Conference Session

Faculty Tools

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Function Structure Diagrams 6. Concept Generation 7. Estimation and Feasibility 8. Concept Selection 9. Project Planning 10. Math Modeling 11. Prototyping Strategy 12. Tolerance Analysis 13. Intellectual Property and PatentsMethodologyFor this study the CATME survey was administered in the middle of the semester and again atthe end of the semester. After the students received feedback from first survey, they were askedto compare their scoring of themselves to the scores they received from their teammates andformulate a plan to improve. Finally the students were surveyed at the end of the semester aboutthe

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University; Rema Nilakanta, Iowa State University; Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

transportation workforce to meet the needs andchallenges of the future 1,2,3. For this, it is imperative to attract students at the middle and highschool grade levels to STEM disciplines. This is a challenge based on a number of factorsincluding competing opportunities, perceptions about the industry, and career opportunities 4.Addressing this challenge also requires overcoming the communication gap betweentransportation practitioners and individuals in this age group (i.e., teenagers). This paper presentsefforts to develop Go!, a free online magazine, to address this need, and a preliminary evaluationof its effectiveness. Also included are plans to build on these efforts to enhance the reach andimpacts of the magazine.Background: Declining

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University; Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Nanotechnology Fundamentals Lab for Engineering StudentsAbstractNanotechnology findings and products have exponentially increased in the last decade withoutany parallel development in workforce to support this increase. The gap between supply ofskilled workforce and demand in nanotechnology is expected to continue in growth for a while.This paper describes efforts to help in bridging this void of workforce through the developmentand implementation of a comprehensive lab component for educating an interdisciplinary classof engineering and science students at the junior level. The course is introduced as part of alarger plan to bring nanotechnology into undergraduate education. The approach followed in thislab development is unique since it aims at

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Pearson

design. Each team forms a company which is then asked to respond to aRequest For Proposal from “investors” for a consumer product design appropriate to oneof five consumer markets. The engineers on the team work on the technical design,computer drawings, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, reliability studies, economicanalysis, testing; and consulted on the case design and technical manual content. Thegraphic designers work on the company identity, advertising layouts, marketing plan,web-page design, case design, manual design and packaging. Five design seminars arepresented by the faculty team. Four design reviews are conducted with each teamduring the semester. The final presentation by the team before the “ investors” includesa demonstration

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

. The change of non-traditional student population in EngineeringTechnology at CCSU in the past 10 years is described in relation to the economic health andactivities of the area’s industry. Reasons behind continuous education of workforce frompersonal, society and business perspectives are described. Lack of theoretical knowledge andlimited availability of time to study, often place the non-traditional students at a disadvantagecompared to day-time students. Challenges, as well as learning atmosphere diversification thenon-traditional students bring to the classroom are also described. Changes in working studentsavailability for evening and day classes, preliminary analysis of causes of the changes andimpact on planning of academic activities

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Francisco Ruiz; Michael E. Gorman; Phil Weilerstein

semester’s end. In addition,students must deliver a patent description and a business plan, and make a formalpresentation before judges from industry. These courses provide an effective approachto meeting ABET Criterion 3 outcome requirements by integrating technical and non-technical aspects of applied innovation in an organic way to encourage creativity, selfreliance and the emergence of inventive competence. NCIIA grants and resources havesupported the development of these courses and the continuation of the most promisingof the student projects emerging from them towards commercialization. Page 4.532.1I. IntroductionThe National Collegiate Inventors and

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie A. Phillips; Dewey A. Swanson

Session 3322 Partnering with Industry to Provide Technology Education By Dewey A. Swanson and Julie A. Phillips Purdue University at ColumbusIntroductionPurdue University’s Statewide Technology programs were designed to extend the university’stechnology programs throughout the state of Indiana. Statewide Technology is a partnershipbetween education, business, industry, and government: formed to meet Indiana’s need fortrained technologists. Local business/industry and government representatives helped plan,develop, and implement community programs selected from plans of study provided by

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

S. A. Chickamenahalli; M. Bolepalli; Venkateswaran Nallaperumal; Chih-Ping Yeh; Bonnie Shelnut

utilizeresources. Utilizing additional instructional videotapes on electricity or any other topic is tosupplement the course content. The Greenfield Coalition adapts its own methodology called ‘Water-fall’ in itscurriculum [13]. The coalition holds regular developer workshops, makes ongoing developmentsand experiences known and provides key points for each stage of development. The completeprocess of development consisted of (i) Planning and classifying core material into modules, (ii)Creating PowerPoint story-boards for all modules (iii) Review and feedback of story-boards, andmultimedia elements (iv) Multimedia development and (v) Delivery.(i) Planning of modules: A well thought out plan for each of the modules is made. This begins with

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

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

-disciplinary student teams within the Junior Engineering Clinic. To qualify for funding, studentteams must propose, plan and implement an original, semester-long product development enter-prise. Funding of up to $2500 per student team per semester is competitively awarded based onstudent-generated proposals to the venture capital fund. To be funded, the team must be multidis-ciplinary, including engineering students from at least two of the engineering departments and atleast one non-engineering major. Each team must submit a business plan and must be organizedinto a corporate structure. Finally, the team must propose an original product idea that can besuccessfully designed, developed and prototyped in a single semester. The latter criterion is possi

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott J. Amos; James L. Otter

. Instead, theywould focus on leading, guiding and mentoring groups of students in design, operations,methodology and management in a simulated construction company environment. This processwould require students at each level, first year through graduate, to become part of a multi-faceted, multi-functional construction design/manage/construct organization inside a universityenvironment. Faculty would become company officers, CEOs, senior project managers,department managers, etc. First year students would assume introductory roles (plan reviewers,as-built and shop drawing developers, quantity takeoff surveyors, etc.). Each year a studentwould move up to a different more advanced role. Field engineers, material testers andestimators at the second

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard S. Marleau; John Bollinger; Jeffrey Schowalter

for the flume. A columnar structure of height Figure 2 Mall Layout approximately 20 ft. made of a lattice work of half-inch square stainless steel serves as a tower in the north-end pool. Water isdischarged from the top of the tower through vertically upward facing nozzles, which falls intothe pool in the summer and leads to large ice structures in the winter months.By spring of 1997, there are plans to place 3 ft square concrete slabs around the entire inner Page 2.375.2perimeter of the north-end pool, with jet nozzles in the centers of 24 of these slabs. This

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

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

next step for this project is to test the control software while thehelicopter is attached to a test stand. The test stand is an aluminum arm which can rotatearound the center of the stationary base. The helicopter is mounted on a ball jointsupported platform which is attached at the end of the arm. The goal of the second project is to design and build an autonomous mobile robotwith infrared and touch sensors, with plans to add a visual imaging sensor subsystem.The project is experimental in nature where the student is learning more about each Page 2.451.4subsystem, design concepts, system integration, and logic. The design for the robotshown

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlie P. Edmonson; Joseph A. Untener

EngineeringTechnology conducted a survey instrument to meet the requirements for re-accreditation. Thesurvey was sent to all graduates since the 1991 accreditation visit and to their employers. The rateof returns was more than adequate enough to provide clear information on the performance of ourgraduates, their satisfaction levels, and the views of their employers. The information is alsoconsistent with the other vehicles used in our total plan for assessment. The other instruments usedin the assessment plan include a “Cap and Gown” survey, named because it is a very briefquestionnaire administered to students that are literally lined up for the graduation ceremony, andlonger term alumni surveys that reach further back for data from graduates.While each of

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Underclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sundararajan Madihally, Oklahoma State Univ.; Marcus Duffy, Oklahoma State University; Lynn Franzmann, Stillwater; Rebekah Reece, Stillwater; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

through the Christmas break. However, students were continuouslymonitoring some of the samples upon their return until they freeze dried. The teacher used thisopportunity is a positive way by revisiting the concept that real engineering projects take longtime. Further, concept of redesign to address specific problems could also be addressed. At thisjuncture, no formal written input has been obtained from the students. However, judging fromtheir comments during the different phases of what the project, it is more than safe to say thatthey LOVED this project! Some of the motivational writings that teacher had them do prior tothe fabrication of the solutions were absolutely inspiring!According to the biology teacher, the things that were planned

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Liles, NCA&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, NCA&T State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 15.899.7innovation, diversity of thinking, and entrepreneurship. The goal of evidence-centeredassessment is to capture valid and reliable data for decision-makers to determine education andprogrammatic effectiveness12. Following are descriptions of an assessment plan and relatedoutcomes for the ERC Education and Outreach Nano-to-Bio Summer Camp. The assessmentplan’s pre-/post design was evidence-centered, potentially producing information to determineaccountability for student learning outcomes13. For design purposes, the word student refers tocampers participating in the Nano-to-Bio Summer Camp. The plan was developed andimplemented to answer the following question: How effective is the summer camp in forwardingthe purpose of the ERC

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schacterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

toexhibit mastery that is greater than simply knowing some computer science, electrical andmechanical engineering. Assessment of student learning therefore must go beyond measuring themastery of the various knowledge domains contributing to the discipline. Here we discuss ourcurrent assessment results, the tools we have used, and our plans for continuing assessment.There are three measures of success for any new program: 1. The number and quality of students attracted to the program, 2. The extent to which graduates are employed or admitted to graduate school, and 3. The degree to which the program achieves its educational objectives.The first measure, enrollment, is, sine qua non, the most important and straightforward. This hasalready

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

revolutionwill occur around a knowledge-based economy, whose intellectual capital will be the measure of itsability to compete in the global marketplace. Given the above issues, the curriculum in general and theengineering curriculum in particular must be examined from a new and dynamic perspective1. To meetincreasing demands for engineering professionals, several higher education institutions that traditionallyoffered degree programs in the liberal arts have started or are planning to offer engineering degreeprograms2.The university enrolls about 8200 students in over 100 programs of study in the Arts, humanities,sciences, and business. A Software Engineering degree has recently received state approval and aprogram in Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

Minority Student Success

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University; Dan Mott, Texas A&M International University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

12.5 12.5 12.5 Planning a technical Conducting Managing time "Fitting in" with a Communicating project technical tasks while working on a new group with project project personnel Fig. 1. Feedback on questions 1 through 5 Page 23.1001.4  Extent of increase in students' confidence (Q6‐Q10) No Increase Little Increase Good Increase Great Increase Not Sure

Conference Session

Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

23.1119.3Regional Engineering Program (GTREP), collaborate with other institutions in order toprovide Internet-based access to shared laboratory resources (facilities, equipment, faculty,etc.) necessary to offer remote laboratory exercises3; and a number of remote laboratorysolutions exist for individual online courses and programs at various institutions. In thefollowing pages we will examine several of these solutions and the cited advantages anddisadvantages that they offer.Survey of Remote Laboratory SolutionsSouthern Polytechnic State UniversityIn the “SPSU Distance Learning Strategic Plan 2010-2015” one of the institutional objectivesstates “Academic computer, lab, and library resource access agreements are in place withpartner agencies for students

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

,university recruiters, and practicing professionals from our area.This paper will present an analysis of our experience with the challenges encountered and theencouraging results of the first five years of the MESA Program at our community college, aswell as offer recommendations and outline future plans. Page 23.1199.2Brief HistorySince its inception in 1970 the MESA Program has been the subject of numerous papers andarticles documenting its success in helping students excel in math and science and go on to attaindegrees in the fields of engineering, science and mathematics (1), (2), (3), (4), (5). This one will addanother perspective to this body of

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University - San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

Construction

focus is in active learning and project based learning in engineering and technology education. Contact: kgt5@txstate.edu Page 23.1286.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Unrealized Potential: Course Outcomes and Student LearningAbstractDo you recall those course-level student learning outcomes on your syllabus? Ones that wereargued over in some curriculum planning meeting long ago when they were developed to satisfyan accreditation agency. You know, those outcomes that students rate at the end of the semesteras to how well they agree that they learned various things in

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Oghenetega A. Obewhere; Karen A. Cerda; Rajesh Keloth; Shudipto K. Dishari

Section Conference into appropriately sealed and labeled centrifuge tubes. These solutions with different pH served as our solution of interest while the anthocyanin solution acted as our pH indicator. All liquids were safely sealed and labeled before they were shipped out to the participants. During the actual experimentation, the students were only required to add each of the pH solutions into each of the indicator solutions, observe/record the visible color changes and quantify the pH of each solution using a pH paper. 3. Planning a well-balanced schedule with breaks to avoid fatigue: Planning a well-balanced schedule for a virtual camp is crucial to avoid fatigue and ensure an enjoyable and

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Bridging Engineering Education and Community Impact through Collaborative Design and Construction

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel H Sangree, The Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

which prompted an evaluation – and ultimatelya redesign – of its undergraduate curriculum. At the same time, the engineering school wasreevaluating its approach to undergraduate education in response to a university-driven effortleading to an increased emphasis on design, including plans for a new school-wide design center.Thus, in keeping with the mission of the University and to fulfill a multitude of our ownobjectives – e.g. attracting and retaining students by making them feel part of a community,integrating an authentic design experience early in the curriculum to build students’ designthinking skills, and engaging students with the community in their adopted city – the programadded a one-credit cornerstone design course to its new first

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Innovative Assessment Strategies in Design

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Houston Monroe, Dartmouth College; Jentry Elizabeth Campbell, Dartmouth College

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

social/emotional,‬ ‭technical/instructional, and experiential/hands-on. Students were then asked to develop a plan to‬ ‭accomplish these goals and then evaluate their performance based on their identified goals. To‬ ‭measure change in confidence, students were asked to complete a pre- and post- assignment‬ ‭survey based on the validated SICKS instrument. Additionally in the post-assignment survey,‬ ‭students were asked to rate their improvement toward ABET outcomes 5 and 7.‬‭ esults indicate that aggregate evaluation showed a trend towards the mean. Results evaluated‬R‭by gender showed that male students tended to lose confidence and non-male students tended to‬ ‭gain confidence. Only one question of the 15 question SICKS

Conference Session

Tech Session 1: Integrating Sustainability in Engineering Curriculum: Pedagogy, Assessment, and Systems Thinking

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE, ENV SP, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

sustainability ofinfrastructure, we are encouraging students to make design decisions that move beyondtraditional considerations. The framework provides opportunities to achieve levels of projectFigure 1: Categories and credits in the Envision Rating System [2]performance from improved to restorative status at all project phases from planning to end-of-life by collaborating with various stakeholders impacted by the project [2]. Figure 2 illustratesthe need to strive for increased levels of performance through all project phases and stakeholdercollaboration to achieve sustainability in infrastructure projects. Figure 2: Representation showing the need for increased levels of performance achievementthrough all project phases and stakeholder

Conference Session

Supporting Teacher Practices for Inclusive and Culturally Relevant Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Robinson, University of North Dakota; Frank M. Bowman, University of North Dakota; Bethany Jean Klemetsrud P.E., University of North Dakota; Adesola Samson Adetunji, University of North Dakota; Adesikeola Olateru-Olagbegi, University of North Dakota

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

engineering in NGSS and implementingthe CRED framework, while also providing time for teachers to experience CRED-aligned tasksas learners, design their own CRED tasks, and partner with Elders from local Tribal Nations forcommunity connections. Tribal Elders worked with the teachers by sharing stories, communitybackground, and insight into the local geographical and cultural context to support teachers’knowledge and integration of these connections within their lesson plans and designs. The PDmodel included five PD days in the summer and three PD days during each academic year to helpteachers develop and implement three CRED tasks in their classrooms.Melding our PD model and theoretical foundations together, we propose the Culturally

Conference Session

Equity, Identity, and Pedagogy in Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Anderson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Gretchen Dietz, Western Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

supported spots for localstudents. This paper follows the logistical considerations we faced during the planning andimplementation of the Pre-College Engineering camp, what we learned, and how we will moveforward with programming.A particular highlight of the partnership with the AIR Institute was not only provided theopportunity to students who would otherwise not have the option to go to this camp, but alsocreated more timely, relevant and authentic experiences to all students involved by leveragingpartnerships with our international airport and the aviation museum.During the writing of this paper, we had a shift in one of the writer’s roles to be in charge of theDiscovery Program at Western Carolina University in rural Cullowhee, North Carolina

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 7: Teams that Work - Collaboration and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph B Herzog, University of Indianapolis; Joan Martinez, University of Indianapolis; Brett Leonard, University of Indianapolis; Patricia Snell Herzog, Indiana University Indianapolis; Amy Foley, University of Indianapolis; Stephen J Spicklemire, University of Indianapolis; Joan Matutes, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

whoregister for the leadership course are required to plan a school-wide social event and/or aschool-wide service event. Effects of these changes are reported via longitudinal analysis ofretention data across three years, and a Sankey Chart is used to visualize the flow of studentsthrough the program. 1Study Design: The over-time design of the larger study that informs the current analysis lessenspotential for self-selection effects in the results. Since selection effects are present within theinitial cohort of entering students, and the changes over time are compared to the same cohort atan earlier point in time, the potential for unmeasured variables is to some degree lessened.Though eliminating

Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Todd W Polk, University of Texas at Dallas; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas at Dallas

the first semester and after the completion of thePreliminary Design Review, where the team meets with their project sponsor to select one of theconceptual designs they have created to solve the problem given to the team by the sponsor. This stepcompletes the conceptual design phase of the project.The second peer evaluation closes out the first semester and follows the internal design review eachteam has with the instructors (Design Approval Review) and the written Detailed Design Report thatdocuments the full design for the prototype that the team plans to build in the second semester. Thisstep closes out the detailed design phase of the project.The third evaluation is midway through the second semester and normally follows the

Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Mia K. Markey, University of Texas at Austin; Anakaren Romero Lozano, University of Texas at Austin; Kristin M Connelly, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

., the PI hasreceived money to oversee the conduct of a research project.Individual Development Plan (IDP): A career planning process to help graduate students explore theirinterests, values, and skills. An IDP helps graduate students decide how to invest their attention.Paper: A document that describes a research project in detail, including information about related prior work,the research methods used, the results obtained, and the interpretation of the results. When a paper is beingdeveloped it is often called a “manuscript.” Before a paper is published, it undergoes peer-review in whichother expert researchers provide critical feedback.PI: A principal investigator or PI is the lead researcher of a project. Graduate students often refer to