Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Robert M. Nickel, Bucknell University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

peer-reviewed publications. He is also interested in developing educational paradigms that allow undergraduate and entry-level graduate students to participate in rigorous computational intelligence research. Polikar is an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems.Dr. Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is an Associate Professor of chemical engineering at Rowan University. He received his B.S. from WPI in 1992 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1998, and joined Rowan in 1999. He has received the Joseph J. Martin Award, the Raymond W. Fahien Award, the PIC-III Award, the Corcoran Award and the Mid-Atlantic Section Outstanding Teaching Award from ASEE.Dr. Ying Tang, Rowan University

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric W. Tisdale

parameters as calculated in typical homework problems. ElectronicWorkbench displays parameters as shown on laboratory equipment.Comparison of the answers is still a problem for the student. The homework, simulators, andequipment in the laboratory all display answers in a different format. An ability to write the Page 3.236.2parameter displayed on an oscilloscope as a mathematical term consistent with a homeworkcircuit problem solution is a course objective. Communication requires that a representativenumber is found for each parameter of a circuit. Both of these simulators are valuable in thecalculations / laboratory / parameters education

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Deborah Hochstein

faculty to maintain a level of scholarlyactivity. The nature of involvement is expected to vary significantly among faculty dependingupon their commitments and interests, but he has stressed the importance of peer reviewedvehicles of expression to disseminate knowledge and cultivate creativity. “As we expand thedimension of faculty roles that we should recognize, it is essential that we learn to respect eachother for the various roles assumed, whether we contribute through classic scholarship orscholarship applied to learning and to the community around us.”11 The University of Memphishas adopted this expanded view of scholarly activity. This vision has permeated through thecolleges and departments

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

P.J. Fisher; N.J. Quick; S.J. Steiner

. It is a project-based activity where thestudents are organised into teams, spanning all three years of the students’ undergraduatestudies. The project acts as an integrating theme through a course module entitled “TotalDesign”, and requires the students to acquire a number of transferable skills. Theseinclude information gathering, report writing, presentation skills, time management,project planning, teamwork, and managing meetings. This paper describes the year onyear structure of the PAMS project, and the acquisition of the mentioned transferableskills, with particular reference to team working, and the subsequent implications for thestudents as they enter industry on graduation.I. IntroductionThe School of Manufacturing and Mechanical

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes; William LeBold; William Oakes

single department, FreshmanEngineering, and then matriculate to the engineering professional schools after completing thefreshman requirements. Page 4.287.1The individual advising interview is designed to help each freshman develop a personalizedacademic program tailored to the student’s abilities and interests. The advising effort is carried-out by a diverse advising staff that includes faculty, professional counselors, graduate students,peer undergraduate students, and support staff. Student abilities are accessed based on highschool grades, SAT or ACT scores, and the results of AP exams, Purdue placement exams, andthe a trigonometry and algebra

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

-SURVEY - RANK ORDER OF IMPORTANCE (N=78)IMPPREX DESCRIPTION MEAN SDIMPRE6 Building trust with peers, superiors 4.50 .55IMPRE25 Establishing priorities, setting goals 4.46 .66IMPRE31 Writing: expressing ideas correctly 4.42 .79IMPRE41 Understanding clientele (customer) needs 4.42 .88IMPRE12 Budgeting my work time 4.39 .69IMPRE2 Having Flexibility: Varying behavior 4.37 .77IMPRE42 Making oral presentations: impact 4.36 .99IMPRE8 Taking initiative to assume responsibility 4.31 .61IMPRE1 Directing program/project implementation 4.29 1.08IMPRE19 Delegating,coaching,providing follow-up 4.27 1.00(b) PARTICIPANTS PRE

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Rob Wolter; Cliff Goodwin

thePurdue School of Engineering and Technology and were coached and facilitated by the professor.The professor supervised the research and writing of this paper. The student learning teamprovided distribution and pick-up of the survey and Scantron© answer forms to all of theschool’s departments. Survey answer forms were tabulated, and statistical analysis performed,by the Integrated Technologies Department of the universityDefinition of student work groups/teams Page 3.520.1 Well-structured student work groups/teams are very similar to high performance teamsfound in business and industry. Katzenbach and Smith surveyed industry and found that

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lekshmi Sasidharan, University of Arkansas; Tariq Sweidan, University of Arkansas; Abigail Mayhan, University of Arkansas; Pratik Ghimire, University of Arkansas; Suman Kumar Mitra, University of Arkansas

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

density of concrete. 6. Describe the effect of pozzolans on the compressive strength of concrete. 7. Understand that different pozzolans have different effects on the properties of concrete. 8. Understand that the properties of concrete can vary based on the quantity of pozzolan added.Methodology The objective of the mini-project was to investigate how a supplementary cementitiousmaterial (SCM) affects the properties of fresh and hardened concrete. The students collaboratedwith their peers to generate different ideas, and based on classroom knowledge, they identifiedseveral potential SCMs. However, due to material availability in the lab, the groups were advisedto use fly ash and silica fume for their mini

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Lee Kouo, The Johns Hopkins University; Jeanette Chipps, The Johns Hopkins University; Rachel Figard, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

● Her interests include reading, music, and computers. ● Challenges in the classroom involve a "quiet refusal" and verbal repetition. Kiernan 21 Career Readiness Track ● She completes tasks when given clear instructions and modeling. ● Performs significantly below her peers in reading, writing, and math. Matt 18 Diploma Track ● He excels in classroom activities, blogging, and creating

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 5: Virtual Learning and Technology Integration

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matt Gordon, University of Denver; Irvin R Jones, University of Denver

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

happy witha ‘C’ (a passing grade) while another wants an ‘A’. The one desiring the ‘A’ often then mustcarry the team and resents the fact that the other members obtained a high mark without puttingin the work. On the other extreme, each member of the team must materially participate in allaspects of the project (e.g. a team can’t decide one person will write the report, another will dothe calculations, etc.). The instructor’s challenge in this paradigm is to then determine how eachperson performed individually, independent of how well the team performed. Most instructorsattempt something in between these two extremes.As anyone who has taught a class with team projects knows, such courses are typically moredifficult to teach than more

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics and Justice

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodney W. Trice, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics

engineering leaders from across the United States and abroad and to prepare themfor work in technical fields. As evidenced by employers’ interest in our graduating engineersand consistently high rankings by its peers and national news magazines, Purdue University doesa good job of imparting technical knowledge to its students. However, while technicalcompetence is necessary, it is not a sufficient condition for the engineer of 2020 to be successful,as noted in a recent NAE document,1 and as acted upon recently in the College of Engineering.2Within the engineering and scientific community, it is difficult to overestimate the importance ofacting with high ethical standards in global, social, intellectual and technological contexts.When this attribute

Conference Session

Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Popescu, Princeton University, Engineering Library

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Engineering Libraries

evolution is reflected inthe departmental affiliation noted for each publication in the collection. Many of the centers,departments or laboratories that issued reports during that period of time are no longer inexistence, either due to consolidations or due to completion of projects. SEAS reports wereproduced mainly as a record of publicly funded research undertaken at the University. Whileresults of the research were often published in peer-reviewed literature, the reports frequentlycontain results of experiments, computations and primary data that are not included in thepublished literature. Some reports, especially those in high demand, have been catalogedindividually and holdings information has been accurately maintained for retrieval purposes

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott P. Schaffer, Purdue University; Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Gandara, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

stakeholders and partners that teams workwith. All of the programs see design for others as a very appropriate space to domultidisciplinary teaming9.6. Continuous peer assessment as formative feedback and for grading is a best practice. Theprograms differ on their emphasis of individual, team, and client in peer assessment andevaluation but they all see this form of assessment as integral to cross-disciplinary learning.  Toward a Framework for Best PracticesBest practices for multidisciplinary project team learning and performance may be thought offrom the perspective of both the program and the learners or more precisely the interactionbetween the two10. The program perspective includes structures, processes, and outcomesintended to help learners and

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan A. Burtner; Laura Moody

learning environment in the classroom as well as the development ofcooperative faculty teams. Guskin 3 observes, "to create learning environments focused directly on activities that enhance student learning, we must restructure the role of the faculty to maximize essential faculty-student interaction, integrate new technologies fully into the student learning process, and enhance student learning through peer interaction." (pp. 18-19)Evidence of the paradigm shift appears elsewhere in the literature related to teachingengineering. ABET’s Engineering Criteria 2000 is a reflection of the new philosophy.Participants at engineering education conferences deplore the excessive use of “chalkand talk” lectures and commend the

Conference Session

Innovation and Measuring Success in Graduate Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Brooks, Temple University; Tony Singh, Temple University; Hossein Rostami, Philadelphia University; Fernando Tovia, Philadelphia University; Amithraj Amavasai, Temple University

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Graduate Studies

Kodkani4 stated that active learning approach implies that the student is adynamic participant in his or her acquisition of skills and knowledge. Bonwell and Eison5defined active learning as anything that involves students in doing things and thinking about thethings they are doing.” They stated the importance of active learning as: “students are involved inmore than listening; less emphasis is placed on transmitting information and more on developingstudents’ skills; students are involved in higher-order thinking (analysis, synthesis, evaluation),and students are engaged in activities (e.g., reading, discussing, writing).” The attention span ofan average student wanes quickly in traditional lecture formats. Active learning environmentscan

Conference Session

Innovations in First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zane Mitchell, University of Southern Indiana; Marco Lara Gracia, University of Southern Indiana; Ronald Diersing, University of Southern Indiana; Glen Kissel, University of Southern Indiana

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First-Year Programs

simulations on higher order control problems. Furthermore,he/she was able to take the HJB equations and find Riccati equations and a corresponding linearcontroller. This is paramount, as further studies of this work will be to extend the results to fourcumulants and possibly other players instead of just a controller.The program continued in the fall semester, though on a limited basis. The main goal for thesemester was for the student to formalize and write a conference paper detailing the technicalresults from the summer. Since there wasn’t as much time to do detailed research and thesummer research was a combination of our work, it was important for the student to write andformalize his/her thoughts and results. The conference paper was one way of

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elhag Shaban

established torectify it. We suggest to make changes in syllabi contents, stress design in courses andexams, select and retain oriented engineering faculty, show cases in courses,examinations, and laboratories that assist the students to practice design. This paperoutlines suggestions and recommendations that may substantially improve the capstonedesign in undergraduate electrical engineering to satisfy the r igorous challenge of ABETrequirements.IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is a privateprofessional agency responsible for peer review of engineering programs to meetminimum standards set forth by the agency and to enhance the existing and developfuture educational programs. Accredited programs provide the

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Salman Siddiqui, Georgia Southern University; Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University

, actuators, and other hardwarecomponents, write code to effectively interface with these hardware elements to meet userrequirements, design circuits using the Fritzing software, troubleshoot both hardware andsoftware issues within their projects, collaborating within a team, and enhancing verbal andwritten communication skills by presenting the project to peers and composing a projectreport. To illustrate the tangible outcomes of this educational model, Figures 1 to 5 in thepaper showcase a selection of the student projects. These examples serve not only as atestament to the students' ingenuity and skill but also as an endorsement of the model'seffectiveness in enhancing the educational experience in engineering courses.The Alarm Clock Project

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University

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Diversity

, or support graduate students, it was examined carefully to determinewhether it was in fact accurate to call it a bridge program. The term “bridge” was interpreted in afairly broad sense, with the key characteristic being that such a program was designed to helpstudents who were not as well prepared for their program as their peers to bridge that gap, suchthat they were prepared to be successful. One definition that could be used would be that a bridgeprogram is one that is not part of a degree program’s standard curriculum, is designed to preparestudents academically and otherwise for success in that curriculum, and enrolls a cohort ofstudents in the program. By this definition, papers such as [6] were quite ambiguous, as the focusin this

Conference Session

Capstone and Online Courses in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University; Michael W. Seek, Old Dominion University; Jon Lester, Old Dominion University

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Construction

be open-minded about sharing their life, work andeducational experiences. Visual barriers that hinder some students are eliminated, and studentshave time to reflect in preparation of written responses. Since most course correspondence is bywriting, students must be able to communicate clearly through writing. Students need to be self-motivated and self-disciplined to stay on schedule with the course materials and assignments.When they have problems with the course content or assignments, they need to speak up.Instructors are not able to recognize student problems from visual interactions and cannot help ifthey are not notified of problems. Students need to recognize that they are responsible for theirlearning and need to be proactive. On

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

interdisciplinary skills. The purpose of this paper is to explain howthe technical design of vehicle competitions gives every member an advantage when entering theworkforce, such as hands-on engineering experience, construction, fabrication, teamwork, andinterdisciplinary skills.IntroductionThe EVP is not a dedicated course curriculum but is instead based on volunteers who participatesolely to gain experience in designing, building, and manufacturing various vehicles. We submitvarious documents in each competition, giving students experience in writing, business, andfinance [7]. The team is comprised of diverse students from majors including aerospace,mechatronics engineering, and biotechnology. Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Alexey Yamilov

guidelines, the content delivery and assessment of student progress at differentinstitutions presented a particular challenge.Content Delivery OptionsAs of fall 2011 semester, two online content delivery options were available at Missouri S&T.1. WebEx3 through Missouri S&T’s Video Communication Center: • High definition video of presenter with Microsoft PowerPoint slides in the background (as in a weather broadcast) • A technician is always present and controls the camera and is available to assist with technical issues • A write-on monitor for comments and annotations in the Microsoft PowerPoint slides or separately • Lectures are broadcast live and their recording are

Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ahmed M El-Sherbeeny, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Andrea E. Ware, West Virginia University; James E. Smith, West Virginia University

study labs in student achievement a programming-intensive, project-focused second semesterfreshman engineering course.Study labs in the literature Reports and studies have shown a number of advantages achieved by applying study labsin different undergraduate programs, especially in scientific majors. A recent paper describes the“I-Help” computer system, reported to effectively offer cognitive, peer-assistance to students,depending on factors including each students’ level of competence for the subject underconsideration2. Study labs have also been reported to be a valuable means of pre-exam preparation1,reducing exam and general course stress and anxiety3, reducing instructor expenses per student9, Proceedings of the

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Carol Siri Johnson

codified knowledge and complex technology grow and fade as two sides of one coin.Introduction The American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME) was an integral part of thedevelopment of the American iron and steel industry. Their main raison d’être was thedevelopment of written knowledge. They peer reviewed and formally published thousandsof papers on multiple disciplines about the multiple industrial processes. In the 1971 AIMECentennial Volume’s historical summary describes the publication of papers and books as“the very reason for being” [1]. The body of work that AIME has left behind runs intothousands of volumes and provides a history of technological and scientific ideas on manyaspects of the evolution of industry

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Zachary Bensusan; Leslie Gregg; William Leonard

a typical classroom assignment. The company also benefits by receiving a design orproduct that is at the highest quality possible.The last major advantage for students in this type of academic/industry collaboration is theability to include this experience in their professional resume. An assignment like this showspotential employers that the student has experience beyond simple classwork and has knowledgerequired to complete major projects. With a steadily growing number of engineering graduates,students require something that will set them apart from their peers. Due to this experience,students have familiarity in a topic that is in constant need in the engineering field. Therefore,depending on the collaborating company, students may be

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Loukas Lazos; Elmer Grubbs

and then help the other students to finish the problems. So the lab is really a hands-on work session with peer-learning experiences built-in. We believe this laboratory helps thestudents out by engaging them more in the process than the typical lab experience mightaccomplish. Figure 6. Online book question setResultsThe objectives of the course redesign were: 1. To increase student learning 2. To enhance student involvement 3. To increase retention 4. To ensure students were doing their own work and fully understand their solutionsThe goals of enhancing student involvement and making sure that students were doing their ownwork were accomplished directly by the changes in the class structure

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Tania Martinez; Amado Flores-Renteria; Jasmine Flores; Jolani Chun; Cheng Chen; Hezareigh Ryan; Wenshen Pong; Nilgun Ozer; Hamid Shahnasser; Hamid Mahmoodi; Amelito G. Enriquez; Albert Cheng; Kwok-Siong Teh; Xiaorong Zhang

plan 4.69 Working as a part of a team 4.56 Writing a technical report 4.50 Creating a poster presentation 4.63 Making an oral presentation 4.50Question: Tell us how much you agree with each of the following statements. Activity 2014 The internship program was useful. 4.56 I believe that I have the academic background and skills needed

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Md Nazmus Sakib, University of North Texas; Maurizio Manzo, University of North Texas; Rattaya Chowdhury Yalamanchili, University of North Texas

Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of North Texas (UNT). He earned his Ph.D. in 2015 from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Italy. Dr. Manzo’s research spans several areas within mechanical engineering, including experimental optics, photonics, sensing, and experimental fluid mechanics. He has authored over 45 peer-reviewed journal papers and conference proceedings, and he holds 3 US patents (1 utility and 2 provisional). Dr. Manzo has been successful in securing over $2.3 million in research funding from prestigious sources such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department

Conference Session

Student Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuba Yildirim, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

that better meets the client’s needs.Model Documentation: The model must be documented; typically students write a memo tothe client describing their model. The MEA is not only model-eliciting, but thought-revealing;i.e., the team’s mathematical approach to the problem is revealed in the client deliverable. Thisprocess enables students to examine their progress, assess the evolution of the mathematicalmodel, and reflect about the model. It provides a window into students’ thinking, which caninform instruction.Generalizability: The created model must be sharable, transferable, easily modifiable, and/orreusable in similar situations. It must be generally useful to the client and not just apply to the

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Stuart Berntein

: thateveryone is treated with respect and not demeaned for their opinion. This class is considered a © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conferencesafe space where every student can freely voice their opinion. Hopefully, their future workplaceswill be held to the same standard.Students are also informed they will be expected to work with their teammates outside of classtime and that each of them must participate. Each group will do peer reviews to grade theinvolvement and effectiveness of each other. These peer reviews are used to help establish theoverall individual grades on the group project.Interpersonal SkillsENGR 100 topics • Diversity, Equity, and