Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teacher candidate education methods classes provedto be an ideal setting for also delivering the Engineers Serving Education (ESE) curriculum. TheESE coordinator meets at each of the hubs once a month to train the teacher candidates inpresenting the activity. He has the class of teacher candidates for an hour during which time helays the groundwork for the activity and discusses the engineering design process as it relates tothat month’s activity. He then breaks out the materials for the activity and leads the 20-30teacher candidates in actually performing the activity.While doing the activity, the coordinator and the teacher candidates discuss approaches tofacilitating the activity in the K8 classroom and how to modify the activity and desired

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Waidley, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jason Bittner, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

commitments are in effect, personnel with expertise in those fields will be employed, as applicable.This description of disciplines and their responsibilities is an extensive one, though not entirelyexhaustive (especially if you consider modes other than highway). Some of the other disciplinesnot mentioned but that are still integral to the overall successful operation of a multimodaltransportation system include researchers, law enforcement officers, vehicle and systemoperators, and managers of port authorities, among others.While it is absolutely critical for these parties to be involved to provide a transportation systemof high quality, getting these parties to work together can be a very

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eck Doerry

needs of engineering students, we are developing a specialized accelerated language program that will, within a single year of study, provide engineering students with linguistic competence sufficient to attend engineering courses and/or serve an engineering internship in the target language. 4. Curriculum Modifications. Not only are many important engineering firms international; many of the problems that these companies work on transcend national borders. Thus, we are working to integrate curricular material on these problems into current courses; we are also creating several new courses that specifically have international engineering as a theme.In the first phase of the implementation

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; David Gill P.E., Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

what is recognized to be the important skill set and to whatextent should an engineering degree prepare a graduate in their practice. Developers ofcurriculums are challenged because of the continuing requirement to base these upon anengineering-science foundation while at the same time needing to integrate in technology drivenadvances particularly those due to the advent of Industry 4.0. This revolution has at its core theautomation of information, be it authoring, retrieval and management, analysis or dissemination.In this new era of industrialization, it is even more imperative that engineering programsunderstand how their curriculums are leading to the appropriate skills development and how theoutcomes of these efforts are being

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

; • An integration of basic math and science onto themselves, but most importantly, intertwining the theory to serve engineering principles and engineering applications; • Proper connectivity between pre-college math & science with their counterparts in first year engineering; • A vertical integration of the curriculum so that multiple objectives within the same course and time period can be achieved, i.e., lower–division students no longer face a set of isolated individual courses but rather a vertically integrated package that would be team developed and team taught; • Emphasis on inquiry-based learning and pedagogies of engagement with less dependence

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

E. Hirleman

, for a program to be an integral part of the educational experience, there mustbe support from a large number of faculty who to first order split their time equally betweenresearch and education. In other words, the challenge is to design a program that is consistentwith appropriate career goals of engineering faculty and presents a compelling value propositionto approximately 50 out of 250 predominately-midwestern Purdue ME students per class.III. The Design Solution – GEARE:The Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education (GEARE) model is based oncomprehensive, strategic partnerships between a few similar international institutions. Itinvolves student and faculty exchange programs, curriculum integration, and collaborativeresearch

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

gregory zieren, Austin Peay State University

Tagged Divisions

International

railroads, ships,factories and foundries and took a course in general business as it applied to a practicingengineer. Physics, chemistry and higher mathematics were integral to the curriculum inthe sense that they were taught in conjunction with an engineering application and asnatural sciences in themselves.10 He envisioned laboratories to aid in testing materialsstrength and elasticity, determining coefficients of friction and lubrication testing, tooltesting, power transmission and engines of all sorts. In 1874 the trustees of StevensInstitute approved his request to set up a mechanical laboratory and purchase tools,equipment, testing devices and engines.4The Philadelphia CentennialThurston’s opportunity to show his laboratory and popularize his

Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio; Vincent B. Canizaro, University of Texas, San Antonio; John D. Murphy Jr., University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Construction

that building construction projects include active and continuouscollaboration of all of these parties, learning multi-disciplinary strategies is a necessary acumenwith which students must graduate in preparation for professional practice. New technologiesand project development approaches such as building information modeling are necessitatingearly and extensive collaboration among the professions. Integrated project delivery methods aremaximizing this need for interdisciplinary team production. Feedback from industryrepresentatives and practicing professionals unanimously supports the concept of integration.This paper describes an effort to establish a multi-disciplinary first-year curriculum for designand construction freshman that includes

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconected World

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

A.K.M. Abdul Quader; Shamsuddin Ilias; Franklin King; Keith Schimmel

was held in Washington, D.C. As head of the institution, Vice Chancellor Ahmed represented BUET. Dr. Earnestine Psalmonds, Vice Chancellor for the Division of Research, represented NCA&TSU and was accompanied by the Project Director, Dr. Shamsuddin Ilias.· Visit to BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh (July, 2001) Drs. Shamsuddin Ilias and Keith Schimmel visited BUET to present a teaching workshop on “Integration of Pollution Prevention Topics into the Engineering Curriculum” to the faculty members in science and engineering. Topics covered were learning objectives, learning and teaching styles, cooperative learning, creative problem solving skills, classroom assessment, safety, and the use of technology

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

International

students: understanding professional responsibility through examples. 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Session 1661.67. Bhatt, B. L. 1993. Teaching professional ethical and legal aspects of engineering to undergraduate students. 1993 ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, p. 415-418.68. Fulle, R., C. Richardson, G. Zion. 2004. Building ethics and project management into engineering technology programs. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exhibition, Session 1348.69. Alford, E. and T. Ward. 1999. Integrating ethics into the freshman curriculum: an interdisciplinary approach. Proceedings of the 1999 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Newcomer

field of ergonomics and an introduction to indus-trial safety and health. The course is intended to make students aware of the fundamental issuesin ergonomic design and industrial safety and health, and make them aware of the resources thatexist in those areas. An outline of the course topics is provided in Table 2. The course is notintended to be the first course in an ergonomics or human factors curriculum, so it does not gointo great depth in any of the areas, especially topics on the human physiology. The course has amidterm and a final, but the at the heart of the class and student learning are six open-ended as-signments that allow students to apply some of the ideas from ergonomics and explore issuessurrounding OSHA in more depth. These

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafiqul Islam

Carolina State University and North Carolinapublic schools. The primary goal has been the integration of science, technology and engineeringtropics with math, reading and writing. A similar type of program has already assessed 15,000students in Canada and suggested the same results6. A technology literacy course titled ‘Toys withTechnology’ has been developed as an undergraduate course to be offered to elementary andsecondary education majors. It has been an effective collaborative effort between engineeringfaculty and teacher education faculty that has brought fruitful results at the Iowa State University. Page 8.564.3 “Proceedings of the

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Mello, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Richard Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

International

residentialProject Centers. Page 12.771.2WPI’s Global Perspective Program was designed upon established learning principles 3 - 10 thatsupport learning by doing, challenging students with open-ended ambiguous problems,overcoming segmented thinking by working outside of the major discipline, and exposinglearners to cultural, social, and intellectual diversity. It has its roots in a university-widecurriculum reform that began in 1970 when a new curriculum replaced a traditional, course-based technical curriculum with a project-based program emphasizing teamwork,communication, and the integration of technical and societal concerns. WPI worked to structurea

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Anderson; Marc Hoit; Richard M. Felder; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

content, structure, delivery, and management. A key Page 8.718.1change element in the curriculum content and structure was subject integration (knowledge Session 2630structure and information processing) that included early introduction to the engineering thoughtprocess and explicit success skill development. An examination of freshmen retention data acrossthe curriculum suggested that integration of the first year would provide the most impact.Furthermore, it was believed that integration of the freshmen year might be easily implementedgiven the common subject

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Mariasingam, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gregory Moses, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

International

and facilitated in international curriculum development efforts and collaborativedevelopment of global engineering programs. Gerhardti 25gives an example of facultyinvolvement in international collaboration in program development and offering: We also have strongly promoted faculty involvement not only implicitly through advising but explicitly through international curriculum development. Supported by FIPSE funding through 2000, seven pairs of international university teams reviewed and analyzed curricula offerings at their universities emphasizing compatibility of programs. This was done in 6 different disciplines in 5 countries. … a sufficient amount of compatibility was found to consider the future

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wieslaw Grebski; Rajeshwar Amireddy; Lori Singer; Judith O'Donnell

linked two plus twodesign is very attractive to manufacturing companies for this reason. Secondly, as mentionedearlier, engineers could become very successful sales and marketing people for an organizationdue to their detailed knowledge of products and/or services.In the 1999/2000 academic year, an agreement was reached between the engineering technologyprogram and the business administration program. This agreement created an individualizedoption in the baccalaureate BSB program. This new individualized option allows ET graduates toenter into the BSB program at the junior level. This agreement created a very valuable andattractive option for associate degree ET graduates.The curriculum developed for those individual options is shown in Table 1

Conference Session

Construction Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Michael Korman P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lonny G. Simonian, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Construction

approach. Areview of the course syllabi and schedules for each course found that each coursewas taught differently depending on the instructor. In the Heavy Civil course it wasfound that a number of small projects were assigned to the students rather thanfocusing on larger project through the quarter. In the Commercial Building course,the instructor used an approach where the first five (5) weeks of the quarter werespend covering fundamentals and the second five (5) weeks of the quarter were spentwere spent working on the project culminated in a mock bid exercises. Only in theresidential construction course was one project used through the entire quarter.Student ThroughputWith the implementation of integrated curriculum, the CM department

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcos Esterman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Dorin Patru, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Amuso, Rochester Institute of Technology; Edward Hensel, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

of the Aerospace Systems and Technology Track, with particularemphasis on the Microsystems Engineering and Technology for the Future Exploration of OuterSpace Regions (METEOR) family of projects will be used as a case example to illustrate theprocess.IntroductionProject-based “capstone” design has become an integral component of the undergraduateengineering experience. As noted by Dym, et al.1, this has been the standard academic responseto address the need to produce engineering graduates able to practice in industry. TheMultidisciplinary Senior Design (MSD) program at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)arose from departmental capstone design experiences within Mechanical, Industrial, andElectrical Engineering2. Since its inception

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

with two additionalformats that the authors have since indentified: Dual Degree and International CapstoneProjects. A description of these various formats is provided in Table 1 below Page 13.648.7 Table 1: Categories of formats commonly used for engineering Study Abroad Programs Format Description Dual degree Students obtain two degrees—one from the home university and one from the abroad university. Students follow an integrated program which includes substantial study at the abroad university in the abroad language. This format often is employed for graduate-level work. Exchange

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Steven Eisenbarth, Baylor University; Cynthia Fry, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

International

solvesocietal problems (i.e. clean water, energy, food, health problems, etc.). The paper will addresssome of the issues related to engineering in the global context and how Baylor University isapproaching the integration of this subject through its curriculum and extra curricular activities(i.e. language requirement, interdisciplinary overseas summer school, classroom exercises, andappropriate technology studies/trips) and what is planned for the future (School Committee onGlobal issues, Advisory board activities, and Classroom Activities).IntroductionThe U.S. production of scientists and engineers has continued to fall in relative terms whencompared to Asian rim countries.1 For example, in 2005 Indian schools awarded approximately112,000 engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Communication II: Curricular Practices, Integrations, and Collaborations

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary M. McCall, University of Detroit Mercy; Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

strongertechnical communication skills. In the early 2000s, engineering professional societies reportedunderdeveloped writing and presentation skills in entry-level job candidates while, at the sametime, stressing the time spent in a typical engineer’s day on communication tasks [1, 2]. At thesame time, ABET adopted new criteria for evaluating and accrediting engineering programs [3].The criteria focused on developing “soft skills” including teamwork, ethics, and effectivecommunication, among others. The importance of soft skills has only grown in the interveningyears. Among ABET’s student outcomes as listed in 2019-2020 is “an ability to apply written,oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments;and an

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

Tagged Divisions

International

deliver software on time,within cost, and meeting the objectives of the system and the customer. Its documented successresulted in the proliferation of CMM-based models to improve engineering processes, which in1998, prompted industry, the US government, and the SEI to begin the Capability MaturityModel Integration (CMMI) project12, providing a single, integrated framework for improvingmulti-disciplinary engineering processes in organizations. Their success, acceptance andmaturation prompt a closer look at the potential application of CMM-based models to improvethe process of engineering education.The next sections presents an overview of the CMM, and the proposed CMM-based model forengineering and technology program assessment, called

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References1. Goodhew, P., Education moves to a new scale. NanoToday 2006, 1, (2), 40-43.2. Mohammad, A. W.; Lau, C. H.; Zaharim, A.; Omar, M. Z., Elements of Nanotechnology Education in Engineering Curriculum Worldwide. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 2012, 60, 405-412.3. Barranon, A.; Juanico, A., Major Issues in Designing an Undergraduate Program in Nanotechnology: The Mexican Case. WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics 2010, 9, (4), 264-274.4. Crone, W. C.; Lux, K. W.; Carpick, R. W.; Stone, D. S.; Hellstrom, E. E.; Bentley, A. K.; Lisensky, G., Integrating Nanoscale Science and Engineering

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Maria Claudia Alves, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

International Forum

twofold: the actual cost of a program and the perception that it is too expensive. Both issues need to be addressed. More scholarships and sponsored sources of funding, as well as a greater awareness of funding options, would very likely encourage and enable more students to go abroad. Higher education institutions also need to continue working to provide less expensive options and more financial assistance, or allow students to take advantage of other cost-effective options.” [2] “Curriculum: Study abroad is not currently considered an essential component of an undergraduate experience by many students, families and educators. In fact, it is often considered an “add-on” and not integrated within

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robi Polikar; Maria Tahamont; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

SESSION #: 1526 Integrating BME into ECE Curriculum: An Alternate Approach for Robi Polikar, Ravi P. Ramachandran, Linda Head and Maria Tahamont Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028 Abstract: A time honored technique for introducing students to new and emerging topics is to offerelectives; however, there are a few major drawbacks to this approach: the topic must be very fo-cused, either depth or breath must be sacrificed, and in either case, only a very limited amount ofmaterial can be covered, and students who may not have prior

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Claudia Alves, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

the perception that it is too expensive. Both issues need to be addressed. More scholarships and sponsored sources of funding, as well as a greater awareness of funding options, would very likely encourage and enable more students to go abroad. Higher education institutions also need to continue working to provide less expensive options and more financial assistance, or allow students to take advantage of other cost-effective options.” [2] “Curriculum: Study abroad is not currently considered an essential component of an undergraduate experience by many students, families and educators. In fact, it is often considered an “add-on” and not integrated within the curriculum. Whether or not credits

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2008-2662: BEATING THE COMPETITION DOWN WITH THE STICK OFEDUCATION: A WINNING STRATEGY FOR A GLOBAL WORLDSaeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina SAEED KHAN is an Associate Professor with the Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology program at Kansas State University at Salina. Dr. Khan received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, in 1989 and 1994 respectively and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1984. Khan, who joined KSU in 1998, teaches courses in telecommunications and digital systems. His research interests and areas of expertise include

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

International

Fidan, Tennessee Tech University Dr. Ismail Fidan is an Associate Professor in the Manufacturing and Industrial Technology Department, College of Engineering, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN. Dr. Fidan received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1996. His teaching and research interests are in computer-integrated design and manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, rapid prototyping, e-manufacturing, online teaching, and manufacturing processes. Page 11.209.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Overview of an

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconected World

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jørgen Hansen; Arvid Andersen

make our own country a strong competitor in Europeand on the global market? How do we develop and promote peaceful and fruitful cooperationand collaboration within and across boarders? Many engineering disciplines have struggledfor years trying to adjust to the ever-increasing rate of technology change. There is a generaltendency to mix disciplines. However, not just the technological change and technicalexpertise are of importance. Other and softer skills such as collaboration and co-operation,teamwork skills, communication and languages are needed to cope with the fast changingsituation2. The engineer is no longer just a technical specialist sitting on his own in a cornertrying to solve problems alone. He/she is expected to be an integrated

Conference Session

Evaluation of Teaching Methods for Mechanics Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Preston Moore, Virginia Tech; Robert Scott Pierce, Sweet Briar College; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

at a high level of abstraction. Due to problemsin interpreting concept maps with numerous nodes and links, maps of larger domains are limitedin the detail the can represent. The authors are exploring the use of interactive digital tools as away to present large-scale concept maps that organize information and show connections acrossthe curriculum without overwhelming the user visually. As an exemplar, the authors havechosen the content in an engineering statics course. If successful, the concept mapping toolcould be used to cognitively link information between courses in engineering mechanics andthen across the entire engineering curriculum. As the first step in this process, the authors set outto capture an expert’s knowledge of engineering