Collection

2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Tristan Ericson; Scott Kiefer

Capstone Design Assessment and Student Motivation Tristan Ericson, Scott Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania, Mechanical Engineering type of project is the design and build of a car to complete in Abstract— This paper presents the ongoing the Society of Automotive Engineers Formula Collegiatedevelopment of student assessment strategies, and how they Design Competition (FSAE)2.affect student motivation and satisfaction, in a mechanical While there is some overlap, the first semester of theengineering capstone course sequence. The capstone sequence

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudarshan Kurwadkar, California State University, Fullerton; Salvador Mayoral, California State University, Fullerton; Antoinette Linton, California State University, Fullerton; Doina Bein, California State University, Fullerton; Paulina Reina; Jidong Huang, California State University, Fullerton; Yu Bai; Ariana Vasquez; Kirk Vandersall

that explicitly affect the URM students at CSUF is therelatively higher repetition in lower-division math courses. In general, 2-10% of URM studentrepeats lower-division math courses (Math-150A and Math-150B) compared to the non-URMstudents (Figure 2). Several factors affect the achievement gap between URM and non-URMstudents, including their prior academic preparation, sociocultural background, and economicpull factors. The National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded “Advancing Student Success byUtilizing Relevant Social-Cultural and Academic Experiences for Undergraduate Engineering,Computer Science Students (ASSURE-US).” This is a five-year project at CSUF that seeks toaddress the challenges faced by URM students. The project aims to achieve

Collection

2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

David T Delisle, School of Engineering, Eastern Michigan University; Qin Hu, School of Engineering, Eastern Michigan University

.  College students as a future workforce need to be prepared in these autonomous vehicle fields.  Electric golf carts, with much simpler systems than a real car, are a perfect choice for education.   The purpose of this project is to convert an electric Club Car golf cart into a test platform for  deep learning algorithms. The deep learning algorithms for path planning/searching and  self-driving will eventually lead to an autonomous golf cart (AGC) that can navigate the campus  of Eastern Michigan University. We will integrate peripheral sensors such as Lidar, GPS, IMUs,  and control systems to the golf cart. The original golf cart’s mechanical chassis is the control  system’s foundation. Sensors and control systems used to automate this golf cart

Conference Session

Work-In-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Engineering Education, 2019 Twenty Year Evolution of an Outreach ProgramWork in Progress Almost twenty years ago, in an undergraduate-level Introduction to BiomedicalEngineering elective, a group project was created which allowed an opportunity for students todelve deeply into an area of interest that was not covered in the class material. A second objectivewas to provide a forum for the students to hone their presentation and group interaction skills. Theproject integrated a high school outreach presentation and required undergraduate students toparticipate in problem-based learning, demonstrations, and hands-on activities and challengedundergraduates to present highly technical material to an audience with little technical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Elizabeth Anne Buchanan, UW-Stout

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Ethics and Acting Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Exploring, Documenting, and Improving Humanitarian Service Learning through Engineers Without Borders USAAbstractExploring, Documenting, and Improving Humanitarian Service Learning through Engineerswithout Borders-USA is a four-year project exploring a variety of challenges and opportunities inuniversity-based service learning programs. Specifically, this project looks holistically at theinception and evolution of a new Engineers Without Borders USA chapter, while analyzingcharacteristics, values, and demographics of individuals involved

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Hart; Ronald Welch

Session 1125 USMA CE Model For Client-Based Multidiscipline Capstones Ronald W. Welch, Steven D. Hart United States Military AcademyAbstractThis paper describes a model used successfully by the ABET-Accredited Civil EngineeringProgram at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) for client-based multidisciplinary capstoneprojects. The client has been the West Point Association of Graduates (AOG), which thenrepresents USMA to provide the facilities and services only possible through gift projects, suchas a non-funded sports team facility. The model consists of two phases: first, an

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Jose Macedo; Nick Sweeney

this course, as well as examples of student projects from Fall 2013.The course and laboratory materials were evaluated for learning effectiveness and technicalcontent, which are included in this paper.IntroductionDuring the past ten years, manufacturing automation has changed dramatically. Developments insoftware and new standards allow rapid development and integration of sophisticated automationapplications. It is possible now to develop applications that require integration of machine vision,programmable logic controllers, control of multi-axis servomotors, and robot manipulators frommultiple vendors in a fairly short amount of time. It has become an accepted technology withmany successful industrial applications. These changes have

Conference Session

First Year Computing Topics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishnendu Ghosh, Miami University; Michele D Dickey, Miami University; Laurena Werner, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

paper, we describe an intervention to address the low retention rates in the course. Ourfocus is to engage students with a project that connects the students’ interests with the conceptsof the course. The goal of the intervention is to increase student retention. To that end, we seekto answer the following research questions: (1) How can we engage students in the first course in programming? (2) What process or processes can be followed to engage students in the first course in programming?The intervention is a context based approach to a semester long project in the course. Themotivation of the intervention is to connect the students with the concepts throughout thesemester and to engage students to attend the class. We call the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Perretta; Andrew Deorio, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

Paper ID #21636Teaching Software Testing with Automated FeedbackJames PerrettaDr. Andrew DeOrio, University of Michigan Andrew DeOrio is a lecturer at the University of Michigan and a consultant for web, machine learning and hardware projects. His research interests are in ensuring the correctness of computer systems, including medical devices, internet of things (IOT) devices, and digital hardware. In addition to teaching software and hardware courses, he teaches Creative Process and works with students on technology-driven creative projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Laboratory Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Arash Mahboobin, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #14629Scaffolding Engineering Students to Be the Problem Solvers We Want Themto BeDr. Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Renee Clark has 23 years of experience as an engineer and analyst. She currently serves as the Direc- tor of Assessment for the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering and its Engineering Education Research Center (EERC), where her research focuses on assessment and evaluation of engi- neering education research projects and initiatives. She has most recently worked for Walgreens as a Sr. Data Analyst and General Motors/Delphi Automotive as a Sr. Applications

Conference Session

Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Queen Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kelly Summerford Ellenburg, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #16049Impacts of a University-wide Service Learning Program on a Senior Under-graduate Capstone CourseDr. Jennifer Queen Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dr. Retherford is an alumna of the University of Nebraska, Omaha, and received her graduate degrees from Vanderbilt University. She currently teaches a variety of courses supporting the department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee. Among many structural engineer- ing courses, Dr. Retherford manages the Senior Design Project course for all undergraduate seniors.Kelly Summerford Ellenburg, The University of Tennessee

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Northrup, Western New England College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Duringpast courses, students have worked in teams on projects including hospital clinic constructionand service, coffee cooperative construction, reforestation, potable water delivery systems,alternative energy study, surveying for water piping projects, and research of water deliveryproject financial records. During the two-week trip to Guatemala, students experience learningfrom service projects, cultural exposure, and historical presentations provided by Mayan andLadino hosts.Because the course has been conducted for several years and has been revised and improved overtime, the paper discusses course design and implementation, delivery of integratedmultidisciplinary projects, student feedback, lessons learned, and course

Conference Session

Service Learning in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leah Jamieson; Carla Zoltowski; Frank DeRego; Lynne Slivovsky; William Oakes

of the service theyprovide to their community and, in a broader sense, the impact they can have on the world. Researchhas shown that students participating in service learning have a higher comprehension of the coursematerial and also develop an awareness of their local community and the issues it faces. In engineering,there are many examples of service-learning programs ranging from freshman introductory courses tosenior capstone courses. Despite their successes, an area that the engineering education community hasyet to fully develop is the reflection component of service learning. This paper addresses thedevelopment of reflection activities and materials in the Engineering Projects in Community Service(EPICS) program at Purdue University

Conference Session

Panel on Innovative Graduate Education Concepts: Organized by the National Institute of Aerospace

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Shaurette, Purdue University; Joe Orczyk, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

as a research engineer for the National Association of Home Builders Research Foundation where he was a project manager for the EER energy efficiency research and demonstration residence. He recently com- pleted his Ph.D. concentrating on reconstruction and demolition with a cognate specialty in education. He currently teaches in and administers the Purdue Department of Building Construction Management’s graduate program.Joe Orczyk, Purdue University Joseph J. Orczyk, PhD, PE Associate Professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette 1989 Purdue University - Ph.D. - construction engineering & management 1981 University of Michigan - MBA 1975 Pennsylvania State University - BS - civil engineering Joe

Conference Session

Bart's Big Plan: Engaging High Schoolers in Engineering Adventures ... Ay Caramba!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Per G. Norstrom, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH); Charlotta Nordlöf, Linkoping University; Konrad J. Schönborn; Jonas Hallström, Linkoping University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

affordances for authenticity of role-play-basedproject work in a Swedish upper secondary software engineering course. The project requiredstudents (aged 17–18) to assume the role of software engineer employees at a web-designbusiness with the task of creating a website for a gaming company, where the course instructorassumed the role of the web business owner. The six-week project included the formulation of adesign plan, back-end programming, developing and refining the design and layout, adjustingcontent for accessibility, and publication of the web site. Inductive analysis of observations fromthe unfolding role-play in five student groups (total 22 students), and interviews with fourstudents and the teacher exposed salient themes related to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael S Thompson, Bucknell University; Andrew Ciotola, Stadler Center for Poetry, Bucknell University; Daniel Mancusi, Bucknell University; Mark Yerger, Bucknell University; Adam B Gegg

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #14939The Bucknell Poetry Path App Experiment: A Collaboration Across CampusProf. Michael S Thompson, Bucknell University Prof. Thompson is an associate professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, PA. While his teaching responsibilities typically include digital design, computer engineering electives, and senior design, his focus in the classroom is to ignite passion in his students for engineering and design through his own enthusiasm, open-ended student-selected projects, and connecting engineering to the world around them. His research interests

Conference Session

Innovative Assessment Techniques in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Shannon K Reynolds

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

engineeringeducation. One approach has been to use professional rating systems as a vehicle in designcourses. This paper describes such an approach using the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure(ISI) EnvisionTM rating system as part of a learning module in the capstone design course at theUniversity of Utah. In the module, students are first presented fundamental sustainabilityconcepts and tools, and in a separate seminar are introduced to the Envision rating system.Students are exposed at least two more times to brief follow-up discussions applying Envision totheir project. It was expected that the use of Envision helps students reinforce underlyingsustainability concepts and improve the learning about Envision by applying it to a project. Themodule

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Barry J Brinkman, Gannon University; Scott E Steinbrink, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #6399Assessing Impact without Using Grades: Quality Review of Community En-gagementDr. Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University Dr. Theresa M. Vitolo is an associate professor in the Computer and Information Science Department of Gannon University at Erie, PA. Teaching in systems-related fields since 1986, she joined the Computer and Information Science Department at Gannon University in 1999. In addition to teaching, she has worked as a systems analyst/programmer on a variety of systems development projects. Her academic background includes a B.S.E. in Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Information Science

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Richards; Daniel Pack; David Ahlgren; Igor Verner

design projects—and in assessing the educational impactof robotics projects and competitions. We show that one particular assignment, the developmentof autonomous mobile robots, ties together interdisciplinary design, experiential learning,teamwork assessment and other topical educational subjects in powerful and unique ways. Weidentify best practices taken from our experiences, focusing on (a) undergraduate experiences infire-fighting robotics and in the AUVSI Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition; (b) integratingrobotics into the first year engineering design courses, advanced research project teams, andsenior design projects; (c) robot design as a medium to promote teamwork; (d) methods ofevaluation and assessment of robotics curricula and

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Sullivan; Harpreet Singh; Kimberly Sward; Janis Terpenny

real world problems in collaborationwith industry. An overview of the organization and administration of the collaborative projectsis presented. Learning aids and Internet tools are included in this discussion. Assessment resultsof student performance and perception are also presented. It was found using a bootstrap sample,at a significance level of 0.05, that the grade point average (GPA) of students working onprojects in collaboration with industry administered through a variety of tools over the Internet(Experimental Group) was higher than those receiving only traditional classroom style lecture(Control Group). Overall, we conclude that the Internet is an effective and efficient medium forincorporating industry based projects into the

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L. Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ali R. Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, 2011 Instructional Methodology for Capstone Senior Mechanical DesignAbstract: The capstone design project is a big event in every mechanical program. Thecapstone design project serves as a bridge to help students migrate from an academicenvironment to an industrial environment. Any school normally don‟t have the full capability toconstruct and physically test each capstone design project due to limited equipment, limitedfunds and limited time, which is the primary difference between the industrial environment andthe academic environment. Due to this defect in the academic environment, there are twocommon major problems in lots of capstone designs. Some capstone projects couldn‟t providethe supporting documented analysis to answer whether

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Melanie Sattler

: Operation SMART air quality presentations to elementary school girls for Girls, Inc.; Air Pollutant Sampling of Carbon Monoxide, Particulates, and Ozone for the American Lung Association; Analysis of Environmental and Economic Impacts of Energy and Water Efficiency Improvements for a Habitat for Humanity House; Analysis of Air Pollution Emissions for the Tema Oil Refinery, Ghana.Effectiveness of the projects in improving student skills in application of knowledge, criticalthinking, communication, and teamwork is evaluated, along with impact of the projects onstudents’ sense of civic responsibility. Based on qualitative information from student projectreflections, the projects were effective in helping students

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leszek Gawarecki, Kettering University; Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Gina Rablau, Kettering

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Redesigned Application Oriented Integral Calculus CurriculumAbstractThis paper presents the development of an application based curriculum for an integral calculuscourse, a project funded by the KEEN Foundation. Textbook examples are frequentlydisconnected from students’ immediate environment or use past data of little interest. In addition,information given on the subject is at most sketchy and the practical purpose of solving theseexamples is not clear. This lack of vivid applications in calculus courses motivated us to developcontent that can be used by instructors to enhance students’ learning experience by engagingthem directly in solving problems and applying attained skills to real life

Conference Session

Learning Through Service

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Katherine Schmotzer; Ana Paula Valenca, Purdue EPICS

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

evident as the majority of the LTS efforts remain outside the undergraduatecurriculum and are localized and non-sustainable in their current forms. Barriers to curricularchange have been studied within the academy and in particular related to LTS6,7.This paper describes the integration of a primarily extra-curricular model with a curricular modelfor LTS. The results and student perspectives are discussed.EPICS and EWB-USA ProgramsEngineers Without Borders - USA (EWB-USA) and the Engineering Projects in CommunityService (EPICS) are well recognized and have established best practices in service-learning,multidisciplinary project work and collaborations between industry and academia. Bothapproaches share the common goals of addressing compelling

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Whitehurst, Mississippi State University; Nathaniel Hyams, Clemson University; Morgan Green, Mississippi State University; Matthew William Priddy, Mississippi State University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

student in Bioengineering at Clemson University studying tissue engineering.Ms. Morgan Green, Mississippi State University Morgan Green is an Instructor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Mississippi State University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education, where her research is focused on the develop- ment and assessment of professional skills in engineering students. Other areas of interest and research are engineering education outreach and the application of hands-on learning in engineering students. She is the founder and Director of Project ENspire, an engineering outreach event for 4th-6th grade girls now in its eight year.Dr. Matthew William Priddy, Mississippi State University

Conference Session

S6B: Full Papers - One Size Does Not Fit All

Collection

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

Authors

Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University; Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University; John F Drazan, Fairfield University

Tagged Topics

Full Papers

: Engaging First-Year Engineering Students Through Team-Based Design and Peer Review: A Service-Learning Approach Djedjiga Belfadel, Isaac Macwan, Kongar Elif and John F Drazan Fairfield UniversityAbstract:This complete evidence-based practice paper outlines the benefits of incorporating a challenging teamdesign term project informed by service-learning in a first-year engineering course for students majoringin electrical, biomedical, and mechanical engineering, and students who have not declared a major. Thecourse provides core engineering knowledge and competencies in a highly interactive course formatwhere students are active participants in the learning

Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Chandika Annasiwatta, Muskingum University; Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University

education. As a member of an underrepresented group in her field, she is a strong advocate for women participation in STEM. Dr. Soto-Cab´an is a Senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). She is also member of the engineering honor societies Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Design of a Cost-effective Bending/Compression EducationalLaboratory Test Apparatus – an Integrated Project Based Learning ActivityAbstractThis paper is focused on an undergraduate design project on the design and

Conference Session

New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jamison IV, Villanova University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

extracurricular activities to help hone engineeringstudents’ entrepreneurial skills and encourage ideation. However, there remainfew co-curricular opportunities for students to develop an entrepreneurial skillsetand practice entrepreneurial thinking. In particular, opportunities are rare forstudents to merge entrepreneurially minded learning (EML) with the high-levelsubject-, project- and collaboration-based learning approaches typically seen insenior-level elective courses. Developing the entrepreneurial mindset will serveour students well by preparing them to be more impactful engineers.We have developed, implemented and assessed a framework for integratingEML into senior-level elective courses via an Ideation Project. In the affectedcourse

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session I: WIP: Experiential Learning Potpourri

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jones, North Dakota State University; Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

paper considers the value of robotics competitions from the perspective of theirexperiential education value. Each year, thousands of students across the United States andaround the world participate in a wide variety of robotics competitions. It is generallyrecognized that student participants find these experiences highly enjoyable and have theopportunity to gain and demonstrate skills in a variety of areas directly and peripherally relatedto the project. However, despite the prevalence of these activities, insufficient research has beenperformed to characterize their specific value and the sources that it comes from.This paper presents initial work on the characterization of the value of participation in roboticscompetition teams. Modified

Conference Session

Construction Session 2: PM, BIM, and Collaboration

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hossein Ataei P.E., Syracuse University; Ossama M. Salem, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Paper ID #14599”Construction Regulations and Organizational Management” - A Case Studyof a New Course Introduction to the Civil Engineering CurriculumDr. Hossein Ataei P.E., Syracuse University Dr. Ataei is an Assistant Professor of Civil & Infrastructure Engineering at Syracuse University in New York. As a registered Professional Engineer both in Canada and in the United States, he has the indus- try experience in the fields of structural design of civil infrastructure systems; business administration of heavy civil projects and project controls of large-scale civil infrastructure for global Engineering- Procurement