Conference Session

Computers in the Laboratory

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Marie Catchpole; Steven F. Barrett, University of Wyoming; Cameron H.G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

currently serves as Associate Department Head, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Page 25.643.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 For Students By Students: Labware and Courseware DevelopmentAbstractWe have successfully implemented a program whereby students develop labware andcourseware for other students. We have called this approach “For Students By Students orFSBS.” In this program students as either for a senior design or graduate level project design,prototype and implement laboratory equipment and courseware for use

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ETD

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sai Bhanu Prasad Chennupati, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kelly A. McFall

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology, Graduate Studies

anddisciplined methodology for defining, measuring, analyzing, improving, and controlling aprocess12. Six Sigma may also be defined as the philosophy of statistical changes attacking Page 25.1015.5variations continuously in a process/product focusing on the dedication of improvement. SixSigma is a statistical and philosophical approach to achieve/improve the qualityspecifications for a process/product in an organization. As the definition and the inherentobjective indicates, achieving 3.4 defects per million, requires creativity and innovation in alarge scale. Organizations use two project methodologies to reduce variations, including amethodology based

Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Sarah Lockwood, University of Calgary; Jane Leung, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2010-1556: BRINGING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AWARENESS INTO THEFIRST YEAR DESIGN EXPERIENCEDaryl Caswell, University of CalgarySarah Lockwood, University of CalgaryJane Leung, University of Calgary Page 15.244.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Bringing Social and Cultural Awareness into the First Year Design Experience Caswell, Lockwood and LeungAbstractAt the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 730 first year students arerequired to take two half courses in Design and Communications. These courses (ENGG251 and ENGG 253) are project-based, with students participating in 5 real-world

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Ritter, Stevens Institute of Technology

principles of medical imaging.SimuRad is an interactive software which implements numerical algorithms to simulate physicaland biological processes in most common medical imaging modalities. The software containsexpandable modules, each to support a series lab exercises related to a particular modality.Currently implemented modules include math fundamentals, computed tomography (CT), x-rayphysics, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), image enhancement and analysis. With thesemodules, seven computer lab exercises have been designed. Lab 1, Convolution and Fourier Transform (math preparation) Lab 2, Projection and Projection Slice Theorem (tomography) Lab 3, Frequency domain reconstruction – number of projects, interpolation methods (x

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

problems, to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and to consider non-technical perspectives, long before the characteristics of the “Engineer of 2020”1 was everdefined.This paper discusses the EPP program over its four decades and how the program integrates withthe traditional engineering programs. We discuss the curriculum over time, the course selectionsstudents make, and the benefits our alumni receive from the program. We will give an overviewof our capstone EPP Projects course, a truly interdisciplinary teamwork situation addressingcurrent technology issues. Finally we reflect on how the program achieves the ABET (a) through(k) outcomes and work in the ABET system, and how the program has been successful these past40 years.We do not

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Jordan, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

. Page 24.293.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Community Engagement in the Developing WorldIntroductionBaylor University has a long standing program doing service projects in the developing world.Our engineering program has been involved with this since 2005.We have done projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Honduras, and Haiti. In each of the countries ourengagement with the local community in the area has been different. The level of engagementhas had a significant impact upon the sustainability of the projects. Our model for how best todo this engagement has changed as we have learned from experience.We have learned that for our projects to be sustainable there needs first to be a

Conference Session

FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Esmaeili, University of Dayton; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #7138By the Students, for the students: A New Paradigm for Better Achieving theLearning ObjectivesMr. Mohammadjafar EsmaeiliDr. Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University Dr. Eydgahi is a professor in the school of Engineering Technology at Eastern Michigan University. He has supervised a number of graduate thesis and undergraduate projects in the areas of Unmanned Vehicle Design, Sensor Fusion, Speaker Recognition Design, Virtual Reality and Visualization, Digital Signal Processing, Control Systems, Robotics and Systems Automation. He has an extensive experience in curriculum and laboratory design and development

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills for ET Students

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

McDaniel William; Ferguson Chip; Aaron Ball; Phillip Sanger; Wesley Stone

project management,parametric modeling and engineering design, and rapid prototyping and component design. Inthis paper faculty experiences are shared, feedback from industry is provided, lessons learned aredescribed, and techniques that we believe are effective in this area of education are identified andpresented.IntroductionIn the present global economy with stiff competition from abroad, the survival of most U.S.companies relies on the stimulation of innovation and creativity to generate new high margin,high value added products and processes for the marketplace. Short times to market and efficientproduct development processes are key ingredients to success. Concurrent interdisciplinaryprocessing is commonplace. Teams and teamwork skills have

Conference Session

Inservice Teacher Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sudepta Shabhag; Martha Cyr; Bonniejean Boettcher; Bree Carlson

Institute (TEMI), or they can participate in the Satelliteprograms developed and run by the Mentor teachers the following year. After the introductoryworkshops, these cohorts of teachers return to their classrooms and implement engineeringdesign projects with their students. One of four participating universities provides faculty andgraduate student support to the Mentor teachers throughout the school year. These teachers thenprovide similar assistance to the participants of the satellite workshop. Thus far, the program hasbeen completed at the high school level, and is in progress at the middle school level. This paperprovides a review of the effectiveness of this workshop model at these first two levels.IntroductionIn Massachusetts, many middle

Conference Session

Research On Student Teams

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knecht; Jennifer Gale

Session 1615 BUILDING AN ENGINEERING TEAM: PEER ASSESSMENT PROVES A USEFUL INSTRUMENT TO GAUGE PROGRESS Robert Knecht & Jennifer Gale Colorado School of Mines Abstract – Successful team operations rely on several functions that team members assumethroughout the life of a project. The National Training Laboratory in Group Developmentdeveloped a method describing team success based on task and team functions. At the 2004ASEE Conference, we presented findings indicating that undergraduate teams spent the entiresemester developing both a

Conference Session

Design Throughout the ChE Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shannon White; Patricia Niehues; Steven Peretti; Lisa Bullard

, and disseminating case studies for use incapstone senior chemical engineering design courses. Three web-based case studies developedat North Carolina State University will be presented. The projects involve modifications to (1) avaccine facility, (2) a citric acid/nutriceutical facility, and (3) an ammonia plant. Supportingmaterials have been developed for each case study, including a problem statement, a detailedsolution that is considered to be exemplary by an industrial reviewer and a report by the NCSUfaculty member responsible for the case study of the difficulties and typical errors that might beencountered as the students carry out the design assignment. A web site devoted to the case studies has been established which contains all

Conference Session

Freshman Curriculum Development

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Nowak; Laurence Gould; Hisham Alnajjar; Diego Bernardete; David Pines

worked closely with the facultyteaching Calculus and Physics in developing shared outcomes for all three courses. Previously,these courses were taught independent of each other and most students did not recognize theconnection between math and science and the design process. Even though group projects in thePrinciples of Design course promoted creativity and the use of systematic methods for solvingproblems, there remained a lack of understanding among the students of the linkages of calculusand introductory physics to engineering design. Working as a team, the engineering, physics,and math faculty incorporated the physics and calculus the students were learning that semesterinto the design projects. These projects were assigned in the freshman

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David M. Beams

incorporated into EENG 3406 (Electronic Circuit Analysis I).Project TUNA (Texas Universal Network Analyzer), a CLI which characterizes the frequencyresponse (magnitude and phase) of linear networks over a frequency range of 10 Hz to 100 kHzwas designed as a class project in 1999 in EENG 4409 (Electronic Circuit Analysis II). A grantwas received from the National Science Foundation in February, 2000, to support thedevelopment and curricular integration of additional CLIs, two of which are described in thispaper. The first measures electrical characteristics of operational amplifiers (input-offsetvoltage, input-bias currents, dc open loop gain, and ac open- loop gain at 1 kHz and 10 kHz). Ithas been designed, constructed in prototype form, and

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ricardo Castillo Molina; Claudio da Rocha Brito; Melany Ciampi

subject gravitates. This isthe main goal of this Project to form not only Engineers but also good researchers. This isextremely important to the advancement of Science and Technology. During the program thestudents have to develop projects of Engineering since first year. The projects must beconceived, developed and applied individually. The students can also have a Professor/advisor tohelp them. They present their works in a Congress that takes place every end of school year. Thedevelopment of projects added by lab works provide them at least five projects of experiencethat means a good skill as researchers too. To increment the course the coordinating teamdecided to create the “Preliminary week ” to the beginners. The course occurs before the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Tuttle; Charles White; Gwan-Ywan Lai; Trevor Harding

for the first time during theWinter 2002 term (January – March). A second offering occurred during the Spring 2002 term(April – June). The course includes three hours of weekly discussion periods and two hours oflaboratory time. The following provides an overview of the course design, teachingmethodology, laboratories and projects, as well as, course and project evaluation plans.Project Description and ObjectivesThe goal of the project is to develop, implement and evaluate a team-based course focused onmaterial and process selection methods, but which also focuses on other topics relevant topracticing manufacturing and mechanical engineers. These additional topics inc lude life cycleengineering as it applies to materials, the role of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Jackson

as a member of a two or three-member team to workclosely with an industry sponsor throughout the term. Students must coordinate their activities toaddress a significant and challenging issue facing the manager within the sponsor’s organization.Each sponsor commits to a mentorship role for the student team(s) assigned to the organization,while at the same time, serving as the manager who is responsible for personnel performancewithin his/her department and/or division.The AMT Capstone course provides each student with real-world exposure to problems andissues faced by line and staff managers across a wide variety of aviation-oriented disciplines.Recently completed capstone team projects include: evaluations of current and pending

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Francisco Ruiz; Michael E. Gorman; Phil Weilerstein

diversity of paradigms that cansuccessfully be used to introduce students to independent innovation.The first, is the Illinois Institute of Technology’s (IIT) “Invention Center” whereengineering projects are carried out in the studio environment typical of a Fine Artsclass. Students are coached, rather than lectured, on everything that needs to be done tocome up with a successful idea, make a prototype, and develop the legal and businessaspects of it. The second, the University of Virginia’s Invention and Design course usesa classroom apprenticeship which is created through the use of active learning moduleswhere students are confronted with open-ended problems. In both programs, ideas mustbe patentable and lead to a working prototype before a

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Sam Wanis; Erian Armanios

Session 1602 Acoustic Shaping in Microgravity: 3 years of flight tests S. Wanis, N.M.Komerath, E. Armanios Georgia Institute of Technology, AtlantaAbstractThis paper summarizes 3 years of participation in the NASA Reduced-Gravity FlightOpportunities program. The Acoustic Shaping project was started by a team of AE sophomoresin 1996. Results from the project have demonstrated the feasibility of forming complex anduseful shapes in microgravity from pulverized material using sound waves, and correlated theshapes to mathematical predictions. In this paper, the genesis and evolution of the program

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Luiz Gargione

andcenters for research and innovation are located in the area. The program proposed intends toorganize activities related to technology based project development, theory related tofeasibility and risk analysis for technology based start-ups, team work, return on investment,benefits analysis, investment and return cash-flows, environmental issues, technology andsociety, etc. The program is design for a two -year degree and should be implemented in themiddle of 2002. Page 7.518.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Alexander Duke, Ohio Northern University; Ethan Krause, Ohio Northern University; Mia Prasinos, Ohio Northern University; Lewis Schafer, Ohio Northern University

, orclassroom/office locations. With the issue and pain points isolated, the team can create anapplication that marries the strengths of each idea, while avoiding the identified pain points.In the proposed application, there will need to be a high focus on privacy and data security, ascertain aspects or features of the project involve knowing people’s location and where they aregoing. In addition to location security, the application will need to comply with the FamilyEducational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA), which focuses on keeping student informationconfidential. With that, the application has to be developed securely and comprehensively toencapsulate the entirety of the campus. To begin scoping features for the application, the teamdistributed a

Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi F. Prosise, St. Ambrose University; Hank Yochum, Sweet Briar College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

institution offers an ABET accredited engineering degree (Engineering Scienceand Industrial Engineering) and each graduates ~7-12 engineers per year. Sharing expertise,capabilities, and faculty time are important considerations in developing the program because ofthe very small size of each school’s departments.The mission of the program is to allow students to practice engineering skills while they developstrong communication and teamwork skills, gain global perspective, and learn socialresponsibility through projects for persons with disabilities that otherwise could not affordassistance, both locally and globally. At each institution the program is incorporated intorequired sophomore and junior-level design-intensive courses. The course is offered

Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman P.E., Wichita State University; Don Malzahn, Wichita State University

assessment of student ability in these often difficultto assess areas. This paper presents the method of the course and the method usedfor assessment.Introduction and motivationCapstone design projects are common in engineering curricula. In response toindustry demands for more practical engineering graduates, many engineeringcolleges have implemented capstone design projects as well as to respond toemerging ABET requirements1. A survey by Todd, et al. found that about 60% ofengineering programs use industry based projects for some or all of their capstonedesign courses1. Dutson, et al. performed a literature review of over 100 papers.The survey identified the course duration, format, content, and evaluation as wellas a review of team size and

Collection

2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Margot Vigeant

Vigeant is a professor of chemical engineering and an associate dean ofengineering at Bucknell University. Her research interests center on teaching andlearning in engineering, and in particular the ways that active learning techniques canenhance conceptual learning. Current projects include developing and testing differentmodes of inquiry-based activities for learning in heat transfer, studying changes insituational curiosity and motivation associated with different pedagogies, and the impactof student-produced instructional videos. Upcoming projects include considering howmaker spaces impact student learning and the use of games to teach engineering concepts.She is an Apple Distinguished Educator, and has previously presented versions of

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Zachary Bensusan; Leslie Gregg; William Leonard

Implementation of an Experiential Learning Strategy Based on a Classroom/Industry Partnership Zachary Bensusan, Leslie Gregg, William Leonard Rochester Institute of Technology, 78 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623abstractThe classroom/industry connection is an often-underutilized tool, which could prove to beinvaluable in an educational setting. The experience of working with an outside company inorder to complete a class project not only emphasizes the importance of organization andteamwork, it also enhances the students’ education through experiential learning by illustratingthe processes that companies often employ. A

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Jason Salonga

sentiment From my experience, art studio courses have been almost exclusively project-oriented. Each pro-that individuals who are art-inclined are mutually exclusive from those who are science-inclined, ject involved the production of an artwork: a drawing, a painting, a photograph, or a print. Pro-and thus engineering-inclined, make it difficult for people to understand why I might be inter- fessors would introduce projects by defining project objectives and requirements, by displayingested in both. Having had extensive exposure to both in my university education, I believe art and discussing relevant works by prominent artists, and by teaching technical skills specific toand engineering share a stronger

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Bushra Rayyan Qadri; Arthur McAdams; Peter Cavanaugh; Dan Tenney; Ali Baker

] called it The Battle for the Soul ofeach of these five courses, students in different American Business, where he referred to the financialdisciplines and backgrounds work together on team projects executives as “bean counters” and referred to the engineers asrelated to course material. These multidisciplinary teams “car guys” [4]. In this comparison, he makes the distinctionexperience real-world between those who value profits and cost cutting with those who prioritize design and innovation. The result was a big loss

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Allison Kipple; Dieter Otte

compensation for participating in the course. Inaddition, a course coordinator has overall responsibility for the course and tracks students’progress throughout the semester. The result has been an improvement in instructor motivationand attitudes, the quality of student products, and student preparation for successful graduatecareers.Overall Course StructureAn example overall course structure follows. Each instructor has a three-week module to discussa specific topic related to sustainability at the graduate level. The remaining weeks are devotedto an overview of sustainability, soft skill development, and project presentations. • Weeks 1-2: Introduction; Panel discussion: “What is Sustainability?”; Student project selection and planning

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Susan Conrad; Peter Dusicka; Timothy Pfeiffer

342 Work in Progress: Understanding Student and Workplace Writing in Civil Engineering Susan Conrad, Peter Dusicka, Timothy Pfeiffer Department of Applied Linguistics, Portland State University / Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland State University / Foundation Engineering Inc.AbstractThis project addresses a continuing problem in engineering education: the mismatch between thewriting skills of engineering program graduates and the demands of writing in the workplace.The project, funded in part by the National Science

Conference Session

ConstDiv Technical Session 4 - Pedagogy & Accreditation I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Debs, Purdue University; Jiansong Zhang, Purdue University; Yunfeng Chen, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering

) research projects to study BIM interoperability scientifically and develop an interoperable BIM prototype system for automating building code compliance checking and modular construction analysis, respectively, through collaborations with experts in Civil and Construction Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer and Information Technology, Construction Management Technology, and industrial partners. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #24757Dr. Yunfeng Chen, Purdue University Dr. Yunfeng Chen is an

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - NAE Grand Challenges, Graduate Students, Sustainability, and Makerspaces

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Engelke, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

[1]. This includes higher education makerspacenetworks like the Be a Maker (BeAM) Network at the University of North Carolina at ChapelHill, a liberal arts and R1 research institution that serves a diverse community of 18,000+undergraduate students from across disciplines. Integrating makerspaces into academic coursecurricula provides flexible and creative learning activities to instructors that want to addressmultidisciplinary learning outcomes [2]. Faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill have integratedmakerspace projects into more than 75 different courses across more than 30 academicdepartments [3]. These projects are creatively devised by faculty and makerspace staff,challenging students to analyze and apply course content throughout an iterative