Conference Session

The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

university level. Students who have proclivities towardsentrepreneurship activities can be made more informed about the possibilities at theirinstitutions.Theory of Planned BehaviorIn the engineering education literature, several studies have examined the impact ofentrepreneurship programs, courses, or other interventions on student characteristics. Forexample, Reid and Ferguson4 examined whether entrepreneurial interventions impacted students’mindsets, in terms of being fixed or something that can be improved. Bilen and colleagues5studied the impact of participation in an entrepreneurship minor on constructs such as self-efficacy, leadership attitude, innovation, and teamwork skills. Ohland and colleagues examinedparticipation in an

Conference Session

Early College Retention Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yvonne Ng

towards: Education, HealthSciences (Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Exercise Science), Business, and Social Page 10.1194.1Work (Figure 1). These “smattering” courses are also an integral part of an engineering recruitment andpreparation program necessary for students pursuing an engineering degree through the various dualdegree partnerships we have.This “smattering” strategy is the result of a union of the liberal arts and social activism of the college andthe Center of Excellence for Women, Science and Technology (CWST) Strategic Plan for plugging the“leaky pipeline” of girls and women leaving engineering. While

Conference Session

IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson; David Elizandro; Jane Fraser

improvement of the ABET 2000 continuous improvement process. Specifically, themost significant improvements are clarification of the relationship between Program Objectivesand Program Outcomes and the definition of engineering topics.Although these clarifications are an improvement, there are other issues related to the ABETCriteria that may be addressed. For example, another area where ABET may choose to clarify isCriterion 8 which addresses the governing societies’ role in the strategic planning process. Thispaper examines current Program Criteria for several programs, proposes revisions to GeneralCriterion 8, and presents sample Program Criteria for industrial engineering.IntroductionThe ABET 2000 Criteria shifted accreditation emphasis from a

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen High; Ben Lawrence; Cynthia Mann

outcome k) Additional activities common in ENGR 1111 Academic Success / Study Skills / Time Management Personality typing using the Myer’s Briggs Type Indicator Career Services Awareness / Resume Writing / Interviewing Strategies Planning of class schedules or a four-year Study PlanIn both the semesters (Fall 2002 and Fall 2003), Dr. High taught sections of Engineering 1111that included problem solving and projects. Chemical engineering faculty also taught othersections of 1111.ApproachThe course is taught for 1 hour each week during a 15 week semester. The concepts of problemsolving, creativity, and product/process design were introduced using several weeks of thecourse

Conference Session

New Frontiers in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Fischer; Richard Jerz

contain lectures on engineering graphics, which Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationis the standard language for communicating designs in industry. Engineering graphics had beentaught to freshmen as part of an introduction to engineering course, but was discontinued whenthe new engineering curriculum was introduced in the fall 2002 semester.The plan for the new DFM course was that it would include the topics: manufacturing processes,product design fundamentals, engineering graphics, and CAD/CAM. For “hands-on” exposure,CAD, CAM, and CNC laboratory exercises would be included. This 3 semester-hour

Conference Session

Inservice Teacher Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jane Schielack; Carol Stuessy; George Nickles

of educational research occurs for graduate students who are chosento work as mentors for participants during the professional development activities for the secondsummer (IV). In July of the second summer, participants continue their work with scientists (Ib)and work with educational researchers to design classroom-based research studies to examine theeffects of the IF on students learning (V). At the end of the second summer, participants leavewith the expertise to test the effects of the IF on students’ understanding. Participants implementtheir Research Plans (RP) in their classrooms during the second school year on a voluntary basis(VI) and have the option of reporting the results of their second years’ implementations during

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leann Yoder; Stephen Kuyath

principals required in manyengineering technology programs. The students enjoyed watching the robot competitions as theycheered their team (Figure 2b).Trebuchets:Were you aware that you trebuchet kits are available on the Internet? They are available with asimulator (see Figure 3) that helps the students understand the physics behind the fun. There iseven a kit that will “toss a human” (this is not the one we plan on using with the high schools). Figure 3: Sample Trebuchet Simulator (from Trebuchet.com)Figures 4 and 5 show some example trebuchet kits. These can be purchased for relatively little Page 9.476.6money and built by high school

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Watts; Theodor Richardson

, is to provide classroom teaching experience, with an emphasis on learner-centeredteaching methods, to future engineering educators.Those engineering graduate students interested in an academic career have limited options whenit comes to preparing to teach the next generation of engineers. These options can includeteaching assistantships (TAs) which can be accompanied with a teaching workshop, teachingseminars, and under rare circumstances a graduate course on engineering education that canincorporates lesson-planning and learning theory1. The GK-12 fellowship program provides Page 9.601.1USC’s engineering graduate students experience

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Ellen Litzinger; Barbara Bogue

9.1418.1Program that female students consistently fail to connect wellness issues with their ability toperform well. Finally, kinesiology research points to the fact that exercise and physical activity Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationcan lead to improved self esteem, thus providing a sound platform for addressing theengineering-related factors. (Kinesiology is the study of movement). We hypothesized that (1) Abetter awareness of career opportunities and planning tools would encourage female students todevelop more effective success and stress management strategies; that (2) women who developeda

Conference Session

Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman; John Demel; Richard Freuler

MechanicalEngineering course (Mech. Eng. H210) that covers statics instead of the third course in thephysics sequence, Physics 133I. In this statics course students are placed in study groups forsolving the assigned homework problem sets.4. Key Features of the Engineering Design/Build ProjectIn Engineering H193 the students are formed into teams and then given the scenario for the robotcompetition. They learn about team formation and teamwork, project planning, management anddocumentation. One of the teams' first tasks is to develop a team working agreement thatspecifies the expectations for each member, how decisions will be made, and what happens if ateam member does not do her/his share of the work. The second task is to look at when thecompetition is held

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Carney; Michael Nolan; James Lampe; Raymond Thompson

language is considered basicfluency.Classroom StudyThe easiest method of teaching enculturation could have included the development and teachingof a class in globalization. Although such a course could be valuable, by its very nature it wouldnot be very engaging or experiential, and by itself would not be the best way to introduce studentsto foreign cultures. There are some advantages to such a course, and it was decided thatcomponents would be integrated into any travel course developed by Purdue.Embedding Globalization in the CurriculumAs part of the development of a globalization experience for students, the faculty decided thatinstead of simply adding another course to a student’s plan of study we would instead makeglobalization a graduation

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas E. Hulbert; Robert B. Angus

survey developed by the authors and conducted by thestaff of the Corporate On-Site Education group in Northeastern’s Continuing Education Division.Information from the literature on advising on-site students was reviewed with the relevant articlessummarized in this paper. The paper concludes with a plan for advising participants in on-siteprograms recognizing participant differences and program variables.How Northeastern’s Continued Education Organized and Scope of ProgramContinuing Education has three major units within the Division-State of the Art (InformationTechnology), Building Design and Management, and Corporate On-Site Programs. This groupreports to University College, the part-time undergraduate college of the University.Corporate On

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Jennings; Vincent Wilczynski

Internet file server was established at a buzzsaw.com site created to serve the designindustry. This site was chosen for the project as a file server to retain all the documents relatedto the project. It was a secure file server and only users that were registered by the projectadministrators were allowed access to the site. It was primarily used as to store and tradeorganizational files for the project such as internal planning documents, grant requests, budgetworksheets and inventory control. A useful feature of the site was that it was not merely a fileserver, but rather an interactive file server. Each posted file contained a comment section whereproject participants could annotate the documents with background information or relatedcomments

Conference Session

Integration of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

outcomes within the BOK II shouldbe enough reason for CE programs to begin considering implementation strategies.However, additional reasons may exist at the local university. How well do thehumanities and social sciences Program Outcomes match with university goals andobjectives? The President’s strategic plan at UT Tyler specifically mentions theimportance of many of the same additional outcomes in the BOK II.9 The importance ofthe humanities within the mission, goals, and strategic plan is shown below: “The UT Tyler vision is to be nationally recognized for its high quality education in the professions and in the humanities…its graduates will understand and appreciate human diversity and the global nature of the new

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

, perform clash detection, and generate photorealisticvisualization. Same as Revit family, Navisworks is available free of charge for faculty andstudents to use for 14 months.Bentley System16 comprises a family of application modules that include Bentley Architecture,Structural Modeler, Bentley Building Mechanical Systems, and Bentley Building ElectricalSystems, Bentley Facilities, Bentley PowerCivil (for site planning), and Bentley GenerativeComponents. Its common interfaces include: DWG, DXF, and IFC. The major drawback of theBentley System is that is it hard to learn and navigate.Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD17 is the oldest BIM design tool available today. It is the only BIMsystem that can be used on the Apple Macintosh. Graphisoft has developed a

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen P. Constant, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

include the role of the college Equity Advisor, the use of Institutional Researchdata and surveys as a dashboard for progress, and the process of departmental collaborativetransformation. Training activities that have been identified as crucial to sustainability includedepartment chair training, search committee training, and training to avoid systemic unintendedbias. Additionally, ISU has been awarded an NSF Innovation through Institutional Integration(I3) grant entitled “Strengthening the Professoriate at ISU”, (SP@ISU) which includes goals incommon with the ISU ADVANCE program. The plan for transition and institutionalization willbe described and the anticipated challenges discussed.Institutional ContextIowa State University of Science and

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Miranda II, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

support industries for both mobile and static(in-situ) intelligent devices. Department of Defense and Homeland Security facilities such as the Space and NavalWarfare System Center Pacific, located in San Diego, California, are currently calling for the useof robust embedded systems to carry their payload of sensors. Navigation, obstacle avoidanceand the path planning are integrated using a sensor suite consisting of monocular vision,binocular vision, radar and LIDAR systems capable of detecting a kayak as far as 50 metersaway [1]. The SPAWAR System Center Pacific is also supporting the Program ManagementOffice for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), PMS-408, in developing an entire fleet ofautonomous marine vehicles [1], in which, are

Conference Session

Mentoring Minority Students

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine S Grant, North Carolina State University; Tuere Bowles, NC State University; Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University; Rex E Jeffries, North Carolina State University; Barbara Smith, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

discouragement throughout their STEM career; indicatinga critical need for mentoring2. Only 18.5% of Black college students and 17.3% of Hispaniccollege students plan on pursuing a STEM major, according to a study by the Higher EducationResearch Institute at UCLA. Unfortunately, only 25% of underrepresented students who declarea STEM major earn undergraduate degrees in STEM, compared to 50% for all undergraduatestudents. African-American and Hispanic students are more than twice as likely to switch toother majors as Caucasian and Asian students. In light of all of the challenges in the economyand the movement of jobs overseas, the preparation of these young men and women for careersin technology is essential for our city, state and nation to utilize the

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University; Michael T. Butcher, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

biological fluid flows. Moreover, a novellaboratory experience involving testing of a Lab-on-a-Chip device (LOC) is planned to studyseveral aspects of fluid flow phenomena 8. Laboratory exercises will culminate in semesterresearch projects. The students will conduct small research studies in groups, ideally withstudents from diverse STEM disciplines working together as a team. The primary objective ofthis design is that students from different STEM disciplines act as peer mentors. For example,projects involving velocity profiles and pressure profiles of fluid flow systems may be easier toconceptualize by the engineering students, and these students can provide mentoring tobiological sciences students. Similarly, information on animal anatomy and

Conference Session

Advances in Communication Instruction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Risa Robinson, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

average felt that each of the fivesessions was helpful (minimum score 4.18/5), and all students agreed or strongly agreed that theywould recommend the workshop to other students. We hypothesize that participation in thisworkshop will improve the communication skills of students working as TAs in engineeringdepartments. This informational paper presents an overview of the workshop, along with studentfeedback to date and future plans that will enable testing of the hypothesis.BackgroundThis paper discusses a Teaching Workshop that was developed to enhance college-levelstudents’ communication and teaching skills, so that students would be prepared enough to gainthe benefits of teaching others about engineering. In engineering departments where

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford R. Mirman, Northern Illinois University; Lesley Rigg, Northern Illinois University; Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

addition, theformation of the ESE, its interdisciplinary nature, and the filling of a major educational void oncampus will be discussed.IntroductionNorthern Illinois University is a diverse research university of 25,000 graduate andundergraduate students, located in a rural area about sixty miles east of Chicago. To adhere to itsmission, NIU offers vast array of educational programs and a multitude of different courses, to Page 25.151.2both an on-campus and off-campus population. In 2007, the University commenced a broadbased strategic planning initiative which sought to identify new areas and strengthen existingareas of education, as well as

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton L. Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

summarizescurrent progress and plans for the NSF project. Finally, it discusses student reactions, lessonslearned, and future directions.IntroductionTo improve student learning, enthusiasm, and retention, especially in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) areas, educators have developed a wide variety of activelearning approaches to engage students, enhance learning, and emphasize attitudes and skills inaddition to knowledge; a few reports are summarized below. Baldwin2 described experiences,benefits, and pitfalls with discovery learning, which broadly refers to learning through self-teaching. McConnell17 discussed active and collaborative learning (ACL), a set of ACLactivities, associated risks and ways of addressing them

Conference Session

Global Studies, Initiatives, and Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Eileen Van Aken, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

, Page 25.1198.2Russia, Brazil, and the United Kingdom have shared their experiences with engineeringfreshmen. Students have reacted postively to these presentations. Figure 1 shows students’responses in the last four years to the exit survey question shown below. Class Exit Survey Question: Please recall a guest presenter discussed his/her study/work abroad experiences with you in your lecture class. I found this presentation: Response Category: 1. Very useful and it motivated me to consider study abroad options in future 2. Useful but it's too early to make plans for studying abroad 3. Useful but I'm not interested in studying abroad 4. Not useful 5

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Anderson; Paul Duesing; Marty Zoerner; Kevin Schmaltz

teamwork, communication,project planning and management, creative problem solving, and ethics are given majoremphasis throughout the yearlong experience. Student teams are given instruction andcomplete exercises in all of these areas throughout the year. Faculty advisors coach andmentor their team’s soft skill development throughout the project.LSSU’s senior engineering design course sequence is organized as a two semester six-credit (three each semester) lecture/lab. Stated course outcomes are that students will: • be capable of giving an effective oral business presentation. • be capable of writing a clear, concise project proposal that flows from general to specific. • demonstrate effective writing of short business memos

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Dick Desautel

and Mechanical Engineering were two of the sevenbaccalaureate programs reviewed by the visit that employed this assessment system.This paper extends the material of an earlier paper1 to include issues of system streamlining andmaintenance, planning of periodic processes, and faculty participation and workload.It is a presentation-only abbreviated form of a recent extended workshop2 in best assessmentpractices. The workshop presented the material in more detail and included discipline-basedteam exercises to put system processes into practice.In considering the “old culture” (Figure 1), an overstated critique would be that it typically had

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Anstaett Metzler P.E., The Ohio State University; Annie Abell, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

and can be completedutilizing any of many tools and approaches. There are reports in the literature from similarrecent efforts, each of which utilized specific methods and tools that were appropriate for theirgoals and objectives [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].In this Work in Progress report, we describe the approach currently being utilized at Ohio State,and report on the progress to date and future plans. The approach used in this report began withan initial faculty workshop that was used to generate discussion and solicit input to betterunderstand the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the current curriculum, as well asassessing the perceived needs of the faculty regarding curriculum redesign.Following that initial workshop, a committee of

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul McMonigle, Pennsylvania State University; Denise Amanda Wetzel, Pennsylvania State University; Sara C. Kern, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

STEMClassroomEngineering First-Year Seminar Library Session (In-Person, online, or hybrid)This lesson plan is for first year students and is applicable to both in person, online, and hybridclasses. At the end of the session, students will be able to identify resources offered by thelibrary, use beginner database search strategies to find articles and ebooks, and know how toaccess additional library support. The lesson emphasizes the following aspects of theINCLUSIVE ADDIE framework: • Needs - models and encourages discovery, student led-learning, and communicating findings. • Context - when used by the authors of this paper, the students have an upcoming assignment in their class where they need to find an article. • Lessons – lesson uses

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 1

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Wenhai Li, Farmingdale State College; Yue Hung, Farmingdale State College; Reiss Guttman, Farmingdale State College; Sen Zhang, State University of New York, Oneonta; Ning Yu, State University of New York, Brockport

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

)concepts, with a focus on practical applications in robotics and automation. Instead of diving deep intocomplex mathematics or programming, the module emphasizes the use of accessible AI tools, such ascomputer vision (CV), natural language processing (NLP), and reinforcement learning (RL), to solveengineering problems. By embedding the module into the robotics curriculum, students gain hands-onexperience applying AI to real-world challenges, preparing them for AI-driven roles in engineering. Thispaper details the design and implementation of the module, explores the challenges of adapting AIeducation for MET students, and discusses strategies to bridge gaps in their technical knowledge. We alsooutline an assessment plan for evaluating student

Conference Session

Engineering Engagement Activities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin P.E., East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Tennessee State University. He completed his undergraduate and Master’s Degree from North Carolina A&T State University and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. Dr. Johnson is responsible for the university’s equity and inclusion strategic plan. In his academic department, he is also responsible for nine undergraduate and graduate programs. He assures current and innovative academic curriculums and is responsible for maintaining program accreditations including the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and the Council for Interior Design (CIDA). Dr. Keith Johnson has been very active with the American Society for Engineering Education for 30 years. During his tenure, he served on the ASEE

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Jay Porter; Alok Verma; Mohamed Gharib; Andrew Moore

ofcoursework and resources, a team was assembled to (i) develop a stand-alone degree plan thattakes more advantage of the curriculum already in place on the Galveston campus; (ii) leveragemain campus courses only when expertise does not already exist on Galveston campus; and (iii)support collaborative new course development through faculty teams on both campuses. Thispaper discusses the ongoing work developing the new curriculum, the problems this newpotential approach solves, and a model for future multi-campus curricular collaborations.IntroductionWith the increasing demand for engineers, universities must keep up with industry needs. Thus,in 2013, the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University set a goal to increase enrollmentto 25,000