Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Celina Bochis, University of Alabama; Steven Hsia, University of Alabama; Pauline Johnson, University of Alabama; Karen Boykin, University of Alabama; Sandra Wood, University of Alabama; Larry Bowen, University of Alabama; Kevin Whitaker, University of Alabama

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

recovery and minimization, by-product research & development to computer based environmental modeling while interacting with company personnel at all levels as well as with external technical, state and federal agencies, public and private research organizations, and academic institutions. Prior to VMC, Sandy held positions as Engineering Laboratory Manager, Materials Engineer, Construction Services Manager, and Environmental Scientist for a southeastern region based consulting civil engineering firm (1987-90). Early in her career, she performed basic and applied medical and biomaterials research at Southern Research Institute then the University of Alabama at

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Stephen Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

). In this example, there were two questions from existing surveys that support this outcome. The performance standard is at least an average student response of 4.0 on a 1 to 5 scale (1: Strongly disagree, 2: disagree, 3: neutral, 4: agree, 5: strongly agree). The benchmark was the average response by students to the same question over the previous five years. Four specific laboratory experiences were chosen as embedded indicators, with the students’ laboratory reports specifically requiring the analysis and interpretation of data. Two of the indicators involved designing experiments, which are difficult to find in most civil engineering programs. In this program, there is an annual course assessment process, in which both the

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Sandfry, US Air Force Academy; michael bettner, US Air Force Academy; Tim Lawrence, US Air Force Academy; Michael Sobers, US Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. With sponsorship from the Air Force Research Laboratory, he led the cadets in flying the Academy’s first successful supersonic rocket. He also teaches engineering courses in astrodynamics, attitude dynamics & control, rocket propulsion, linear systems analysis and controls. Lieutenant Colonel Sandfry is originally from Columbia, Missouri. He earned his commission from ROTC and the University of Kansas in 1989, graduating with a major in Aerospace Engineering. His Air Force career includes engineering and program management assignments with the Global Positioning System Joint Program Office in Los Angeles AFB, California and the Maverick Missile Program Office at Hill AFB, Utah. In 1995 he

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Behrouz Farhang-Boroujeny, University of Utah; Stephanie Richardson, University of Utah; Rohit Verma, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Bryan Stenquist, University of Utah

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Electrical and Computer

at the University of Utah. Current research interests include communication in nonprofit organizations, social support, communication across the curriculum, speaking and writing in the disciplines, and interdisciplinary collaboration.Bryan Stenquist, University of Utah Bryan Stenquist received his BSEE degree from the university of Utah in 2005 and is currently a Research Engineer at the University of Utah in charge of implementing hands-on project-based laboratories across the ECE curriculum. Page 11.777.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Integrated System-Level Design

Conference Session

Hands-on/Experiential Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J Benson P.E., United States Military Academy; Hans J Thomas, United States Military Academy; Shad A Reed, United States Air Force Academy; Bruce Floersheim, U.S. Military Academy; Steven J. Condly, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Military Academy, West Point, NY, 10996. E-mail: scondly@gmail.com Page 23.867.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Leveraging Summer Immersive Experiences into ABET CurriculaAbstractSummer immersive experiences for undergraduate students in Aeronautical and MechanicalEngineering programs come in varied forms and can represent a substantial effort by staff andfaculty, as well as considerable financial resources to coordinate. Experiences range from workin governmental laboratories and research centers to collaboration with industry partners, andmay include graduate research at

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Culbertson, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Janice Meyer Thompson, Arizona State University; Christopher Mehrens, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

. Page 15.373.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Design of Musical Instruments as a Context for Math, Physics and Technical Writing in a Freshman Learning Community CourseAbstractIn order to enhance technological literacy and to integrate math, science, and technical writinginto a contemporary context, a new math-science block course, Frets, Flutes, and Physics, forfreshman at Arizona State University has been developed. The inquiry-based course is in anAcademic Success Cluster and consists of an 11-credit hour course to satisfy basic math,laboratory science and English requirements. The course has been developed and has been taughtby an interdisciplinary team consisting

Conference Session

ChE Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Reginald Tomkins; Levelle Burr-Alexander; Joseph Kisutcza; Deran Hanesian; Howard Kimmel

. To understand the overall concept of a process, simple processes areexplored which take place in well-known systems, such as an automobile and its processunits, the engine, starting the engine, cooling system, and the heater-air conditioner (summerand winter). The key components of the automobile are shown as a process flow diagram. Abrief overview of this process flow diagram is given in about 15 minutes.We then develop the concept of a chemical process and how a chemist prepares a newproduct in the laboratory and how a chemical engineer must take these chemistry conceptsand relate them to large-scale production facilities. A short discussion of a simple example ofa process given by Solen and Harb2 is used for this purpose.The human body

Conference Session

SD Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

joshua jude heeg; Kyle Flenar, University of Cincinnati; Jordan Alexander Ross; Taylor Okel, University of Cincinnati; Tejas Abhijit Deshpande, University of Cincinnati; Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati

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Student

normalized to a percentage ofthe total available points.The graphs of student performance for each method below on laboratory assignments and in theoverall course were creating using a normalized frequency. The students in the experimentalgroups were normalized against the other students in their method. The students in the controlgroup were normalized against the control group population. The normalized frequencies werecomputed as follows:This approach was taken due to the significant difference in the size of the groups. A simplefrequency distribution would make it virtually impossible to compare the control andexperimental groups. By normalizing the frequency distribution, the scale is adjusted so that thegroups can be compared.In addition to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; Nazli Yesiller

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Cal Poly campus, library, and laboratory facilities. In addition, thefaculty mentors outline their research projects, and the PIs describe the program objectives andlearning outcomes.Orientation also includes a series of interactive seminars and workshops on topics related tolaboratory safety, research best practices, communication styles, and learning styles. Personalityassessment tools (e.g., Myers-Briggs) help team members to understand one another andimprove communication. Similar methods exist whereby individuals assess their owncommunication style, which is based on the degree to which the individual is assertive andoutgoing.3,4 As part of this REU program, participants and research mentors identify their owncommunication style by

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Neal Ninteman; John Natzke

engineering design problems. Electrical and mechanical (machining)laboratory experiences are also in the process of being incorporated into the course. Thefollowing are the course objectives: 1. To learn and apply the processes, methodologies, and skills useful in engineering design. 2. To gain experience in and become skilled in the engineering problem solving process. 3. To become proficient in the various analyses often utilized in the engineering design process (e.g. cost analysis and graphical analysis in Excel). 4. To acquire a foundational understanding of engineering graphics and become proficient in the use of SolidWorks solids modeling software. 5. To become proficient in structured programming techniques, through the

Conference Session

Experienced-Based Instruction

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Allen Estes; Ronald Welch

ProjectsResearch projects give the students an excellent opportunity to participate in existing research atan Army laboratory or with a USMA faculty member. Many of these projects allow students tohave access to data and computing facilities not available at USMA. Many research projectsponsors are usually not in the local area, but an initial visit to the laboratory, constantcommunication, and any necessary follow up visits with the sponsor usually provide sufficientdirection. Usually the laboratories can easily provide the required travel funds. Many of theseprojects allow our students to influence new Army technology that they may use after theygraduate and enter the Army. A description of the project Modal Analysis of Blast Plates 5,6follows.Simplified

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey L. Newcomer

) be complexenough to require teamwork to analyze and redesign, (b) not be so complex that the initial analy-sis could not be completed by midterm, (c) contain basic power transmission components, (d) notbe so well designed as to not give students a reasonable opportunity to make suggestions for im-provement, (e) be affordable for teams of three students in their basic course laboratory fee. Inthis particular case, faculty selected a cordless screwdriver with multiple speeds, a torque clutch,and a handle that could be switched between straight-line and pistol grip. The cordless screw-driver fell within the project constraints as well as any device that was readily available.With the project selected, the next step in the course design process

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Klawunder; Blace Albert; Ozer Arnas

©2002, American Society for Engineering Educationenvironment with multiple demonstrations, physical models, and laboratories. This paperpresents a detailed discussion of how this thermal science course was developed at USMA.The West Point Environment The United States Military Academy (USMA), located in West Point, New York, is oneof the premier commissioning sources of officers in the US Army. The Military Academyadmits about 1,300 students each year from over 10,000 applicants. Each applicant’s file isscreened for academic, athletic and extracurricular achievement. Furthermore, each candidatemust pass a physical fitness test and examination. Finally they must receive a nomination fromone of their state’s congressmen prior to admission

Conference Session

TAC/ABET-related Outcome-based Assessment Methods and Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

criteriaand procedures. But, when it came time to develop the department’s first TAC ABETself-study the scope of that effort triggered the faculty to seriously consider howtechnology might be employed to facilitate data collection and self-study preparation. To Page 25.1225.5this end, the faculty employed a shared network drive and cloud services that permittedsimultaneous editing. Constant Contact® was used to facilitate communication with, andsurveying of, students, alumni and employers, and this was augmented by web-based datacollection and more.The data sources employed included: 1. -------- University Catalog 10. Laboratory descriptions 2

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert George; Allen Soyster; John Lamancusa

Session 1463 Industry-Based Projects in Academia - What Works and What Doesn’t John Lamancusa, Allen Soyster, Robert George Penn State/Northeastern University/DuPontAbstractIn June of 1994, three universities and a national laboratory (Penn State, the University ofWashington, the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Sandia Labs) formed a partnership, underthe auspices of the Technology Reinvestment Program (TRP) of the Advanced Research ProjectsAgency (ARPA). This partnership focused on injecting a stronger manufacturing emphasis intothe engineering curriculum

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Manhire; Roman Z. Morawski; Andrzej Krasniewski

concentration); Page 4.247.6 - courses which involve individual work that leads to the preparation of the thesis: large design projects, individual reading and research courses, diploma seminars, etc. (the preparation of the thesis itself is not included);• the percentage of technical elective courses (restricted and free electives) in the curriculum;• the percentage of tutorials and group laboratory and supervised project sessions in required technical courses (mathematics, physics, and engineering courses);• the total number of courses (units for which a grade that occurs in students’ records is given) and the

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Breid, Saint Vincent College; Stephen Jodis, Saint Vincent College; Stacy Birmingham, Saint Vincent College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

eventual goal of ABET accreditation.The biggest limitation of the new program was space. Engineering is a hands-on discipline fullof lab- and project-based courses that require dedicated lab space, appropriate lab equipment, aworkshop with appropriate fabrication tools, computer labs with engineering software, studentproject “dirty floor” space, and faculty and staff office space. When the program launched in2013, the only dedicated space for Engineering was two faculty offices. An introductory designlab was held in a Physical and Chemical Sciences non-majors laboratory space, which offeredlittle in the way of fabrication tools or storage space for design projects. A MATLABprogramming course was held in a general computing lab on which the

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepak Gupta, Southeast Missouri State University; Ragu Athinarayanan, Southeast Missouri State University; Bradley J. Deken, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

training modules, develop courses and laboratories and work towardbecoming certified in area/s of their teaching expertise.Partnerships and CollaboratorsSoutheast collaborated with TRCC and MAC to establish a career pathway that will allowstudents to seamlessly matriculate from a certificate and/or an AAS degree to the BS Technologydegree at Southeast. The transfer articulation established between Southeast and theseinstitutions was used for the same. Students completing programs at these institutions couldtransfer to Southeast using one of two models that we have available. Using the first model,students completing an AAS degree at a community college will directly matriculate to the BSdegree using the course-by-course transfer articulation model

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University, (first, corresponding author)

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

University. Prior to this he was the Director of the Data Storage Systems Center, Associate Department Head in ECE, and was the founding co-director of the General Motors Collabora- tive Research Laboratory at CMU. He is currently the Director of the DARPA MISCIC Center at CMU. He received a B.Sc. degree in Physics from the University of Toronto in 1980 and an M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1985 respectively. His research interests are in the areas of solid state electronic and optical devices, nanotechnology, and information storage systems. He has received a number of awards and honors including; the Carnegie In- stitute of Technology George Tallman Ladd

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake C. Wade, University of Texas, Arlington and Kennedale High School, Kennedale ISD; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler P.E., University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

utilize computer simulations inconjunction with hands-on laboratory experimentation to stimulate their understanding ofengineering concepts. Through a National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored Research Experiences forTeachers (RET) program at the University of Texas-Arlington (UTA), several high schoolteachers worked with engineering faculty on research problems related to hazard mitigation. Theproject used for the work presented here was entitled “Air Dispersion Modeling: Planning forAirborne Terrorism Releases in Dallas/Fort Worth.” The RET participants used AERMOD, adispersion modeling software based upon Gaussian dispersion principles, to predict the ambientconcentrations of chlorine gas that would result if released from sites near

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Junichiro Kono, Rice University; Shane M Curtis, University of Tulsa

Tagged Topics

Student Development

Educational Foundations from the University of Hawaii where her research will focus on international education for STEM students.Prof. Junichiro Kono, Rice University Junichiro Kono received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in applied physics from the University of Tokyo in 1990 and 1992, respectively, and completed his Ph.D. in physics from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1995. He was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1995-1997 and the W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory Fellow in the Department of Physics at Stanford University in 1997-2000. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Rice University in 2000 as an Assistant

Conference Session

Graphics Applications in ME

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Wilk

or oralcommunication across the curriculum5,6,7. This latter approach was recommended forcommunication skills as well as for the other contextual and process abilities 1. Regardless of themethod, it is believed that development of effective communication skills in students requiresthat they exercise these skills frequently and receive constructive feedback.In the mid 1990’s a major effort was taken to redesign the undergraduate mechanical engineeringcurriculum at Union College. A mission statement was developed along with program objectivesand specified student outcomes. In the fall of 1996 a significantly new curriculum wasintroduced. This curriculum maintains a strong emphasis on fundamentals and is reinforced bysignificant laboratory

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Burkett, University of Alabama; David F. Bahr, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shelley N Pressley, Washington State University; Kimberly R Schneider, University of Central Florida; John C Lusth, University of Alabama

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Science Foundation (NSF) and the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). Her research interests are in the areas of semiconductor processing and advanced interconnect schemes. Dr. Burkett was a co-chair representing the IEEE Education Society for the 2011 Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference. She is a senior member of IEEE, a member of the AVS: Science and Technology Society, and ASEE.Prof. David F. Bahr, Purdue University, West Lafayette Prof. David Bahr is currently head of Materials Engineering at Purdue University. Prior to his appoint- ment at Purdue, he served as the director of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University and as the WSU director of Undergraduate Research from 2006 to 2010. He

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Abu S. Asaduzzaman; Ramazan Asmatulu; Ravi Pendse

singlecore processors to multicore and many-core processors properly. Training students in thistechnology is critical to the future of exploiting new computer systems [5]. Today, with all theProceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Educationadvances in hardware technology, we as educators find ourselves with multicore computers asservers, desktops, personal computers, and even handheld devices in our laboratories (Labs)while still teaching undergraduate students how to design system software, algorithms andprogramming languages for sequential environment [6]. The current practice is to introduceparallel programming at graduate-level (only at some high-ranked universities), starting withparallel

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

. Interest in the production of electricity from renewable energy sources is rapidlyincreasing. Carbon tax, pollution reduction, and emissions trading legislation are paving the wayfor environmental accountability and sustainability in the industries. In the last two decades therehave been significant advances in the renewable energy technologies, as well as increaseddemands for engineers and technicians trained in these areas. These require the development ofinnovative curricula, new courses and laboratories to educate students to work in this rapidlydeveloping industry, or to help professionals become acquainted with these new technologies.However, the pace of change in education curriculum is growing exponentially due to legislativechanges

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Solnosky, P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Moses Ling, P.E., Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

regarding active experimentation[7]. Open-ended laboratory courses or even traditional classes with experimentation exposure have shownto provide greater learning value as compared to the traditional lecture only focus [2,8]. Such coursesemploy an approach to learning science that are backed by a significant body of work on research-basedand active pedagogies in various engineering disciplines as well as have demonstrated superior levels ofstudent engagement and learning. Introduction of real-world problems not only allows students to masterappropriate techniques and technologies, but also allows the students to design strategies for solvingproblems and practice an overall process of inquiry [9-10]. Since experimentation is so critical to

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Tech Session I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Klein-Gardner; Rick Williams, East Carolina University; Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

concepts. The objectives of this NSF sponsored CCLIgrant (DUE #0737198) include the utilization of proven techniques to develop nine instructionalmodules for three bioprocess engineering courses (three modules per course) and to assess theeffectiveness of the instructional modules. One module in the bioprocesses separationengineering course challenges students to determine a process to produce ethanol from locallygrown feedstock. The unit ends with students developing a laboratory manual that allows for theevaluation of process efficiency of ethanol production of a locally grown feedstock. One modulein the bioprocess validation and quality engineering course challenges students to understand theprocess validation required for bioproduct production

Conference Session

Preparation for Graduate Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eric Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Paper ID #28675Assessing Engineering Ph.D. Students’ Research Experiences: What isImportant to Assess?Mr. Eric Holloway, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Eric Holloway currently serves as the Senior Director of Industry Research in the College of Engineering at Purdue University, where he focuses on industry research in the College of Engineering. From 2007-2013, Eric served as the Managing Director and the Director of Instructional Laboratories in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. As Director, he was in charge of the building and implementation of the Ideas

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Patricia M Kieran, University College Dublin

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

-Atlantic region. 2.2.2. Context 2: First Year Engineering Course at a University in the United StatesThe project was the basis of a course called Freshman Engineering Clinic at Rowan University.This two credit-hour course is offered in the fall and spring respectively. The class has twomeetings per week, once in a classroom for 50-minutes, and once in a laboratory for 165-minutes. Students from Rowan University’s five engineering disciplines – Biomedical,Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical - are enrolled in the course anddistributed into multidisciplinary sections. There are currently 16 sections of the course offeredwith approximately 18-24 students in each section. Students work in teams on a semester-long,multidisciplinary

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory A Cooper, United States Air Force Academy; Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force Academy, Department of Engineering Mechanics; Chad Bruce; Sarah Galyon Dorman; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kevin Otto; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

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Design in Engineering Education

Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Dr. Wood completed his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science at the California Institute of Technology, where he was an AT&T Bell Laboratories Ph.D. Scholar. Dr. Wood joined the faculty at the University of Texas in September 1989 and established a computational and experimental laboratory for research in engineering design and manufacturing, in addition to a teaching laboratory for prototyping, reverse engineering measurements, and testing. During his academic career, Dr. Wood was a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air Force Academy. Through 2011, Dr. Wood was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Design