Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Design II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris A. O'Riordan-Adjah, Principia College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

for Engineering Education, 2019 Implementing Research Steps in Undergraduate ResearchAbstractThis paper describes an eight-week undergraduate research project conducted at PrincipiaCollege in Elsah, Illinois during the summer of 2018. The undertaking was distinctive in that itwas an engineering research project conducted at a liberal-arts college by undergraduate studentsenrolled in the college’s engineering program. A multidisciplinary research team was assembled,comprised of undergraduate engineering students serving as research assistants; a facultyinstructor serving as project director and advisor to the students; and a Principia alumnus servingas an image processing and artificial intelligence (AI) consultant and advisor. The

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Cliff Mirman

solving skills needed in today’s industry. We workwith industry to fund scholarships, and host recruitment fairs for full-time job placement. Withindustry assistance and funding, students work on faculty/student industry projects andfaculty/company directed capstone senior design projects, as a bridge between education and thework environment. Through our Engineer-In-Residence program, Technology graduate studentsare placed at companies and supported for a semester long “in-house” project. There are manyother avenues used to provide pathways between industry and academics.We have developed a strong triangle which links student, industry, and university. Theindustry/academic partnership must be present in all phases of development and delivery

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Valana Baxter; Mark R Henderson; Jim Baxter; Alan de Pennington

relationships with their current or prospective supply chain companies. For these reasons,Arizona State University and the University of Leeds have begun a joint academic year courseentitled the Global Engineering Design Team (GEDT). The goal was to create a single team ofstudents on a company-sponsored design project that required continual global teamwork,thinking and communication and would prepare the students for Design in a GlobalEnvironment.The first implementation of this course was during the 1998-99 academic year and involved atotal of 9 undergraduate engineering students, 4 from ASU (2 industrial engineering, 1mechanical and 1 aerospace) and 5 from Leeds (4 mechanical and 1 mathematics engineering).The first year was sponsored by Boeing

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 4: S-STEM Partnerships Supporting Low-Income Engineering Students: A Descriptive Case Study

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sarah Rodriguez, Virginia Tech; Saundra Johnson Austin, Virginia Tech; Joseph Ronald Sturgess, Virginia Tech; Michelle D Klopfer, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amy Richardson, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Dustin Grote, Weber State University; James Nathaniel Newcomer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

. Currently, Dr. Rodriguez is involved with several large-scale interdisciplinary research projects focused on institutional environments and STEM identity development are sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Kapor Center. In recent years, she was selected as an Early Career Awardee and Faculty Fellow with the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and a NASPA Emerging Faculty Leader. She also received the Barbara Townsend Early Career Scholar Award by the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) and gave the distinguished ASHE-CAHEP Barbara Townsend Lecture. To learn more about her current projects, visit http://sarahlrodriguez.com/Dr. Saundra Johnson Austin, Virginia

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Jennifer is currently a student in George Bush School of Government at Texas A&M. She plans to attend graduate school in Fall 2009.Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University Lale Yurttas is a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Department Head for Upper Division in the Chemical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. She chairs the Departmental ABET Committee. She serves as an advisor to AIChE Student Chapter at Texas A&M. She has been the driving force for service learning initiative in College of Engineering. She coordinates the service learning activities for the current NSF Departmental Level Curriculum Project in the Department. She has 12 years of experience in engineering

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Anne Wingate, University of Colorado Boulder; Marcus Holzinger, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

strong supporter of capstone classes, often funding programs, providing projects,and acting as project customers or mentors [2]. The Accreditation Board for EngineeringTechnology (ABET) recognizes that capstone design is a critical aspect of engineering curriculaand requires all engineering programs to ‘culminate in a major engineering design experiencethat 1) incorporates appropriate engineering standards and multiple constraints, and 2) is basedon the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work’ [4]. Further, capstone designcourses often support the attainment of ABET student outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7, preparingstudents to enter the professional practice of engineering [4].Challenges faced by students and faculty with increases in

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Higbee, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sharon Miller, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

biomedical engineering programs integrate challenging, hands-onengineering design projects that require student teams to develop and deliver functionalprototypes in response to biomedical design problems. The inclusion of such projects throughoutBiomedical Engineering (BME) curricula not only brings active learning to the classroom buthelps students improve as team members, decision makers, and problem solvers. This workhighlights how sophomore and junior level engineering design projects can increase students’fundamental engineering design knowledge and self-reported confidence in approaching designprojects. By steadily increasing the complexity of engineering design experiences throughout theBME undergraduate curriculum, our continued work studies

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Martin T. Hagan; Carl D. Latino

curriculum.To understand why it is so important, consider the characteristics of typical undergraduate courses. Mostcourses, by necessity, focus on a narrow technical subject (e.g., electronics, electromagnetic,communications). Homework assignments generally ask specific technical questions, which have one solution,and which only take from a few minutes to an hour to solve. If students are not able to answer a problem in thatlength of time, they move on to other problems, since they usually have many problems to solve. They neverget a chance to learn that some problems take weeks to solve, and they never develop the confidence that if theyspend the time, they can solve the problem. Any term projects which are given in typical classes are usuallyvery

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

problem solvingprocess by experiencing it. They generate a design and see it through its development for asuccessful outcome. In the process of developing Rube Goldberg mechanisms, the students areable to practice skills such as communication, teamwork, time and project management, andexperimentation. Rube Goldberg projects also assist in maintaining students’ interest in science,mathematics and engineering. These projects are great way to teach engineering applications ofbasic science concepts such as magnetic induction, gravity, friction, or drag. This paper startswith a background on Rube Goldberg mechanisms and their utilization in engineering education.However, the main focus is given to employment of microcontrollers in Rube

Conference Session

Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Dunn; Jessica Matson; Kenneth Hunter

to find time to incorporate experiential learning programs as part of teamworkinstruction. This paper describes an experiential team-building program that can be presented ina single fifty-minute class period and applied in classes with large enrollments. A summary ofthe program objectives, activities, and facilitation guidelines is included. The paper also presentsthe results of a study involving over 300 freshmen engineering students on 42 design teams. Thestudy addressed the question: Does the addition of a fifty-minute experiential team-buildingprogram significantly improve course outcomes as defined by student knowledge of teamwork,student attitudes about teamwork, and project quality? Pre- and post-project surveys and projectgrades

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erick J. Nefcy, Oregon State University; Philip H. Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Page 22.321.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Characterization of Student Model Development in Physical and Virtual LaboratoriesAbstractThis study characterizes student teams’ use of models as they proceed through three laboratoryprojects in the first quarter of the capstone laboratory sequence in the School of Chemical,Biological, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. Two of the laboratoriesare physical laboratories, based on the unit processes of heat exchange and ion exchange.Sandwiched between these two laboratories, students undertake a virtual laboratory project. Thevirtual laboratory is used to simulate complex or expensive tools that

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Melissa S. Tooley; Kevin Hall

engineering capstone design course (Senior Design) at theUniversity of Arkansas has been structured to facilitate ABET 2000 Outcomes. Criterion 3Attributes “a” through “k” are listed and a discussion of how each of these attributes areenhanced in the course is provided. For example, capstone design courses offer a uniqueopportunity to learn about professionalism and ethics (attribute “f”) in a realistic, appliedcontext. Because the department does not have a separate ethics course, an ethics unit is taughtin Senior Design. The concepts learned are applied by the project teams to hypotheticalscenarios specific to their projects. The key is to make the ethical dilemma relevant to theirproject work.The University of Arkansas was one of the first two

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Hayes; David Pittner; Bryon Formwalt; Daniel J. Pack

robotics: design and gait control of a six legged robot, design andnavigational control for a mobile robot, and autonomous helicopter control. Thestudents agree that an undergraduate research project is a valuable ‘bridge’ betweentheir undergraduate academic careers and the next stages of their lives, working as AirForce engineers or continuing the academic path to graduate school. The paper presentsthe three different student perspectives on the subject of undergraduate researchregarding the value, the drawback, and the type of research which can be performedgiven the constraints of time and advanced knowledge. The paper will also include theopinions of the faculty mentor concerning the observations made by students. Inaddition, the paper will

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pines, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2008-1707: EVOLUTION OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SOPHOMOREDESIGN COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORDDavid Pines, University of Hartford David Pines is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Civil, Environmental, and Biomedical Engineering Department 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 community projects sponsored by environmental engineering firms, municipalities, and water utilities, and international projects as faculty advisor of the students EWB chapter.Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford Dr. Hisham

Conference Session

Simulation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camilo Vieira, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anindya Roy, Johns Hopkins University; Michael L. Falk, Johns Hopkins University; Michael J. Reese Jr., Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

science course in a materials science and engineering program. The course guidesstudents to apply computational tools and methods to solve problems in materials science andengineering. The study assesses the relationship between phases of the problem-solving processand computational literacy skills in the context of MATLAB computational challenges. Studentscomplete five projects that require combined problem-solving skills and computational skills.Results suggest that aligning computational challenges with problem solving phases can supportstudent learning and computational literacy skills development. The findings also suggest thatdifferent computational challenges require different forms of support for the learners tosuccessfully complete the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osama Desouky, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Yasser M. Al Hamidi, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Marwan K. Khraisheh, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Paper ID #43749Student-led Multi-Disciplinary Approach for the Design of Experiments inEngineering: A MethodologyMr. Osama Desouky, Texas A&M University at Qatar Osama Desouky is a Technical Laboratory coordinator at Texas A&M University in Qatar. Osama is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in interdisciplinary engineering from Texas A&M University at College Station. He is responsible for assisting with experimental method courses, 3D printing, mechanics of materials, material science, senior design projects, and advanced materials classes. Osama’s professional interests include manufacturing technology, materials

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

Session 2149 Capstone Courses and Program Outcomes - TC2K Assessment Paul I-Hai Lin, Hal Broberg Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne AbstractThis paper discusses course objectives, student learning outcomes, teaching strategies,assessment techniques, and continuous improvement used in conducting a two-semestercapstone course. It leads the students from the conceptual stage in senior project design tothe actual implementation stage. The course is intended to enable students to succeed

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Nichols; Margaret Pinnell

Session 2653 kidslearn in Introduction to Engineering Design Margaret F. Pinnell, Ph. D., Shawn Nichols University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio 45469-0210Abstract EGR 101, Introduction to Engineering Design is a required, two semester hour, first year,multi-disciplinary engineering course offered at the University of Dayton (UD) through theschool of engineering. In the winter semester of 2003, students enrolled in EGR 101participatedin a service-learning project called kidslearn. The kidslearn service-learning project

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Lu, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

systems design, and embedded vision. Page 24.1323.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Using Case Study Research as an Active Learning Tool for Demonstrating the Ability to Function on Multidisciplinary TeamsAbstractCase study projects can be used as an active learning tool for expanding students’ knowledgebeyond classroom discussion. A required course taken by EE (Electrical Engineering) and CS(Computer Science) students at the University of Portland provides an excellent environment forassessing students’ ability to function on

Collection

2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Jonathan Alan Meckley, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

the Plastics Engineering Technology program at The Pennsylva- nia State University at Erie, The Behrend College (PSB) for 10 years. He is now the Program Coordinator. He has been teaching full-time since 1999 and part-time since 1990. In 2008 he was promoted to Associate Professor. Mr. Meckley has been a firm believer in the need for better writing for engineering and won ”Best Paper in the Injection Molding Division” for the Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference in 2008. During his time at Penn State, he has been involved with Senior Project teams and advised on their papers. One of his goals with his lab courses was to increase the quality of lab reports with a focus on explaining why the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chandana P. Tamma, Marquette University ; Matthew Curran, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #34793Work in Progress: Investigating the Role of Entrepreneurial-mindedLearning (EML) in Enhancing Student Learning for a Freshman Engineer-ingCourseDr. Chandana P. Tamma, Marquette University Chandana P. Tamma received her PhD in Electrical Engineering (2009) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy. NY. She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Marquette University, Milwaukee. WI.Mr. Matthew Curran, Marquette University Matt Curran supports efforts related to KEEN’s Entrepreneurial Mindset at Marquette University as a KEEN Project Associate

Collection

2021 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert C. Knox; Robert W. Nairn

, civic organization or environmental authority. The practitioner(s) proposesa specific project with relevant work efforts that will complement their real-world assignmentsand can be completed by undergraduate environmental science and engineering capstonestudents. Faculty members work with the practitioner to refine the proposed capstone project tomeet the educational objectives of the capstone course. These mutually beneficial relationshipsresult in positive “community engagement” which is an increasingly important factor touted byuniversities. The positive community engagement aspect of capstone projects is especiallyimportant to state-funded universities for student recruiting, promoting programs to non-localalumni and for interacting with

Collection

2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Andy S. Peng; Robert Nelson; Cheng Liu; Ahmet Turkmen; Wei Shi; Jia-Ling Lin

applying a hybrid instructional model to a newlydeveloped computer engineering course at UW–Stout, which includes the delivery of onlinelectures through streaming videos combined with bi-weekly in-class lectures as well as hands-onlaboratory exercises related to the course material. The design of this curriculum follows aframework that was developed to fulfill the course requirements. In addition to traditional classsettings, the course also implements a team project which has several reporting components tomonitor students’ learning progress. Multiple in-class surveys were conducted throughout thesemester to obtain course feedback from the students. The instructor also constantly solicitedand collected student comments about the course during the

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Peibo Guo, Conestoga High School; Kail Jialang Yuan; Zuyi Huang, Villanova University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Peibo Guo1, Kail J. Yuan2, Zuyi (Jacky) Huang3 1. Conestoga High School, Berwyn, PA, 19312 2. Radnor High School, Villanova, PA 19085 3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Villanova, PA, 19085Abstract: USA high-school students are falling behind their peers from other countries such asFinland and Korea in their mathematical performance. Solving ordinary differential equations(ODEs) is especially challenging to USA high-school and college students. It is thus necessary tore-generate the momentum of inspiring or stimulating high-school students to participate in moremath-related trainings or projects. In this work, we developed the first version of a web-basedtraining approach to

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Karen Gilbert, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

faced each year with the challenge of providing a meaningful, appropriate, andvaluable project experience that supports learning and fosters interest about engineering design.While past projects have been suitable for achieving basic learning outcomes, the speculativenature of these projects has not provided opportunities for student learning on broader topicssuch as working with a customer, identifying customer requirements, framing an open-endeddesign problem, and most importantly, identifying their role as an engineer in the world at large.In the spring semester of 2008, the instructors of “Exploration of Engineering Design” exploredthe use of a project set in the context of service learning as a means of achieving these broaderlearning

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Arumala, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

income families of the Town. This 4 ½-acre project was initially funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) program and the MarylandDepartment of Natural Resources. This project was executed in two phases namely: TheDemolition and Site Clearance Phase and the Design and Construction Phase. In the demolitionactivity, over 300 tons of scrap metal were removed from the site for recycling. Environmentalissues of soil contamination and a 1000-gallon tank full of heating oil buried under the factory’sconcrete floor slab were addressed by complying with state and federal environmental laws inthe removal and disposal of the oil and tank and appropriate certificates of compliance

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Amos, Michigan Technological University; Michael Powers, Michigan Technological University; Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

await them after their educations, and gives new perspectives tothe sponsors, businesses and organizations who participate. The multi-disciplinary program is intended to serve the needs of both students andindustry and includes concepts such as sustainability, ethics, safety, business processes,innovation, creativity and communication. All Enterprise team members have prescribedresponsibilities corresponding to their level of maturity, abilities, and technical education. Withinthe projects, students perform testing and analyses, make recommendations, manufacture parts,stay within budgets and schedules, and manage multiple projects while faculty members act ascoaches and mentors.Vertically Integrated Curriculum This ongoing

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Undergraduate Research in Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston (CoT); Heidar Malki, University of Houston (CoT); Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #7952An REU Experience with Wireless Sensor Networks ResearchDr. Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston (CoT) Dr. Xiaojing Yuan is Associate Professor in the Computer Engineering Technology program of Engineer- ing Technology Department. She is the founder and director of the ISGRIN research lab and actively incorporating undergraduate research activities as part of final project requirements in several undergrad- uate junior and senior level courses dealing with sensors, instrumentation, and microprocessor hardware and software. Her research interest includes wireless sensor network, quality-of-service enhanced

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua M Coriell, Cyber Innovation Center; Krystal S. Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

applying the mathematics concepts318-257-2319 covered. Concluding each unit is a cumulative project that requires the students to apply what they have learned throughout the unit. Tell me more about the activites! An inexhaustive list of activities in the curriculum is listed in Table 1. The table indicates if the project is an introductory, middle, or closing project; to which unit the project corresponds; and a

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul H. King

aseries of lectures and exercises on the general process of design (modeled after a NSF/ASEE Creative and Structured Design Methods Workshop, 1989) accompanied bydesign project requests. After about 6 weeks the remainder of the term was dedicated toproject development. The Biomedical Computing course was difficult to administer and teach, as thestudent body came in with quite disparate backgrounds. Several students, especiallythose with BME-EE backgrounds, were well versed in some of the lecture material anddid not like the class; others did not see the relevance of the course to their careers. Thedesign course was reasonably well received, though a universal comment was that therewas not enough time to properly complete many of the