Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

advanced, the field of mechatronics has expandedto include mechanical engineering, electronics, computer engineering, and controls engineering.This multidisciplinary nature of mechatronics makes it an ideal basis from which to constructnew capabilities and knowledge. Within the mechatronics course at The Citadel, manymechanical engineering students comprehend some basics of the mechatronic disciplines, butnow must integrate these areas while implementing new devices for the labs. The suggestedapproach in the mechatronics course is a progressive project that builds on the previous iteration.Students can choose their own mechatronics application project. This paper briefly describesseveral hands-on labs that progress in difficulty. Students are

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University; Ronald Earley, Miami University

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Design in Engineering Education

service-learningcourse must nevertheless be focused on career preparation of the college studentsas well. (Narayanan, 2004 e; Honnet & Poulsen, 1989). Furthermore it must be clearlyacceptable to the appropriate accreditation agencies. The Senior Design Project Class,which is a two semester-long course, with a total of four credit hours, can be viewed as aservice learning class, depending upon the project chosen by the select student group. Itcontains a substantial amount of education about ethics, ergonomics, economics,sociology and liberal education principles, in addition to rigorous engineering subjectmatter. The student groups are encouraged to appreciate the realities of the socio-economic impact of their chosen project. In many cases

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Richard Dippery, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

in a typical machine designcourse. These are some of the attributes for innovation and creativity which help them develop amindset for possible entrepreneurship. It takes a mechanical engineering graduate a long way topractice professional engineering if he/she develops strong engineering and problems solvingskills with a different mindset. Machine Design is a typical course that gives this experience.Based on many years of teaching this course, in this paper, the authors present the assessment ofcourse learning objectives (CLOs) and how they are linked to direct assessment of homework,class work, exams and design project outcomes. The CLOs are also mapped with the ABETProgram Outcomes. This being a core course it is offered every quarter at

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Suining Ding

An Integrated Approach to Teach 3-D AutoCAD Crossing the Boundary of Architectural History Suining Ding, Assistant Professor Indiana University Purdue University Fort WayneAbstractIt seems there is a boundary line between the disciplines of modern technology and history. Canthese two be interrelated and interact on each other? The answer is yes. Generally speaking, 3-DAutoCAD is taught in a traditional way which means students follow the tutorial text book andlearn the software without any cultural or historical content. The projects and exercises forstudents are focused on learning the commands and technology only. This study is to explore anew integrated

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Phillips; Jon Fricker; Paul Palazolo; Norman Dennis

Session We Came, We Saw, We Changed Some Things: Engineering Educators Talk About Extending Oklahoma University’s "Sooner City" Program to their Own Institutions Norman Dennis, Jon Fricker, Paul Palazolo, Anna Phillips The University of Arkansas/Purdue University/The University of MemphisAbstractIn August of 1999, Oklahoma University hosted an NSF-sponsored workshop for 29 engineeringeducators to present initial findings from their interdisciplinary “Sooner City Project” and collectfeedback and ideas from the participants. The authors of this presentation represent

Conference Session

Engineering Design in Pedagogy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Sagar V. Kamarthi, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Jessica Chin, Northeastern University

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Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

capstone design project course that is typically required in the ABET-accredited college engineering curriculum. Students are motivated by the capstone experiencebecause it shows the elegance of the EDP and relates to how engineering is used in practice todesign and manufacture products.In order to teach the EDP and capstone experience effectively, high school teachers mustexperience, learn and use the EDP themselves. Our methodology begins by educating theteachers about the capstone experience and how to incorporate it in their classroom instructionswhen they return to their schools. We continue to work with and monitor the teachers duringtheir teaching activities over one academic year.We have implemented the capstone experience in the first

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Ryan, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Assessment of a New Design Stem Course SequenceAbstractIn Fall 2009, the Mechanical Engineering Department at California State University, Northridgeimplemented significant changes to the curriculum by creating a new course sequence focusedon design. The course sequence is distributed throughout the four years of the program, andculminates in the traditional capstone senior design course. One of the features of the newsequence was the requirement of a team project in each course, including oral design reviewsdocumenting the projects’ progress. Enabling our students to continuously develop anddemonstrate skills related to design and communication was the main incentive behind

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Erlandson

difficult and requires a unique combination of institutionalsupport, research interest, community support and involvement, and resources. The followingwill examine the role that each of these elements plays in creating the ETL student designexperience. An overview of the student design process will be presented and the communityimpact of the student projects will be discussed.Institutional Support and Research InterestsInstitutional support for the ETL’s student design program has come in the form of laboratoryspace and equipment, and most importantly, time to develop and grow the program. The ETL ispart of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (ECE) in the College ofEngineering at Wayne State University (WSU). The student design

Conference Session

Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sooin Kim, Wayne State University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

for modeling and documentation tasks [2]. The overall31 adoption of BIM in the AECO industry stands at nearly 80% [2]. BIM assists industry professionals32 in improving efficiency, reducing errors, and enhancing communications and collaborations in the33 AECO industry [3], [4], [5]. BIM facilitates collaborations among architects, engineers,34 contractors, and other stakeholders by providing a centralized and accessible platform for project35 information [6]. BIM is also utilized for the early detection of clashes or conflicts in the design,36 reducing the likelihood of errors during construction and minimizing the need for costly rework37 [7]. BIM enables the project stakeholders to better understand the design and make

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Wayne; Alfred Stiller; Kristine Craven

’ as he directs student inquiry, guides design activities, and provides reflective feedbackbased on his own knowledge and experiences. Although the Guided Design Model was welldeveloped and widely recognized, there existed a growing perception among faculty within thecollege that students entering the sophomore year were weak in math and computer skills andhad difficulty integrating knowledge. Recently, pilot Freshman Engineering courses were implemented to address theseconcerns [3, 4, 5, and 6]. In these courses, specific emphasis was focused on: • Incorporation of more rigorous design, based on math and science principles into design project activities; • Reinforcement of math and basic science concepts through parallel

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Drexel University; Alexandru Belu, Case Western Research University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

methods of teaching in the lectureor the laboratory. We use a laboratory project-based approach, where the students arelearning by doing. The course is divided into two sections, lecture and laboratory session.During the laboratory session, the students work at mid-term and final projects, while thelecture the programming, numerical and computational techniques and methods arediscussed. The usefulness of this approach is evaluated by surveys conducted everysemester, and feedback from other educators is highly appreciated.I. IntroductionComputational physics is an independent way of doing physics, and an essential tool ofthe physics research. Numerical computations are essential to further understanding ofphysics problems, and computers and

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew E. Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion H. Jackson, Grand Canyon Univeristy

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New Engineering Educators

where anunderstanding of group dynamics, team organizational, and communication skills come into play.Students and faculty face a particularly difficult task when working in academic teamenvironments. Most students realize that several artificial constraints are in play for these student-centered projects. These artificial elements include – but are not limited to: 1) the short-termnature of the team assignments, 2) the final objective of the project assignment [usually a reportor an artificial product] which is generally never developed into a sustainable design or functionalproduct that will ultimately be manufactured, distributed, and maintained throughout a typicallifecycle, 3) the low probability that their individual long-term success is

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Auburn University

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

teaching andresearch capabilities. This paper reflects on the experiences of a faculty member (author) whoparticipated in the Associated General Contractors of America’s Robert L. Bowen IndustryResidency Initiative, which allowed them to work closely with a multinational constructioncompany on a major medical center expansion project. The internship spanned various aspects ofthe project, including safety management, pre-construction planning, communication strategies,and business development. The paper emphasizes the immediate benefits of this internship, suchas deeper insights into modern construction technologies, safety protocols, and projectmanagement practices. It also discusses the long-term impact, which extends to curriculumimprovements in

Conference Session

Student Teams and Design Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Zemke, Gonzaga University; Donald Elger, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

exhibitprofessional behaviors. However, not all students embody these behaviors. This case studyexamines curricular elements that promoted professional behaviors in a design class atUniversity of Idaho. The study used staged surveys, coded student assignments, questionnaires,and student prioritization of responses to substantiate findings. Our research question is: “What factors within this design class promoted professional team behaviors and why?”The data suggests that the interrelated functioning of three curricular elements was the mostsignificant factor in promoting professional behavior. The three curricular elements were achallenging team project, teaching and use of teamwork processes, and accountability coupledwith coaching. Though the case

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sidra Gibeault, California State University, Los Angeles; Joseph D. Iorio, California State University, Los Angeles; Jorge Diego Santillan, California State University, Los Angeles AUV; He Shen, California State University, Los Angeles; Mark Tufenkjian P.E., California State University, Los Angeles

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Student

is an Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student at Cal State LA. Joseph is an undergraduate research assistant, the Vice President of CSULA’s Robosub team, and he recently began an internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Outside of engineering education, his research interests are in the field of trajectory planning and control for potential future Mars exploration aircraft.Mr. Jorge Diego Santillan, California State University, Los Angeles AUV Mr. J.Diego Santillan is an Electrical Engineer employed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, cur- rently pursuing his Master’s in Computer Engineering. Diego acted as the President for the Robosub team as well as the senior design team lead for the same project in

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Materials

was director of the (Engineers in Technical Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-Learning) for approximately ten years. She has incorporated service-learning projects into her classes and laboratories since she started teaching in 2000. Her research interests include community engaged learning and pedagogy, K-12 outreach, biomaterials and materials testing and analysis. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Special Interest Section of a Core Mechanical Engineering Course – Biomaterial Emphasis of an Introduction to Materials CourseABSTRACTThe University of Dayton (UD) is part of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN)which aims to instill the entrepreneurial mindset in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Walter W Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

of Video Case Studies for use incourses that impart knowledge on SV&V topics viz. requirements engineering, software reviews,configuration management, and software testing. Four key skill areas sought after by employers,namely communication skills, applied knowledge of methods, applied knowledge of tools, andresearch exposure are used to drive the development funded by a National Science Foundationgrant and perfected through an industry-academia partnership.In this paper, we discuss in detail the four project plans the researchers and their industrycounterparts followed over the past two years in the development and eventual dissemination ofactive learning tools. A course enhancement plan was used to drive activities related toreviewing

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Holly K. Ault, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Mark R. Henderson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Annie Soisson, Tufts University

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Community Engagement Division

1988, respectively. She has worked as a Manufacturing Engineer for the Norton Com- pany and Product Development Engineer for the Olin Corporation. She is currently Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Co-director of the Assistive Technology Resource Center, and Director of the Melbourne Global Project Center. In the fall of 2001, she was in- vited as the Lise Meitner Visiting Professor, Department of Design Sciences, Lund Technical University, Lund, Sweden. Her primary teaching and course development responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate-level courses in computer-aided design, mechanical design, and rehabilitation engineering. She served as the Director of

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Hochstein; William Janna

FRESHMAN-SENIOR COLLABORATION IN A CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE John I. Hochstein, William S. Janna Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Memphis Memphis TN 38152ABSTRACTAn innovative capstone design course titled “Design of Fluid Thermal Systems,” involves groupsof seniors working on various semester-long design projects. Groups are composed of 3, 4 or 5members that bid competitively on various projects. Once projects are awarded, freshmen enrolledin the “Introduction to Mechanical Engineering” course are assigned to work with the senior designteams

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Durga Suresh, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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College Industry Partnerships

with an array of interdisciplinary design courses that range from introductory to capstone courses.Prof. Durga Suresh, Wentworth Institute of Technology Durga Suresh is an associate professor in the department of computer science and networking and has been teaching at WIT for over fifteen years, including courses in software engineering, databases, archi- tecture, and capstone projects. She has been involved in service-learning projects in urban Boston and has developed CS-outreach-oriented seminar classes in which college juniors and seniors develop and deploy CS curricula to middle school students. She has extensive experience with designing and teaching project based, multidisciplinary courses with collaboration

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Software Engineering Division

of experiential learning that integrates academic learningobjectives with community engagement. It can develop both technical and the broad professionalskills needed in today’s global economy and is well-matched to the literature on diversity. Inengineering and computing education, service-learning is typically project-based where studentsdevelop a project that adds value to the community partner. At a large Midwestern university, adesign-based service-learning program engages students in teams that partner with local andglobal community partners to develop technological solutions to human, community andenvironmental needs. This article presents a case study of a software-based service-learningdesign class with multi-disciplinary students

Conference Session

Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Thompson; William Oakes

-curricularactivities [Stott, N. W., Schultz, W. W., Brei, D., Winton Hoffman, D. M., and Markus, G.]. Purdue University has integrated service learning into a multidisciplinary and verticallyintegrated course structure that is centered on long-term engineering projects through theEngineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) Program. Although no formal evaluationhas yet focused on the experiences of the female students in EPICS, it appears that EPICS isserving as an effective vehicle for encouraging women in engineering and computer science.Over a five-year window, enrollment of women in ECE and ME at Purdue ranged from 10% to12%, while 20% of ECE and ME students in EPICS were women. In Spring 2001, 33% of theCS students in EPICS were women, compared

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics Topics

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Yazdi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shraddha Sangelkar, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Eric Constans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Joseph Lahmann, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bryson Halsey, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

engineering students is conducted to methodically establish the teaching effectiveness ofthe projection method in comparison with the traditional half-angle method.In this study, we seek to quantify student performance in solving a fourbar linkage mechanism based onthe time to solve and the correctness of the solution itself. In addition, we are also collecting students’self-reported perception of each method for comprehensibility, effort to solve, and ease ofimplementation with calculation tools. The goal is to test the research hypothesis that the projectionmethod for fourbar linkages is easier to comprehend and easier to apply for solving problems.The study is conducted with twenty-seven participants who are randomly divided into two nearly

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineer in the athletic footwear and medical device industries for 10 years before joining the faculty at Northeastern University in 2006. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 NSF REU-PATHWAYS: Pathways for Community College Students to Enrich Their Education and CareersNortheastern University received an NSF grant # 2150417 from the division of EngineeringEducation and Centers (EEC) to establish a three-year REU (Undergraduate Research Experience)site focusing on smart engineering for community college students. The REU Site hosts 10students each year during the summer session to participate in research projects focusing on thefield of Smart Engineering.The REU

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH) Technical Session 8: Thermo-Fluids Theory and Computation

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenhai Li, Farmingdale State College; Foluso Ladeinde, Stony Brook University

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

first be introduced. Then, a commercialCFDHT package, AEROFLO Cloud, operated based on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model,will be presented. The software is deployed on a Cloud server that has been optimized for high-performance computing and is accessible via a web browser. Students will use the softwarepackage to set up realistic CFDHT projects, run the simulations on the cloud, and visualize andpost-process the simulation results on the cloud. The modeling and visualization tasks can becarried out with a personal classroom computer (PC) with an Internet connection. Severallaboratory (simulation) projects based on practical applications are proposed, and the methodsrequired to analyze the simulation results will be taught. In terms of the

Collection

2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, The University of Toledo; Josh Landel, The University of Toledo; Ethan Dunham, The University of Toledo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

mixture of professional backgrounds and experiences. Throughout the semester, thestudents are expected to show evidence of significant individual contributions to the team efforts,consideration related to design’s effectiveness, material selection, ergonomics, safety, cost, effecton the environment, ethics, ease of production, etc. The course offers the perfect platform forimplementing the Engineering Unleashed’ s mission to graduate engineers with anentrepreneurial mindset (EM) and KEEN’s mission to teach technical skills while fosteringcuriosity, connections, and creating value [1], [2].As part of the course, all teams are required to make two presentations to their peers and thecourse instructor, and to submit a Project Proposal and a Final

Conference Session

Tech Tools and Tips

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Bucknell University) and began collaborating on sustainable engineering design research while at Georgia Tech. Prior to joining the WFU faculty, she led the junior capstone design sequence at James Madison University, was the inaugural director of the NAE Grand Challenges Program at JMU, and developed first-year coursework and interdisciplinary electives. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Beyond Continuity of Instruction: Innovating a Geomatics Course Using a Project-Based Approach and Open-Source SoftwareAbstractGeomatics, with an emphasis on developing students’ competencies in Geographic InformationSystems, is a technology-intensive course

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University; Rafael Landaeta, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

developed for mobile devices (Android and iOS tabletsand phones) and it communicates with the JLTV’s OBD via Bluetooth. The AR application willcontain a simplistic user interface that reads diagnostic data from the JLTV, shows vehiclesensors, and allows users to create virtual dashboards to display various information. It will alsocontain interactive presentation and visualization of JLTV external and internal parts and 3Danimations for diagnostic and maintenance. The AR application will consist of two modes:Standalone Mode and AR Mode. Standalone Mode does not require a real vehicle and itcontains interactive 3D visualizations and animations for diagnostic and maintenance. The ARMode requires the presence of a vehicle and projects instructions and

Conference Session

Posters and Workshops

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Alysa Epperson, The University of Indianapolis

Tagged Topics

Workshops and Posters

Automation) core unit, studentsdeveloped a robotic testing setup to provide credentialed inputs and capture outputs for twomodels of locks. Mechanically, the system will accommodate 4 locks, two each of the NDE™and LE™ locks, with the potential to scale to other Allegion products as needed. In Phase I ofthe project, students met with Allegion to identify their needs. These needs were translated intoengineering requirements, from which three design alternatives were generated in Phase II. InPhase III students began to prototype the automatic lock testing system, and run preliminary testsfor functionality. In the final phase, Phase IV, final tests were conducted to validate the designbefore sending to the client for use. In addition to the physical

Collection

2012 EDI

Authors

James K. Ligh

(i.e., water) • Climate challenges (e.g., sea rise on Island Nations, coastal protection, flood risk, glacier melt, etc) • Natural vulnerabilities (e.g., tsunami, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc) • Basin Development (e.g., Mekong) BUILDING STRONG® 2 Theater Security Cooperation “Tool Box” Humanitarian Assistance (HA) Projects International Capacity Development • Technical/SME assistance in Water (food & energy nexus) & Environmental Security, Master Planning Disaster Risk Management  Disaster Response Exercises &