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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Vernon-Gerstenfeld

Session 2460 When Engineering Students Apply Theory to Practice Internationally Susan Vernon-Gerstenfeld Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MAAbstractWPI has long embraced a project-based curriculum that now extends to sites throughoutthe world. Established programs in Europe, the Far East, Australia, Latin America andthe Caribbean provide opportunities for undergraduates to complete degree-requiredprojects with sponsoring organizations under the guidance of WPI faculty. This type ofexperience is unrivaled by traditional

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

engineering from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in 1995. Page 25.88.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Pilot for Multidisciplinary Capstone Design incorporating a Systems Engineering FrameworkSynopsisIn this paper we discuss a pilot project to develop an approach to multidisciplinary capstonedesign that incorporates a systems engineering (SE) framework which can be a model for broadimplementation. It is a reflection of the growing demand for engineers educated to recognize theoverarching significance of systems engineering approaches for the

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Green

: Page 4.302.11. The instructor identifies an ongoing project and provides the students with a brief written description of the project.2. The students then review the construction documents (plans and specifications) and the contractor’s critical path (CPM) schedule for the project.3. The students’ visit to the site would ideally occur when construction has progressed to the point to reveal the magnitude and complexities of the project.4. During the visit the students should meet with the contractor’s project manager. It is important that the project manager discusses his project budget and explains his firm’s project team, especially his “boss” and their relationship.5. The students will prepare written reports on their site visit

Conference Session

Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University and A&M College; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu; Fred Lacy, Southern University and A&M College

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #28657A Service-oriented Learning Approach for the Electrical EngineeringCapstone Design CourseDr. Radian G Belu, Southern University and A&M College Dr. Radian Belu is Associate Professor within Electrical Engineering Department, Southern University, Baton, Rouge, USA. He is holding one PHD in power engineering and other one in physics. Before joining to Southern University Dr. Belu hold faculty, research and industry positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer and consultant. He has

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Wall; Kathy Belknap

engineering programs specify the number of credits of engineering topics where design integrateswith engineering science throughout engineering courses. The electrical engineering section of the ABETGuidelines further encourages “a significant design experience” in the senior year[1]. The University of Idaho requires a two-semester senior level course sequence focusing entirely on designissues. Students develop skills in open-ended problem solving, identifying solution options, and maximizingresources under constraints. They are repeatedly exposed to the “design process” and are given numerousopportunities to develop written and oral communication skills. The projects require an element of originaldesign and the demonstration of a working

Conference Session

Engagement In Practice: Integrating Community Engagement into Engineering Curricula

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E Canney P.E.; Elizabeth O'Brien, Seattle University; Teddi Callahan

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Community Engagement Division

University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Canney taught in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Seattle University for four years and now works in private consulting.Elizabeth O’Brien, Seattle UniversityTeddi Callahan c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Engagement in Practice: Using community engagement to teach drafting software to civil engineering studentsAbstract This paper explores a course design that uses a software drafting program, Revit, as thefoundation for community engagement (CE) projects in a required course for civil engineeringstudents. Over four terms, this course has used seven CE projects with three different partners.Local community

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Buffardi, California State University, Chico; William Zamora, Califonia State University, Chico; Colleen Robb, California State University, Chico; David Rahn, California State University, Chico

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

experience of software development skills andconcepts, while working toward a whole-term software project [2]. However, it does notfacilitate a realistic industry experience and may even be harmful to students’ education whenthey define their own “toy projects” for the class [3]. In particular, Nurkkala and Brandle [4]observed that, “The most significant gap,” between software engineering projects and industrypractice, “is that student projects seldom involve a real customer.” Real customers have a stakein the quality and timeliness of software deliverables and therefore hold the development teamaccountable. Likewise, contemporary practices in the software industry have evolved with anemphasis on customer involvement in the development process

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Christopher Rowe

Session 2793 Getting to know your engineering major Christopher J. Rowe, Anita Mahadevan-Jansen Vanderbilt UniversityAbstract The first semester in engineering education is arguably the most important in laying thefundamental groundwork and preparing students for advanced study in their choice of engineeringmajor. An estimated 40% of entering freshmen are uncertain as to their choice of major. Studentsare typically required to declare their engineering major as freshmen. The burden and the goal ofthis project then is to educate students about engineering and

Conference Session

Real-world Applications in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Randall Timi; Dannie Hutchinson; William Strenth; James Otter

role. Field engineers, material testers andestimators at the second year level. Senior estimators, project engineers, superintendents at the "Proceedings of the 2002 American Society foe Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Education" Page 7.9.1third year level. Project managers, contract managers, etc. at the senior/graduate year. Projectteams would be developed from a cross section of the various levels of students. As thesemester/year progressed, special workshops, training sessions would be required for the variousjobs and responsibilities

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron

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Chemical Engineering, Educational Research and Methods

from many disciplines within engineering and cover alllevels of students, such as Freshman projects where students are involved in the design process2 orin working with modules3, to multidisciplinary design projects4 and many implementations inbetween.Within the field of chemical engineering, Arce (among other faculty) recently has had studentsdesign and build modules (he called them experimental prototypes) to demonstrate chemicalengineering concepts, such as flow meters, though they varied greatly in size.5 Minerick, on theother hand, has used faculty-designed and built modules that do fit on a desktop (called a Desktop Page 22.1330.2Module

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher W. Swan; Julia Carroll

professional issuesassociated with the practice of engineering. The course also examines the economic, political andsocial issues that frame the project delivery process. Professionalism, ethics, communications,and leadership skill development were threaded throughout the course. Though specificallydeveloped and aimed for civil and environmental engineers, course materials are applicable tomost areas of engineering and science. This paper presents an overview of the course and provides specific examples of differentpedagogical methods and tools used for topic and course delivery. In addition to exams andassignments, a number of term projects were completed, allowing students to actively apply theskills discussed. Some of the pedagogical

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Christopher W. Swan; Julia Carroll

professional issuesassociated with the practice of engineering. The course also examines the economic, political andsocial issues that frame the project delivery process. Professionalism, ethics, communications,and leadership skill development were threaded throughout the course. Though specificallydeveloped and aimed for civil and environmental engineers, course materials are applicable tomost areas of engineering and science. This paper presents an overview of the course and provides specific examples of differentpedagogical methods and tools used for topic and course delivery. In addition to exams andassignments, a number of term projects were completed, allowing students to actively apply theskills discussed. Some of the pedagogical

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Christopher W. Swan; Julia Carroll

professional issuesassociated with the practice of engineering. The course also examines the economic, political andsocial issues that frame the project delivery process. Professionalism, ethics, communications,and leadership skill development were threaded throughout the course. Though specificallydeveloped and aimed for civil and environmental engineers, course materials are applicable tomost areas of engineering and science. This paper presents an overview of the course and provides specific examples of differentpedagogical methods and tools used for topic and course delivery. In addition to exams andassignments, a number of term projects were completed, allowing students to actively apply theskills discussed. Some of the pedagogical

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Katie Grantham Lough, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Dow, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Dow, Missouri University of Science and Technology Assistant Chair of Extended Studies, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology Page 14.1127.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Teaching Collaborative Engineering Design in a Distributed Environment through Experiential LearningAbstractThis paper presents a collaborative project conducted by Prairie View A&M University(PVAMU) and Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T) to jointly developcollaborative engineering design instructional projects. The

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University; Li-Ling Yang, Roger Williams University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

education courses and professional development workshops. She has authored conference and journal articles about elementary science curriculum, professional development for teachers, appli- cation of visual data in science classrooms, conceptual change, and engineering education. Additionally, she has conducted several grant projects to enhance science and engineering education in K-8 schools. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Deepening Engineering Skills Through Community Engaged Learning in a Sustainable Energy Systems Course Maija A. Benitz* and Li-Ling Yang^ *School of Engineering, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Department of Defense [15] also recognize theneeds for qualified technical engineers. They all offer summer research/internship programs forundergraduate students.This paper extends previous work [16-17] about an NSF-funded REU site focusing onmechatronics, robotics, and automated system design. Here we present survey results, lessonslearned, and project highlights from three years (2014-2016) of hosting the program. We alsocompare REU students’ experiences with automated system design and building projects withthe experience of students who completed similar work for semester projects during fall 2016.Student BackgroundSummer Research Program. The NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site forMechatronics, Robotics, and Automated System

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Chang, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the hardware platform for the design project from LEGO(R)MINDSTORMS(R) to Arduino microcontrollers. There were several motivations for this changeincluding creating a stronger emphasis on electrical and computer engineering concepts,improving programming and circuit building skills, and increasing the course technical rigor. Theobjectives of this course are to introduce students to electrical and computer engineering as wellas the engineering design process, teamwork skills, professional development, and technicaldocumentation through a quarter-long design project. A primary focus during the course is alsofor the students to have fun while learning these things. This year the course was converted toinclude not just a quarter-long design

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Arnold Deffo, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

to helping students from under-represented minorities succeed in STEM-related fields. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 (Not) Feeling Lonely in a Team: implementation and assessment of equitable team formation practices (Work in Progress)Abstract: Modern engineering practice involves teamwork, collaboration, and communication,skills graduates should possess for long-term success in the field. However, teamwork inengineering curricula is often fraught with a range of challenges that extend beyond the content ofa given course or project. In engineering education, researchers have been interested inmechanisms for forming teams in

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

Session 1793 Innovative Strategies for Teaching Graphics Communications – Designing Residential and Commercial Properties in an Introductory Course David S. Cottrell Pennsylvania State University at HarrisburgIntroductionThis paper describes the integration of design projects during the Fall Semester, 2003,into the curriculum of an introductory graphics communications course at Penn StateUniversity at Harrisburg. These projects served a double purpose of reinforcing topicstaught in the classroom as well as introducing students to the engineering design processwith their

Conference Session

Careers and Professional Development in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce-Cottler, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

,including biomedical and biotech industries, academic research, intellectual property, FDAregulation, consulting, finance, and other professional tracks. To address the need forundergraduates to possess adequate non-technical skills prior to graduation, BME curriculatypically use capstone courses as vehicles for teaching professionalism. In the BME Capstonecourse at the University of Virginia, we have instituted several mechanisms for instilling a widearray of non-technical professional skills in BME majors. An emphasis on career developmentbegins at the outset of the course with a formal project selection process that features a BMECapstone “Project Fair,” which is similar to a job fair where the students submit resumes andinterview with potential

Conference Session

Development of Technical and Soft Skills in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuwen Xiang, Oregon State University; James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University; Natasha Mallette PhD, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

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Biomedical

students is importantbecause it can help guide curriculum and course development toward more authentic engineeringpractices.In this paper, the factors bioengineering students considered in integrating complex objectives,concerns and data in decision-making were identified and characterized. The project wasdelivered in the first term of a three quarter, revitalized senior design sequence in a the OregonState University Bioengineering program that includes instruction in both biomedical andbioprocessing engineering. The course is required for the Bioengineering Bachelor of Sciencedegree. This first term is the bioprocessing course, which is followed by a bioproduct designcourse, and then a hands-on prototyping course.We believe the authenticity and

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

. Toaddress this, we developed a framework that helps students (1) understand the relevance ofcontent in lower-level civil engineering courses to real-life applications, (2) make connectionsthrough course content across civil engineering sub-disciplines, as well as non-engineeringcourses, and (3) understand impacts and create value in the broader, holistic perspective of theirprojects.Additionally, we created a common project platform upon which to build and further developproject objectives in selected required technical design courses. This will facilitate the synthesisof all sub-discipline components to fit together as part of the overall system. The framework wasintroduced in the freshman introduction to design course with the intent for it to be

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pines, University of Hartford

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2007-965: GAUGING STUDENT INTEREST IN A DESIGN FOR DEVELOPINGCOMMUNITIES COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORDDavid Pines, University of Hartford David Pines is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Hartford. He completed his Ph.D. studies in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2000. He is actively involved with student projects sponsored by environmental engineering firms, municipalities, and water utilities, and is involved in international service learning projects in conjunction with EWB

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John-David Yoder; Juliet Hurtig

Lessons Learned in Implementing a Multi-disciplinary Senior Design Sequence John-David Yoder and Juliet Hurtig T.J. Smull College of Engineering Ohio Northern UniversityAbstract:During the 2003-4 academic year, the authors advised four student senior capstone teams.Unlike traditional capstone teams at Ohio Northern University, these teams were intentionallychosen to be multi-disciplinary, including students from two departments and a variety ofmajors, and faculty with varying specialties. Two teams worked on a national roboticscompetition, one team for an industry-sponsored project, and one team on

Conference Session

Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A Adams P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Gabriel Cuarenta-Gallegos, Cuesta College

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

Paper ID #41416Community College Undergraduate Research using a Student-Driven andStudent-Centered ApproachDr. Elizabeth A Adams P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Elizabeth Adams is an Assistant Professor at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California. She a civil engineer with a background in infrastructure design and management, and project management. Her consulting experience spanned eight years and included extensive work with the US military in Japan, Korea, and Hawaii. In 2008 Elizabeth shifted the focus of her career to education and academia, later receiving her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kunhee Choi

A STATE-OF-THE-ART TOOL FOR SUSTAI ABLE REBUILDI G OF AGI G I FRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS Kunhee Choi kchoi@udc.edu University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW, Bldg 42, Suite 213-E Washington, DC 20008 Abstract Agency efforts to deliver projects in a timely manner have been furthered by use of innovative software analysis programs and scheduling techniques like CPM (Critical Path Method) or PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique). A more recent tool arising from these efforts is a

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Deanna H Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Shuchen Cong, Carnegie Mellon University

Paper ID #31982An Engineering Capstone Course From Multiple PerspectivesDr. Deanna H Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Deanna H. Matthews is Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Affairs and Associate Teach- ing Professor in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Matthews oversees the undergraduate programs in EPP, including curriculum development and under- graduate student advising, and teaches courses on introductory engineering and public policy and inter- disciplinary project-based courses. Her research has focused on environmental life cycle assessment, energy

Conference Session

Technical Session III

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jack Bringardner, New York University; Gunter W. Georgi, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Victoria Bill, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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FYEE Conference Sessions

Paper ID #24444From Design to Reality: Guiding First-Year Students from Design to Mak-erspace RealityDr. Jack Bringardner, New York University Jack Bringardner is an Assistant Professor in the General Engineering Department and Civil Engineer- ing Department at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He teaches the First-Year Engineering Program course Introduction to Engineering and Design. He is also the Assistant Director of Vertically Integrated Projects at NYU. His Vertically Integrated Projects course is on Smart Cities Technology with a focus on transportation. His primary focus is developing curriculum, mentoring

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Saeed Tiari, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Varun K. Kasaraneni, Gannon University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

. 1153250) and 2016(Award No. 1643869); the current award period started in 2017 and will run until 2021. As arequirement for the SEECS program, all students must participate in a community-based designproject, undertaken for a non-profit entity in the local region. This project is nominally a two-year effort, though some projects have taken longer to complete. Recently, a couple of theprojects have experienced several significant setbacks due the decommitment of the originalsponsor of the project, change of the project location, and significant change of the scope of thedesign. The current study presents the evolution of different parameters such as students’enthusiasm, motivation, perception of values and group dynamics at different stages of

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2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Katherine Acton

final project for Structural Analysis (CE 3115). The final project is theculmination of a semester focused on the calculation of loads and deflections in staticallydeterminate and statically indeterminate structures, with an emphasis on beams andframes. The gantry crane project provides an opportunity for students to apply severalconcepts learned in the text and in lecture. They are required to idealize the threedimensional structure as a two-dimensional structure with support reactions andappropriate connections between the structural members. The students are then asked tosolve for the support reaction forces and moments using methods of structural analysis.Students learn to use structural analysis software to check the accuracy of their