Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asma Idries, North Carolina State University; Akira Angel Romero-Berube, North Carolina State University ; Rachel Lee Tilly, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Raegan Santana Reeves, North Carolina State University; Miles Xavier Davis

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

collaborationcentered extra-curricular resources can improve the project experience for first-year engineeringstudents.Background and Motivation First-year engineering education and its impact on student retention, culture, andexperience is an important topic to current educators trying to improve university levelengineering education. Persistence in an engineering program is directly related to the first-yearexperience [1]. The first-year curriculum and surrounding environment are essential componentsto providing students with points of both learning and discovery that will ultimately impact theirdecision to stay within their chosen path [1]. Although the engineering path may not be the bestpath for every student, there is a serious concern over

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 12

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University; Lorelle A. Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Kari B. Henquinet, Michigan Technological University; Richard Jason Berkey, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Lorelle A. Meadows, Michigan Technological University Dr. Lorelle Meadowsjoined Michigan Technological University in 2014 where she is leading the creation of a new honors college uniquely committed to inclusion and equity, and eliminating barriers to high impact educational practices. Prior to joining Michigan Tech, Dr. Meadows was Assistant Dean of Aca- demic Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan.Her primary responsibility in that role was to assure the delivery of a curriculum that addressed college-wide educational objectives in order to prepare students for the careers of the 21st century. This engagement led to her development as an educational researcher and she now conducts

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division - Visualization and Mathematics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Edwin Hou, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Moshe Kam P.E., New Jersey Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs, Mathematics

Educational Activ- ities (2005-2007) IEEE launched tryengineering.org and expanded greatly its pre-university engineering programs, including EPICS-in-IEEE. Kam is a Fellow of IEEE ”for contributions to the theory of deci- sion fusion and distributed detection.” He received the IEEE Third Millennium Medal and the C. Holmes MacDonald Award ”for the Outstanding Young Electrical Engineering Educator.” c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 An Application-Oriented Course to Improve Student Performance in Mathematics CoursesAbstractThis is an evidence-based practice paper. Performance in pre-calculus and calculus courses has astrong impact on student success

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharie Kranz, Coronado High School; Catherine Tabor, El Paso ISD; Art Duval, University of Texas, El Paso; Kien H. Lim, University of Texas, El Paso; Amy Elizabeth Wagler, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric A. Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

learn how the graphicallibrary was implemented, not just how to use it. This observation triggered a sequence ofi iMPaCT is an approximate acronym for Media Propelled Computational Thinking. The learning modules (LMs) Page 25.315.2developed for integration within high school math courses are collectively referred to as iMPaCT-Math (IM).refinements that eventually resulted in a new course that uses the programming of simplemathematical algorithms that render graphics and simulate kinematics. These tiny programsfocus student attention on exploring principles underlying (and building “gut level” intuitionsrelated to) the content of high

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2 - Design & Manufacturing Topics

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Pucha, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kata Dosa, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Design Graphics

Lorand Uni- versity. She is currently working on developing workshops for faculty and graduate students, and sup- ports future faculty and teaching assistant development programs. Dosa’s current research interests are teaching-as-research, incorporating sustainability across the curriculum, team science, and competency development in higher education.Dr. Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Meltem Alemdar is Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist at Georgia Tech’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Dr. Alemdar has experience evaluating programs that fall under the umbrella of educational evaluation, including K-12 educational curricula, K-12 STEM

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Steffen, Iowa State University; Phillip H. Jones III, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

code.Seniors in computer engineering at Iowa State University (ISU) are exposed to concepts in deviceinterfacing and hardware/software optimization through multiple classes in softwaredevelopment, computer architecture, digital logic and signal processing. A course that focuses ongraphics processing and architecture has the potential to nicely tie together several instances ofthese concepts in an integrated environment. Page 25.842.2At ISU we have created a senior elective class for teaching graphics processing. While this classis offered as an elective in the computer architecture focus area, course topics are introduced fromthe systems perspective

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goli Nossoni, Manhattan College

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Civil Engineering

courses in sustainabilityin civil engineering freshman and sophomore courses.4-8 Lower level sustainability courses canbe related to the knowledge gained in the required math, science, humanities, and social sciencecourses. Incorporating sustainability in the civil engineering curriculum is difficult due to an already fullprogram. Bielefeldt (2011) discusses an alternative approach for incorporating sustainability early on inthe curriculum and reports that the awareness of sustainability in subsequent assignments was presenteven when students were not specifically prompted to include sustainability. 9 Upper level designcourses can then be mapped to the sustainability concepts learned in the lower level courses.However, incorporating

Conference Session

EM Skills and Concepts in the Real World

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Collins; Alisha Youngblood

Session 3142 Incorporating Industry-Based Research into an Undergraduate Course Terry R. Collins, Alisha D. Youngblood, Manuel D. Rossetti University of ArkansasAbstractThere are many benefits associated with including industry-based research into an undergraduateengineering curriculum, but often academic and industry participants have different perspectiveson project deliverables. This paper features a case study where senior-level students collect andanalyze data in a retail environment, develop conclusions and recommendations for theorganization, and present

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology and the Internet in Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

industrial engineering. Grounded in the theory of UniversalInstructional Design, these wordlists can be integrated into a syllabus and then be used as ateaching aid to promote an accessible engineering education. The goal is to reduce barriers tolearning by developing an explicitly-identified and robust list of vocabulary for all students in agiven course. Creating an automated program that improves vocabulary information over timekeeps it relevant and usable by instructors as well as students.Presently, there is no automated method to develop course-specific vocabulary lists. To fill thisgap, the authors have created a computer program, using a repository of over 2200 engineeringexams since the year 2000 from the University of Toronto, which

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Focused on Female Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Rachel Farah, University of St. Thomas; Tami Brass, St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

alongside key concepts and practicesin the informal teaching and learning space.Implementation StrategiesThis case study is based on an informal education program which provides students with anopportunity to dive into hands-on engineering. This program also serves as a laboratory settingfor teacher-researchers to pilot new programming that they would not have the opportunity to trywithin the formal classroom. The program serves approximately 100 diverse 6th and 8th gradegirls in an engineering summer program. The diversity of the educators may add to theinnovation with formal educators including a secondary math teacher, K-5 STEAM specialists,an inclusion coordinator, a tech integration specialist, secondary science educationundergraduates

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon S. Wu, California State University, Fullerton; Yong Seok Park, California State University, Fullerton

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

forquestions during class and asked to submit any MPs to an online forum for every lecture withany questions or confusing concepts that would be reviewed by the instructor and addressed atthe start of the following class. Asking students to write down what was least clear to them is a potentially powerful integrative exercise because it requires students to identify any misconceptions or difficulties they may be having with the material, opening a dialogue with the instructor and allowing students to a more profound learning outcome. Finally, for (7) engaging in experiential learning, the lecture materials offered heavy contextualization, such as emphasizing group work that related to real- world engineering problems. Implementation Surveys

Conference Session

Innovative Course Developments in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

25.1321.3This way, CM students can develop proper skills in estimating courses for MEP scopeunderstanding, and they can eliminate the fear of dealing with technologically complex workscope when they are assigned as junior estimators early in their career. Due to limitations incredit hours, it is not always possible to launch specialty courses such as MEP estimating. Thepurpose of this paper is to present an estimating course module that addresses the currentshortcoming in CM curriculum. The paper presents a systematic approach that is used in anestimating course on how to develop a MEP scope which later can be used in detailed estimatingprocess.The Course Structure and Teaching MethodologyThe MEP estimating module is integrated into a third year course

Conference Session

Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina; Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2010-1752: ENGAGING STUDENTS IN CRITICAL THINKING: ANENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING EFFECTNicole Berge, University of South Carolina Dr. Nicole Berge received her BS and MS degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of South Carolina in 1999 and 2001, respectively. In 2006, she received her PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Central Florida. From 2006 – 2008, Dr. Berge worked as a Postdoctoral Associate at Tufts University. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina.Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina Dr. Joseph Flora is currently an Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina. He received

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ahlgren; Igor Verner

-Fighting Home Robot Contest. For these courses we discusseducational objectives, course content and organization, learning activities, andeducational outcomes.IntroductionThere is a rapidly growing literature on robotics as an instructional medium in universityand secondary school education with a main focus on describing initiatives, courses, andinstructional tools. However, limited progress has been made in the conceptualization oflearning and instruction processes that underlie successful introductory robotics courses.Important open questions relate to prerequisite knowledge, integrated curriculum,learning by design and teamwork, robotic competitions, assessment, and evaluation.Finding answers to these questions requires educational research

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Emanuel, Bradley University; H. Dan Kerns, Bradley University

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Industrial Engineering

varies from institution to institution. In some cases,a course in simulation or facility layout may be the “project course”, while in other institutions aseparate one or two semester course may be devoted to the capstone project. One of the constantconsiderations in all industry-based capstone projects is the need for the project team to clearlycommunicate their results to the client in writing and orally. A team may have a good solution tothe client’s problem, but the quality of the written and oral presentations to the client may lackthe professionalism that is required to convince the client of its validity. This paper presents anapproach to improving oral communication skills using an evaluation tool that identifiespotential areas for

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Damon Kirkpatrick, U.S. Air Force Academy; Michael Anderson, U.S. Air Force Academy; Phillip Cornwell, U.S. Airforce Academy

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

present interests include structural dynamics, struc- tural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992, and the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award at Rose-Hulman in 2000 and the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustee’s Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001. He was one of the developers of the Rose-Hulman Sophomore Engineering Curriculum, the Dynamics Concept Inven- tory, and he is a co-author of Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, by Beer, Johnston, Cornwell, and Self. In 2019 Dr. Cornwell received the Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award from the Mechanics Division of ASEE. ©American Society for

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

mechanicalengineering curriculum.The civil engineering curriculum may also see an increase in communications-related coursetopics. According to ASCE [4], with the introduction of powerful computer technology and thetrend toward increasing specialization, civil engineers’ roles often limit their leadershipopportunities. Civil engineers will have to command the multidisciplinary, multi-cultural, team-building, and leadership aspects of their work in order to lead and execute complex projects thatinvolve many and varied stakeholders and meaningful collaboration.Even with evidence cited in the vision papers from the NAE and specific disciplines, there stillexists a paucity of opportunities for teaching and developing professional skills, includingleadership, to

Conference Session

Technical Session 11: Topics related to Computer Science

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzana Rahman, Florida International University; Samy El-Tawab, James Madison University

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Computers in Education

, we present our experience in designing and delivering a mobile developmentcourse that focuses on developing mobile apps for social good by integrating socially consciouscomputing in the design and development process. We provide an overview of our coursestructure, course modules, learning objectives, and few case studies which stress ethical thinkingthroughout the process of app design and development. Our goal was to expand the currentrepertoire of in situ learning activities that require ethical judgment and to integrate thosepractices into their development process. Even though we have not taken any feedback, mainly,if students perceived the notion of socially conscious computing from the perspective of mobileapp development, we found

Conference Session

Work-In-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #27019Work in Progress: Twenty Year Evolution of an Outreach ProgramDr. Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh Taryn Bayles, Ph.D., is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Vice Chair of Undergraduate Education in the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department at the University of Pittsburgh, where she incor- porates her industrial experience by bringing practical examples and interactive learning to help students understand fundamental engineering principles. Her current research focuses on engineering education, outreach and curriculum development. c American Society for

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Sergio Chacon; Mequanint Moges

., Gallardo, V., Barbieri, E., Boggiano, A. and Ramirez, C., 2007, "Development of Hybrid Orientation Program for Instructional Excellence," Proceedings of the ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, South Padre Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education Island, March 28 -30, 2007, on CD-ROM.4. Moges, A., Yuan, X. and Liu, H., 2007, "Integrating Recent Advances in Sensor Network into Undergraduate Curriculum via Hybrid Deliveries of Lecture and Laboratory," Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 1: Foundations of Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Najmus Saqib, Marian University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Transfer Course Abstract Concept maps are widely used in foundational non-engineering science courses to help students express their own understanding of course material. By creating a concept map, students are able to visualize the relationships between different course topics. In recent years, the use of concept maps in fundamental engineering courses has gained growing attention. They have been reported to be very effective in providing students with an interactive learning experience by leveraging constructivist pedagogy. This work reports the effectiveness of integrating concept maps as a learning tool in an undergraduate Heat Transfer course for students majoring in Mechanical

Conference Session

FPD 11: Culminating Considerations

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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First-Year Programs

6 7 8 9 10 Figure 13. Creative thinking average team (each bar represents a different team) scores and standard deviations (error bars) assessed by means of the Investment Theory of Creativity Rubric created out of Sternberg and Lubart.8 Performance levels on the y-axis vary from exemplar: 4 to benchmark: 1.The vast majority of the teams were able to attain projects’ expected outcomes at an intermediatelevel. Therefore, it is suggested to further integrate creativity in subsequent pillar courses inorder to foster meaningful development of students’ creative thinking. Furthermore, reflectionsintegrated in the two projects’ design binders, suggest that these projects allowed

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard A. Young

picket fence ) or to equally spaced spokes (on a pulley), then thesetransition times can be used to obtain a displacement vs. time plot for the object as it passesthrough the photo gate.ii) A VI to control and acquire data from a Sonic Ranger. The standard software for the PascoSonic Ranger does not run under Windows, or under a DOS window in Windows. To use thissensor with LabVIEW students would then be required to acquire data in the DOS mode, save itto a file, open Windows and LabVIEW, read the data from the file, and then analyze the data.This procedure is awkward and defeats the objective of an integrated acquisition/analysisenvironment.A LabVIEW VI which provides high level control of the Sonic Ranger was developed toalleviate this

Conference Session

Decision-Making in Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tori N. Wagner, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

instill in students the ability to recognize and act uponethical responsibilities in diverse global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts [1].Existing literature on engineering ethics education reveals a multi-faceted approach, rangingfrom traditional classroom-based instruction to innovative experiential learning methods [6].Common methods for integrating ethics into the curriculum include exposing students to ethicalstandards, using case studies, and discussion activities [6]. Central to these discussions is theevaluation of ethical reasoning, wherein tools like the Engineering Ethics Reasoning Instrument(EERI) play a pivotal role [7]. The EERI, an assessment tool developed to measure engineeringstudents' ethical reasoning, includes

Conference Session

Engineering Management Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Short

Session 3142 Evaluating the Individual Scientist, Engineer, and Technologist: A Review of Practices and Suggested Framework Jeffrey E. Short, P.E. Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OklahomaAbstractMeasuring the performance of scientists, engineers, and technologists is a daunting task due tothe nature of the job they perform and the absence of common work standards. Presenting thismaterial in an engineering management class can be, therefore, confusing and controversial.This paper will seek to develop a review

Collection

2004 GSW

Authors

Chau Kim Tran; Amir Karimi

fashion, isentropic relations can be determined by integrating explicitlyequations (67) or (68). The resulting equation was presented earlier as equation (60): (γ m −1) / γ m T ⎛P⎞ =⎜ ⎟ T0 ⎜⎝ P0 ⎟⎠The mixture specific heat c p is the weighted average specific heats of vapor and carriergases. With the effective area ratio of a given nozzle from the calibration expressed byequation (61), the steady, one-dimensional equilibrium flow of an inviscid, thermallyperfect gas is described by the set of algebraic equations, equations (62), (64), (65), (66)and (68) where the integrals in equations (66) and (68

Conference Session

Civil ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmal Das, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

calculations. Thus it will promote learning by discovery,instead of leaving the student in the role of a passive observer.IntroductionWith the objective of enhanced student learning, various instructional technology methodsincluding computer-aided problem-solving modules have been integrated into the curriculum forcivil engineering and civil engineering technology programs. More specifically, the effectiveincorporation of a variety of software packages for the teaching-learning process related to thestructural analysis course has been addressed in several articles1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 in recent years.Analysis of both statically determinate and statically indeterminate structures, by classicalmethods (slope-deflection and moment distribution) and stiffness

Conference Session

ETD Freshmen Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, The University of Toledo; Zachary Linkous, University of Toledo

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #19053Implementing Hands-on Experiments in an Engineering Technology Intro-ductory CourseDr. Carmen Cioc, The University of ToledoDr. Sorin Cioc, The University of ToledoZachary Linkous, University of Toledo c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Implementing Hands-On Experiments to an Engineering Technology Introductory CourseAbstractThe mechanical engineering technology (MET) students at the University of Toledo start theircurriculum with a three-credit hour course entitled “Computers for Engineering Technology”.Over the years, this class was subject to many changes with

Conference Session

Construction Education Topics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University; Sungho Tae, School of Architecture & Architectural Eng., Hanyang Univ., Ansan, Korea; Michael E. Smith Ph.D., Western Carolina University

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Construction

educational objectives of the course, there are other, non-curriculum goals. AllAdvisory Committee members are invited to the final group presentations. Advisory companiesare interested in recruiting the best students. The presentations provide an opportunity for thesecompanies to scout the graduating class for potential hires. In turn, students often obtain jobs, awin for both parties. All capstone students are also required to sit for the American Institute ofConstructors (AIC) Associate Constructor (AC) exam providing a benchmark for programassessment. Lastly, all Capstone students are provided exit interview forms which provideadditional program assessment data plus potential alumni information.BackgroundWestern Carolina University (WCU) is

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

major.Several students have since reported that their undergraduate research experience was integral inobtaining a permanent job, often before graduation. Students have a confidence and self-motivation that was fostered by this course, which can be a strong differentiating factor forpotential employers when comparing resumes. 6ConclusionThe authors’ goal was to create a course in which students could conduct undergraduate researchin the sciences at an engineering school with no science programs. A general set of learningoutcomes was constructed encapsulating what any good scientist should learn from their firstresearch experience. As detailed in the three projects presented as examples, the course has