Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon W. Couturier

software selected was GroupSystems, by The University of Arizona and VentanaCorporation and LOTUS Notes. GroupSystems and LOTUS Notes are installed on eight 486 IBMmicrocomputer networked together on a Novell Ethernet. These computers are installed in a formalmeeting room equipped with an overhead projector (attached to the facilitator’s computer), screen andcopyboard (a white board that allows you to seize, by computer, anything written on it). GroupSystemsconsists of the following tools for facilitating group meetings and brainstorming sessions: a. Meeting Manager - supports session leader and group by initiating activities, accessing files, printing reports, and saving session reports. b. Agenda - assists in planning and

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Neal S. Widmer

how an engine works, So what am I not providing for my students that was provided for me in 8th grade shop class? I believethere are two missing ingredients. The first involves a subject all in itself You see, I had a reason to want toknow how an engine works because engines were in go carts and (planning for the fhture) sports cars, If wecould only make 19 year olds as interested in micros as 13 year olds are in cars our j ob would be much easier.The second vital link to embedding an understanding was the animated video. It allowed me to see therelationships that simply could not be grasped by looking at drawings, hearing descriptions, manipulating amodel engine, etc. There is some evidence of even greater need for this approach due

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Wieslaw Grebski; Marlene Guers; Maryam Ghorieshi

, andmathematics to 10th and 1lth grade female and minority students. The goal of the program was to create aninteractive environment which allowed the high school students to participate in hands-on activities relatedto engineering, engineering technology and mathematics. The objective of these activities was to increaseself-esteem of the participants through the completion of various projects and promote an awareness ofcareer opportunities in these fields. The ACE Program was founded through a grant from The PennsylvaniaState University-College of Engineering Enhancement Fund and Equal Opportunity Planning Committee.The paper also discusses the effectiveness of the program from the perspective of the high school studentsand the Penn State faculty who

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie L. Blaisdell; Catherine R. Cosgrove

all bachelor degnxs in engineering were awarded to womenin 19932. In 1993, women received only 9% of the doctoral degrees in engineering3. In the first quarter of1994 there were 127,000 women employed as engineers, which was roughly 7% of the engineering workforce4. The future does not seem much brighter, either. In 1990, senior males in public high schools weremore than three times as likely to choose a career in science, math or engineering than women5. In January,1994, only 2.9% of all women entering college planned to major in engineering, compared to 11.8% of men6. In an effort to increase the number of women in engineering, numerous programs have been put intoplace. However, few of these programs take advantage of the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Clifford Bragdon; Carl Berkowitz

transportation system program in 1994-5. SRI International’s Washington, DC, Policy Analysis groupexpects the U.S. Congress to authorize nearly all of Clinton’s budget request.The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 is designed to be a six-year $151 billioneffort funded by the federal government through 1997. A National Highway System Act was enacted in 1995,with a “son of ISTEA” being planned for 1996. ITS is being expanded into a more comprehensive transportationsystems approach.Transport semices in trucking, air and new services will provide diverse career opportunities and transportation-equipment jobs are expected to realize some recovery by 2000. Trucking seMces will expand its major role inproviding employment through

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Joe King

innovation. Boring!• poor evaluation, dissemination, or development plans. No clear, precise plan!• lack of potential impact. Small numbers of beneficiaries!Some Proposal-Writing Tips Some proposals offer fine ideas, but are poorly written, making it difficult for the reviewers to graspthe merits of their case. The following tips will help make the reviewers’ task easier and increase the chancesof a good idea receiving the funding it deserves:• Let the reviewers know on page 1 exactly what you want and why. Don’t make them search for, or try to guess, this information.• Be concise; avoid wordiness.• Make sure you use correct spelling and grammar.• Keep your paragraphs small, aiding the proposal’s readability.• Break the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Joe King

innovation. Boring!• poor evaluation, dissemination, or development plans. No clear, precise plan!• lack of potential impact. Small numbers of beneficiaries!Some Proposal-Writing Tips Some proposals offer fine ideas, but are poorly written, making it difficult for the reviewers to graspthe merits of their case. The following tips will help make the reviewers’ task easier and increase the chancesof a good idea receiving the funding it deserves:• Let the reviewers know on page 1 exactly what you want and why. Don’t make them search for, or try to guess, this information.• Be concise; avoid wordiness.• Make sure you use correct spelling and grammar.• Keep your paragraphs small, aiding the proposal’s readability.• Break the

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John W. Prados

problems; and hands-onlaboratory experiences in both basic science and engineering courses.As originally conceived, these criteria were intended to be applied with flexibility and profes-sional judgment to encourage experimentation and innovation in engineering education. Anearly statement of the ECPD Council was, "(ECPD) has no authority to impose restrictions or standardizations upon engi- neering colleges, nor does it desire to do so."and a current ABET Accreditation Policy is, "To avoid rigid standards as a basis for accreditation in order to prevent standardi- zation and ossification of engineering education and to encourage well-planned experimentation."But far too often, practice has failed to follow this

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Bob Lahidji

typical course description. Course Number: CADM 411 Course Title: Mechanical/Machine Design Credit Hours: 3Statement of Course Goals and Objectives:In this course the students will learn the fundamentals of mechanical design which include:1. The meaning of mechanical design2. The phases of design3. Design consideration4. Codes and standards5. Stress analysis6. Mohr's Circle7. Failure criteria8. Design for fatigue strength9. Design of mechanical elements (a) Screws and fasteners (b) Welded joints (c) Bearings (d) Springs (e) Gears.Course Description: A study of the decision-making processes which mechanical engineers use in theformulation of plans for the

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Prins, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

semesterclasses. Our program does not have a required engineering course until the spring semester ofthe freshman year so this is the first opportunity for our students to work together on anengineering activity.This paper addresses the competition rules and scoring formula along with our rationale for eachto facilitate transferability to others that are planning design competitions. We developed aformula to rate the student designs that incorporates scores from each of the four elements of oursustainable design philosophy. This formula and the underlying rationale are included in orderto assist others who wish to assess student work using sustainable design criteria. We alsopresent the competition results in order to share which aspects of the

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

sections. This issue was previously discussed in section 3.1b of this paper. Summary of Student Achievement of Course Objectives and Quality of Instruction Course Objective Relates to Program Assessment Standard Results Accept- Continuous Improvement Outcome(s) a Instrument for (assuming able? Actions Planned (See syllabus for the This final complete statements.) Objective Exam only and Y/N average

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

that “…the cure is to train morepeople…[where] the need is especially acute in engineering, computer science, informationalsystems and related technology fields.” Further, the AeA task force advised that “state collegesand universities must increase capacity and improve access for would-be students” and that“Governor Locke and the legislature should focus on funding new capacity in higher education.”The Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, in its Master Plan 2000, acted onthis advice and stated its number one investment strategy to be “adding capacity in instruction,instructional support, and research space needed to implement the master plan initiatives forenrollment growth in high-demand fields.”EWU saw itself in the unique

Conference Session

Developing Tomorrow's Leaders through Co-op Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

time forthe learner to manipulate the information, typically between one week and one month and also requiresdeep analysis and a transformation of the original information. The shorter model has been used as thebasis for the activity described in this paper.The webquest has become popular enough to be featured on standard ESL/EFL websites containingteaching materials, notably www.onestopenglish.com and of course, Bernie Dodge’s own website(www.webquest.org).First integrated as a classroom activity in 2005, the webquest represents an intermediary step towardsthe full implementation of Web 2.0 technology based activities in the lesson plan. Indeed, Web 2.0technologies were embryonic at best in their development for use in the language classroom

Conference Session

Leadership and Administration in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Lyons, Eastern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

their common foundations.”Dr. Philip Schmidt, Centennial Professor of Engineering and University DistinguishedTeaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, presented a paper at the 2003ASME Congress entitled ‘Mechanical Engineering 2004-2005 Plan to the College’(3) onthe curriculum reform effort being undertaken at UT Austin. His disciplinary area isMechanical Engineering, and he stated that “A successful Mechanical Engineeringsolution often requires an equal application of information, energy and materialstechnology. As such, the most important research areas in Mechanical Engineering are ablend of systems research and engineering science research.” His department hasidentified specific and critical research thrusts which include

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

clearly seen (between about400 s and 1000 s for run 1). And the difference in acceptable runtimes for the two flow rates caneasily be discerned from the data. From this experiment, students can gain a betterunderstanding of the behavior of a dynamic system comprised of an activated carbon adsorber.Assessment of learning outcomes is being collected, which will include a specific comparison ofexperiences for on-site students to remote students.The experiment is currently planned for implementation in two undergraduate courses in Spring2006. Future plans are to add the ability to adjust flow rate remotely, provide for using twodifferent “contaminants”, and allow one of two different activated carbons to be selected. Otherinternet-controlled

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tricia Berry, University of Texas-Austin; Andrea Ogilvie, University of Texas-Austin; Randy Emelo, Triple Creek Associates, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, easy-to-use mentoring tool called Open Mentoring®,licensed from Triple Creek Associates, Inc. By marketing engineering options and showcasingthe career paths of College of Engineering alumni through Open Mentoring®, WEP and EOEstrive to increase student knowledge about career planning, as well as increase the retention andgraduation rates of participating female and minority engineering students.The College of Engineering at UT Austin prepares students to enter the workplace withcompetence and confidence by providing them with opportunities such as Open Mentoring® todevelop into independent, creative professional engineers. The Web-based Open Mentoring®process guides a student through: • assessing her/his development needs, • finding a

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Willis Tompkins, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

seminar course called Biology in Engineering Seminar, which introduces the student to research at the boundary of engineering and biology across the various disciplines of engineering.ResultsThe Biology in Engineering Certificate program began admitting students in the Fall of 2005.Thirty-three students enrolled in the Biology in Engineering Seminar class, 20 of whom wereeither enrolled in the certificate program or planned to enroll. Of those students, all wereundergraduates majoring in BME. Graduate students and non-BME undergraduates also took thecourse (6/33) but were not enrolled in or planning to enroll in the certificate program.The value of the certificate program cannot be evaluated at this time. However, the value of theseminar

Conference Session

Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Student

-intensive institution to build a robust teaching portfolio toprepare for a future academic role. The opportunities discussed in this document are basedlargely on personal anecdotes and are directed towards students that would not have theopportunity to take courses related to or invest significant doctoral research efforts inengineering pedagogy. Readers should take the suggestions as a buffet of possibilities and selectthose that are accessible at their current institution, that meet the time-constraints of theirschedule, and that will provide the most value for the type of institution they plan to join asfaculty.Capitalizing on the Teaching Assistant RoleThere are several major reasons that drive faculty to employ their graduate students as

Conference Session

Exploring the Entrepreneurial and Innovation Mindset

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

learning using pre and post surveys, and student and instructor feedback. Weperformed assessment across all institutions where modules were deployed. We also discusslessons learned during development, and internal and external deployment of the e-learningmodules.IntroductionMore and more higher education institutions are trying to develop an entrepreneurial mindset instudents. Approaches for doing this include integrating entrepreneurship into the curriculum,structuring the physical environment to promote entrepreneurial minded learning (e.g., creatingmakerspaces), providing extracurricular activities and programs such as university innovationfellows, business plan and pitch competitions, and fostering student organizations that

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Lilian Katherine Sanchez, National University of Táchira; Bianey Cristina Ruiz Ulloa, National University of Táchira

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

developed in the job, many of them can be promoted during school. Some of these competencies are: teamwork, client/stakeholder focus, creative thinking, planning and organizing, problem solving, decision making, seeking opportunities, working with tools and technology, scheduling and coordinating, business acumen. 4. Tier 4 – Industry-wide technical competencies: these competencies include things that highly relate to the professional practice. Similarly, to tier 3, these competencies will be developed in the workplace, however, engineering schools play a role in preparing the students for them. Some examples are professional ethics, design, operations, engineering economics, legal, sustainability and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Molly M. Gribb P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Adel Nasiri, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

accessible acrossour state and will serve as a first step toward broader dissemination of IoT-related topics inengineering curricula. This paper will present the planning, organization, and structure of theworkshop, including a report of its lessons learned, initial findings and results, with the purposeof enabling other institutions to learn from our experience.IntroductionThe ongoing 4th industrial revolution, driven by the Internet of Things, is having profoundimpacts on Wisconsin industries of all kinds, especially manufacturers. Further, the increasingability to collect and analyze large amounts of data has impacts beyond manufacturing. Giventhe critical role that the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stout, andUW-Madison

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Chloe Gibson

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

] describes the process of creating effective instructional videos as four steps: planning,development, delivery, and reflection. They stress the importance of reflection through gettingfeedback from students for effective evaluation, where success can be measured by anonymousstudent surveys that ask questions about the course and videos. This ties in with their view on theimportance for constant improvement and continually working to provide better resources forstudent learning. This emphasizes the importance of recognizing that the process of creatingvideos does not end once they are made available for use, but continues into the vital stage ofreceiving feedback and measuring their success by different metrics. Depending on the primarygoal one has

Conference Session

Technical Session 9:Topics related to STEM

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osman Yasar, State University of New York, Brockport; Peter Veronesi, The College at Brockport; Jose Maliekal, The College at Brockport, SUNY; Leigh J. Little, SUNY Brockport; John W. Tillotson, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

engineering) 2. Developing and using models 3. Planning and carrying out investigations 4. Analyzing and interpreting data 5. Using mathematics and computational thinking 6. Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering) 7. Engaging in argument from evidence 8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating informationThere are many similarities between the practices of scientists and engineers – e.g., both includeusing computational tools to test scientific theories and predict outcomes of engineering designs.While new technologies and pedagogies now afford us many opportunities to cultivate students’S&E habits of mind,4,5,18 developing novel approaches to integrate

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 14: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Earnest, National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research (NITTTR), Bhopal, India; shashi kant Gupta, National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Bhopal, India; Susan Sunny Mathew, National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Bhopal, India; Sthuthi Rachel Joshua, Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Indian scenario) by paying for their services. Therefore, by doing just one ‘major project’ work, the students do not get enough experience in the institute to handle the real projects when they reach the industry. b) In such a scenario, often the main objectives of the project work of developing skills such as, planning, leading teams, communication, working in teams, decision making, and such others do not get developed by just one ‘major project’ offering in the last program. This is much to the disadvantage of the student, as most of the times the ‘major project’ is a group activity. Therefore, the requisite project handling skill- sets hardly gets developed as it is offered only once in

Conference Session

Research, Innovation and Careers

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus Bartels, San Antonio College; Dee Dixon

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College

students and one faculty member for a 10-week period to do research at theJohnson Space Center in Houston [18] – [21]. The other part was the development of anundergraduate research plan that would help SAC students relate their NASA-sponsored researchwith STEM course content and classroom activities. Ten students were accepted to doundergraduate research at SAC with two faculty members.The 10 students formed three teams and each team submitted a research proposal. One teamselected a subject that might be helpful to future lunar farming: hydroponics. They designed andbuilt racks, containers, and an irrigation system in a campus greenhouse. The students plantedseveral types of vegetables and monitored their evolution with respect to different

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Morteza Nagahi, Mississippi State University; Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Samaneh Davarzani, Mississippi State University; Mohammad Nagahisarchoghaei, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Simon R. Goerger, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

. system integration. global performance. Interconnectivity (I): Isolation (N): Inclined to local interaction, follow Level of Interaction: Inclined to global interactions, follow a a detailed plan, prefer to work individually, enjoy Interconnectedness in coordination and general plan, work within a team, and working in small systems, and interested more in communication among multiple

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chao Chen, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Zesheng Chen, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

accessibility. Slack userscan get push notifications through pop-up window as well as emails when someone mentionsyou or keyword of your choosing.As an importance enhancement, third-party services can be easily integrated into Slack to furtherimprove collaboration and productivity. Major integrations include services such as GoogleDrive, Microsoft OneDrive, Trello, Dropbox, GitHub, Outlook Calendar, Zoom, etc. Currentlythere are more than 1,500 apps in Slack’s App Directory [11].Slack has four different price plans. We used the free plan in our study. The free version allowsup to 1GB file upload and 5GB total storage size, searching among ten thousand most recentmessages, integrating up to ten applications in the App Directory, and one-to-one video

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: REU 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pavan Kumar Moturu, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Prabhakar Reddy Pagilla, Texas A&M University; Satish Bukkapatnam, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

over graduate school. Thepaper provides an in-depth discussion on the findings of the REU program evaluation and itsimpact on undergraduate students with respect to their future plans and career choice. The analysisis also done by gender, ethnicity, academic level (sophomore, junior, senior), and type of homeinstitution (e.g., large research universities, rural and small schools) to explore if there was anysignificant difference in mean research competency scores based on these attributes. 1. IntroductionToday’s manufacturing operations are more complex and globally scalable compared to those inthe last century (Lee et al., 2016). This complexity in manufacturing operations is due to a shift inmanufacturing from craftsmanship model in the

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University Northwest; Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

sizes. With no sitting space, it is desirable to use portable desktop trainers which can beused in any classroom. The same issue exists with regards to the PLC course. Previously, theauthors had proposed two separate portable desktop units for these lab activities with theircorresponding lab activities and they also mentioned their plan to incorporate instrumentation inthese lab activities ([1, 2, 3]). Currently, there are 21 PLC trainers and a prototype is alreadybeing built for the fluid power lab. Further discussion and consideration resulted in identifyingsome lab activities that can be shared if there were one set of trainers that cater to the need ofboth courses.This paper discusses the design and development of an integrated trainer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Jane Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Matthew Jackson Ph.D., California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Daniel Galvan, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

andcommunities; (2) peer cohorts, providing social support structure for students and enhancingtheir sense of belonging in engineering and computer science classrooms and beyond; and (3)professional development from faculty who have been trained in difference-education theory, sothat they can support students with varying levels of understanding of the antecedents of collegesuccess. To ensure success of these interventions, the CAPS program places great emphasis ondeveloping culturally responsive advisement methods and training faculty mentors to facilitatecreating a culture of culturally adaptive advising. More details of CAPS interventions can befound in [4].CAPS program is a 5-year project that started fall 2018. The program planned to support