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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Alisa Morss Clyne

- continuous periods of time in university research labs due tomicrofluidics, and bio-inspired robotics. Each module was the cooperative education schedule.inspired by a real-world task, and students completed hands-on Problem-based learning (PBL) is ideal for integratinglaboratory projects as part of each module’s learningprogression. Through this course, student co-operative education biomechanical engineering classroom, laboratory, andexperiences, and biomechanical engineering senior design cooperative education. In PBL, the process is student-centeredprojects, we will improve education of biomechanical engineers

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Seri Park

initiatives (i.e., The proposed course redesign is intended to 1) implement Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commissioninverted classroom that will allow more interactions between [DVRPC] Choices and Voicesinstructor-students during actual classroom setting, 2) to (http://www.dvrpc.org/ChoicesAndVoices) etc.)expose civil engineering students to real-life professional  Effectively utilizing library resources to further analyzescenarios through the preparation of project cost/benefit current economy situation (i.e., homework assignment thatestimate by reviewing various engineering construction plan covers inflation time-series

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2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Joe Tranquillo; Eric Santanen; Doug Allen

interrelated parts. First, each day there are two three-hour classroom sessions. Thesesessions are led by faculty or external executives and are intimate, interactive and story-based. Second, interdisciplinary teams of six students work on a corporate-sponsoredconsulting project. The projects have a significant technology component and are ‘live’,meaning that they are critical unsolved problems at the client’s organization. Interactionsinclude a day-long site visit, regular phone and email exchanges and in-person meetings.At the conclusion of the six weeks, teams deliver in person a consulting report and threehour long presentation to their client.PeopleEntry into the program is competitive and limited to 24 highly motivated rising juniors.Typically

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre; Sudhir Mehta

A Program for Peer Review of Teaching Charles McIntyre and Sudhir Mehta College of Engineering and Architecture North Dakota State University charles.mcintyre@ndsu.nodak.eduAbstractNorth Dakota State University has recently created the Peer Review of Teaching (PRT) Programwhich seeks to promote student-centered learning through the use of cooperative peer reviewteams to promote enhanced teaching methods, techniques, and strategies. The PRT project isa faculty-driven initiative intended to offer individual faculty added feedback related to instruction.Faculty members work together to set goals and to interpret student reactions to

Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Alec B. Scranton

proctor; v) a cooperative group project in which teams of studentswork together. This course has been taught every semester (including summers) since thespring semester of 1999. Our experience teaching this course for the past five years has shownthat the course is effective for teaching the class material, and has enhanced the learningopportunities offered to students.IntroductionThe Internet offers several important advantages for the delivery of college course content, andis well suited for effective distance learning. Foremost, the Internet offers convenient access tothe course from nearly any location (any computer with Internet access) and on any schedule(24 hours a day). This is especially important for distance education since it allows

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2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

James W. Boggs; R. Chris Williams; Kris G. Mattila; Todd Scholz

Civil and Environmental Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 49931 mattila@mtu.edu (906) 487-2523 phone (906) 487-2943 fax 4 Todd Scholz, Assistant Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan 49931 scholz@mtu.edu (906) 487-2804 phone (906) 487-2943 faxABSTRACTIn the fall semester of 2000 a student program was established at Michigan TechnologicalUniversity in which significant team projects and business elements replace part of thetraditional engineering curriculum for a project-based approach to learning. Scholarships areavailable to students who participate in the Pavement Design

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2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jin-Lee Kim; Tang-Hung Nguyen

, video and audio tools. Implementation The proposed teaching tool, VisuaLearning, was used to teach a construction engineering management course, CEM 121 Construction Drawings, offered at the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management at California State University, Long Beach. Figure 1 shows a typical screen shot of VisuaLearning, in which texts, 3D images, video clips, and drawings are entered as illustrative visualizations for the foundations of a residential construction project to be covered in the course CEM 121. After going over the learning materials for a particular subject (e.g. Graphic Vocabulary), students are prompted to answer Proceedings of the 2011 PSW American Society for

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

devices and sensors, and electronic instrumentation and measurement. He can be reached at guvench@usm.maine.edu. Page 22.1721.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 “MUMPs” Multi-User-MEMS-Processes as Teaching and Design Tools in MEMS Instruction AbstractThe paper describes use of “MUMPs” (Multi-User-MEMS-Processes) as a platform to teachSilicon based MEMS technologies and to implement design projects in a new interdisciplinarysenior level undergraduate engineering course offered at the University of Southern Maine

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willard W. Neel P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Jon-Michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

and applied mechanics from the University of South Carolina and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, respectively. His areas of research interest include engineering mechanics applications.Jon-Michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute Page 22.73.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Multidisciplinary Investigation into Various Possible Geometries Of Imperial Roman Artillery: A Case StudyIntroductionMultidisciplinary projects provide unique opportunities to foster critical thinking inundergraduate engineering students and to help students develop an

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2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Emma Koller, University of St. Thomas

is majoringin Mechanical Engineering. She is a research student in the Playful Learning Lab.3) AnnMarie Thomas is a professor in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomaswhere she is the director of the UST Center for Engineering Education. Her research group, thePlayful Learning Lab, focuses on engineering and design education for learners of all ages. WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title: Creative CircuitryAbstract:This workshop will be a hands-on introduction to “Creative Circuitry.” Participants will learnabout craft and art projects which incorporate electrical circuits. Special emphasis will be placedon using these projects and methods in programs for children from diverse backgrounds

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Ronald J Hugo, University of Calgary; Bob Brennan P.Eng., University of Calgary; Jian Zhang; Xiaodong Niu, Shantou University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

exchange where students enrol and study for either one semester or an academic year at an institution located in another country. 2. International project refers to a senior-year capstone design project with the involvement of another (host) country, often including sponsors and co-workers from the host country. 3. International work placement involves work at a foreign firm for a duration that ranges anywhere from 4 months to an entire year. 4. International field trip is usually a short-duration visit (one to two weeks) to one or more foreign countries, often including visits to other universities, research laboratories, and industrial establishments (factories, plants, etc.). 5

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Greco

Engineering 19, 20. Theproposal for the new program included a new course, ECE 491 Senior Project I, whichwas introduced to satisfy two distinct goals: provide a capstone design experience;introduce new material in the area of computer network hardware. The course is notintended to replace a typical course in computer networks, which covers material relatedto network architectures, protocols and performance.The CourseOrganized in a 14-week semester with two 50-minute lectures and one 3-hour laboratoryperiod per week, ECE 491 has several goals: to learn about computer network protocolsand hardware; to work on a design project that must interface properly with other groups;to evaluate the project from ethical and socially responsible points of view; to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Murat Tanyel

Session xxxx HOT WHEELS®, BLACKBOARD AND LABVIEW – WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON? Murat Tanyel Geneva CollegeAbstractAfter nine years of keeping away from freshmen, I taught an “Introduction to Engineering”course this year. Although I had undertaken the project with great trepidation, the course turnedout to be one that I enjoyed teaching. In the lab, I introduced LabVIEW, a graphicalprogramming language for data acquisition, analysis and presentation. The course wassupplemented by the Blackboard

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Krueger; Ted Aanstoos; Ronald Barr

in the awareness of programoutcomes and their importance in the curriculum. Many students see them as overly generalizedstatements that have no bearing on the concepts they need to pass a given course. Thus,dissemination of the notion and value of program outcomes is a major hurdle for the faculty.This paper suggests that engaging students at the freshman level in the departmental programoutcomes is one strategy to foster a climate of their acceptance in later courses. Examples offreshman class assignments and projects that address specific program outcomes in a MechanicalEngineering department are presented.IntroductionIn the mid-1990’s, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) developeda new set of criteria for

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kanti Prasad

A case study of eradicating weakness in accreditation owing to vital role played by industrial and government leaders in academia Kanti Prasad, Ph.D.; P.E. Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell MA 01854 Kanti_Prasad@uml.eduIntroduction In the fall of 2000, we were visited by ABET for regular accreditation forour Electrical Engineering Program. We were cited ‘weakness’ in our course16.499 Capstone Project. Although the design content was of great quality, but itlacked in elucidating the design impact on society, its environmental implication,ethical content, and economic

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Lillie

survey of the typical college student showed that they love video images. It could be a videoclip captured with a digital camera, a digital video playing on their laptop, or digital images capturedwith their camera phone. This paper reviews and discusses how an FPGA platform was selected andintegrated with a QVGA(320x240) color display. It details how an eight lab sequence was developed toallow the students to accomplish a project goal of playing a video image sequence on the QVGAdisplay. This paper also illustrates how additional ABET outcomes such as applied technical problemsolving, technical writing, configuration management, team dynamics, communications, and ethics wereintegrated into the course content.IntroductionRochester Institute of

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer; Sven Bilen; Richard Devon

-related requirements that ABETplaces on U.S. engineering programs for accreditation state that a curriculum must include mostof the following features: · development of student creativity; · use of open-ended problems; · development and use of modern design theory and methodology; · formulation of design problem statements and specifications; · consideration of alternative solutions; · feasibility considerations; · production processes; · concurrent engineering design; and · detailed system descriptions.When providing design projects, ABET also indicates that the design experience should: · include a variety of realistic constraints, such as economic factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics, and social

Conference Session

Capstone Experiences in OME Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis DiBella; Eric Hansberry; Guido Lopez

Tel: (617) 373-4852, Fax: (617) 373-2501 e-mail: ewh@coe.neu.eduAbstractFirst-year students at the School of Engineering Technology and the Lowell Institute School atNortheastern University are directly involved in multifaceted projects that have practicalapplications. This paper will discuss how Mini Design problems are used to develop students’design abilities and understanding of the design process. They are an ideal teaching tool becausethey are short and allow for immediate feedback to students. This paper will include examplesof projects used at the School of Engineering Technology and the Lowell Institute School atNortheastern University. The problems encompass architectural, mechanical andelectrical

Conference Session

Design in the Engineering Core

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

introductory engineering course based on statics. This course begins by introducing thestudents to the fundamental physics of statics equilibrium and culminates with the students beingable to design a simple structure. To make this course successful we adopted the philosophy"Involve me and I'll not only learn but understand and remember". Such involvement requiresemphasizing oral, written, and visual communication. In the beginning of the course, thephysical laws are demonstrated by self directed laboratories. During the middle of the course,students optimize a truss using a spreadsheet. The course culminates with a project where thestudents using a special form of the Tresca Criterion can select a material and its dimensions fora design. This also

Conference Session

What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Louis Theodore; Joseph Reynolds; Ann Marie Flynn

under theEBAG acronym (Engineering and Business Administration, Graduate) follow for the“traditional” program.Course Requirements and DescriptionsRequired Courses (7, 21 credits)EBAG.XXX Computer Simulation and Design. The use of simulation programs in thesolution of engineering and business problems. Applications of contemporary computersoftware to increase speed, improve comprehension, and enhance presentation of results whenanalyzing, modeling and solving a wide variety of problems. (Three credits)EBAG.XXX Project Management. Study of the content, planning, and control of a project.Comparison of functional management and project management, project organization structures,project planning, use of critical path methods and project control

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zeshan Hyder, Virginia Tech & UET Lahore; Zulfiqar Ali, Virginia Polytechnic State University; Janis P. Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

and Assistant Department Head of the Department of Engi- neering Education at Virginia Tech. He is the Director of the multi-University NSF I/UCRC Center for e-Design, the Director of the Frith Freshman Design Laboratory and the Co-Director of the Engineering First-year Program. His research areas are design and design education. Dr. Goff has won numerous University teaching awards for his innovative and interactive teaching. He is passionately committed to bringing research and industry projects into the class room as well as spreading fun and creating engage- ment in all levels of Engineering Education

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Joseph McCoy Mydosh, Western Michigan University; Jason Michael Shane

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

practices are introduced in sophomore level thermodynamics andjunior level fluid mechanics courses. A multipurpose laboratory equipped with fluidprocess, sensors, data acquisition system, and application programs is being developed. Aseries of laboratory practices based on use of fluid mechanics principles in energyefficient industrial applications provide students a strong foundation of the subject. Laterin the senior level engineering design classes, these learnings are utilized to practiceinnovative design of energy efficient products. Industrial collaboration is established toensure student exposure to realistic energy efficient products and practices throughcapstone design projects and undergraduate research.1. IntroductionEngineering

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

William Swart

Session 2542 Making Engineering Management Work in an Academic Environment - The Use of Project Management to Re-Engineer a College of Engineering and Technology William Swart Old Dominion UniversityAbstractAcademic institutions are notorious for their resistance to change. The National ScienceFoundation (NSF) has been a leading proponent for the need to effectuate fundamental andsystemic change in this country’s engineering education system. To that end, it has fundednumerous “Engineering Education Coalitions” consisting of a number of

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Zenaida O. Keil; Robert P. Hesketh; James A. Newell; Stephanie Farrell; C. Stewart Slater

the University of Tulsa and an EIF Foundation funded program to Page 4.410.1attract women into engineering.FERMENTING STUDENTS INTERESTThe brewing process is used to introduce students to engineering fundamentals related tomaterial balances and stoichiometry, fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and biochemicalreactions. Through this project, several educational objectives are met: to develop creative andcritical thinking, to introduce design principles, to provide hands on experience, to developteamwork and communication skills, and to stimulate enthusiasm for engineering.Exploring Career Options in Engineering and Science (ECOES) is a program

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Said Shakerin; Daniel Jensen

Session 2526 PHOTOELASTICITY AND ITS SYNERGISM WITH FINITE ELEMENT METHOD Said Shakerin, Daniel D. Jensen Department of Mechanical Engineering / Department of Engineering Mechanics University of the Pacific / U.S. Air Force AcademyAbstractThe goal of this project is to enhance mechanical engineering education by incorporatingexperiments in photoelastic stress analysis within the existing curriculum. Photoelasticityis a visual, full-field technique for determining stresses in parts and structures. In additionto its traditional use in industry, there is a renewed interest in using photoelasticity to

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Danielson; Sudhir Mehta

Cooperative learning Power Faculty holds and exercises Students are empowered: power is shared power, authority, and control among students and between students and faculty Technology use Drill and practice; substitute Problem solving, communication, textbook collaborationThis paper describes implementation of “dynamic” or “new paradigm” strategies in staticsclasses. These strategies ranged from active learning to keeping personal portfolios, from dailyattention quizzes to group projects. These strategies were used in various sized classes, rangingfrom 50 to 175 students. While data obtained

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Lucy C. Morse

Leading Project Management ControllingFigure 1. Advance OrganizerThe class notes contain all the PowerPoint slides that are used in the class for each chapter andfor outside speakers. Students are encouraged to download these slides and use them fornotetaking. Originally the notes were not password protected as a measure to encourage otherfaculty to do the same. They are now copyrighted and protected. Page 4.584.3The Forum used at the University of Central Florida is WebCT. WebCT is a tool that facilitatesthe creation of sophisticated World Wide Web-based educational environments by non-technicalusers. Aside

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard S. Marleau; John Bollinger; Jeffrey Schowalter

the faculty of the entire College ofEngineering. The entire cost of this structure was met with alumni gifts of cash donations andcorporate gifts in kind. It provides a valuable and elegant hands-on on-line experiment for ourstudents. It has also begun to provide a focal point of cooperation and team projects with Page 2.375.1students in the arts.Students have been involved in programming computers that control the system since theconstruction personnel finished their work in the fall of 1994. The student involvementcontinues to grow, with them suggesting and implementing extensive additions to the systemoperation, a good part of this

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

N. Yu; Peter K. Liaw

-dimensional figures, and color pictures, (2) animation/simulation, (3) short video clips withaudio effects, (4) homework/exercises, (5) on-line teaching evaluation forms, (6) syllabi, and (7) Page 3.135.1papers and reports on the progress of the present CRCD project. In traditional instructional presentations, schematic diagrams are drawn on blackboardsand samples and micrographs are circulated among students in the classroom. The presentWWW-based courseware, on the other hand, includes three-dimensional figures and colorpictures that provide unambiguous explanation and are easy to be retrieved. Computeranimation/simulation further helps

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

engineering careers. This project develops a supply-chainof high quality engineering students by 1) supporting the CCs’ HS student outreach activities, 2)supporting the CC engineering courses by providing materials, tutoring, local engineeringspeakers, and tuition scholarships, 3) conducting “Be an Engineer” events on the CC campusesto CC students and local HS students and their parents, 4) following up withclasses/workshops/seminars - exploiting time-tested techniques, assignments, as well as one-on-one and group mentoring - for all participants either via live teleconference or webcast, 5)providing an engaged community of mentors (with extensive experience and commitment) for allstudents, as well as remote tutoring and mentoring via phone, email