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First-year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

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First-Year Programs

doctoral degrees in Civil En- gineering from North Carolina State University in the USA. Her disciplinary research interests lie in the area of sustainability in asphalt pavements using material considerations, green technologies, and efficient pavement preservation techniques. Her doctoral work focused on improving the performance of recycled asphalt pavements using warm mix asphalt additives. As a postdoctoral scholar at North Carolina State University, she worked on several NCDOT sponsored research projects including developing specifica- tions for crack sealant application and performing field measurements of asphalt emulsion application in tack coats and chip seals. Her undergraduate teaching experience includes

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Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhidipta Mallik, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, where he is serving as a research assistant under an NSF-funded ITEST project.Dr. Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Dr. Sheila Borges Rajguru is the Assistant Director of the Center for K-12 STEM Education, NYU Tandon School of Engineering. As the Center’s STEAM educator and researcher she works with engi- neers and faculty to provide professional development to K-12 STEM teachers with a focus on social justice. She is currently Co-Principal Investigator on two NSF-grants (senior personnel of one) that pro- vide robotics/mechatronics PD to science, math, and technology teachers. In addition, she is the projects director of the ARISE program. This full-time, seven-week program includes: college

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Clark Colton; Bonnie D. Burrell

training in Section III. Thequestionnaires and dialogues are described in Section IV, as well as the team ground rules thatevolve from the dialogues. The role and impact of the dialogues in the team building training arediscussed in Section V, followed by the summary.II. Overview of the Projects LaboratoryThe Chemical Engineering Projects Laboratory is a required capstone subject taken by juniors andseniors who work in teams and gain hands-on experience in experiments that integrate materialfrom their earlier subjects. The structure of the course is summarized in Figure 1. Each teamworks on a single, real-world problem (sponsored by an industrial company) with the help of an

Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, St. Catherine University; Lori R. Maxfield, Saint Catherine University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

discipline on the lives of others in the wider world, examine the ethics and philosophy characteristics of the discipline and their implications, and project themselves into the discipline while developing a sense of pride and humility related to both the self and the discipline. 24 Although it not always explicitly addressed, most engineering programs aim to have engineering have a strong identity as an engineer. Capstone and senior design projects are ways that traditional engineering programs develop identity, but providing opportunities earlier in the academic career may help to develop this earlier. Service learning and mentoring programs are strategies used recently, especially with

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Patricia Caratozzolo P.E., Tecnológico de Monterrey; Anna Friesel, Technical University of Denmark; Peter Jan Randewijk, Technical University of Denmark; David Navarro-Duran, Tecnológico de Monterrey

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

countries’ higher education intra-period digital pedagogy responses,” J. Appl. Learn., vol. 3, no. 1, 2020, doi: 10.37074/jalt.2020.3.1.7.[10] A. Friesel, “Proposal for accreditation procedure to support the development of skills and competencies in globalized engineering world,” Jun. 2014, doi: 10.18260/1-2--17196.[11] P. Caratozzolo and A. Alvarez, “A new transdisciplinary approach to foster soft skills in engineering : Using critical reading micro-workshops,” 2019, doi: 10.1109/WEEF-GEDC.2018.8629775.[12] P. A. Sanger, A. Friesel, H. Geraedts, L. E. Quineche Orellana, R. Canahuire, and F. Berry, “International Capstone Student Projects Giving Real World, Global Team Experiences,” Nov. 2018, doi: 10.1109/EAEEIE

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Non-Technical Skills Build Success in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maren Henry, University of West Georgia; Eric Granlund, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona

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Engineering Technology

transmission system. Althoughthe current results indicate a need for much revision, the authors are encouraged tocontinue developing a set of lesson plans and assessment tools that can be implementedin ME writing-intensive courses. They hope this project will empower non-Compositioninstructors teaching writing intensive courses by giving them specific teaching tools,which these instructors can add to their repertoire.References 1. Granlund, E. and Sohail A. A project-based capstone engineering design course for associate degree Mechanical Engineering Technology students. ASEE Mid- Atlantic Section Conference; 2006 April 27-28; Brooklyn, NY. 2. Mott, Robert. Machine Elements in Mechanical Design. Fourth edition. Upper Saddle River

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Research on Design Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony F. Luscher, Ohio State University; Roger Forsgren, NASA Headquarters

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #16821Seven Axioms of Good Engineering: Development of a Case Study-BasedCourse for NASADr. Anthony F. Luscher, Ohio State University Dr. Anthony Luscher has taught engineering design for 23 years at the freshman, sophomore and senior levels. He leads the capstone design effort at Ohio State and is interested in innovative methods of teaching design. At Ohio State he conducts research in innovative fastening strategies and methods, assembly ergonomics and structural optimization.Mr. Roger Forsgren, NASA Headquarters Roger Forsgren is the director of NASA’s Academy of Program/Project and Engineering

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Materials Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moises Hinojosa-Rivera, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; Martin Edgar Reyes-Melo, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; José Alejandro Cazares, Teacher

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Diversity

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Materials

engineeringprograms should make efforts to integrate the best researchers in the bachelor level education.Project based learning, industrial internships, capstone projects and the elaboration of bachelorthesis have proven to be successful strategies that we strongly recommend. The main differences Page 26.574.11that we identified in Mexican and ABET international process were the criteria related toProgram Educational Objectives, Student Outcomes and Continuous Improvement aspects, whichare not explicitly included in the Mexican criteria. The quality systems that are beingimplemented in higher education can be of help to establish successful continuous

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Fostering Transformational Change in Civil Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

Choice Questions X X X Test, or Test Question Short Answer Questions X X X X Test, or Test Question Calculation Based Problems X X X X Test, or Test Question Essay Questions X X X X Test, or Test Question Research Papers X X X X X X Entire Paper Lab Reports X X X X X X Lab Report Design Problems X X X X X X Project Capstone Projects X X X X X X Project Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels: 1) Knowledge, 2) Comprehension, 3) Application, 4) Analysis, 5

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Robotics in Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

LEGOS w/HandyBoard43University of West Curriculum integration LEGOS w/HandyBoard44 Page 15.877.3FloridaSwarthmore College Research project preparation, AAAI Khepera, ActivMedia Pioneers45Missouri University State of the art of robotics and Instructor-created kit usingof Science and architectures embedded C, Matlab imageTechnology processing46Carnegie Mellon Robots for study problem-based LEGOS with HandyBoard47-48University laboratory experimentsPontificia

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bassem Ramadan; Karim Nasr

application of just-in-time-learning and design-integrated instruction in a second course on Applied Thermodynamics[17], theauthors found this approach to reinforce concepts and that their objectives were successfully met,despite a handful of students’ comments citing an overwhelming workload. In a capstone designcourse in environmental engineering focusing on simulation and a PBL design project, the authorsreported that students developed a much deeper understanding of course material, suggesting thatthe simulation activities outperformed their expectations.[18] At MIT, PBL has been implemented through a curriculum change based on the real-worldengineering context of a product's complete life cycle. Students reported on the program beingmore

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Walls, University of Arkansas; Thomas Hudnall McGehee, University of Arkansas; Ishita Tandon, University of Arkansas; Timothy J. Muldoon, University of Arkansas; Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

students eachyear, introducing entrepreneurship, business model canvas, and lean start-up principles to thestudents with a focus on medical device customer discovery and technology commercialization.At the beginning of the semester, teams are able to choose their product from a list of previoussenior capstone projects, or they can develop a new product idea. Throughout the semester,students work in teams to perform customer discovery and product-market fit experimentsthrough customer interviews to test their business model hypotheses. Students submit weeklyupdates on their progress through the Launchpad Central software, a widely used tool tomaximize innovation management. Students also complete assignments to analyze teamworkeffectiveness, create

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Jabulani Nyathi, Eastern Washington University

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Electrical and Computer

that suits a variety of learning styles. For example, the program has left significant leeway for service learning components in the classroom, in the form of final projects or in the Senior Capstone class. Service learning typically engages students, faculty and community members in a community project. These types of projects allow students to become connected to the community and, thus, to provide a sense of civic engagement. Surveys have shown overwhelmingly that over 65% of students recognize civic engagement as a critical part of their education [10]. Research further indicates that women learn most effectively when theoretical concepts and classroom

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 4: Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

Learning  COP 2832 – Natural Language Processing  COP 2833 – Robotics  COP 2834 – Deep Learning: Explores advanced deep learning architectures and their applications.  COP 2835 – AI Ethics and Society: Examines the societal impacts of AI technologies and ethical considerations in their development and deployment.  COP 2836 – AI Capstone Project: Provides an opportunity to work on a comprehensive AI project, integrating knowledge from the program.Associate in Science in Applied Artificial IntelligenceThis degree program offers technical knowledge of AI tools and their real-world applications.  COP 1000 – Introduction to Programming Concepts: Introduces basic programming concepts and problem

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogical Techniques I: Online, Electronic, and Apps!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas E. Marlin, McMaster University

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Chemical Engineering

of a heater, and presentthe solution for each of the seven categories of control objectives. These types of analyses areessential when students complete their capstone design project, not to mention when they beginengineering practice! The class activities emphasize student-student and instructor-student interactions. Thisstudy involved a moderate class size of 59 students with only the instructor (no teachingassistants) available to mentor student groups, and no conclusion can be drawn for very largeclass sizes.Figure 7. Control objectives for a fired heater3.5 Guidance on Course Delivery and ManagementProfessors know how to manage a course, so only a few comments are needed here. We’ll startwith a few “do’s”. • Student guidance

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ERM Technical Session 1: Methods Refresh: Approaches to Data Analysis in Engineering Education Research

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

transfer of learning from school into professional practice as well as exploring students’ conceptions of diversity and its importance within engineering fields.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she directs the Vir- ginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication, design, and identity in engineering

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald W. Recktenwald, Portland State University

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First-Year Programs

need to be flexible and accessible tostudents in order to help trouble-shoot computer programs, electrical circuits, fabricationtechniques, and mechanical component and system design. While simultaneously encouragingthe ambitious students who may have prior relevant experience, instructors also need to be patientand to coach those students who are not as well-prepared and who feel overwhelmed by the paceof instruction and the difficulty of the projects.Adoption of LWTL as our Freshman Engineering (FE) curriculum has had positive side effects onother parts of our BSME program. Students have asked for more hands-on experiences in otherclasses; some have incorporated Arduino microcontrollers into their senior capstone projects; anda group of

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo Ph.D., University at Buffalo, SUNY; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Wei Chen, Northwestern University; David W. Gatchell, Northwestern University; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

], inspiresophomores and make juniors inquire in their engineering electives [37-38], and help seniorsexplore during their capstone projects [39-40]. Product archaeology represents a low cost,natural extension of product dissection and related hands-on activities that many facultymembers are already using. Its flexibility lowers barriers to entry as we heard from participantsin our product archaeology workshop [41], and they appear to exhibit the same “stickiness” [42]that product dissection does.3. Product Archaeology Implementation and AssessmentIn the most recent multi-university implementation (fall 2012 semester), three universitiesexercised product archaeology modules and teaching strategies. Various assessment tools wereused relative to the style

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Alireza Farahani, National University; Lu Zhang, National University

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

pursuing roles in business analysis, IT management, orconsulting.IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF AI-FOCUSED COURSESTo ensure success and long-term effectiveness of the proposed AI-focused curricula, it is criticalto establish a comprehensive framework for both implementation and evaluation. As part of thisprocess, pilot versions of the new AI concentration courses should be launched with an initialcohort of students. The effectiveness of these courses can be evaluated using a combination ofdirect and indirect measures. Direct measures might include assessments of student performanceon capstone projects, course-specific evaluations, and skill-based assessments. Indirect measurescould involve student self-assessments, alumni surveys, employer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn Y. Stevens, WGBH Educational Foundation; Joshua Littenberg-Tobias, GBH; Ranida McKneally, GBH; Ethan Cayko

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

meaningful to students.Curriculum Overview. The SCoPE engineering curriculum engages middle school students in athree-week capstone project focusing on managing nutrient pollution in their local watershed.Students engage with the problem through local news articles and images of algae covered lakeswhich drives the investigation into the detrimental processes caused by excess nutrients fromsources such as fertilizer and wastewater entering bodies of water. Students apply ideas learnedpreviously in science class to help define the problem, which deepens their understanding of thescience content and emphasizes the role of science in solving problems with engineering. Theyresearch the sources of nutrient pollution and potential strategies for managing

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 8 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Kimberly Young-McLear, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Sharon Zelmanowitz P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Royce Warner James Ph.D., United States Coast Guard Academy/Air Force Institute of Technology; Dani Brunswick, U.S. Coast Guard; Thomas W. DeNucci, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

color in the field of cybersecurity.Dr. Sharon Zelmanowitz P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy Dr. Zelmanowitz is Dean of Engineering at the United States Coast Guard Academy and Professor of Civil Engineering. As an institutional change agent, she has catalyzed the formation of a USCGA di- versity initiative inspired by the ASEE Engineering Deans Diversity Initiative and has brought faculty and stakeholders together to employ best practices to meet the the Coast Guard’s urgent need for more engineers prepared for 21st century technical challenges. Her teaching, research, and capstone projects span a wide array of environmental issues including storm sewer and sanitary sewer redesign, shipboard wastewater treatment

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Best Practices in IE Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Elam, Texas A&M University, Commerce; E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Sukwon Kim, Texas A&M University, Commerce; Bob Wilkins, Texas A&M University, Commerce

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Industrial Engineering

of one journal. He is a member of the ASEE and is an American Society for Quality Certified Quality Engineer.E. Delbert Horton, Texas A&M University, Commerce E.DELBERT HORTON, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering. Dr. Horton teaches a variety of engineering courses, including: Industrial Operations Research courses, Industrial Capstone System Design, and a Project Management course. He has over 38 years experience in academia and in product development and manufacturing, and intelligence systems development and integration for U.S. Government agencies. His experience includes various engineering development and management, and consulting roles at Electrospace

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Dean Wheadon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 26.1658.13 entrepreneurship education and capstone projects while exceeding ABET requirements. In American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.Ohland, M. W., Frillman, S. A., Zhang, G., Brawner, C. E., & Miller, T. K. (2004). The effect of an entrepreneurship program on GPA and retention. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(4), 293–301.Petersen, O. G., Jordan, W. M., & Radharamanan, R. (2012). Proposed KEEN initiative framework for entrepreneurial mindedness in engineering education. In ASEE Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX.Rideout, E. C., & Gray, D. O. (2013). Does entrepreneurship education really work? A review and methodological critique of the empirical literature on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bethany B Smith, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Robert J Culbertson; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Claire Y. Yan, University of British Columbia, Okanagan

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is professor in the Materials Science Program in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include evaluating conceptual knowledge, mis- conceptions and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback with

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Kristina Lawyer, Michigan Technological University; Meredith Berlin, University of Colorado - Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

-opUndergraduate ResearchEngineering Design Class/Capstone Page 15.543.13Engineering Challenge QuestionPlease answer one of the following questions. Please limit your answer to approximatelyone page.Question A: As an engineering consultant, you were recently put on a team for a new project,and the client is your alma mater (the university you attended). The job involves providingrecommendations on all aspects of new projects and on the potential renovation of existingfacilities.Note that the client (your university) is not exempt from the challenging economic times and islooking for ways to save money upfront and to reduce long term costs. What types of changeswould you like to make to address these challenges? What will

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Klegka; Robert Rabb

engineering design process and reinforce their literacy in technologywhile increasing their critical thinking and communication capability.Secondly, the unity of ratings from the second design course reveals the particular content ofMechanical Design. The mechanical engineering majors receive additional engineering designexperiences through other courses (automotive and aeronautical) and find this part of theircurriculum more relevant to their interests. Many of the mechanical engineering majors arealready conducting work on their capstone design projects when they take the second designcourse. On the other hand, the non-engineering major has not had the broader exposure to otherengineering courses. For many of them, their five engineering courses

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi

-Thermodynamics II, ME 4313-Heat Transfer, ME 4523-Dynamics of Systems and Control, ME 4603-FEA in Mechanical Design, ME 4702-MechanicalSystems and Controls Lab, ME 4802-Thermal and Fluid Lab, ME 4811-ME Design Planning,and ME 4813-ME Design Project. All technical elective courses also have design content. Mostproject topics in the capstone design sequence, ME 4811 and 4813, are from industry. Theindustrial support include, mentoring, design project fabrication cost, access to test equipment,and the evaluation of final presentation.References Page 6.556.111. U.S. Census Bureau, 1999.2. 2000-01 UTSA Undergraduate Information Bulletin, USPS

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Roger Chapman Burk

to understand the importance of the basic logicalstructures they were taught, and they did not understand the usefulness of the modeling techniques. Theintegrative group project in the third course was often too simple to really require the systems engineeringtechniques they were taught. On the other hand, the problem had to be simple because the students didnot have the skills to tackle a complex problem. The author found in one case in which a group wasintroduced to a problem that was clearly beyond them, and then given some basic modeling techniques toaddress its basic features, their level of interest increased markedly. Meanwhile, the author was advisinga team of engineering majors working on a capstone project for NASA’s Marshall Space

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Roger Chapman Burk

to understand the importance of the basic logicalstructures they were taught, and they did not understand the usefulness of the modeling techniques. Theintegrative group project in the third course was often too simple to really require the systems engineeringtechniques they were taught. On the other hand, the problem had to be simple because the students didnot have the skills to tackle a complex problem. The author found in one case in which a group wasintroduced to a problem that was clearly beyond them, and then given some basic modeling techniques toaddress its basic features, their level of interest increased markedly. Meanwhile, the author was advisinga team of engineering majors working on a capstone project for NASA’s Marshall Space

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Besser, University of Saint Thomas; AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas

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Design in Engineering Education

34. Lastly, the program at the University ofAuckland is focused on teaching a multidisciplinary approach that integrates the various parts ofmechanical engineering to prepare students to be successful upon graduation5. These are classessimilar to the capstone design courses in US engineering universities, but instead of simplypairing students with professional engineers, they are also paired with individuals from art,business and design disciplines in order to work on a truly multidisciplinary project. Theseindustrial design-style classes were created and carried out by the mechanical engineeringdepartments of their respective universities. The result of this style of program is thatundergraduate students are not only educated on the