Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Grau, University of Alabama; Guillermo Mejia, University of Alabama and Universidad Industrial de Santander

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

isolated mannerwithout linking to other fundamentals of construction management such as planning andscheduling. Each week had two class sections of two hours each. The traditional lecture classwas the instruction strategy, where the lecturer explained basic concepts about estimating costsin construction projects and the students applied those cost fundamentals by undertaking asemester’s project on the budget of a construction project. The grading system was basicallybased on three exams and the semester’s project with a numerical scale ranging from 0 to 5,where the approval grade was 3. There was a persistent problem regarding the students’performance in class that worried to the civil engineering department due to feeble averagesachieved by

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian D Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Darrell R Wallace, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

focusedon Mechanical Engineering Technology students from STEM. Through the program, studentshave gained opportunities to:  develop innovative solutions to loosely defined problems  work with diverse multi-disciplinary colleagues towards a common goal; this involves negotiation and compromise  maintain design intent while addressing cost and market factors  practice leadership and self-direction in completing the project  communicate technical aspects of designs with non-technical colleagues  be responsible for project planning and scheduling considering resources and deadlinesThis paper explores the relevance of the identified metrics from the perspective of industry,specifically local and regional. It

Conference Session

Objectives, Assessment, and Methods for Teaching Technological Literacy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Macho, Buffalo State College; Su Wang, China National Institute for Educational Research

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

instruction. To meet these goals and objectives a workshop plan was created. The plan was tocombine lectures and hands on activities. Dr Macho provided the lectures and Michael Bastonilead the hands-on portions. The intention was to immediately reinforce the ideas presented in thelectures with tactile experiences, and then reflect on those experiences. The content of thelectures were the design methods described in American Society for Engineering Education(ASEE) paper A Functional K-12 Conceptual Framework for Teaching Technological Literacy 1.The hands-on experiences were centered on design challenges using Totally Trebuchet kits fromGears Educational Systems, LLC.Method The method of gathering data was a mixed design of quantitative

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Figure 1. Pre-lab assignmentLAB #1 – Instructions to students in the labFirst, please examine equipment you were given. Then, brainstorm with your lab teammates onhow you can use the given equipment to design experiments that demonstrate the Seebeck and thePeltier effects. Present two experimental plans to the professor. If approved, then set up the twoexperiments. Have them checked by the professor. Once approved, go ahead and run them andgather data.In the next part of this lab you are tasked to design another experiment, but not to actually conductit. This time, you are tasked with measuring the efficiency of the system that powers the fan.Brainstorm with your teammates on how you would do it. The following questions can guide you:What data

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

• Defining LEED • Emergency preparedness planning. Page 22.467.6Besides standard classroom instruction, the students go on site visits, are visited by special guestlecturers, and complete four projects. In detail, the projects are as follows:1) Preparation of an “Energy Conservation Plan” with the following aspects: identifyingopportunities, determining an action plan, calculating the savings, written report.2) Working in a team of two students perform an actual energy audit with the following aspects:energy audit scope & plan, walk-down & information gathering, analysis, recommendations,written report.3) Preparation of an Environmental

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin S. Adams; Cynthia Atman

evaluating representcoding categories for information processing behaviors.Decision activities capture what kinds of changes were made to a design state. Therefore,coding categories include changes to a design plan, the problem representation, or a solutionrepresentation. These are goal-directed decisions based on utilizing information. Examples ofdecision activities include redefining a design constraint, modifying a solution to improveperformance, and identifying and scheduling design tasks. Both information processing anddecision activity codes are described in detail in reference (11). Together, these activitiesprovide a means for measuring transitions behaviors as a function of the number of and amountof time engaged in information processing

Conference Session

Construction Classroom Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Audo, Pittsburg State University; Seth O'Brien, Pittsburg State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

the house to see if thestructure is sturdy. The students are then asked why they think the house is so strong. Theimportance of planning is again mentioned. The students are all invited inside the house to seethe interior and look at how all the framing members tie together.The students then return all the tools and materials issued to them prior to leaving the assemblyarea. After all the students have left the assembly area and headed off to another activity theadult volunteers and boss disassemble the house and stack the pieces in areas according to theircolor in preparation for the next group of student builders. The structure is designed to beassembled and disassembled one hundred times before a new kit is required.An independent third

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Green, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Connection Program Startup Boot – ENES210: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis Camp • $75K Freshmen & • Existing gap to be filled by the new Entrepreneurship and Business Plan Sophomores Innovation Program (EIP). Competition • Entrepreneur Juniors & • Hinman CEOs Program Office Hours Seniors • Hillman

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Lynn Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology; Susan L. Hotle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurie Anne Garrow, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, she has used a variety of evaluation methods, ranging from multi-level evaluation plans designed to assess pro- gram impact to monitoring plans designed to facilitate program improvement. Dr. Alemdar’s leadership evaluation work includes serving as lead evaluator on NASA’s electronic Professional Development Net- work (ePDN), a new initiative dedicated to preparing teachers to engage their students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields through the use of NASA-developed learning materials and resources. She also serves as the lead evaluator on several NSF funded Noyce Scholarship programs. She has direct experience leading evaluation of STEM programs and has contributed to evaluations of

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy Baldwin, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Marisa Hemingway, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

to cover their roles andresponsibilities as a mentee, the mentor roles, and expectations for future activities. Roles andresponsibilities for mentees include: communicating future goals and expectations clearly,actively participating in their career development plan, participating in networking activities,identifying potential pitfalls to success, and developing an increased sense of self-assurance andself-directed behavior. The coordinators asked mentees to commit time to regular meetings withtheir mentor that would include discussions beyond technical training. Topics to considerincluded general professional development questions, struggles and accomplishments, andopportunities for further education or experience. Again, these nontechnical

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Roper, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

, but also forfuture generations to come. In other words, it is the development and restoration of urban areasthat will meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations tomeet their own needs. The course addresses a number of urban design concepts for smart growthand sustainable development including balanced land use planning principals; importance of anoverall transportation strategy; providing urban tree coverage, leveraging public transportationaccessibility; providing a spectrum of housing availability; integration of office, retail andhousing units; reduction of urban area environmental foot print; use of recycled, reused,reusable, green and sustainable products; integration of renewable solar energy

Conference Session

Workshop, Program, and Toolkit Results

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Allen Estes; Ronald Welch

provide thecritiques. Ultimately, the participant who taught the class provides a self-assessment. Eachparticipant receives a videotape containing all of his or her classes and critiques recorded forfuture reference.Social Events: While much of the evening time is spent in class preparation, social events weredeliberately planned to promote interaction, collaboration and the sharing of ideas. Anintroductory banquet, a Hudson River cruise, morning/afternoon snack breaks and lunches aredesigned as important learning activities.While the laboratory exercises and the demonstration classes are consistently rated as the mostvaluable activities, there are two seminar topics that standout in both the immediate and longterm workshop critiques

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Women

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo; Margaret Bailey

ProgramsPrior to 2004, there were three opportunities for girls in 11th and 12th grade to come onto the RITcampus and learn about engineering at the institute. These three programs have been heldprimarily as recruitment/retention tools for RIT and are discussed belowSWE SleepoverThe SWE (Society of Women) Sleepover is an annual program, held each spring, for 11th gradewomen. The program has been in existence for a number of years, and is planned and run almostentirely by RIT’s Society of Women Engineers student section. Since it is mainly used as arecruitment tool to demonstrate RIT’s engineering programs to young women in high schoolsaround the Northeast, it is centered around providing an RIT experience. Attendees spend a fullday on campus, where

Conference Session

Innovative Practices in NRE Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Davis; Charles Bittle; Mitty Plummer

own desired outcomes and develop methods for continuouslymeasuring the extent to which these outcomes were being met. Each program had todevelop and implement a plan for measuring attainment of program objectives andmethods for assessing results to make program improvement. This paper is based on theexperience in this process of the University of North Texas (UNT) Nuclear EngineeringTechnology (NUET) program.The NUET program was started in 1990 for delivery to the Comanche Peak SteamElectric Station. In part, this program was responsible for converting a Department ofIndustrial Technology to a Department of Engineering Technology. A new departmentchair, who had some experience with an ABET accredited program, was hired in 1993 toseek

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roslyn Smith; Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

tools/materials from stock pile -----5%Comments on ResultsThe results from the two projects were similar. The direct work components were 41%and 46% , that means less than 50% of the time workers were engaged in some thingsthat produces revenue. But, this follows the national trends found in other studies. Theessential contributory works in the projects were 30% and 35% shows that the supportworks generally take third of the time of the project. To minimize the support work,careful site planning is needed. Highly trained workers also help to reduce time in thiscategory. The ineffective times on the job for the projects were 24% for both. Personalbreaks on projects although seems high, were again within the national range. Havinggood supervision

Conference Session

College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske; Jacquelyn Sullivan

anddevelop teamwork, community involvement and citizenship skills. Service learning also offersstudents the opportunity to gain contextual knowledge and solve real-world problems that couldnot be formulated in a textbook. For instance, students engaged in the National EngineeringProjects in Community Service (EPICS) projects rate the impact of their ability to work in teamsas the highest outcome of their service-learning experience, followed by enhancement ofcommunication skills.3 Students also report honing other skills that are components of the ABETcriteria4, which are customarily hard to teach in conventional engineering courses. Those skillsinclude communication, project planning and leadership. Of the students who participated in theEPICS

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Murphy

Page 10.1012.1of study and is representative of a course that I would probably be assigned to teach immediatelyafter obtaining a faculty position. There were approximately 100 undergraduate students Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Student Paperenrolled in the class. Prior to participating in this project, I took a class on pedagogy called“ENGIN 580 – Teaching Engineering” taught by Dr. Susan Montgomery1 at the University ofMichigan. It was decided that I would be responsible for planning and

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Marcus

and financial information for college. Funding for this project came from alocal entrepreneur fund, and a Penn State University Equal Opportunity Planning Committee2(EOPC) fund. Page 10.86.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Educators Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducatorsPart I - Professional Development Workshop for TeachersSecondary school technology and science teachers were invited to participate in a workshop onteam problem solving. With the help of the Director of Continuing Education, the teachersreceived “Act 48”3 credit

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assurance in engr edu

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Creese

senior design course requires a large number ofother activities, such as mentoring and peer advising of sophomores, community service projects,report writing and presentation skills, professional ethics, and etc. – and all of these activities,which may be “good” activities, do not help the student integrate the “islands of knowledge” intothe “capstone project”. Other senior design courses have formal team projects with competitionbetween teams from different universities. Few, if any, of the teams have offices on campus orcoordinated class schedules to provide a time or place for the team to work together on theproject as a full team. Teams with equipment may have a workshop space, but usually notsecure office space for discussion, for planning

Conference Session

Using Technology to Improve IE Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Liezl Van Dyk

, three levels of systems are generally accepted7: 1. The top planning layer comprises systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Supply Chain Systems (SCS). 2. The Manufacturing Execution System (MES) acts as middleware between the planning and control layers. 3. Control is established through devices and systems such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and man- machine interfaces (MMI).The ability to execute learning is one of the two criteria used by Gartner3 to evaluate currentlearning management systems. To measure the ability to execute learning, the following areconsidered: Verifiable record-keeping, partnership philosophy, skills

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Susannah Spodek; Marianne Machotka; D. Joseph Mook

implementation. Many engineeringschools in the US now have their own international engineering departments or programs.Others rely on the central, university-wide study abroad office to assist with the recruitment,placement, and preparation of the engineering students who will study abroad. Yet otherinstitutions do not have an office that occupies itself with the promotion and implementation ofstudy abroad programs but rather rely on a single faculty member to coordinate study abroad. Inthis paper, we will provide information for all situations.Well-planned programs coupled with well-prepared students create successful experiences.Successful experiences lead to greater participation and even more successful programs.II. Academic MattersPlanning a

Conference Session

Balancing Personal and Professional Life

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca Blust

two roles into a workable plan that slights neither role.In her book, Balancing Career & Family: Overcoming the Superwoman Syndrome, MarionThomas describes two categories of women who work: those who are pursuing professionalcareers and seek personal satisfaction in their work and those who work solely for financialreasons.Thomas continues that women who work to pursue their career often work long hours, travel,have additional stresses associated with their job and as a result, may earn more money. Thesewomen often have more flexibility when dealing with their employers regarding their work andtravel schedules. Some professional women even make the decision to forego their careers andtake a less demanding job in order to spend more time

Conference Session

Program Assessment in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Maryanne Weiss; Mark Pagano; Margaret Weeks

developments."Manufacturing is one of the many industrial sectors that has explicitly recognized the need todevote greater attention to technological education. In 1997, the Society of ManufacturingEngineers (SME) and the SME Education Foundation published “competency gaps” that wereused as a basis for consideration of proposals submitted to the Foundation's ongoingManufacturing Education Plan (MEP) grants program. 4 In 1999, SME surveyed manufacturingindustry respondents. In this survey they were asked to review the 1997 competency gaps inrelation to recently hired college or university graduates of manufacturing engineering ortechnology programs, rating how well these new graduates met expectations. Through thisapproach, workplace competencies were

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aruna Shekar, Massey University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

are integrated with fundamental and technical knowledge of the disciplines. There aretwo PBL courses (15 credits each) in each year (one in each semester) of the new Bachelor ofEngineering degrees. Each PBL course runs for fourteen weeks and has a minimum of sixcontact hours per week. The PBL courses are integrated with the fundamental knowledgecourses, and staff from all the courses in each year get together to plan and discuss theprojects and the assessment schedules. Page 24.1016.4 Figure 1: The new re-designed engineering curriculumThe central focus of each PBL course is a project based around a theme such as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

. This project introduces hands-on, biomedically-relatedexperiments and course materials into the engineering curriculum, with a focus on artificial organs. Sev-eral modules are being developed and integrated throughout Rowan’s engineering curriculum, into themultidisciplinary freshman engineering course, core engineering courses, and senior electives. The mod-ules will be highly transferrable to other traditional engineering programs such as chemical, mechanicaland electrical as well as biomedical engineering programs. Our evaluation plan will examine specificlearning outcomes in core engineering areas as well as effect on retention, student attitudes, and careerchoices.INTRODUCTION The relatively new discipline of biomedical engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leyla F Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary S. May, Georgia Institute of Technology; JillL L Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

as adirect consequence, interest them in opportunities available through graduate study. Students inthe program receive subsidized on-campus housing for the duration of the program, a meal plan,a $600 travel allowance, and full access to institutional facilities, including computer accounts,health care, recreational facilities, and the library. In addition, the participants are awarded a$5,000 stipend. The financial incentives offered by SURE are designed to enable the recruitmentof some of the best available students, many of whom choose to participate despite lucrativesummer employment opportunities in industry.SURE has assembled a dedicated and supportive cadre of faculty advisors who regularly involveundergraduate students in their

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Student

,thereby decreasing or even removing their attention to your lecture. This is especiallyproblematic in large lectures since students are able to “hide”. This type of student behavior wasconsistently observed during multiple courses with multiple instructors. One way to combat thisissue is to save announcements for the end of lecture, but this requires strong time managementskills and lesson planning. Another way to combat this issue is to make general announcementsand then immediately follow the announcements with an active learning activity to reengage thestudents.To illustrate the problem and solution, we present the case of an instructor who asked students tosubmit a survey during the middle of class. Figure 1 is a graph of the percentage of

Conference Session

S1A: Workshop I

Collection

14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

Authors

Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Workshops

, and veteran barriers. We willbreak audience members up and give them 20 minutes to read, discuss and form an action plan basedon their institutional resources. They will report back an example of how a student facing these barrierswould get support at their institution, imagine if a growing population of engineering first yearsexperienced the barrier and how their institution might respond, and think through whose expertisethey could include within their school to systemically address that barrier. We will provide examples ofhow our team typically triage these case studies to demonstrate the value of our partnership and weeklymeetings.Important Logistical and Financial ConsiderationsOur model has required us to financially invest in people

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jeremy Abbott; Eric Nguyen; Lin Zhang

’ experience. While the current configuration has already offeredplenty of opportunities for students to practice AI and robotics, upgraded technologies havepotential to further improve the robot’s autonomous driving performance.In the 2024 - 2025 academic year, we plan to upgrade BearCart’s hardware configurations toinclude more advanced sensing and actuating components. While keeping behavioral cloning asthe backbone algorithm, we plan to update the software to adapt to physical changes in thesystem. Stay tuned for more details. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceMethods 1. Behavioral CloningThe behavioral cloning approach [3] will serve

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Deirdre D. Ragan, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

indexes data, socioeconomic indicators data, and health disparities data. • Create extraordinary value for a community. • Compose a persuasive poster that proposes potential redevelopment solutions to brownfield site. • Communicate the solution to non-expert stakeholders.Once desired outcomes were identified, attention turned to developing acceptable evidence andlearning plan. Signature assignments—including a site cleanup report, position paper, projectproposal, and reflective assignments—were created to assess learning outcomes. The followingparagraphs briefly describe each signature assignment.Site Cleanup Report- The Site Cleanup Report assignment encouraged curiosity. Studentsselected a site in active cleanup stages and