Conference Session

Technology Integration in Manufacturing Curriculum

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

University Dr. David Gill is an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing Engineering at Western Washington University where he specializes in CAD/CAM and CNC. Prior to coming to Western, Dr. Gill was Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratori ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Adapting CAD/CAM and CNC Curriculum to Advances in TechnologyOne of the challenges faced in manufacturing engineering education is how best to teach important,traditional content while branching out into new areas that are emerging as manufacturingtechnologies evolve. Dealing with this challenge requires a clear understanding of what is thefoundational material for a MFGE student to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

(Connecticut) Annual fire-fighting home robot contest • AAAI Grand Challenges that focuses on human robot interactions • The Mobile Autonomous Systems Laboratory, a university-level vision-based autonomous robotics competition • VEX U, a university level VEX Robotics Competition for university students (ages 18+). • NASA's Annual Robotic Mining Competition • DARPA Robotics Challenge • IGVC autonomous ground vehicle competition • AUVSI Foundation and ONR's International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition • AUVSI Foundation's International Aerial Robotics Competition • Marine Advanced Technology Education Center Competition • AUVSI Foundation's Student Unmanned Air System

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Jonathan Crosley; Vincent Ricketts; Amit Oza; Bernd Chudoba

Spirit of St. Louis will be not to follow the sameflight plan as the original Ryan NYP, but it rather retains the path-finding long-range design-challenge. Decades apart, the electric aircraft will generate new ideas that can alter the course ofaviation, just as the Spirit of St. Louis. The Ryan NYP had unique design features that allowed itto cross the Atlantic Ocean in a non-stop flight. In analogy, a unique long-range electric aircraftwill challenge the development of electric propulsion and its integration into modern aircraft.This paper documents the conceptual design performed by UTA’s senior design capstone class based on a preceding research forecasting study by the AVD Laboratory, overall identifying afeasible electric aircraft mission

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K.S.A. Dinesh Kumar, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, India; Janardhanan Gangathulasi, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, India; Shanmuganeethi Velu, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, India

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Implementedthe Implementedthe Implemented the course virtual laboratory virtual laboratory virtual laboratory virtual laboratory curriculumand for all the listed for 50% the listed for 25% the listed for 10% thelisted implemented practical’s of a practical’s of a practical’s of a practical’s ofa virtual course and course and course and assessed course and laboratoryfor assessed the assessed the the development of assessed the laboratory development of developmentof the the practical development of teaching. the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emi Aoki, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Bach Tran, University of Akron; Nathan Esosa Uhunsere, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Charles Thompson, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Shivakumar Sastry, University of Akron; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

Polytechnic Institute and State University. In 1987 he joined the Department Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMASS Lowell as its Analog Devices Career Development Professor. Dr. Thompson has served on the executive boards of the Cooperative Research Fellowship program of Bell Laboratories (1991-1999) and the AT&T Labs Fellowship Program (1996-2006). At Bell Laboratories Dr. Thompson created with the Vice President of Research and Nobel laureate, Arno Penizas, the W. Lincoln Hawkins Mentoring Excellence Award (1994). This award is given to a member of the research staff for fostering the career growth of Bell Labs students and associates. This award is ResearchAˆ¨ os highest honor for mentoring contributions. In

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Accreditation and Curriculums - What Changes Are Occurring?

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sami Alshurafa; Laura Wieserman, University of Pittsburgh; Hanan Alhayek; Khaled Hussein

year after the submitted request for a visit. A team is formed through a CEABconsisting of a chairman, a deputy, and several members to carry out specific tasks. Anotherteam of visitors is also formed by CEAB with the approval of the university. The Universitymust send CEAB an integrated file regarding the program for which accreditation is requested.This file is submitted not less than six weeks prior to the specific visit. The visit lasts 3 full days.The first day is dedicated to meet the visiting team and check the files that have been deliveredfor accreditation. Each course of the developed curriculum has an integrated file that includes thecourse contents of the material, lectures, assignments, examinations, laboratories, learningexpected

Conference Session

ERM: Student Professional Development: Professional Skills and Moving Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Wylie, University of Virginia; Natalie Evans, University of Virginia; Jamie Jirout, University of Virginia; Jessica Scoville, University of Virginia; Elizabeth Opila, University of Virginia

experiences focusingspecifically on the characteristics that are related to students’ curiosity and motivation. The datacollection of this study was conducted in the 2021-2022 academic school year, consisting ofthree measures: interviews, surveys, and observations. Differentiated interviews were conductedwith both professors and students in the Engineering School including questions regarding classand lab experience, curiosity, uncertainty, and motivation. Observations were conducted in boththe class and laboratory settings, with observation notes focused on curiosity and uncertaintypromotion and suppression. This paper analyzes data from the student interviews from fall 2021.All authors developed the interview, survey, and observations measures

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Changing How We Teach: Flipping, Project-Based Learning, and More!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Harvey, University of Oklahoma; Chase Hibbard, University of Oklahoma

. Applicants were required to submit theirtranscript, resume, and a brief (1 paragraph) personal statement. Participants were selected basedon their performance in relevant introductory engineering courses—Computer-aided Design(CAD), Statics, and Mechanics of Materials—and their previous laboratory/research experience.Priority was given to those students without any previous laboratory/research experience orexposure to 3D printing in order to provide new opportunities. As an extra curricular activity,careful attention was paid to the student’s ability to take on additional obligations in what isalready a demanding semester (18 credit hours). Each participant was paid hourly for their effortsup to 10 hours per week.The 3D3 Competition comprises four 3

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University; Darlene Saporu; Elisa Riedo; Shelley L Anna; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh; Andrew Douglas, The Johns Hopkins University; Nathalie Florence Felciai; Neetha Khan, Carnegie Mellon University; Jelena Kovacevic, New York University ; Stacey J Marks; William Harry Sanders, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah "Ed" E. Schlesinger, The Johns Hopkins University; Yao Wang; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charlie Díaz, University of Pittsburgh; Nelson O. O. Zounlomè

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #39169 for administrative, budgetary, hiring, and tenure decisions, and for leading the faculty and staff in the development of research, teaching, and public service programs. Oversees administrative and research expenditures of about $75M per year. Oversees and participates in extensive advancement activities as head, including managing and increasing the Dept. endowment of approximately $75M. Leads aggressive faculty hiring campaign that has hired 35 new tenure-track, 8 teaching, and 5 research faculty since Jan. 2014. Director, Coordinated Science Laboratory

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bettina Jeanine Casad, University of Missouri, St. Louis; Monica Palomo, P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Erika Robb Larkins; Natalie Mladenov; Matthew E. Verbyla, San Diego State University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

(CWEA), and Engineers Without Boarders (EWB) student chapters. Additionally, Dr. Palomo is the CE Water Analysis laboratory director and coordinates all teaching, research and safety training activities in the engineering laboratory. Dr. Palomo conducts research in surface water quality improvement via natural treatment systems, water and wastewater treatment processes, and water education. She is involved in outreach programs for K-12 students to increase the participation of Hispanic female students in STEM fieldsDr. Erika Robb Larkins Associate Professor of Anthropology and SociologyNatalie MladenovDr. Matthew E. Verbyla, San Diego State University Dr. Matthew E. Verbyla is an Assistant Professor of Environmental

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session _ Monday June 26, 1:30 - 3:00

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

data collected for accreditation.Methodology:ESG 201: “Learning from Engineering Disaster”, a 3 credit asynchronous online undergraduatecourse taught to both engineering and non-engineering majors by the presenter at Stony BrookUniversity for the past 12 years, has proved to be a successful method for teaching ethics as wellas the broader societal implications of engineering processes and technological design (10). Acombination of lectures, case studies, laboratory demonstrations, interviews, video site visits andteam-based collaborative analysis of engineering failures and their implications (societal,environmental, economic, legal, psychological) has proved successful in teaching the role ofengineers and engineering in society, as well as

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zheping Xie, Tsinghua University; Xiaofeng Tang, Tsinghua University; Fujun Jin

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Diversity

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International

1938, when the Japanesearmy occupied Tsinghua campus, EAA faculty and students retreated with the entire university tosouthwest China (Kunming), yet most of the laboratory equipment was left behind. When theDepartment of EEA returned to Tsinghua campus in 1946, the Electrical Engineering Buildingremained intact, yet no laboratory equipment was preserved.An option in Aeronautical Engineering was started by Professors S.C. Wang and K.L. Feng, whilethe origin of aeronautical engineering can be traced to Theodore von Kármán’s first visit toTsinghua in 1929, during which he made an unsuccessful pitch of the importance of aviationengineering to Tsinghua leadership. In 1932, aeronautical engineering was introduced to TsinghuaUniversity as a part of

Conference Session

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Within Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Laura P. Ford, The University of Tulsa; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Lucas James Landherr, Northeastern University; Christy Wheeler West, University of South Alabama; Stephen W. Thiel, University of Cincinnati; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University; Marnie V. Jamieson, University of Alberta

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Chemical Engineering

University in St. Louis. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in 2015. Her research focuses on implementation of process safety material in the chemical engineering curricu- lum, effective laboratory instruction, and active learning in core chemical engineering courses.Dr. David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky David L. Silverstein is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Kentucky. He is also the Director of the College of Engineering’s Extended Campus Programs in Paducah, Kentucky, where he has taught for 22 years. His PhD and MS studies in ChE were completed at Vanderbilt University, and his BSChE at the University of Alabama. Silverstein’s research interests

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marialice Mastronardi, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Risa D. Hartman, University of Texas at Austin

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Pre-College Engineering Education

educators from schools with higher needs, suchas larger number of at-risk students or higher drop-out rates. After completing safety training and receiving basic information about lithography,laboratory tools’ use and scientific background of their projects, teachers start their research asmembers of a faculty research group, mentored by a trained graduate student. At the end of theprogram, teachers are expected to prepare and present a scientific poster to summarize theirresearch and a lesson plan that will be implemented during the following school year and submittedto the website Teach Engineering [22]. The lesson plan presentation always registers highattendance from NASCENT faculty and staff, administrators and teachers from the school

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

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

University as senior lecturer in 2002. In 2012 he recieved his Ph.D. from Stellenbosch University, and in 2016 he moved to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) as Associate Professor. At DTU, Dr. Randewijk has built up three undergraduate laboratories at DTU to aid in the teaching of electrical machine, power systems, and in the field of power system protection and substation automation. Dr. Randewijk is a senior member of the IEEE.Dr. David Navarro-Duran, Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Virtual Globalization: An experience for engineering students in the Education 4.0 FrameworkAbstractIn

Conference Session

Capstone/ET Projects I: Electrical and Computer Focus

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Murat Kuzlu, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

the course can help students to understand and gain further insightinto the theoretical lectures. According to the study [4], data communications and networkingcourses are divided into three categories: (1) The fundamental and general topics of computernetworks using some practical examples, (2) Internet protocols, and (3) A set of programming andproject assignments. The traditional approach to teaching data communications consists of lecturescovering theoretical information and mathematical basis, and of laboratory sessions where studentscan understand better the communication process and how to program a communications protocol.It is very crucial to keep up in classrooms with today's industry requirements for graduates in termsof both

Conference Session

Mechatronics and Robotics II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Monique Jethwani, Columbia School of Social Work; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #28855Workshops for Building the Mechatronics and Robotics EngineeringEducation CommunityProf. Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Michael A. Gennert is Professor of Robotics Engineering, CS, and ECE at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he leads the WPI Humanoid Robotics Laboratory and was Founding Director of the Robotics Engineering Program. He has worked at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, the University of California Riverside, PAR Technology Corporation, and General Electric. He received the S.B. in CS, S.B. in EE, and S.M. in EECS in 1980 and the Sc.D. in EECS in 1987

Collection

2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

Authors

Duc Hoai Tran, CSULB; Hen-Geul Yeh

shaping a learning process together. In our class, students can either learnfrom us (through lectures) or from other students in class (through group labs/projects). We didalso learn from students sometime. For instance, in the laboratory section of the Probability andStatistics with Application to Computing class, after suggesting the correct theoretical result,some students could write a more efficient Python code in compare with our code to simulate theassigned question. Hence, it is a bidirectional connection between us and students, and betweenstudent to student, rather than a one directional dissemination of knowledge through us as theinstructors.The participation of us, as the instructors, and students in the learning process not only

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

David E Hubbard, Texas A&M University

PPI and examine the efficacyof using PPIs to adjust older chemical prices. This article is written for engineering educators,engineering students, and engineering librarians to demonstrate the use of PPIs and its efficacy. Background and Literature ReviewChemical PricesThere are two important concepts that must be considered prior to any discussion about bulk Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Baylor University, Waco, TX Copyright © 2021, American Society for Engineering Education 2chemical prices. One is that prices paid for laboratory quantities (grams and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Assessment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Coller, University of Michigan; Magel P. Su, University of Michigan; Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan; Stephanie Sheffield, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs

mentors helped studentswith, the amount of time that peer mentors and students spent together, and the perceptions thatpeer mentors had of their own actions.Participants. The student participants were recruited from 112 first-year students enrolled acrossour two sections of an introductory engineering design course in the fall semester of 2016. All ofthe students were also enrolled in one of six corresponding laboratory sections, with no morethan 20 students in a laboratory section. Four laboratory sections had 20 students, one sectionhad 19 students, and one section had 13 students. Of the 112 students, 27 (24%) studentsparticipated in the survey.The peer mentors who participated in the survey were recruited from 36 students who hadpreviously

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Paula Alvarez Pino; Andrew J. Sullivan, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Talat Salama, Central Connecticut State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

 Negotiate preliminary budgets December  Application deadline for students  Finalize research mentors  Arrange student accommodations, laboratory tours, industry tours, etc. January  Review applicants and select participants  Agree on a number of students  Ask selected participants to send their participating, keeping in mind the budget passport and visa information February  Host a meeting with all accepted students  Develop draft itinerary of research activities  Review flights

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Colby Ryan; Alexis Crandall; Mitch Martinez; David Kennedy; Kristian Ecolango; Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

management,document, and deliver a real-world project equivalent to the new product development, quality control, leadership skills,assignments they will soon receive as professional and device/system testing. Finally, while the curriculumengineers. has always had a laboratory component associated with Following NASA’s approval for funding the almost every course, the new focus area has driven andevelopment of a research facility named Hermes, a increase in project-based learning as well as an increase inCapstone team, named Microgravity Automated Research industry involvement through funded courses and CapstoneSystems (MARS), was sponsored by

Conference Session

Student Teams And Project Based Learning / The Critical First Year in Engineering Education / Student Teams and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Moore, University Of Minnesota; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

teamfunctioning.The course is structured with two fifty-minute lectures per week and a two-hour computerlaboratory meeting. The students are assigned to a three or four person team starting in week 3of the semester and remain with that team through week 7 of the semester. Students are assignedto a different team starting in week 8 of the semester. Students are placed on teams by teachingassistants with the use of guidelines that assure diversity in terms of self-evaluation of computerand programming skills, and placement of females and international students so that theseunderrepresented groups are not isolated. Teams are asked to work together on a weekly basis inlecture, laboratory, and outside of class for team assignments. Although this study

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Meyer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

single screw laboratory scaleextruder. Extrusions were carried out with 18% moisture starch and three polystyrene levels of15, 20, and 25%. Talc was added at 0, 1,2, and 5 percent. The size of foam pellets wasmeasured. Fuzzy logic methods including FCM clustering ANFIS rule-generation were used tomap torque and pressure to radial expansion, and torque, pressure, and talc to radial expansion.The models training and validation were able predict expansion very well with correlationfactors around 0.94.Student AcceptanceStudent reaction to this class was very good. The overall class score was (3.38+0.54 /4.0). Theoverall instructor score was (3.67+0.35 /4.0). Students were quite complimentary about thecourse. They felt both instructors did a good job

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 2

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Matusovich; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

her laboratory skills, and still has a positive expectancy of success inengineering. Throughout her interviews, Anna talks about many careers that interest her andremains uncommitted to a particular career. By her fourth year, she has decided it makes themost sense for her to get a job as an engineer and earn money towards reducing herundergraduate debt before deciding what she really wants to do as a career.By her fourth year, Anna is still unclear of what skills are needed as an engineer and she lacksconfidence in her ability in laboratory settings. However, she is confident in her ability to learnand pass tests. Anna has been on the President’s list nearly every semester. When asked what ishard for her at TPub, Anna talks about trying to

Conference Session

Research in Multidisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Bachmann, James Madison University; Jeffrey Tang, James Madison University; Carl Puffenbarger, James Madison University; mike kauffman, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

for a new typeof science and technology program that provides a broad scientific and technical education,engages students with real-world problems, and seriously addresses societal influences andimpacts. The department cuts across typical disciplinary boundaries, focusing more on practicalproblem solving than on theoretical knowledge. The curriculum emphasizes learning-by-doing,and includes several hands-on laboratory courses and a 3-semester senior capstone project.Upper-level instruction in the department is organized around strategic industry sectors, withstudents choosing to concentrate their studies in biosystems, engineering and manufacturing,information and knowledge management, telecommunications, energy, or environment.In 1997, the

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Ali Abolmaali

each other and mostly taughtwithout laboratory demonstrations due to lack of laboratory resources, particularly, in small four-year non-research institutions. Therefore, Web-based interactive finite element module would Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationenable engineering educators to couple structural engineering courses with their respective VE,which would enhance problem-based learning. For example, the effect of variation of structure’sparameters on overall structural system performance can easily be studied with the aid ofVE.This was done by

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

David L. Cocke; John L. Gossage; Emrah Alicli; Beytullah Misirli; Kuyen Li

, multimedia, hypermedia, Internet, virtualreality, interactive TV (iTV), digital TV (DTV), satellite and advanced classroom gadgetry.Convergent content combines conventional books, lecture notes, and video with digitally basedinformation on CD’s and DVD’s, on-line laboratory experiments and demonstrations bothlocally and globally via the internet, internet based information resources, classroom recording ofideas from convergent and divergent thinking, discussions and group activities using visual,audio and text authoring software. The convergent classroom is allowing the same and newcontent to be presented via multiple ways on different platforms and to be saved for future use indigital asset banks and warehouses using multiple means of storage and

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Amir Karimi

fundamentals. It offers design and hands-on laboratory courses. Designis integrated through the curriculum that includes a senior level capstone design sequence. Thedepartment has established a set of specific learning objectives to support the mission and thegoals of the department and meet the requirements of ABET accreditation under the EngineeringCriteria 2000 (EC-2000). The objectives have been reviewed and approved by the majorconstituencies of the department. A process for systematic evaluation and updating of thedepartment’s undergraduate educational objectives and outcome is in place. The faculty of theMechanical Engineering Department and the College Accreditation Committee conduct theseevaluations. The Accreditation Committee has developed

Conference Session

Use of Summer Research Programs in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Truax, Mississippi State University; Emma Seiler, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

selected, an orientation package outlining theprogram requirements, including legal documents, and detailing institute activities was Page 13.120.3developed and distributed to the invited students. This process resulted in 11 female and 8 malestudents electing to participate in the inaugural MSTI experience.MSTI CurriculumThe curriculum was designed to provide the participants with a broad range of experiencesrelated to various aspects of the intermodal transportation industry. A combination ofpresentations, computer simulations, hands-on laboratory-based manipulative activities, and fieldtrips not only introduced them to the scientific