Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Students

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Philip Reid Brown, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Ilene J. Rosen, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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First-Year Programs

answers is a lessauthentic representation of computer programming skill than projects that ask students to writeand test real computer programs. To combat plagiarism, project-centric programming courses often use plagiarism softwarelike Stanford MOSS in order to flag and investigate potential plagiarism cases. The idea behindthe use of such a program is that of deterrence: If these tools are good enough at detectingplagiarized code, and students are aware of their existence, then students will not plagiarize, lestthey get caught with solid, algorithmic proof behind the potential accusation. In practice, it is notso simple. Some students attempt to beat plagiarism programs. More difficult still is whenstudents are not aware of their own

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauri Burke, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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International

program provides undergraduate and graduate studentswith scholarship support throughout their degree program, mentorship from senior engineeringstudents and faculty, and assistance in mathematics, computer science, and engineering careerplacement after graduation. Each year of the program, the scholarship recipients complete a realworld, multidisciplinary humanitarian engineering project, which provides experience in theirfield of study. Projects for the academic year 2007-2008 are being completed in collaborationwith a non-profit organization, Into Your Hands, and are designed to benefit St. Denis SecondarySchool in Uganda, Africa. This paper describes the design of the NSF Scholarship program, andthe activities and outcomes to date, including

Conference Session

IP and Supporting Student Startups

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Shepard, Engenius Solutions

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

constraints and meeting course objectives, these classes tend to offer either structuredprojects or surface level introduction to product development and especially new productdevelopment. The projects developed, in Engenius Solutions Lab, are not structured and requirea level of commitment not generally required in the student inventor’s classes.Over the past five years, Engenius Solutions has worked with over 20 different projects whichspan the various engineering disciplines and product lines. The Board of Directors and staff haveaccumulated a reservoir of knowledge in assisting students with product development. Thispaper is a reflection on the successes, failures and next steps for Engenius Solutions, a grantfunded, student run, product

Conference Session

FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, Ohio Northern University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

acquisition systems home andconduct experiments and design projects. This paper presents the results of a pilot project inwhich a first-year engineering course at a large university was modified to use data acquisitionhardware systems and a graphical programming environment. This paper will discuss thecurricular structure, the implementation of the graphical programming language and hardwarecomponent, examples from the class, and initial assessments from the experience in the form ofclass surveys. Challenges and opportunities are discussed. Overall, students reacted positivelyto the inclusion of the graphical language and extremely positively to the inclusion of thehardware aspect, which allowed for more hands-on activities. The instructional team

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Mark Anderson, University of California, San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4118: OPTIMIZATION FROM A WORKING BASELINE: A DE-SIGN EDUCATION APPROACHDr. Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego Nathan Delson’s interests include mechatronics, biomedical devices, human-machine interfaces, and en- gineering education. He is Co-founder and Past President of Coactive Drive Corp., which develops novel actuators and control methods for use in force feedback human interfaces. Medical device projects in- clude an instrumented mannequin and laryngoscope for expert skill acquisition and airway intubation training. He received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from University of California, San Diego, and then went on to get a doctorate in mechanical engineering from

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

to identify the knowledge domain for undergraduate and graduate degreeprograms. A construction engineering and management BOK has not been previouslyestablished. As part of a longitudinal review of the construction curriculum, a BOK regardingthe technical aspects of construction management has been defined based on a review of therequirements of multiple accrediting bodies. Four principal knowledge areas (cost estimating,construction scheduling and control, project administration, and contract documents) wereidentified as representing particular sectors of construction management for which there is a setof knowledge and skills. A process for defining program outcomes based on the BOK andcourse learning objectives based on program outcomes

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Reising

Session 2425 Capstone Design in Electrical and Computer Engineering Delivery and Assessment of ABET Criterion 3 James A. Reising University of EvansvilleIntroductionSeveral changes have been made to the Senior Design Project Course Sequence at the Universityof Evansville as previously described in “Senior Design Project Course Sequence, Electrical andComputer Engineering”1 to provide students with additional exposure to the non-technicalaspects of engineering and to enable assessment of the outcomes of ABET Criterion 32, listedbelow for

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong Wang, University of Illinois, Chicago; Lin Li, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Systems Engineering

general method with broad applications toidentify the influences of various variations on the systems or processes. It is traditionally afundamental course offered to students in various ISE programs across the American universities.This paper presents a recent effort at a research university in the U.S. to integrate renewableenergy topics into the traditional DOE course to help ISE students update their knowledge baseand foster environmental responsibility and sustainability awareness in their future careers. Anew topic related to the manufacturing of a specific form of renewable energy, cellulosic biofuel,has been integrated into an eight-week course project session. The course-end evaluation andsurvey have shown a significant increase of

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajesh Malani; Enno Koehn

ABET and listed in the Program Criteria for Civiland Similarly Named Engineering Programs and the General Criteria (Professional Component)has been enhanced by being involved with the steel bridge and concrete canoe projects. Theresults are also compared with students who have practical civil engineering experience. Inparticular, the findings suggest that students who are directly involved with project work believethat four areas have been greatly enhanced. They include: structural engineering, projectmanagement/scheduling and estimating, constructability and team work. Understanding ofengineering codes and standards, health and safety issues, materials engineering, and ethicalconsiderations are also perceived to be enhanced. Furthermore, the

Conference Session

Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wade Peerman; Michael Payne; Vivian Chang; Sonya Havens; John Lendvay; Eliot Metzger

Session 2651 Community-Based Approach to Environmental Education Vivian Chang, Eliot S. Metzger, Michael Payne, Sonya M. Havens, Wade R. Peerman, and John M. Lendvay University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CAAbstractThe Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood in San Francisco, California, is a diverse communitythat experiences an inordinate amount of pollution. Within this five square mile area, heavyindustry, the city’s sewage treatment plant, and the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard(HPNSY) all act as concentrated and diffuse pollution sources. This research project focuses

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stacie Swingle Nunes

has led to published goals and the strong emphasis currently placed byfunding agencies and the retention community on such experiences. At the time we simply feltthat if students could see how science and math were used to solve interesting problems, it wouldbe motivating. The first summer research program was scheduled to meet during the first summer sessionat New Paltz in 1994. At the heart of the program were five faculty initiated research orientedprojects. A request for proposal process that is described below was used to select the facultymentors and projects. Each faculty mentor was asked to guide a team of two or more students asthey worked on his or her project. Based on the summer bridge experience we felt that thestudents

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Engineering Capstone CourseAbstract:This paper presents the opportunities provided by EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge in supporting acapstone design course in computer and software engineering. Students participating in thecourse were responsible for implementing a sub-system of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.Being a sponsored competition organized by the Department of Energy, the project providedmany unique learning opportunities for students in the course and those that they interacted withfrom other disciplines. This paper will discuss both the benefits of utilizing such a competitionfor a senior capstone design course as well as some of the challenges faced. The paper concludeswith some recommendations for those considering such a project as a

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Wei Siang Pee, University of Central Oklahoma; Kevin Rada; Montell Jermaine Wright, University of Central Oklahoma, Robotics Research; Kaitlin Rose Foran, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Engineering Education, 2011 Transformative Learning Experience for Incoming Freshmen Engineering Students through Robotics ResearchAbstract – An intensive four-week 2010 Summer Bridge The Summer Bridge program is distinguished frompilot program introducing four incoming freshmen to other project-based, hands-on engineering courses inrobotics research is presented in this paper. Through that, rather than using a project as a teaching tool in athis program, students acquire the necessary knowledge course whose primary objective is to prepare studentsand skills to become active participants in an ongoing for future coursework, it is designed

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Resit Unal; Andres Sousa-Poza; Paul Kauffmann

the “business sense” that isperceived to be critical for climbing the corporate or organizational ladder. The success inmeeting these expectations is primarily based on the materials in the financial analysis course(s)similar to graduate level engineering economics.Several studies have examined the financial analysis tools that corporations employ [1,2]. Butthese studies did not specifically track the translation of these tools into the engineeringmanagement work place at the operating manager (first level manager, second level manager,and program / project manager) and engineer level. Consequently they are of limited use to theMEM instructor since they provide high - level organizational data, primarily from larger publicsector firms. The

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Lang-Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

backgroundknowledge, students cannot work effectively on designing thermalsystems. The design component of the course is conducted by studentdesign teams with emphasis on real-life projects. Before theintroduction of problem-based-learning method, each team wouldwork on a semester-long project, most of them sponsored by localindustries. The themes of these industrial projects were oftenquite diverse and did not present a common topic to be covered inlectures. The lecture thus became a subject-based learning [2]which is not conducive to long-term retention of knowledge. Theproblem-based learning, on the other hand, is an effective methodto address this issue.2. PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN THERMAL SYSTEMS DESIGN Problem-based learning is a student

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony J. Marchese; Shreekanth A. Mandayam; T. R. Chandrupatla; John L. Schmalzel

in semester-long design and development projects. The majority of theseprojects are funded by local industry, faculty research grants or departmental budgets. Clearly,projects such as these are central to developing the design, problem solving and project manage-ment skills that are lacking in the traditional engineering coursework. Often missing, however, inthe industry and faculty sponsored design projects, is the spirit of invention, innovation and en-trepreneurship. The spirit of entrepreneurship is best promoted by providing students with theopportunity to propose their own original enterprises. Accordingly, an NCIIA grant has created aventure capital fund, specifically ear-marked for the development of original inventions by multi

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Bernadette Longo

theclassroom, juggling needs and expectations from a number of parties: students, corporatepartners, department faculty, potential employers, university research centers, etc. Whenconsidering this type of corporate/academic partnership for student projects, all parties involvedneed to carefully consider both the benefits and the limitations of such projects, as well asdesigning realistic outcomes for the students and the corporate partners. As a guiding principle inthese considerations, it is helpful to keep David Lempert's advice in mind: "academic field sitesshould be places that can yield insight into particular social problems or research issues.”3 Inother words, industry sites for class projects should first and foremost yield experiences that

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Cross, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Simulant ProductionAbstractA NASA-ESMD (National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Exploration Systems MissionDirectorate) funded senior design project “Mineral Separation Technology for Lunar RegolithSimulant Production” is directed toward designing processes to produce simulant materials asclose to lunar regolith as possible. The eight undergraduate (junior and senior) students involvedare taking a systems engineering design approach to identifying the most pressing concerns insimulant needs, then designing subsystems and processing strategies to meet these needs usingterrestrial materials. This allows the students to, not only learn the systems engineering designprocess, but also, to make a significant contribution to an important NASA ESMD

Conference Session

Introducing Programming in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Gordon, The Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

school juniors and seniors intended to establish basicmodeling and simulation skills, the importance of modeling to the solution of engineeringproblems, understanding of the underlying mathematics, and consideration of careers in STEMfields. We summarize the content of the course and the final projects undertaken by the students.Pre- and post-course surveys were used along with student responses to open-ended journalprompts to gauge the success of the course. There was significant positive change in thepercentage of students seeking STEM careers and their confidence in using MATLAB to explorechallenging problems via modeling. Students also indicated they were engaged by the coursematerial and felt better prepared for college. Other responses

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Igor Verner

collaboration are presented. Students'reflections on their learning practices are discussed.1. IntroductionA robotics course at the introductory level of engineering education involves students inhands-on practice through which they can learn many engineering subjects and applications.The robotics course can be especially effective if it meets two goals:1. Practical-technical -- designing and producing a working robot prototype capable of performing the given assignment through a project-team effort.2. Instructional -- providing systematic learning of science and engineering subjects by all the students in the robotics course.An experiential learning approach which organizes learning-by-doing processes so that thelearner can acquire both

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Taylor; Emília Mironovová

Session 2160 Technical English an a US – Slovak Collaboration Kevin Taylor and Emília Mironovová Purdue University - Kokomo / Slovak University of Technology - TrnavaAbstractDescribed is a project between students in Slovakia and the United States aimed at improvingboth technical communications and cultural understanding between the two groups. The Slovakstudents were Ph.D. candidates from the Faculty of Materials Science (MtF) at the SlovakUniversity of Technology (SUT) studying Material Science, Plant Management, Automation andControl, and Machine Technologies. The students in the

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Sirkin, Stanford University; Wendy G. Ju, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

vehicleof interactive device design. Students having a general familiarity with the products of electricalengineering engage with the underlying tools and technologies that make such products possible.By focusing the class project on the design of a digital music player, we aim to attract a broaddemographic, and to illustrate how human-centered design considerations can to be integratedinto the system design process.We present this course description—which encompasses motivation, implementation and as-sessment—to provide insights and inspiration for those looking to teach similar courses.1 IntroductionBuild a better music player—yourself! is how Interactive Device Design is advertised to studentsconsidering a concentration in engineering. The

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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Hossein Saiedian

. Students developed practical skills in data wrangling, visualization, andmodeling, while gaining a deeper understanding of global issues. Through this project, studentsenhanced their critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and global awareness. The case studydemonstrates the value of incorporating globalization into data science education to preparestudents to address complex global challenges and contribute to a more equitable and sustainableworld.Keywords. Globalization, data science education, socioeconomic analysis, predictive modeling,statistical inferenceIntroductionWe present a case study of a "Global Socioeconomic Analysis" project integrated into anintroductory data science course at the University of Kansas. The project aimed to

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Gene Fisher

, which have chronicled ourprogress6,7,8,9. Over its years of being offered, we have focused to varying degrees on a numberof educational objectives. From the perspective of the students in the course, the objectivesinclude: 1. apply the skills learned in introductory software engineering courses to a real-world software project 2. work with an external customer, on a project of specific interest to that customer 3. work in project teams of varying sizes, including in teams comprised of upper-class and lower-class students of software engineering 4. learn skills of project management 5. enhance technical skills of software development 6. deploy a working product of some formThe first objective is very common to

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kathy Vratil Brockway

1 The Income Tax Return: A Framework for Engineering Economics Kathy Vratil Brockway Kansas State University at SalinaAbstract StatementThis paper will explore the use of the income tax return as a capstone project in an EngineeringEconomics course.IntroductionAs educators, we are faced with the task of connecting textbook theory to real-world application.In Engineering Economics courses, the income tax return is the ideal way to tie together all‘engineering economics’ topics while, at the same time, demonstrating the practicality of thecourse topics

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm

obtained from the evaluation both for individual student grading and forprogrammatic assessmentA previous paper6 described how this process evolved over the past ten years. This paperfocuses on the assessment process as it is currently implemented. One section is devotedto each of the six tasks summarized above.1) Identify Courses that Offer a Culminating Experience in the CurriculumThe program’s current assessment plan is built around two courses: Chemical PlantDesign, the capstone design experience, and Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic, aninterdisciplinary project-based course.Chemical Plant DesignNote that programmatic objectives require that graduates will possess certain skills andaptitudes. Demonstrating, for example, that students are

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Andy S. Zhang; Ali Harb; Iem Heng; Farrukh Zia; Alex Wong

Farrukh Zia iheng@citytech.cuny.edu fzia@citytech.cuny.edu NYC College of Technology NYC College of Technology 186 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 186 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY 11201Abstract: This paper discusses the use of microcontrollers from Digilent Inc. to engageundergraduate students in researches on mechatronics design and applications through hands-ondesign projects. Mechatronics technology has been identified as the top ten emerging technologyof the 21st century. Almost all high tech products made in today are mechatronics products innature on which microcontrollers are embedded into the products to function as the brain of

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Arjun Makhijani

-being—is growing.IEER is partnering with students, faculty, and their communities in a project to developcurricula for community colleges, colleges, and universities. These curricula will bewidely used to educate students about the engineering and scientific aspects ofinternational security and the environment. As an example, a curriculum that wasdeveloped for use at East Tennessee State University will be discussed.Participating faculty develop curricula for entire courses as well as modules that fit intoexisting courses, such as in physics, chemistry, biology, engineering design,environmental studies, security, peace studies, health, geography, and history. Thesecurricula are geared for freshmen and sophomore college students, and for

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2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Anthony DePina; Kevin Burnett; Molly Mariea; Michael Bush; Christina Amendola; William Nowak; Jason Kolodziej

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design: VIA Dynamic Load Simulation On A Journal Bearing Test Rig In 2010, Dresser-Rand, a global supplier of rotating equipment, donated ESH-1 reciprocating compressor to the Rochester Institute of Technologyand has continually sponsored multidisciplinary senior design (MSD) projects. Dr. Jason Kolodziej, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineeringat Rochester Institute of Technology, commissioned the construction of a dynamic journal bearing similarity test rig. The objective of this rig is toreduce the time required to perform seed of fault research of journal bearings. The project was split into a two phase build utilizing twoconsecutive multidisciplinary senior design teams. While the

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Molly Clay; William Jumper; Kavitha Chandra

Computing and Simulation in the High School Classroom Molly Clay1, William Jumper2 and Kavitha Chandra3This research investigates methods for integrating computational modeling and programming in three high schoolphysics classes at Lowell high School in Lowell, MA. In this work, a project based approach is undertaken in whichstudents conduct experiments, build mathematical models and learn to program using MATLAB, a general purposescientific problem solving and scenario modeling software platform. We discuss the approach taken where studentsfirst undergo a four-week introduction to basic programming skills and begin to apply these skills to a series ofprojects based on fundamental