Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Megan Tomko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Oumaima Atraoui, James Madison University; Caroline Clay, James Madison University; Zachary Harris De Bey, James Madison University; Johannah Daschil, James Madison University ; Bethany Popelish, James Madison University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

University. Daschil is a continuously curious individual who is always asking question of how and why. This curiosity has driven Daschil to explore the bridges between engineering and political science, par- ticularly the influence of gender in the decision making processes of both disciplines. Daschil currently works on a research project to understand how learning occurs in informal learning processes such as making and the influence of gender on learning.Bethany Popelish, James Madison University Bethany Popelish is a Communication and Advocacy graduate student at James Madison University re- searching learning in makerspaces as communities of practice. Bethany holds a Bachelor of Arts in So- ciology from Mary Baldwin

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Pamela Dexter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona; Michael Gerard Thompson

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

EPICS.Mrs. Pamela Dexter, Purdue University, West Lafayette Pamela Dexter graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s of arts degree in education and worked as the Gifted & Talented Program Coordinator and teacher for a local school corporation. Dexter was also the Director of Marketing and Resource Development for Lafayette Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., before joining Purdue University’s EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) program. Dexter has been the EPICS High School Program Coordinator since inception of the program in 2006. Dexter is dedicated to the national dissemination of engineering service-learning design education in schools across the U.S. and abroad. These efforts blend the

Conference Session

Using technology in engineering ethics education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Pauline Wade, Texas A&M University; Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University; Hillary E. Merzdorf, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

Education & Innovation at Texas A&M. Her education research interests are in active learning, inclusive teaching, inclusive teaching, project-based learning, and communities of practice.Hillary E. Merzdorf, Texas A&M University College of Engineering ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Student-Led Ethics Deep Dive, Discussion, and Content Generation Ethics Assignment in Computer Science & Engineering CapstoneAbstractAs senior capstone design represents the culmination of the knowledge and understanding gainedthroughout the four-year degree program, it has significant prominence in ensuring that wegraduate ethical and professional engineers. We implemented a

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Marchese, Colorado State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering and agricultural science acumen within the GSSEteams engaged in sustainable enterprises in developing countries. The latter need was addressedby assigning engineering and science students from the STESE course directly to the GSSEteams. In its first offering, the STESE course was cross listed between the Colleges ofEngineering and Agricultural Sciences, which yielded a total enrollment of 40 students among 6different majors. The course was jointly taught by faculty from three departments (Management,Mechanical Engineering and Agricultural Resource Economics) in a weekly format that includedlectures, project based learning, and guest speakers. The 16-week semester was divided into fourgeneral topic areas: the entrepreneurial mindset

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Carlye Lauff; Joanna Weilder-Lewis; Kevin O'Connor; Daria Kotys-Schwartz; Mark Rentschler

in a large publicuniversity in the United States, a general engineering freshman cornerstone design course and asenior Mechanical Engineering design capstone course. These were analyzed throughobservations and other ethnographic methods. The third design setting is professionalengineering companies. This setting was analyzed through the research team’s experiencesworking on design teams for multiple companies. Data suggests that engineering education andindustry organizational contexts constitute processes of design differently. These findingschallenge the typical rhetoric that undergraduate education project courses are intended toprovide students with real-world design experiences.IntroductionEngineering design has been defined as a

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Systems in Practice

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Korte, The George Washington University; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University ; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

of work being maintained. Following the theoreticalframework of an Activity System [16], we organized our analyses based on the components of anactivity system and conducted a thematic analysis of each component—Subjects, Objectives,Tools, Rules, Communities, and Division of Labor (see Figure 2).Subjects of the Study. Participants described occupational and organizational roles and positionsin various activity systems in the organization. We identified two categories of subjects—individual roles and teams/groups. Within those categories we identified five subcategories ofindividuals: engineers (structural, design, plant), systems operator, supervisor of engineeringteams, construction site coordinators (CSC), and project managers (PM). In

Conference Session

Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tehya Stockman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Claire Elizabeth Kincaid, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Thomas Andrew Heale, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Steven Eric Meyer, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

in authentic cross-disciplinary design projects. While guidance fromprofessors with industry experience and teaching techniques such as project-based and servicelearning are common approaches to supporting student preparation, there is continued need fordesign education to include a focus on the development of skills to support communicationacross disciplinary and team boundaries (e.g., shared language and clarity of narrative). Theseskills, which are frequently thought of as non-engineering work, are as critical to the completionof cross-disciplinary projects as skills associated with conventional engineering design work(i.e., design and technical practices). As a result, a multiple case study was designed to explorethe practices of

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Dean Fontenot, Texas Tech University; Richard A Burgess, Texas Tech University; Vinitha Hannah Subburaj M.S; Debra J Nash, Texas Tech University T-STEM Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6376Introducing 6-12 Grade Teachers and Students to Computational ThinkingDr. A. Dean Fontenot, Texas Tech University Dr. Fontenot is the Sr. Director of the Texas Tech T-STEM which provides professional development for K-12 teachers as part of the Texas STEM (T-STEM) initiative. The Texas Tech T-STEM Center focuses on project-based learning with the integration of the engineering design process. The Center provides professional development training for T-STEM Academies, T-STEM Early College High Schools, and all Texas school districts, public and private. She collaborates with Whitacre College of Engineering

Conference Session

Motivating students to achieve

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Davis; David Socha; Valentin Razmov

?”), workshop simulations (e.g.,“How do we decide when to ship a product?”), journaling, and some unusual activities (e.g.,“Draw a picture of your team”). To gauge student progress we also used weekly reflectivewriting assignments as well as reflective questions on the take-home final exam. All of thesetechniques were well received by the students, as evidenced by anonymous, detailed end-of-course evaluations, as well as by feedback many students voluntarily provided four months afterthe course. Many have continued using several of the techniques after the course. Theexperience of applying reflective practices appears to have influenced a number of the studentsinto viewing their project, careers, social interactions, and life choices in a different

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark V. Huerta, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #21861’It was a Failure, But a Good Failure’: A Qualitative Study Exploring Engi-neering Students’ Critical Entrepreneurship Experiences and Their ImpactsMr. Mark V. Huerta, Arizona State University Mark Huerta is a second year PhD student in the Engineering Education Systems & Design (EESD) program at Arizona State University. Mark is also the Chairman and Director of Projects of a non-profit called 33 Buckets, which empowers rural communities in developing countries to develop solutions for their drinking water problems. Before enrolling in the EESD program, Mark obtained a BS and MS in Biomedical Engineering

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat, P.E., The Citadel; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel; Nandan Hara Shetty, The Citadel; Dena Garner; M. Kristen Hefner, The Citadel; Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel; Thad Le-Vasicek, The Citadel; Todd Wittman

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

]. Male or Female Rank:1-6 (1 = least important; 6 = most important) Communicative Accessible Helpful with project Expert in the field Friendly Personal concernResults and DiscussionThe results of the SURE participants’ perception of mentoring relationship are organizedaccording to each research question. Investigating student perceptions of (1) good mentorcharacteristics and (2) the role of a mentor in research as differentiated by student sex.Research Question 1: Does the perception of male mentees at The Citadel about thecharacteristics of a good mentor differ from the perception of female mentees?The scores for the characteristics of a good mentor were computed by weighing the proportionsof students who

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Woolard, Montana State University - Bozeman; Catherine Kirkland, Montana State University - Bozeman; Kathryn Plymesser, Montana State University - Bozeman; Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University - Bozeman; Susan Gallagher, Montana State University - Bozeman; Michelle Miley; Kristen Intemann, Montana State University - Bozeman; Ellen Lauchnor, Montana State University - Bozeman; William Schell, Montana State University - Bozeman

joined the Civil Engineering Department at Montana State University in 2016. Her research is focused in ecohydraulics and fish passage with a particular fondness for the application of hydraulic and fluid dynamic models to answer research questions in natural settings. She has worked with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) both in Bozeman and at the Region 5 Headquarters in Amherst, MA on fish passage research projects and practical applications and assessments that culminated in the creation of a passage model for American shad in Steeppass (modified Denil) fishways. Her work has been financially supported by the DOE through the Hydro Research Foundation and the USFWS. Dr. Plymesser currently teaches Engineering

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Woo, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

therecently-completed 2020 US Census, a set of up-to-date, publicly-available and geospatially-distributed population demographic information can be compared against atmospheric pollutantdatasets.Students selected census data for a minimum of five zip code tabulation areas (ZCTAs) neartheir homes. Students extracted relevant census data and compiled their findings against one yearof historical NO, NO2, and ozone concentration measurements from EPA Air Quality monitorsin the same ZCTA. As they find trends in their results, students develop a deeper understandingof the physical drivers behind air quality and the computational skills necessary to align, clean,and process their data. The open-ended nature of this project, combined with the

Conference Session

Virtual Training, Online and Open Education; Instructional Technology

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atefe Makhmalbaf, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

research on the performance of students in courses using OER and more specifically inarchitecture and engineering education. The objective of this research is to assess the impact of anOER platform for teaching building information modeling (BIM) course, taught to architecture,engineering and construction (AEC) students at the University of Texas at Arlington. This studyexamined the performance of AEC students in a BIM course before and after adopting the OERplatform developed and also a combined OER and flipped classroom strategy. Hypothesis testswere performed to compare the averages of students’ project and overall grades in three semestersthat the BIM course was offered without the OER, with the OER, and with combined OER withflipped classroom

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lucie Guertault, North Carolina State University; Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Eric Steven Hall, North Carolina State University; Praveen Kolar, North Carolina State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

mathematics undergraduates.Dr. Praveen Kolar, North Carolina State University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Investigating Impact of Disruption to Biological and Agricultural Engineering Senior Design Capstone Courses due to COVID-19AbstractSenior Capstone Design is a culminating course of the undergraduate engineering curriculumwhich gives students the opportunity to work in teams on designing a solution to real-worldproblems submitted and mentored by industrial and research project sponsors. In Biological andAgricultural Engineering disciplines, these projects can involve tasks such as field datacollection, laboratory experiments or fabrication of

Collection

Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Shari Klotzkin, Binghamton University; Howard S Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; David Klotzkin, State University of New York at Binghamton

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Diversity

Paper ID #35281A Hands-On Online Summer Arduino Workshop for Middle School StudentsDr. Shari Klotzkin, Binghamton University Shari Klotzkin has a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from University of Southern California and has taught undergraduate mechanical engineering classes at Penn State, Temple University, and Binghamton University. Currently she is working on a project at AMAG Consulting.Dr. Howard S Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology HOWARD KIMMEL is Professor-Emeritus of Chemical Engineering and Retired Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. In 2019 Dr

Collection

2012 EDI

Authors

S.K. Ramesh

The AIMS 2 Program S. K. Ramesh Dean College of Engineering and Computer Science04/17/12 EDI 2012_Ramesh 1 •Jacaranda Hall- Courtesy Prof. Steven Stepanek Outline • Overview of CSUN • What is the AIMS2 program? • Goals and Objectives • Project Activities • Work in progress04/17/12 EDI 2012_Ramesh 2• CAMPUS SIZE: 356 acres• FACILITIES: Over 100 buildings totaling nearly 4 million square feet• ENROLLMENT

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Amy Kitts, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

year, students in construction educational fields across this nation are given areal-world, first-hand glimpse of their future. This proverbial “preview of coming attractions”presents itself in the form of regional competitions jointly sponsored by the Associated Schoolsof Construction (ASC) and the Associated General Contractors (AGC). The competitionchallenges student teams to assume roles consistent with industry project management teamsprepared to develop a comprehensive plan for a constructive endeavor. Each team may competein one of three tracks aligned with major construction categories: 1. Heavy Highway Construction 2. Design Build Construction 3. Commercial ConstructionTo create a distinctive feeling of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Todd France, Ohio Northern University; Louis A. DiBerardino III, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

education and project-based learning.Dr. Louis A. DiBerardino III, Ohio Northern University Dr. DiBerardino is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University. His teaching and research interests are in first-year engineering, dynamic systems, and musculoskeletal biome- chanics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Impact of Various Pedagogies on Design Confidence, Motivation, and Anxiety of First-Year Engineering StudentsIntroductionThe content and pedagogies of first-year engineering programs vary widely from institution toinstitution. In the content space, efforts are underway to establish a first-year body of knowledge[1][13][14

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Serne, Central Washington University; David Wesley Martin, Central Washington University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

over 12 years industry experience in con- struction engineering and management encompassing over $400,000,000 worth of vertical and horizontal construction. He also has over 15 years of academic experience in college level construction management education. During his time in academia, he has coached or assisted over 20 ASC student competition teams, taught 10 different courses, earned two departmental awards in teaching and scholarship. He is passionate about preparing construction management students for the industry with a particular focus on cultivating the necessary leadership skills for Integrated Project Delivery. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Gender

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Simone E Volet, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia; Marja M.S. Vauras, University of Turku; Debra May Friedrichsen, Unaffiliated; Gavin Tierney, University of Washington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Dr. Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington Professor of Learning Sciences & Human DevelopmentProf. Simone E Volet, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia Simone Volet is Professor of Educational Psychology at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. She obtained a Licence e` s Sciences de l’Education at the University of Geneva, and a PhD from Murdoch University. She has been engaged in research on learning

Conference Session

Labs & Hands-on Instruction I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Andrew Phillips, The University of Glasgow

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Electrical and Computer

Glasgow College, UESTC (formerly known as the UoG-UESTC Joint School). Both institutions of higher learning are located in Chengdu, China. Thestudents were Chinese nationals who were in the process of building their knowledge oftechnical English. Three laboratory exercises and one design project were developed toprovide opportunities for hands-on learning and to allow the students to explore their ownideas on solid-state lighting applications. The labs and project assigned are described alongwith the intended learning outcomes and a summary of student evaluations. Plannedimprovements to the labs and project, which will be incorporated in the when the course isoffered again in the summer of 2016, will also be discussed. I. BackgroundThe

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chafic Bousaba, Guilford College; Tiera Kazar, Guilford College; Will C. Pizio, Guilford College

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #14777Wireless Network Security Using Raspberry PiDr. Chafic BouSaba, Guilford College * Joined Guilford College in January 2008 * Serves as Assistant Professor in the Computing Technology and information Systems.Ms. Tiera Kazar, Guilford College I am a current student at Guilford College in the Computing Technology & Information Systems depart- ment. I am working on a Capstone project that will be submitted to the ASEE. The project focuses on Wireless Network Security using a Raspberry Pi.Dr. Will C. Pizio, Guilford College I am currently an Associate Professor of Justice and Policy Studies at Guilford

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University; Robert P. Leland, Oral Roberts University; Emily Dzurilla

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Systems Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Laboratory-based Course in Systems Engineering Focusing on the Design of a High-speed Mag-lev Pod for the SpaceX Hyperloop Competition (Work in Progress)AbstractA new course has been developed for undergraduate engineering students that enhances theirunderstanding of the multidisciplinary aspects of systems engineering. Students pursing a generalengineering degree with concentrations in mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering arecollaborating to develop a prototype for a high-speed, magnetically-levitated transportation podfor the Hyperloop Competition, recently commissioned by Elon Musk of SpaceX Corporation.This project is an excellent opportunity

Conference Session

Postcard Session: Experiential Learning as a High-Impact Student Experience

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Schultz, Brigham Young University; Aaron R. Hawkins, Brigham Young University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

. The key features of theprogram are (1) a single point of entry, (2) long-term and authentic research experiences, (3)participation in a broader impact project, and (4) personal mentoring between students andfaculty. Since its inception in 2003, the program has had 251 total student participants that havepublished 225 peer reviewed publications and 75% have continued on to graduate school.1. IntroductionA recent report analyzed what made students view their undergraduate education as being worththe cost [1]. The three largest factors were the following: • “My professor cared about me as a person.” • “I had a mentor who encouraged me to pursue my goals and dreams.” • “I had at least one professor who made me excited about learning.”All

Conference Session

Design Thinking and Creativity

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Eyerman, Fairhaven Research and Evaluation; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Emily McLeod; Tania Tauer, Techbridge Girls

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

assess designthinking, 102 interviews with girls were videotaped across elementary and middle schoolprograms in two cities. The interviews called on youth to give a guided, narrative description oftheir work on a design project accomplished in their engineering-focused, girls-only afterschoolprogram. Interviews were augmented with programmatic observations, so the analysts couldtriangulate evidence from interviews with observations of girls engaged in the projects. Incollaboration with the curriculum development team, a rubric was developed to measure theextent to which girls communicated effective engineering design, specifically: a) understandingof the design challenge, b) evaluation of design strengths and weaknesses, and c) evidence

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Charlene Yauch, Oklahoma State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 11.1460.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 You’ve Been Slimed!: Process and Product Design Experiences for Recruitment and Retention of Chemical and Industrial EngineersAbstractThis paper will compare and contrast the use of a one-day “slime” project as part of aweek-long summer program for high school students and the use of the same project as amulti-week project for an orientation class. One of the key project goals was to comparethe chemical engineering and industrial engineering disciplines. Pre and post surveyassessments were done and will be discussed.In the summer of 2005, a week-long academy, Reaching Engineering and ArchitectureCareer Heights, was hosted by the College of Engineering, Architecture and

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

oftheir job requirements. It is essential for engineering and technology students, at a minimum, tobe familiar with renewable energy technologies and their applications and implementations. Thiscourse serves as an introduction to renewable energy with an emphasis on energy harvesting,conversion, and storage systems. It is a combination of lecture, demonstrations, student inquiry,in-class problem solving, and hands-on projects. Students are required to complete a series ofexercises/projects and/or tests that reflect their knowledge of the stated objectives. A short powerelectronics section covers the major electrical equipments required for power transmission andpower conditioning. Topics include photovoltaic systems, solar thermal systems, green

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rodger Dalton; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

disciplines: civil, mechanical, electrical/computer, and biomedical engineering.The mature program now includes fully developed lesson plans for two sections of students,Techtronics I for 6th grade and Techtronics II for 7th grade, each led by a graduate studentcoordinator and five undergraduate teaching Fellows. Emphasis is placed on learning throughhands-on experience and creating an environment that encourages inquiry. Students first studyapplicable scientific theory and are introduced to instrumentation and software tools that will beneeded later. Each unit then culminates in the construction of a related project such as balsawood bridges, Lego robotics, AM radios, or heart monitors. With a student return rate of over70% for 2003-2004, the

Conference Session

Lessons from Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill

, abusiness development team of several MBA students (coached by entrepreneurial faculty) and amultidisciplinary technology development team of 6 undergraduate engineers (coached byengineering faculty). The company is responsible for creating an alpha system prototype andcollateral materials such as a business plan and a presentation for entry in academic businessplan competitions. Three pilot entrepreneurial teams chartered in the initial offering completedtheir projects in spring 2004. Funding for these companies was secured through the EconomicDevelopment Administration, the Lemelson Foundation (via the National Collegiate Inventorsand Innovators Alliance), and the University of Florida. A board of directors was formed tooversee the direction of