Gas Turbine Cycle Design
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)An elective, Analysis and Design of Propulsion Systems, has been a traditional lecture course teaching gas turbine engines from a design perspective. This past fall semester additional active learning modules were introduced ... -
Understanding Behaviors of Attendance in Supplemental Instruction and Subsequent Academic Success in a First Year Engineering Course
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)As student retention and four-year graduation rates are of institutional and national interest and frequently referred metrics for college success, the Supplemental Instruction (SI) program aims to reduce D’s, F’s and ... -
Training Students for Critical Thinking in an Electrical Engineering Core Course
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)Analysis and Design of Control Systems is a core course in most Electrical Engineering programs in the United States. This course is the first course that provides a systemic view of engineering designs and links classroom ... -
Training Graduate Students in Utilization of Analytical Instruments in a Failure Analysis Course
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)Department of Engineering Technology at University of North Texas offers a graduate course on failure analysis (MSET 5150) during spring semesters. Partial requirement for the course is for students to submit a term paper ... -
Tracking Student Success in Order to Assess the Instructor Effectiveness to Improve Student Retention and Graduation Rates
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)This paper explores the metric of follow-on student success that can be considered when evaluating an instructor’s effectiveness. The metric is the follow-on course success rate which should be useful in engineering since ... -
The Talking Points Tool: A Brief Intervention to Support Predoctoral Student and Faculty Advisor Communication
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)Excellent relationships between predoctoral students and faculty supervisors can lay the foundation for a satisfying degree program and productive future. Contrarily, poor relationships can frustrate both students and ... -
The Practices of Play and Informal Learning in the miniGEMS STEAM Camp
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) play an important role in the educational reform and global economy. However, STEM education lacks the hands-on laboratory in the formal middle school and high school ... -
The Effects of a First Year Engineering Class Using the SCALE-Up Method on Student Retention and Subsequent Student Pass Rates
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)Due to the increased demand for engineers, the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) created a new, first year engineering class using the Student-Centered Active Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies (SCALE-Up) ... -
The Design and Development of a Multi-Disciplinary Project in Embedded Systems Design
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)As has been noted over the past ten years, “The wall between computer science and electrical engineering has kept the potential of embedded systems at bay. It is time to build a new scientific foundation with embedded ... -
Thank God it's Friday: Student Attendance in Classes Just before Weekend
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2019-04)It is generally assumed that attendance level in Friday classes at an undergraduate level is low compared to other days of the week. The purpose of this study is to validate this assumption. A Chi-square analysis was ...
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