Conference Session

Sustainability Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Mosto; Gina Tang; Courtney Richmond; Joseph Orlins; Catherine Yang; Demond Miller; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan; Anthony Marchese; Mariano Savelski; Paris von Lockette; Stephanie Farrell; Yusuf Mehta; William Riddell

Engineering Education Conference Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationallows the students to perceive the multidisciplinary nature of pollution prevention research andsustainability concepts. Overall the program generates an appreciation for the need ofengineering design and scientific inquiry to address sustainability for protection of theenvironment and future generations.ObjectivesThe REU objectives as outlined in our NSF proposal are as follows:• Generating excitement among the undergraduate students by providing them with the opportunity to work on engineering issues of national and international significance,• Providing undergraduate students with the opportunity to work on fundamental research projects

Conference Session

The Computer, the Web, and the ChE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Bell; Scott Fogler

Session 3413 No Food Allowed – The Latest Virtual Reality Laboratory Accident John T. Bell and H. Scott Fogler University of Illinois Chicago / University of Michigan Ann ArborThe authors of this paper are in the middle of a multi-year project to create, distribute, andevaluate a series of virtual reality based laboratory accidents, with the dual goals of promotinglab safety and determining the optimal applicability of this medium for this purpose. This paperdescribes the current status of the project, with special emphasis on the most recently developedaccident, involving food in a

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 6: stEm PEER Academy: the Power of Human Capital

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Elizabeth H. Blume, Northeastern University Engineering PLUS Alliance

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Collaborative Programs, Northeastern University. She is also a member of the Leadership team for the Engineering PLUS Alliance. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 20241Author slideClaire Duggan, Jennifer Love & Elizabeth BlumeThe NSF INCLUDES Engineering PLUS Alliance has 5 Principal Investigators & co-PIs.Engineering PLUS stands for “Partnerships Launching Underrepresented Students”and is the only INCLUDES Alliance that focuses solely on engineering.https://engplusalliance.northeastern.edu/This is our presentation outline for a NSF-funded project that is now in its 3rd year.First, we will address the purpose of this presentation at CoNECD. Then we willbriefly review stEm PEER Academy’s background

Conference Session

Design and Graphics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William DeLuca, North Carolina State University; Nasim Lari, North Carolina State University; Jeremy V Ernst, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

) concepts. Cur- rently, Dr. DeLuca is the Principle Investigator of the GRIDc: Green Research for Incorporating Data in the Classroom project (Phase 1, 0737180; Phase 2, 0920268). The purpose of this NSF CCLI project is to develop curricula to teach STEM concepts associated with renewable energy technologies by provid- ing a living laboratory of performance data from numerous renewable energy systems. The overarching goal of the project is to develop undergraduate students’ higher-order thinking skills in the context of a data-rich learning environment. In addition, he is Co-PI of the NSF ITEST funded project GRADUATE: Games Requiring Advanced Developmental Understanding and Achievement in Technological Endeavors

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles; Peter Dusicka, Portland State University; Jeffrey W Berman, University of Washington; Edgar Bautista, California State University, Los Angeles; Michael Noddings, Portland State University; Linda My Hanh Nguyen; San Yu Aung, California State University of Los Angeles; Lang Anh Dam

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-2159: BRINGING CURRENT RESEARCH TO THE CLASSROOMUSING LINKED COLUMN FRAMED SYSTEM IN AN UNDERGRADU-ATE STRUCTURES LABRupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles Professor of Civil Engineering at California State University at Los Angeles, a predominantly an un- dergraduate institution. He teaches courses in computer aided analysis and design and capstone design project course.He is a co-PI for a NSF/NEES funded research project on Linked Column Framed system.Peter Dusicka, Portland State University Associate Professor Dusicka focuses his teaching and research on infrastructure engineering. He is the director of iSTAR (infraStructure Testing and Applied Research) Laboratory where he leads a team of

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Martin

is given below in Figure 1. During Week 1 through Week 4, the structure andoperation of a PLC is presented in a class/laboratory setting. The students are setting at a PLCworkstation and the instructor is presenting material via overhead projection. As each instructionis presented, the students are able to do small exercises at that time utilizing the instruction tobetter understand the instruction. Also, during these weeks the students are working on several Page 4.420.1small homework types of problems outside of the scheduled laboratory time. Class Schedule Week 1 PLC

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank E. Falcone; Edward Glynn

Session2315 CEE 2602, Civil Engineering Measurements: A “Hands On” Introduction to the Profession Frank E. Falcone, Edward F. Glynn Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Villanova University; Villanova, PA 19085AbstractThe paper describes a sophomore-level course developed by the authors to provide anintroduction to the civil engineering profession. The course uses a blend on “hands on” fieldand laboratory work, case histories and projects to provide the students with an overview of thetasks and projects they will encounter in their professional

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

loop will require a paradigm shift infaculty attitudes and behavior. Faculty must be receptive to results from outcomes measures thatmay suggest students have not achieved the desired outcomes. They must be willing to alter thecurriculum and/or their teaching methods to ensure that students do achieve the desiredoutcomes. In this paper, the experiences at West Virginia University, mostly within the Departmentof Chemical Engineering, are used as examples of how results of outcomes measures have beenused for continuous program improvement. Results from Design Projects In the assessment plan in Chemical Engineering at West Virginia University, the primaryassessment measure is a series of individual

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Avanzato

Session 3520 Collaborative Mobile Robot Design in an Introductory Programming Course for Engineers Robert Avanzato Penn State Abington College Abington, PA 19001A project-centered introductory computer course for freshman and sophomore engineers has beendeveloped at the Penn State Abington College. Students form teams to collaboratively design andimplement algorithms in the C language for autonomous mobile robots. The team projects have beendeveloped to “teach” critical programming

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy; Patrick Sweeney, United States Air Force Academy; Delbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-583: R2D2 AS A MOTIVATOR IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONBrian Peterson, United States Air Force AcademyPatrick Sweeney, United States Air Force AcademyDelbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy Page 15.1010.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 R2D2 as a Motivator in Engineering EducationThe use of robotic system applications continues to grow as a learning tool in electrical andcomputer engineering, but basic designs and projects have been well investigated and advancesin the field are becoming increasingly complex. Many new and interesting systems are beyondthe scope of what undergraduates can tackle as a capstone project. As a result

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

research labs. Student response to this approach to teaching Bioelectricityat the senior level of our undergraduate curriculum was very favorable in a first offering lastyear. This paper provides a summary of the course structure, content, projects and evaluation ofassessment results from the first offering of this course with discussion also of additional projecttopics incorporated into the second offering.BackgroundCourses in Bioelectricity or Bioelectric Phenomena can be taught as early as the freshman orsophomore years in some undergraduate curricula. More commonly, such courses areconsidered specialized subject matter at the junior or senior level, or are delivered as graduateclasses. A survey of the now archived on-line Biomedical

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

laboratory facilities development for the program. Dr. Looft’s research interests have evolved from the analysis and modeling of tactile neural responses to now being focused on student capstone projects, systems engineering programs, and global education. Outside of the academic world, Dr. Looft is an avid sailplane enthusiast, pilot and flight instructor, and is a lifelong fitness enthusiast. Page 15.370.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Designing Robotic Systems: Preparation for an Interdisciplinary Capstone ExperienceAbstractThe Robotics Engineering (RBE

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

TechnologiesAbstract The focus of the Arizona–Texas Consortium for Alternative and Renewable EnergyTechnologies (ATCARET) was to meet the workforce needs of our national energy,transportation, and electronic industries. The project established an educational consortiumthrough collaboration between high schools and community colleges in Arizona and Texas alongwith Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus. The project leveraged existing teachingand research expertise and facilities in the field of alternative and renewable energy foraccomplishing the project goals. The project strategy was to meet the workforce needs by increasing the number ofgraduates, including underprivileged groups, with Associate of Applied Science degrees (AAS

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin M Brevik, The University of North Dakota; Bradley Bowen, North Dakota State University; Frank M. Bowman, University of North Dakota; Kristi Jean, North Dakota State College of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9885You’re Hired! Changing Students’ Attitudes Towards EngineeringKristin M Brevik, The University of North Dakota Kristin Brevik is a graduate student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of North Dakota. She received her B.S. from Minnesota State University Moorhead in Physics. Her research focus is in STEM education and project design.Dr. Bradley Bowen, North Dakota State University Bradley Bowen is an assistant professor at North Dakota State University. He has a duel appointment with the Teacher Education Department and the Department of Construction Management and Engineering. He

Conference Session

Assessment in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ihab Mohammad Hamdi Saad P.E., Northern Kentucky University

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Construction

Paper ID #10842Mapping the curriculum around student learning outcomes and assessmentof learningDr. Ihab Mohammad Hamdi Saad P.E., Northern Kentucky University Dr. Ihab Saad is Department Chair and Professor of Construction Management and an alumnus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington where he received his Ph.D. in 1996 from the department of Civil Engineering and Construction. He has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry primarily in the civil/construction project management area. Dr. Saad received his Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Cairo Uni- versity in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahender Mandala, HERL/VAPHS; Mary R. Goldberg, University of Pittsburgh; Jon Pearlman, Human Engineering Research Labs

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Administrative and Policy Studies of Education with an expected completion of fall 2013 focusing on measuring the effectiveness of online training related to assistive technology.Dr. Jon Pearlman, Human Engineering Research Labs Jon Pearlman, PhD, received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University with a focus in Biomechanics and his PhD in Rehabilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh. His research centers on Assistive Technology Product development and quality control. Related to these topics, Dr. Pearlman has several assistive technology design and development projects which are funded through the VA

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

and Pell Grant. Project DescriptionUniversity XYZ is the only public, historically black college and university of state XYZ, seeks torecruit and provide scholarships to academically talented students with financial need majoring inComputer Science and Engineering Technology. The scholarship program will target 20 XYZ stateresidents from underrepresented minority (URM) groups. Technology companies are facing a commonchallenge: finding a diverse, well-trained workforce. Enrollment of minorities and women in computerand engineering disciplines in the United States is well below other ethnic and gender groups whencompared to their percentages in the general population. Enrollment trends that have been

Conference Session

Structural Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B. Guthrie, California Polytechnic State University; Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

careers as projectleaders they will better understand structural engineering systems and principles. The newARCE 315 has been developed over the last year in consultation with the ARCH and CMdepartments. The challenge has been to select the appropriate mix of content from the twooriginal courses to include in the new ARCE 315. This course was taught for the first time in FallQuarter 2013; its organization and content are being adjusted based on lessons learned.This work in progress paper will present the background of the original five course sequence andthe recent changes, the learning outcomes and content developed for the new ARCE 315, the twostudent projects through which the course contents were applied, and the lessons learned in

Conference Session

ENT-8: Mentorship, Creativity, and Ethics in Academic Entrepreneurship

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina McGahan, Vanderbilt University; Charleson S Bell, Vanderbilt University; Deanna Meador, Vanderbilt University; Christopher Harris, Vanderbilt University; HD McKay, Vanderbilt University, Management Library; Yiorgos Kostoulas, Vanderbilt University; Kevin Galloway, Vanderbilt University; Philippe M. Fauchet, Vanderbilt University; David A. Owens, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University; Sharon M. Weiss, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

efforts for various product lines in global markets. He received his PhD from the University of Rochester and his MBA from Boston College.Dr. Kevin Galloway, Vanderbilt University Dr. Galloway is a Research Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Vanderbilt University, also holding the positions of Director of Making at the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s innovation center, and serves on the Advisory and Leadership Council in Vanderbilt’s Institute of National Security. He completed his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Through extensive project involvement and collaborations, Dr. Galloway has cultivated a diverse skill set encompassing mechanical design

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Round Table Discussions

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E Zappe, The Pennsylvania State University; Ibukun Samuel Osunbunmi, The Pennsylvania State University; Shawna Dory, Pennsylvania State University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

within a College of Engineering, and was started well before doctoral degree granting programswere established. It is one of the pioneering centers for the enhancement of engineering education in theUnited States [2].As we enter the 35th year of the Leonhard Center’s existence, we reflect on its accomplishments. The purposeof this paper is to describe the Leonhard Center and its impact; utilizing an artifact analysis of advisory boardmeeting minutes and annual reports submitted by Leonhard Center-funded project grantees; as well as adiscussion of the lessons learned after decades of contributions to College of Engineering program faculty,curricula, and teaching and learning.Overview of the Leonhard CenterAt its launch, the Leonhard Center

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2012 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Brian Surgenor

the mechatronics course has left the instructors with oneoft repeated question: “can we continue to afford such courses, given that they are expensive interms of both time and money ?” This paper reviews the offering of the course in Mechatronicsand discusses the underlying resource issues and future implications.IntroductionA recent article in ASEE Prism extolled the virtues of courses with the “wow factor”1. These arethe courses that are oversubscribed and sustain their popularity from year to year through wordof mouth. It’s no surprise that the majority of such courses are hands-on and project based. TheASEE Prism article wasn’t the first appearance of the phrase. For example, Simcock talkedabout the need to reintroduce the “wow factor” to

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2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Katie Knowles; Nick Bovee; Duc Le; Keith Martin; Mollie Pressman; Jonathan Zimmermann; Rick Lux; Raymond Ptucha

carsare a hot research area for car manufacturers. By the mid-2020’s, most agencies predict this newphenomenon will transform the automobile market. These cars will make our roadways safer,our environment cleaner, our roads less congested, and our lifestyles more efficient. Because ofsafety, manufacturing costs, and limitations of current technology, autonomous off-road vehicles,such as people movers in large industrial or academic institutions, will probably emerge beforeautonomous high-speed highway driving. A three year multidisciplinary capstone project isunderway which will transform a golf cart into an autonomous people mover. In year one, thecart will be converted to remote control. In years two and three independent

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Puteri Megat Hamari

industrial-grade IC design tools were used as the primary toolset. 1 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections)This paper discusses the course content, hands-on exercises, final project design and theeffectiveness of using a state-of-the-art, industry-grade CAD tool in the introduction andinstruction of VLSI design to students.Course OutlineThe course material for EE584/484 covered everything from MOS transistor theory and CMOSprocess technology through circuit and logic design, to

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Moijue Kaikai; Erin D. Baker

, discussions, and oralinterest solving energy issues, and spread awareness across their presentations; and to improve student skills in critical thinkingown communities. and problem solving, especially engineering problem solving, Keywords—renewable; sustainable; curriculum; and sharpen student skills in math and science. The variouseducation; energy; awareness; lesson plans; wind lessons plans are framed around a hands-on wind turbine project to achieve these objectives. I

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Arbaaz Hussain Syed; Sandeep Langar, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

at The University of Texas at San Antonio. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning from the CoDr. Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University Dr. Rachel Mosier is an Associate Professor at Oklahoma State University, with a background in structural engineering and project management. Dr. Mosier has received regional and international teaching awards through the Associated Schools of Construction ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Exploring AI’s Role in Transforming Construction Industry PracticesAbstractThis research explores the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on advancedconstruction technologies. The study investigates how AI

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Evolving Pedagogies in Capstone Design Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Franz Thomas Newland P.Eng., University of Ottawa; Hossam Sadek P.E., York University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

and intensity, stakeholder engagements, funding, grading emphasis, and expecteddesign and project management approaches, amongst others.Having been involved in teaching a variety of capstones over the past decade, the authorspropose a capstone classification in this paper, to make it easier to compare capstone courses.The goal of this classification is to help improve and connect capstones, and make it easier tocompare best practices in different capstone course types. This paper builds upon previous workthat proposed a standardized way to classify capstone courses, by providing some text andcontext behind the classification, with the goal of testing out these capstone classificationdescriptions with conference attendees and other

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel; Rebekah Burke, P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Nahid Vesali, P.E., Pennsylvania State University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He taught at The United States Military Academy during his 25 year military career. After retiring form the military he has taught at the University of Texas at Tyler and The Citadel, where he was the Dean of Engineering for 10 years.Dr. Nahid Vesali, P.E., Pennsylvania State University Dr. Nahid Vesali is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Leadership and Program Management (ELPM) in the School of Engineering (SOE) at The Citadel. She joined the program in Aug 2020. She teaches project management, technical planning ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 From Need Assessment to Accreditation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Hills, Northwest State Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

person and remotely is to usean online virtual environment [6]. This project combines Internet accessible written materials,videos, and a virtual industrial control system (ICS). All materials are available free of chargeand the virtual ICS can be downloaded and run locally or used as cloud hosted service.The training scenarios included in this project have successfully been taught to high schoolstudents, two-year college students, four-year college students and professionals currentlyworking in advanced manufacturing organizations. The training has been delivered as remoteindependent learning and in a traditional instructor led lecture format. Collected assessment datahas shown that students’ knowledge of the learning outcomes has increased

Conference Session

Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Dylan Brady Wolter, Northeastern University ; Julia Ariano; Gabriella Marie Green

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Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

. Coupled with a boat, or other aquatic vehicles, that can travel faster than the flowprovided by the scooter, even more energy could be created by this turbine. For now, however, theturbine we created has successfully conveyed our idea and could be used and modified in the futureto fully realize our idea for this device.The SeaVolt turbine was created as a final project for a project-based learning first-yearengineering course that followed a model of experiential learning. Experiential learning stressesthe importance of student-led experience rather than textbook memorization. Throughout thecreation of the turbine, we conducted our own research and tests, seeking guidance from theProfessor or our peers as needed. While aiding in the enrichment of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: First-Year Experiences

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie L. Walkup PE, Villanova University; John Komlos, Villanova University; Kevin A. Waters P.E., Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

-year engineering programming from acommon first-year experience with multi-disciplinary projects, to a common first-yearexperience that spans multiple engineering disciplines with smaller projects, or to morediscipline specific courses for students with direct matriculation into a specific major. Thesecourses aim to provide an early introduction to the engineering discipline3 thus positivelyimpacting a student’s engineering identity5, which has been shown to increase studentpersistence within the engineering field1.Applicants to Villanova University’s College of Engineering are directly matriculated into theirselected engineering discipline (civil engineering, mechanical engineering, chemicalengineering, or electrical engineering) but were