Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bert Davy; Indranil Goswami; Jiang Li; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein; Charles Oluokun; Arcadio Sincero

accordance with ABET 2000 criteria, the student feedback was analyzed, the results of theformal analysis being the basis for a system of continuous improvement to the course delivery."Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education"IntroductionMultiple reports point to the decline in recruitment and retention of students studying science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as well as the increase in the rate ofprofessionals leaving STEM (NSB, 2003; NSB, 2004). The Task Force on American Innovationreports that the number of jobs openings in STEM areas is five times the number of US studentsgraduating in STEM. The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) “Strategic Plan: FY 2003-2008

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Louise Beck, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eun Jeong Cha, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Luc Paquette, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eric G Shaffer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

‘simple after a while’. No other players explicitlycommented on the multi-role formulation, but generally affirmed their favor of the gamestructure and ability to learn about decision-making. This feedback in combination with ourobservations of gameplay in the multi-role format, we plan to further solidify the implementationof the multi-roles. We plan to adopt additional rules that can further encourage players to assumetheir special role. One suggestion from a game player was for teams to not be able to select toenact the same special role twice in a row. We plan to continue to investigate the multi-roleimplementation.Conclusion & Future DevelopmentWe presented the multi-role expansion of the game-based learning module for resilience

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

James Helbling

skills, including teamwork and conflict resolution, have been implemented inorder to better prepare senior students for professional challenges.This paper begins by explaining the context that led to the curricular changes in the capstonecourse. The evolution of the Detail Design course is described in detail, followed by adiscussion of the challenges and successes encountered in developing revised course content.The paper concludes with a recap of the recent physical enhancements in the courseconfiguration and plans for further improvements in preparing ERAU graduates for their post-graduate life.ContextERAU/Prescott is a 4-year university in Northern Arizona with an enrollment of approximately1,600 undergraduate students, with Aerospace

Conference Session

Design and Graphics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Hartman, Purdue University, Computer Graphics Technology; Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Design Graphics

supportive environment in which constructive criticism is not aimed at individuals but instead focused on content and ideas. • The starting point and focus of a course should be the needs and interest of the adult learning. • Course plans should include clear course descriptions, learning objectives, resources, and time lines for events. • General to specific patterns of content presentation work best for adult learners. • Active participation should be encouraged, such as by the work groups, or study teams17.In a study by Wittenborn 11, it was shown that the presentation of product lifecycle management(PLM) and computer-aided design (CAD) concepts was effective in engaging

Conference Session

TAC/ABET Related Outcome Based Assessment Methods and Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); William M. Leonard, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert A. Merrill, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

mechanics and mechanical design. He has been a MET Program Evaluator for ABET for 10 years. Professor Merrill has also con- sulted with area industry for over 30 years primarily in the area of mechanical design and reliability. He earned a BSME from Clarkson and a MSME from Northeastern. Page 22.129.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 ABET Report GenerationAbstractA continuous improvement plan is central to the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) accreditation criteria. The management of the continuous improvementprocess utilized by many academic programs requires the collection

Conference Session

Enhancing Environmental Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alanna Storey, Western Kentucky University; Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

systems. This approach exposes students to the broader aspects of watershedmanagement beyond the mere technical components.KIWMS provides regional planning support to communities throughout the Commonwealth inorder to maintain the natural and economic resources of their watersheds. The Center for WaterResource Studies (CWRS), which houses KIWMS, uses undergraduate students from WesternKentucky University (WKU) to conduct field work, develop surveys and analyze data under thedirection of a Professional Engineer. The CWRS expertise in water and wastewater, combinedwith its mission as a utility and municipal technical assistance provider, empowers communitiesto realize the fundamental goal of holistic watershed management. KIWMS leverages

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota-ECE; Anders Sonnenburg, Xcel Energy; Munira Masoud, Xcel Energy; Meron Demissie, Mortenson Construction

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Minorities in Engineering

collaboration of people helping each other to reach a meaningfulgoal.IntroductionThe BRIDGE Project started as a class project overseen by Michael Davis, a student fromSouthern Alabama University, who was participating in a Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) program at the University of Minnesota. Mr. Davis led a group ofincoming minority and female engineering students through the process of designing andbuilding a wind turbine from scratch.As instructive and interesting as this activity was, the students soon realized the broader value oftheir work and determined that their work should be brought out of the classroom. Plans weresoon made to continue their work as a stand-alone project.The University of Minnesota chapter of NSBE took the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; P. Ruby Mawasha, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

theory, and engineering graduates spendtheir time planning, while technology programs focus on application and technology graduatesspend their time making plans work9. An interdisciplinary collaboration of engineering andtechnology students on research and design projects answers some of the challenges in this “flat-world”. Based on this background and the significance of interdisciplinary projects, the RFID-AD platform is designed to update the engineering and technology programs. Additionally, thisplatform is in accordance with the National Academy of Engineers recommendation that,“Engineering schools should introduce the interdisciplinary learning in the undergraduateenvironment, rather than having it as an exclusive feature of the graduate

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University; Yueh-Ting Yang, Drexel University; Brittany Killen, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Ajou University

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Manufacturing

accommodate wireless control and/or an onboardcontrol computer, allowing semiautonomous or possibly fully autonomous operation ofthe robot. The robot is programmed at runtime to simply follow a pre-planned sequenceof commands. Page 15.184.6 The programming for both the servo and command microcontrollers is developedin PIC assembly (for a PIC16F887 microcontroller). Microchip MPLAB IDE v8.40 isused to develop and debug the firmware as well as to download the program to robot. Themicrocontroller on the breadboard is the (temporary) command controller. It issues apredetermined sequence commands that are sent to the servo microcontroller to tell itwhat

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Claudia María Zea Restrepo P.E., Universidad EAFIT; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juan Guillermo Lalinde-Pulido, Universidad EAFIT; Alberto Rodriguez P.E., Universidad EAFIT; Natalia Andrea Bueno Pizarro, Universidad EAFIT

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Curriculum Development

disasters, and globalization.The Educational Guiding Principles of EAFIT University’s Institutional Educational Project [2]has recognized that human-centered education requires a curricular perspective that offers moreflexible programs that allow students, according to their preferences and skills, to choose betweenvocational training, human sciences, or culture and art. In tandem, from the pedagogical point ofview, it makes learning --as opposed to teaching-- the core of its educational processes switchingthe focus of attention from instructors to students. These guiding principles are supported bythree main objectives stated in EAFIT’s Development Plan 2012 - 2018 [3]: (a) preservation ofacademic excellence, (b) research supported teaching, and

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gustavo Molina

-solving methods as thePolya’s work and its further development by Wales et al. and their GENI idea [12]. While theseheuristics methods help planning a mathematical reasoning from the goal (e.g., the unknown) tothe equations for solving, the FPD proposes a formal language and graphics approach when thealgorithms (i.e., equations or procedures) are known to exist.The method can be very helpful for identifying the relations between “variables” (e.g.,dimensions, parameters, factors, etc.) and “computations”, and it is general enough to show if apath to a solution can or cannot be produced from given data, even if the relationships Page 10.1386.4

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Carpenter

removingtoxins from the human body. At the end of this course, you should be able to generate a business plan for a start-upcompany that would support a request for venture capital.Well-written objectives clarify the expectations of the instructor in terms of measurable orobservable student performance. As such, objectives can play a key role in the educationalprocess. A set of published learning objectives can provide a focus for instruction, facilitatecourse activities, communicate expectations to students and to other faculty, and provide targetsfor assessment1, 2.Writing Learning ObjectivesConsider the following objective: At the end of the course, I should instill upon the student a comprehension of the designprocess.This objective has several

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dae-Wook Kim

colleges, andindustry while promoting manufacturing as a viable career path.This paper presents details and experiences involved in the organization and managementof such an outreach activity for manufacturing technology programs. The overall studentexperience and lessons learned in organizing such an outreach event will be discussed.2. Outr each Pr ogr am PlanningThe PSCME organized the outreach program, choosing several technology disciplines inmanufacturing areas: materials processing, machining technology, computer-aideddrafting (CAD), and electronics. In order to introduce these manufacturing technologydisciplines to underrepresented students, the PSCME first contacted Seattle MESAleaders to plan the events and to recruit program participants

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Todd Dunn

‘Install brick veneer on south wall.” Critical pathschedules are so-named because these time schedules highlight a subgroup of activities that lieon the critical path. The activities that lie on the critical path are important because a delay incompleting any of these activities will result in a delay in completion of the project.Schedulers and/or construction project managers should update their CPM schedules on a regularbasis in an effort to compare actual progress on the job with planned progress. Owners will wantto know if the project is on schedule, and the only way to provide a quantitative answer to thatquestion is to examine each activity in the schedule and record any progress that has occurred onthat activity since the last update. Once

Conference Session

Innovation in Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Terri Hahn; Nancy Wynn; James Fuller; David Pines

of their impression of the Center ofTown and the elements that they felt were needed to increase the activity and vitality of thecenter. The second phase consisted of analyzing the data and performing several design studies.These studies were performed by architecture, art, and engineering students enrolled inArchitectural Design II, Site Planning, Design Systems, Water Quality Engineering, and CivilEngineering Senior Design Project. The final phase consisted of developing recommendationsbased on analysis of the data gathered in phase 1 and the design studies conducted in phase 2. Page 10.276.2 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christi Luks; Laura Ford

engineering classes. Wehope to catch students in their junior years, before they have decided what college to attend. Thejunior- and senior-level participants will be examined for application to the University of Tulsa,as engineering majors and particularly as chemical engineering majors. The students will also besurveyed for future plans, specifically their chosen universities and majors. The effectiveness ofthe competition as a recruiting tool will be evaluated.IntroductionWe have taken a national collegiate competition offered by a professional society and modified itfor use at the University of Tulsa (TU) as a recruiting tool for chemical engineering. Thenational competition is the Chem-E-Car Competition sponsored by the American Institute

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real World Concepts

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Wolter

Development of an Acquisition Management Course Jason Wolter, M.S., Roger Burk, Ph.D., Bob Foote, Ph.D., Niki Goerger, Ph.D., Willie McFadden, Ph.D., Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D. United States Military AcademyAbstract In response to external feedback and a continual desire to increase the diversity andapplicability of the curriculum for our students, the Engineering Management Program at USMAwill offer an acquisition systems management course for the first time in Spring 2005. Thiscourse will provide graduates with relevant skills related to the acquisition goals of strategicallymanaging, planning, and implementing acquisition programs and reforms. Topics will

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Powell; Michael Kwinn

provided an opportunity to learn and use skillslearned in the classroom in a well-designed work experience. Since traditional schooling alonehinders the full development of each student’s cognitive abilities, incorporating education intoreal-world situations in which what is being learned will be used, work-based education hasbecome the bridge to the intellectual or cognitive gap between school and work. 1Work-based education and a variety of additional models and approaches have been attempted toaddress the perceived deficiencies of traditional schooling. Lessons from these experiences wereincorporated into the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994. According to the act, acomprehensive reform plan must include three broad components: 1) school

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Scherr; Bevlee Watford

, all who share WEPAN’s commitment to enhancing the diversity of theengineering workforce.In 2002, WEPAN unveiled a new strategic plan centered on three keystone statements. (1) Toincrease the visibility and inclusiveness of Engineering to engage all talent; (2) to catalyzechange to create a critical mass; and (3) to make strategic choices that impact systemic change.The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of WEPAN and its operations. This isfollowed by a discussion of how WEPAN can affect women faculty in engineering and areas inwhich both WEPAN and women faculty could benefit from increased interactions.IntroductionEngineering education has long recognized the lack of diversity in their students. The numbersof students of color

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Javier Kypuros; Thomas Connolly

’ conceptualization andexposure to System Dynamics and Controls fundamentals by providing less restricted exposureto a variety of systems that encompass the more important Dynamic Systems concepts. The plan involves the development of a System Dynamics Concepts Inventory and theimplementation and assessment of three Web-enabled laboratory formats: (1) inter-campuscollaborative experimentation, (2) remotely-accessible experiments, and (3) virtual systemexperiments. Each format has its inherent advantages and disadvantages. Remotely-accessibleexperiments, for example, can be made more readily available to students outside of regularlaboratory hours, but the lack of hands-on exposure limits the potential scope of the experiments.Each format has been

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Sutterer

class out of sequence with their mechanical engineeringcurriculum.The author has found the “backward” design process described by Wiggins and McTighe (2) tobe helpful in curriculum review and revision. Backward design consists of a staged approach tocurriculum design, consisting of 1) identify desired results, 2) determine acceptable evidence,and 3) plan learning experiences and instruction. To identify desired results, curriculum Page 7.1012.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education”designers

Conference Session

The Computer, the Web, and the ChE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

G.T. Lineberry; David Silverstein

Principles,” the sophomore course in material and energybalances common to virtually every chemical engineering program. An effective learningexperience in this course is required for a student to be well prepared to continue in a chemicalengineering program upon matriculation into a four-year institution. The evolutionary upgradeto the current compressed video distance-learning network in place across the Commonwealth isdescribed. A long-term plan to incorporate pedagogical elements, such as collaborative learning,critical to an effective Process Principles course, is also proposed.I. IntroductionDistance learning classrooms have evolved in a manner which often seems driven by technologyrather than the learning process. Early distance offerings

Conference Session

Strengthening Liberal Education in Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Steneck; Barbara Olds; Kathryn Neeley

ofassessment includes: a) setting goals, b) developing measurable objectives, c) mapping where in the curriculum each objective is addressed (sometimes called a learning inventory), d) deciding on what kinds of measures should be used to determine whether an objective has been met, e) deciding on what constitutes evidence that the objectives have been met, f) planning how assessment will be undertaken, g) conducting the assessment, and Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

CAD Applications in MET Courses

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

B. Sridhara

design and fabrication ofsheet metal parts. Dr. Sridhara worked with graduate students who take advanced CADDcourses and developed lesson plans for Pro-Engineer and MDT for use in the undergraduateclasses. Page 7.1010.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationI. IntroductionIn the Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies Department (ET&IS) at Middle TennesseeState University (MTSU) we offer four CADD courses. CADD I (ET 2310) deals with two -dimensional concepts including drawing

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zohar Herbsman; Cristina Cosma

Engineering Operations 1 2CCE 5035 Construction planning and Scheduling 2CGN 5125 Legal aspects of Civil Engineering 3CGN 5135 Value Engineering 3CGN 5115 Civil Engineering Feasibility Analysis 3CGN 6974 Master of Engineering 2Technical EngineeringCEG 6015 Advanced Soil Mechanics 3CEG 6125 Soil stabilization 2TTE 5835 Pavement design 2Management RelatedMAN 3021 Principles of Management

Conference Session

Instructional Technology in CE 1

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Carlos Sun

Engineering course is offered both Fall andWinter semesters in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at theUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. This course is required for all civil engineering majorsand is the first course in transportation engineering. Usually, a mixture of both junior andsenior students enroll in the course. Transportation engineering is an extremely diversefield that includes elements of economics, urban planning, statistics, sociology, electricalengineering, logistics, and other fields. Therefore, it is difficult to achieve any level ofdepth in an introductory course that will enable students to appreciate the intricacies of

Conference Session

Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Janna

and targetcompletion dates are summarized in the form of a task planning sheet. Also included on the taskplanner is the name/initials of the individual responsible for completing the task.Each group member keeps and maintains a notebook or diary of all tasks completed for theproject. The diary contains any and all details of the work done by that particular member on theproject. This would include something as short as a phone call, or as detailed as calculations topredict when a pump will cavitate. Page 7.580.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Outside of Class

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Davis

measure of success for faculty in higher education.Because Purdue University has stepped up to the plate in this change, there may be lessons for other non-tenured faculty who may face the same uncertainty that Purdue University non-tenured faculty have facedin the last several months.The Purdue University Strategic Planning Document describes this trilogy: 1. Learning can be described as distributing knowledge to an audience of peers and citizens through a great diversity of academic literature and professional activities, and to student learners through a variety of text materials and instructional settings. In its libraries and other archives, the University serves as the repository and facilitator of

Collection

2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

ZANNATUN NAYEEM, University of Bridgeport; Dan Tenney, University of Bridgeport; Tauhid Uddin Mahmood, University of Bridgeport

and research. Dan is a Board member on a Child’s Mental Health nonprofit agency where he has facilitated strategic planning and operational management training and guidance. He has published numerous publications on strategic and business management topics.Tauhid Uddin Mahmood, University of Bridgeport ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Impact of Supply Chain Analytics and Artificial Intelligence on Supply Chain Management EducationAuthor: 1. Zannatun Nayeem 2. Tauhid Uddin Mahmood 3. Dan TenneyIntroduction:Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize several industries, including the industrialsector. Artificial intelligence has a

Collection

2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Jan DeWaters P.E., Clarkson University; Kathleen Kavanagh, Clarkson University; Seema Rivera

degree program are invited to create a hands-on educational experience for local students.The educational experience (i.e., a lesson, set of lessons, or module) should be unique andinnovative, interdisciplinary or cross-disciplinary, and engage students in inquiry and activelearning. Participants are asked to submit materials that can be incorporated into a middle or highschool classroom. For the first round of the competition, teams come up with a lesson plan idea,identify learning goals and objectives, and design a sample activity to be featured in a 90-second‘pitch’ video. Team videos, submitted on Flipgrid, are used to evaluate entries and select fourfinalist teams. Each finalist team is assigned a mentor, an in-service or pre-service