Conference Session

CoED: Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Galluzzi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Carlotta A Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Yosi Shibberu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Scholar and is the current endowed chair for innovation in science, engineering and mathematics education at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Multidisciplinary Pilot Course on the Internet of Things: Curriculum Development Using Lean Startup PrinciplesAbstractThis paper will summarize the development and teaching of a multidisciplinary, project-based,pilot course on the Internet of Things using strategies inspired by the Lean Startup movement.The course was taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a small teaching institution inthe Midwest with an emphasis on engineering education. Eight students from four differentmajors

Conference Session

Maker Spaces in Design Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jenny Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology; J. Auston Ferrarer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gabrielle E. Lonsberry, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kentez Lanier Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #31059Interdisciplinary Mini-mester course on Rapid Prototyping for ProductDesignDr. Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jariwala is the Director of Design & Innovation for the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech. His research interests are in the area of engineering design, and manufacturing process development for the polymer-based micro additive manufacturing process. Dr. Jariwala has participated and led several research projects from funded by NSF, the State of Georgia, and Industry sponsors on technology com- mercialization. At Georgia Tech, he is responsible for

Conference Session

New trends in ECE education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

course to juniors provided our students with more choices in electiveofferings during the junior year, introduced them to an important topic that is not coveredin any of our other courses, and hopefully stimulated their interest in a new field and builttheir confidence in their knowledge. Since DIP is a topic of interest to students in boththe ECE and the CSSE departments, the course was also open to students from bothdepartments.Course StructureThere were no exams in this course. Students were given written homework assignments(20% of the course grade), computer projects (25%), and a final project (40%). Inaddition, students were graded on class participation based on the MATLAB diary oftheir in-class computer exercises (15%). Students were

Conference Session

Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Ryan, California State University, Northridge; Nathan Durdella, California State University, Northridge; Teodoro Navarro

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Durdella, California State University, Northridge Nathan Durdella is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Stud- ies at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Over the last decade, Durdella has served as a project evaluator on multiple federally funded projects, including two Title V projects and a Veterans FIPSE project, and currently serves as co-principal investigator and project evaluator for CSUN’s Title V/HSI-STEM project in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Durdella’s current research focuses on college impact and uses qualitative research methods to examine community college transfer students of color in STEM fields, female single parent students

Conference Session

It's Elementary

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Ann Marasco, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

second module explores applications of these concepts through hands on experience.The third module consists of a final creative design project where students will demonstrate theirunderstanding through the creation of “circuit art”. Each module includes an observational labbook, as well as additional questions to reinforce the lesson concepts. All of the projects aredesigned for a standard 40 minute class period, but could be expanded with additional material.Description of Module ProjectsModule #1 – Project #1: Going with the Flow: Students will learn about electron movement,continuous current, switches, and energy transformation through physical activity. Working as ateam, students will gather in one area designated as the “battery”. One

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, East Carolina University; Carrie S. Dossick, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Construction

AC 2012-4816: LEVERAGING BUILDING INFORMATION MODELINGTECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGE-MENT EDUCATIONDr. Namhun Lee, East Carolina UniversityDr. Carrie S. Dossick, University of Washington Carrie Sturts Dossick is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Management in the College of Built Environments, and the Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Center for Construc- tion Research and Education, where she has been developing a new course for Integrated Project Delivery called ARCH404/CM404 Integrated Design-Build Studio. Dossick’s main research interests focus on emerging collaboration methods and technologies such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Building Information

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-70: A STUDY OF MATH INFUSION IN MIDDLE SCHOOLENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CLASSESM. David Burghardt, Hofstra UniversityMichael Hacker, Hofstra University Page 15.97.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Study of Mathematics Infusion in Middle School Engineering Technology Education ClassesIntroductionThis study is part of the Mathematics, Science, and Technology Project (MSTP), a Mathematicsand Science Partnership project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) andconducted by the Hofstra University Center for Technological Literacy (CTL). As part of its goalto improve mathematics in the middle school, MSTP

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Byron Newberry

Session 2368 Hands-on Learning in Engineering Mechanics using Layered Beam Design B. L. Newberry Oklahoma Christian UniversityI. IntroductionA sophomore level Engineering Mechanics project is presented that uses design and constructionto reinforce student learning of beam deflection and flexural shear strain. The project requires thestudent to design, to build, and to test a layered beam that minimizes cost yet provides specific in-plane and out-of-plane stiffness. Each student is presented with an inventory of available

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

student progress in activities that do not require a quantitativeresult. The student response has been very positive as demonstrated by a 50% improvement inclass attendance. The objectives of improved communication, problem solving, and teamingskills in addition to the acquisition of a background in BME applications have been successfullyachieved as with projects, papers, and presentations.This approach to learning has provided additional benefits for the supervision of graduatestudents and for research planning. Although initially challenging, the benefits to cost ratio is sohigh that the described method is planned for incorporation in all courses in an BME curriculum.I. IntroductionThis paper introduces the benefits of curriculum design using

Conference Session

To Design and Conduct Experiments

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen McClain

potato gun to determine its chemical efficiency. The effects ofair-fuel ratio, barrel diameter, and barrel length were explored. Each of the groups faced manyproblems and challenges in achieving their objectives. The problems, the innovative solutions,and the surprising results of both projects are discussed. The benefits seen in ME 4731 ofallowing students to choose their own projects are also briefly discussed.IntroductionThe undergraduate laboratory sequence in mechanical engineering at Mississippi StateUniversity consists of ME 3701—Experimental Orientation, ME 4721—ExperimentalTechniques I, and ME 4731—Experimental Techniques II. Each of the laboratories is worth onehour of credit. In ME 3701, students study engineering measurements

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Reese Jr., Johns Hopkins University; Peter H. Froehlich, Johns Hopkins University; Joan Freedman, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

for Engineering Education, 2012 Designing to Learn, Designed with Fun: An Undergraduate Video Game Development Course  Page 25.412.2IntroductionThis paper describes why and how an introductory video game design course was conceived andimplemented, the best practices developed, and lessons learned since its first implementation inspring 2009. Introduction to Video Game Design was conceived at Johns Hopkins University asa creative, design-based course in which undergraduates work in collaborative, interdisciplinaryteams on authentic projects. Students gained a broad knowledge of the gaming industry, alongwith practical development skills, through regular

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scarlett R. Miller, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Brian P. Bailey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alex Kirlik, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

ofengineering and thus is being widely integrated throughout engineering education.However, engineering programs face special challenges in assessing studentdesign abilities because of the subjective nature of design. Research has shownthat current evaluation methods are insufficient in evaluating student designperformance because quantitative tests of students design skills are not indicatorsof students design performance and open-ended project evaluations are muddedby the subjective biases of the single human evaluator. The purpose of this paperis to evaluate a new evaluation metric that utilizes a novel application of theBayesian Truth Serum (BTS) in an effort to increase the accuracy of design skillevaluations and minimize subjective bias. Through

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Plumlee, Boise State University; Steven W. Villachica, Boise State University; Linda Huglin, Boise State University; Shannon Rist, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

to Practice (E2R2P): NSF Program: EEC Division of Engineering Education and Centers Grant 1037808 Our effort addresses the question: How can successes in engineering education researchtranslate into widespread instructional practice? Published research has provided a robust set ofdocumented tools and techniques for transforming individual engineering courses fromtraditional lecture-based formats to those that emphasize project- and problem-based learning[1].These new formats support transfer of learned skills to subsequent courses and the workplace.Unfortunately, the mere availability of such research has not resulted in its widespread adoptionacross engineering programs. The pace of adoption has

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Coles

fromABET 2000 that are integrated into the course design. This paper provides a sample syllabus forthe course as well as a suggested project to be assigned to each multidisciplinary team.I. IntroductionWith emerging international implications for global industrial ecology, the need for the inclusionof sustainable design principles into the engineering and technology curriculum cannot be denied.According to Richards and Frosch, industrial ecology has become jargon for describing systems ofproduction and consumption networks that have minimal impact on the environment as theprimary objective and environmentally sustainable economic expansion as an overarchingobjective.1 Green topics that will become part of many future professions include issues of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

F. Andrew Wolfe

students during the summer of 2000.These models represented four important structures associated with the Canal: doublechambered lock, aqueduct, change bridge, lift bridge. These models had to be built to exactspecifications and appear to be museum quality for the exhibit to accept them.CHRONOLOGYThis project was started in the Fall of 1999 as an offshoot of the proposed Erie Canal exhibitplanned at Union College. At that point discussions were held to determine what should be inthe exhibit and the idea of using models was put forth. From the initial meeting, it was decidedthat Union College students would build the models with assistance from students in the Scienceand Technology Entry Program (STEP) at Schenectady High School. The STEP students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh, University of Louisville; Zhihui Sun, University of Louisville; Jason Cullen Immekus, University of Louisville

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

-funded project, we have developed an innovative teaching andtraining methodology to address this critical gap and engage undergraduate students in STEMfields. We actively involve eight STEM undergraduate students in interdisciplinary andlaboratory-based research activities focused on waste-to-value concepts. Through ten weeks oftraining, all participants were immersed in the practical applications of sustainable wastemanagement strategies through self and peer learning. The project outcomes were evaluated byassessing the knowledge acquisition and skill development resulting from the 10-week trainingperiod of our eight student participants with diverse STEM backgrounds.Our initiative extends beyond individual student growth; the insights gained

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Daniel I. Chikwendu; Pedro C. P. Cupertino; Adam C. Lynch

ASEE Midwest Section Conferencecreation to disposal. Key elements include stakeholder engagement, requirements specification,risk management, and validation. The SEP aims to enhance system safety and reliability, reducecosts, and improve project efficiency while incorporating best practices and lessons learned tocontinuously refine engineering processes [3].The Systems Engineering Plan utilized by the USDepartment of Defense (DOD) is structured into six phases: “User Needs, Material, Solution,Analysis,” Technology Development, Engineering and Manufacturing Development, Productionand Deployment, and Support and Operation (including retirement) [5]. These phases areorganized into three main categories: Pre-Systems Acquisition (Phase A), Systems

Collection

15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Rebecca Krylow, Duke University

. Preparation for the fall semester begins in April whenas an FYD leadership team we prioritize two main tasks – itemizing all completed projects (thetotal sum during the program span) and brainstorming new possible clients. For the second, webrainstorm on notecards and typically generate around 80 client-types that we will act on. Thesecond task focuses on big-picture areas, not necessarily on a specific client. For example, nailsalons, local libraries, recycling centers, etc. We focus on organizations and economic areas thatwe interact with daily to serve as a starting point for identifying a specific individual orcommunity partner.During the months of May to June we are in “scoping season”, and again, our tasks are two-fold.We are contacting

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Darrell Schielke; Joshua Jensen; Byron Ronnebaum; Raju Dandu

thecustomers. Over the course of the project, we designed a polypropylene piece to eliminate shear.Using 3D modeling and molding, we created a prototype of the part. We conducted tests using aprototype and determined that it reduced shear in some materials but didn’t reduce shear in allmaterials.IntroductionThe goal of this project is to fix the problem of product shearing in commercial airlocks. Theairlock designed by K-Tron is a vertically loaded vane pump system and is used primarily tomove small particles between systems of differing pressures. The shear problem is a result ofmaterial becoming caught between the rotating blade of the airlock and its casting. Whenever aparticle is sheared, it destroys some of the product, causes wear on the airlock

Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christi L. Patton

Using Self-Paced Learning to Personalize Engineering Education Christi L. Patton The University of TulsaAbstractAs class sizes in the freshman chemical engineering class outgrew the available rooms and oneteacher’s ability to safely manage hands-on design projects, a new class management philosophywas needed. Two hours of this three-hour course were conducted electronically. Students met ina classroom with one-third of the group for the remaining one-hour-per-week lecture.Blackboard Learning System – Vista Enterprise was used to post video lectures and managequizzes and homework assignments. This paper presents the details of management of this classand the

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Walter O. Craig

advisory board can serve as a powerful tool to help the school or department in theaccreditation process. The board can also serve as a fund raising mechanism by having itsindustrial partner give grants for scholarships for incoming freshman, or monies to help purchaseequipment and supplies to maintain a laboratory of the department. The industry advisory boardmembers can also serve as mentors on an industry sponsored project. Another important purposeis to advise the department in the area of curriculum development. Industry participation incurriculum development will ensure that ET students are taking the necessary classes to givethem the industry skills to compete globally with other engineering technology graduates.The Industry advisory board

Conference Session

Cross-Section of Construction Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Osama Abudayyeh

opportunity to work on construction research projects, 2. emphasize the importance of graduate education and research, 3. expose participants to the challenges facing the construction industry, and 4. provide participants with training in ethics in the construction industry. Page 7.1223.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education3.0 Program DesignThe REU summer program is designed to span a ten-week period. The program is comprised oftwo main components: Research and Professional Development. The

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences for Env. Engineers

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexa Rihana-Abdallah

Session 3451 Development of an Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Exercise Alexa N. Rihana-Abdallah Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan 48219-0900AbstractEnvironmental microbiology integrates the system boundaries of the various environmentalcompartments (e.g. soil, water, air, particulate) with the occurrence and proliferation ofmicroorganisms. A laboratory exercise has been developed for this introductory course andencompasses two steps: an introduction to microbial techniques, and an ‘independent’ team -based project. The purpose of

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Thy Dinh; Bryan Slater; Farshid Zabihian

calculations are done by using defined variables asengineering can go beyond. Through the collaboration of the an integer (Int). To understand the scope of this designStudent Partnership in an Advancement of Cosmic Exploration challenge, the team was provided specifications for theor for short, SPACE club chapter, the team were able to get TubeSat kit (TubeSat Brochure).some of the under classmen to be involved in the project earlierin their studies to understand that engineering is not limited toearth only but also in space. Not only that the team havingassistance from these young innovative minds, the team also IV. OBJECTIVE VII. METHOD Our over

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Glisson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Felicity Bilow, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

: Engineering Pathways for Appalachian Youth: Design Principles and Long-term Impacts of School-Industry Partnerships IntroductionBroadening participation in engineering and technical careers remains a national priority(Sciences et al., 2017), particularly in rural Appalachian communities where systemic barrierspersist (Ardoin, 2017; Carrico, 2013) and students are underrepresented in engineering (Carrico,2013). This project continues to address these challenges by fostering partnerships witheducators, regional stakeholders, and industry leaders to create sustainable pathways for K-12students. Over the past year, the focus has been on implementing needs-informed professionaldevelopment

Conference Session

Programmatic Design and Resiliency Among Women Engineers

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University; Ginger Scarbrough, WERC Environmental Design Contest, New Mexico State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

involvement in Engineering. She is also interested in participating in collaborative efforts promoting interdisciplinary research. Lastly, she is currently the PI and Director of the Research-Oriented Learning Experience (ROLE) in Engineering, a National Science Foundation-funded project, and the coordinator of a Latinx Femtoring/Mentoring program at NMSU.Dr. Ginger Scarbrough, WERC Environmental Design Contest, New Mexico State University Visiting Assoc. Professor, CHME focusing on Materials Engineering and serving as Program Manager of the WERC Environmental Design Contest, both in the College of Engineering, New Mexico State University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025

Conference Session

ECCNE Technical Session 2 - Alternative Energy Sources

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE), Energy Conversion

multiple renewable energy resourcesto power a respective community. This paper reports a unique senior design project fullysponsored by Blattner/Quanta Wind Energy company to design, construct, and test atabletop demonstration of a microgrid 's power system. This model will showcasedistributed energy generation by integrating miniature wind and solar farms for a micro-community. Additionally, this project will include model transmission lines and a batterystorage unit. The integration of photovoltaic arrays and wind turbines is essential tophysically show the real-time use of a scaled microgrid. One remarkable advantage offeredby a microgrid is its capacity to both generate power and efficiently store clean energy. Ourmodel will include a scaled

Collection

2004 GSW

Authors

Tariq A. Khraishi; Larissa Gorbatikh

usually translates toassigning design project(s) to groups of students11,12. Such design projects are by definition open-ended and have no unique answer or solution. The students thus have to invoke their imaginationand try to integrate a host of previous classes (i.e. previous knowledge) in order to solve theproblem at hand. This form of learning is considered the ultimate form since it is a replica of realengineering practice. It is worth noting that PBL is already existent in many engineeringcurricula, most notably through senior design courses. It is not common, however, inintroductory engineering classes, like Dynamics, which are typically lecture-based.This paper discusses the efforts by the two authors at coordinating a PBL experiment

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sanchoy Das, New Jersey Institute of Technology

projects where the team designs a new product, and the expectation is that the design will be innovative. The instructor faces two challenges (i) Providing specific product-focused guidance to the team so that they can make timely progress, and (ii) Catalyzing the innovation thought process in the team process. A common trap is that the application is novel (e.g., a breakthrough bio-medical device) but the design itself is not. This presentation highlights methods that have been successfully used to promote design innovation in course team projects. Three methods that can easily be integrated into the classroom are illustrated: (i) Structured definitions of innovation with validated examples, (ii) Guided ideation

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University; Benjamin Lubina, Gannon University

Paper ID #36672Work-in-Progress: Introductory Reinforcement Learning forStudent Education and Curriculum Development ThroughEngaging MediumsRamakrishnan Sundaram (Professor)Benjamin Lubina © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work-in-Progress: Introductory Reinforcement Learning for Student Education and Curriculum Development Through Engaging EnvironmentsIntroduction This paper describes the setup of a reinforcement learning project intended to supportstudent research and curriculum development within the rapidly emerging fields of