Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnny Chang, National University; Ayman El Salim, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University; Michelle Bright

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-425: PROGRESSIVE RESEARCH ON A WIRELESS AUTOMATEDHIGHWAY SYSTEM: THE AUTONET SUPERPROJECTJohnny Chang, National University Johnny Chang received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics Management with a minor in Political Science from University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in 2005. He received a Master of Science in Wireless Communications from National University, San Diego in 2007. He is currently working as a full-time Systems Engineer with the Accenture National Security Services (formerly Maxim Systems) in San Diego, where he is gaining valuable experience and professionalism in satellite wireless communications and GPS.Ayman El Salim, National University Ayman El Salim

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Fred Weber; John Prados

may struggle to master them in the limited class time available. Anattractive solution to this problem is to make students responsible for mastering these skillsoutside of class, employing self-paced, on-line resource materials and diagnostic tests to letstudents know when they have mastered the material.This approach allows the instructor to immediately begin covering new topics without usingclass time to cover this prerequisite material. It is also possible to schedule diagnostic quizzesthroughout the course so that prerequisite skills are available when needed.2. Current StatusA series of web-based, self-paced learning modules were developed to teach students themanipulation of units, data analysis, interpolation, and curve fitting skills

Conference Session

ET Capstone Projects

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Aldrich; Michael Webber; Scott Dunning

momentary switch. Each switchcontrols a different layer of code. When the Master switch is turned on or ‘high’ both motorsturn on and stay on until the Master switch is turned off or ‘low’. The Master switch does notactivate the two IR sensors or the sonar, because this switch should only be used when theteachers want to move the HESAV down halls or across rooms. Switch one is similar to the Master switch only it activates the two IR sensors and thesonar. Switch one is used when the teachers want the HESAV to follow the track continuously.Switch two activates the momentary switch so the HESAV will start to move when the childstrapped into the HESAV pushes the big red momentary switch. When switch two is on and themomentary switch is pressed

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Wright; Elizabeth Myers; Donald Bartel; Marjolein van der Meulen

the Sibley Schoolof Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University and the Hospital for SpecialSurgery (HSS) affiliated with the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. The main goalwas to expose Cornell engineering students to research and clinical practice in a hospital setting.The Immersion Terms took place at HSS in New York City. Students from the graduate fields ofMechanical and Biomedical Engineering at the main campus spent either 6 weeks (doctoralstudents) or 3.5 weeks (masters students) at the hospital. The students participated in orientation,courses on musculoskeletal mechanics, independent studies, observation in the operating room,tours of laboratory research facilities, and multiple seminars and meetings. Based

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Chaudhry; Jr., Bonifacio Doma; Edwin Obra; Consuelo Flora; Adrienne Cooper; Joseph R.V. Flora

programs (civil, chemical, computer, electrical, electronics andcommunications, environmental and sanitary, industrial, mechanical, metallurgical, and mining), Page 6.178.1two undergraduate science programs (chemistry and geology), undergraduate programs in Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Educationarchitecture and industrial design, a master of engineering program, and master of scienceprograms in chemistry, architecture education, and geotechnical engineering.The University of South Carolina (USC

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; James G. Ryan, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

INNOVATIVE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN NANOENGINEERINGAbstract: Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) is establishing a new master'sdegree program in nanoengineering. The program will be highly interdisciplinary, drawingexpertise and resources from various disciplines from two universities North Carolina A&T StateUniversity and University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Master of Science in Nanoengineeringis designed for students with strong backgrounds in either engineering or science who seekadditional specialized education and training to qualify them for positions in the field ofnanoengineering or nanotechnology design, research and development, or manufacturing. The proposed Master of Science

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandeep Sathyamoorthy, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Paris College of Art; Michael Hollis, U.S. Air Force Academy; John Anthony Christ, U.S. Air Force Academy; C. Andrew Ramsburg, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

margin (p-value < 0.05). Studentsreported increased confidence in completing tasks based on material they had learned but maynot have yet mastered (median scores out of 5: pre = 3, post = 4) and material they had learnedand mastered (Figure 4). These data suggest that the PBL lab may be effective in increasingproblem solving and critical thinking skills. Perhaps more interesting though is how the PBL labappears to have influenced learners who reported lower self efficacies early in the semester. Asignificant increase in self efficacy is noted for these students (Figure 5). One should however,evaluate these data with caution considering the small sample size (n=19), leverage of a singledata point, and the potential ceiling effect.While these

Conference Session

Engineering Education for Modern Needs Part II: Novel Curriculum Development and Project-based Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lynda M. Coulson, Rolls-Royce Corporation

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Purchasing Manager with the Institute of Supply Management (formerly NAPM).Ms. Lynda M. Coulson, Rolls-Royce Corporation Page 25.1327.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Process and Delivery of a Directed Project Component: Lessons and Methods from a Collaborative Degree ProgramA Directed Project requirement is becoming more common in today’s Masters Degree Programs.Both academia and industry can derive value in requiring an in-depth study that can benefit thecompany’s bottom line while fulfilling curriculum and learning outcomes. With a DirectedProject experience, students

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Orlando Baiocchi; Atlas Hsie

certification (required to those seeking Vocational Certification) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the Permanent Certification additional requirements are: 1. Completion of a Master Degree 2. Two years of Teaching experience 3. Approval of a video taped lessonIV. The proposed change (for NYS Teacher’s Certification Option) As shown in section II, the open electives for IET curriculum has a room of either 14 credit hours for MS degree or a room of 24 credit hours for BT degree. It has been suggested that we should use those for putting VTP courses as requirement for this option. Obviously, the BT degree track has

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. One strategic response for universities has been a significant impetus – in many parts of the world – towards dual, joint or concurrent degree programs involving international partners1,2. It is perhaps not surprising that engineering is among the disciplines that make most use of international collaboration but it seems that engineering technology programs do not yet participate as extensively in this aspect of international education. Furthermore, it seems that much of the movement towards such collaborative degrees is occurring at the Master’s level3. At the 2010 ASEE Conference, the core of this author team presented an overview of the purposes and aspirations of a new concurrent Masters

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Alfiya Ivanovna Lakhova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University

Tagged Topics

International Forum

Masters’ multidisciplinarytraining, which will form competent, prognostic and innovation-oriented personnel able toensure efficient operation of production at present and in terms of their future development,including technological project managers in high technology, capable of operating in theglobal capital markets [3]. This involves the development of the educational program "Lifecycle managing of petrochemical enterprise", which will generate Masters’ competencies inthe field of chemical engineering, management and organization of petrochemical enterprises.The curriculum is designed in order to meet the requirements of Federal state educationalstandards of higher education of third generation towards the preparation for training direction

Conference Session

What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Louis Theodore; Joseph Reynolds; Ann Marie Flynn

degree in engineeringand instead moves on to a business/management-oriented graduate program, e.g., an MBA(Master of Business Administration). And, who can blame him/her? It obviously makes sense.The displacement of engineers from traditional technical jobs is a reality that has been reinforcedfrom discussions with hundreds of graduates from Manhattan College. Make no mistake and letus not be deceived. Only a handful are involved with detailed technical calculations andresponsibilities. For us in chemical engineering, few are concerned with the design of a multi-component distillation column, non-idea solution behavior, kinetic theory of chemical reactions,etc. The day of the high tech engineer is fast disappearing and has in a very real sense

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

J.B. Conrad; J.M. Ryan; C.J. Egelhoff; E.M. Odom

approach usingsimple and challenging beam deflection problems found in classical publications. In thispaper, we solve beams of uniform cross-section, non-uniform cross-section andstatically indeterminate loadings using the alternative approach. We believe thisalternative approach could be successfully introduced and mastered at theundergraduate Mechanics of Materials level as one of several methods available fordeflection determination.IntroductionCalculating deflection is one of the most difficult skills to learn in Mechanics of Materials.Usually multiple methods are presented at the undergraduate level, each with its ownset of stumbling blocks and mathematical difficulties when used for any beam with morethan a simple load. Using the moment

Collection

2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Richard C. Simpson

learning is that some students will master material morequickly than others. In a traditional approach to classroom education, it can be difficult toaccommodate different learning speeds, and it is almost inevitable that class moves too slowlyfor some students and too quickly for others. Delivering instruction through Smart Sparrowallows each student to take in the material at their own pace. Each Smart Sparrow moduleincludes both text and video instruction, which students can view as many times as they need.A second challenge to implementing mastery-based learning is the need to generate andadminister as many unique formative assessment tasks, with appropriate feedback, as necessaryuntil a student demonstrates mastery of a topic. Adaptive

Conference Session

Assessment Strategies in Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Amie Baisley, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

accomplish an objective. The redundancy imperative requires multiplicity ofopportunity and that provides a route to improve in the feedback cycle. Hence, the mastery-basedgrading system requires frequent assessment.An additional advantage of the mastery-based system, spawned by the frequency of assessment,is a reduction in test anxiety [11]. No single test makes up a large portion of the grade [10].Students are encouraged to master all aspects of the course and not focus on only their strengths.The feedback after the assessment is formative and helps the student understand their specificmistakes rather than receiving a bulk score. Finally, the mastery system allows students to havetime to develop their mastery in the subject over the course of the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Waidley, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jason Bittner, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. She wascompleting her Masters in Civil Engineering and working part time with an engineeringconsultant. Her supervisor put a blueprint in front of her with engineering specificationsregarding the construction of a new roadway. Before becoming involved with the TMP program,she said she would have simply reviewed the engineering specifications for correctness andmoved on. However, now that she had been exposed to the other disciplines in the transportationfield and had attended class with transportation students from other disciplines such as planningand public policy, she now found herself taking a more holistic view of the project. She foundherself asking questions such as, “How would this impact the community it’s running through?”“Does a

Conference Session

Student Approaches to Problem Solving: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Preston Moore, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto; Joseph Ranalli, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

in class. For this knowledge building experience, formative feedback thatallows the student to test and refine their own knowledge would be ideal, but the assessmentpractices in many courses treat homework assignments as a summative assessment, providingonly a single, final judgment that does not allow the student to refine their solutions at all.In this paper the authors discuss a method used to help refocus the evaluation of homeworkassignments in core engineering theory courses as formative assessment activities, encouragingstudents to master the content presented in the assignments. The mastery based approachencourages students to master the content by focusing on feedback and refinement of studentsolutions, rather than on grades. To

Conference Session

Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

culminating designexperience. Associated questions include:  Do most schools use rubrics for assessment? Are peer and industry assessments likely to have a greater weight in the overall student grade if rubrics are used?  Does the design team size affect content taught and/or assessed in the course?  What does it mean to “involve” an industry mentor? Does the use of industry mentors influence the project types, assessment, grading practices, or use of rubrics?  Does the school type: Ph.D. granting, Undergraduate and Masters (UM), or Undergraduate Only (UO), affect the design experience?Rubrics and Project AssessmentRubrics have become a common tool in assessment3 and much has been covered

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University

Federation with a highly diversified industry base. However, this growth is threatenedby a lack of engineers to guarantee this innovative economy. A project of successivevocational training of engineers has been developed at Kazan National ResearchTechnological University (KNRTU) to meet this challenge. KNRTU is uniquely positioned toaddress this need. Firstly, it has a well-developed multilevel vocational training system thatincludes bachelor, master and postgraduate programs, as well as vocational retraining andfurther education for both lecturers and industry specialists. Secondly, it organizes an efficienteducational process integrated with the research conducted in its laboratories and researchcenters. Thirdly, it provides many networking and

Conference Session

Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

cybersecurity positions is currently unfilled, creatingsignificant potential employment opportunities for students with cybersecurity skills. This paperdescribes how the North Dakota State University (NDSU) has responded to this demand,creating graduate programs in cybersecurity. Specifically, NDSU has created a graduatecertificate in the field and added cybersecurity options to its existing masters and doctoraldegrees in computer science and software engineering. These degree programs are described,design decisions are discussed and their current status is qualitatively assessed. Identified futuredirections are also discussed.1. IntroductionThere is significant focus on the need for cybersecurity professionals. However, many focus onthe products of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Jon Whited, St. Jude Medical; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

projects, progressing through an on-site industrial CO-OP and culminating with a team Senior Project or Masters Thesis.Problem-Based Learning within a Multidisciplinary, Industrial Project-Based ContextCalifornia Polytechnic State University has an earned reputation as a proponent of the hands-on,laboratory-based, learn-by-doing approach to education. We have also won a reputation as acollege whose students are steeped in open-ended problems and underpinned by anunderstanding of design and the process of design. As part of our newly-created Biomedical &General Engineering Department, it was our goal to implement Problem Based Learning (PBL)within a larger, industry project-based context. Based on our experience with industry as a keypartner in

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gerry Galloway, University of Maryland; Thomas Lenox, ASCE; James O'Brien

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

of the CivilEngineering Body of Knowledge (BOK), modified accreditation criteria, improved civilengineering curricula, refined experience guidelines for engineer interns, and licensureissues. Page 13.223.2 Page 1ASCE Policy 465 - Progress and Next StepsRussell, Galloway, Lenox and O’BrienThe Master Plan for Implementing ASCE Policy 465 – OverviewASCE’s complex, multi-dimensional, and integrated master plan for implementing ASCEPolicy 465 is based entirely on the ASCE’s Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025 and theCivil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century (BOK). The vision describes afuture

Conference Session

Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole C McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University; Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

theprogram with the undergraduate degree, offering a non-project option, managing theprogram through continuing education, collaborating with other departments, partneringwith industry, and accommodating students who did not graduate from the Cal PolyARCE undergraduate program. This paper offers a history of this masters program,describes these various issues, presents the current state of the program and makesrecommendations for its future.IntroductionThe Cal Poly Architectural Engineering Department’s masters program was launched infall 2007 due to student demand and ASCE policy 465’s declaration of the mastersdegree as the first professional degree for the practice of civil engineering at theprofessional level1. The mission of this master’s

Conference Session

PCEE Session 4: Resource / Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erica Marti, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Rebecca Kober

Paper ID #37455Beat the heat: Coupling technology and engineering designfor young elementary students (Resource Exchange)Erica J Marti (Assistant Professor) Erica Marti completed her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She holds a Master of Science in Engineering and Master of Education from UNLV and a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prior to graduate studies, Erica joined Teach for America and taught high school chemistry in Las Vegas. While her primary research involves water and wastewater, she has strong

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 3: Digital Learning Part I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Edward E. Anderson, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

focus onknowledge clumps (say ideal gases) and individual nodes (say gas constants) and the linksinterconnect these nodes in a forward-directed, prerequisite manner. On the other hand, novicelearners focus on individual nodes (say definition of entropy) and then look back for links toprerequisite nodes (say definition of heat transfer) as they build their own knowledge networks.Expert forward-directed network search strategies are compared to novice backward-directedstrategies in this paper.The goal of an expert AI search is to find a problem solution given inputs to the network whilethe goal of the learner is to find the perquisite knowledge required to master a knowledge node.Expert search strategies are then amenable to expert system AI

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Elvira Valeyeva, Kazan National Research Technological University Russian Federation ; Roman V Kupriyanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Nailya Sh. Valeyeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Galina Romanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Dzhamilia Renatovna Nugmanova, Kazan National Research Technological University

Research Technological University Dzhamilia Nugmanova, post -graduate student of Kazan National Research Technological University. She finished Master of psychological therapy of children and adolescents in the University Miguel Hern´andez of Spain in 2016. During the 9 years she worked at the Kazan Federal University. She is an author of more than 15 scientific articles in psychology. Research interests include adaptation processes of students, psychological therapy of anxiety disorders, applications of gestalt therapy and psychological trauma therapy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Role of Metacognitive Skills in Engineering Education Introduction. The

Collection

2018 Mid Atlantic Section Fall Meeting

Authors

Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

the start, middle, and end of the semester11.ImplementationAt Stevens Institute of Technology, the spatial skills enhancement program was piloted in 2016 asa part of E 120: Engineering Graphics, a required course for all incoming freshmen in engineering.To assess initial spatial ability, all first-year engineering students were required to take the PSVT:Rduring the first week of the semester. Students were then placed in one of three categories basedon their test scores: Spatial Novice, Spatial Intermediate, and Spatial Master. A different pointvalue was associated with each category, as shown in Table 1, with a maximum of five pointstranslating to full credit for the 5% of the semester course grade as suggested by Segil et al.10

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azzedine Lansari, Zayed University; Akram Al-Rawi, Zayed University; Abdallah Tubaishat, Zayed Univeristy; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

all core courses. A course sequence was developed to facilitate student learning ofproblem solving and programming concepts. The sequence includes courses in problem solving,algorithm design and development, solution modeling and coding. VB.Net, a visualprogramming environment, was the language of choice to introduce object orientedprogramming. The master course syllabi for the sequence provide clear details about learningoutcomes covered in that course as well as the piece of evidence for that outcome. The mastercourse syllabi with clearly defined learning outcomes can help instructors focus their lessons.The proposed course sequence can help students learn problem solving concepts naturally andfacilitate the programming learning process. It

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Lucian P. Fabiano

down” master plan start end dates for the work activity and the estimates made for required resources. - Assignment of an individual responsible for the work . task. At the individual assignment level this person is normally the person responsible for the work activity. However, additional people may be assigned to achieve the objective start and end dates for the work activity. - Dependencies associated with each activity. That is, deliverable end items required in order to complete the work activity but which are the

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Claire Cynthia Lehman, Bill's Robotic Solutions; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

ROS is a distributed framework, the software for the robot’soperation is running on the Base Station laptop and the laptop mounted on the robot base.A ROS system consists of a Master/Parameter Server and other ROS programs called nodes.The nodes communicate with the Master, Parameter Server and other ROS nodes though thenetwork. There is only one Master and Parameter Server for a ROS system. The computerrunning the master is identified with a linux environment linux variable – ROS_MASTER_URI.ROS_MASTER_URI must be defined on each computer used in the ROS system. In our ROSsystem the Master ran on the robot laptop, in our case with a URI of http://10.0.0.48:11311. Port11311 is used by default for communication with the Master. The other