Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess Everett, Rowan University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Joshua R. Wyrick, Rowan University; Maria Perez-Colon, Rowan University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2009-1454: ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS: EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONJess Everett, Rowan UniversityYusuf Mehta, Rowan UniversityJoshua R. Wyrick, Rowan UniversityMaria Perez-Colon, Rowan University Page 14.562.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Engineers Without Borders: Experiential EducationAbstractAn Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Club has operated at our University for approximately 6years, conducting projects in Asia, Africa, Central America, and North America. EWB projectsare completed cooperatively between club members and students enrolled in an experientiallearning course required by the engineering curriculum. EWB projects provide real

Conference Session

Hands-On Learning in ET I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Jose Jaime Taha-Tijerina, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

researchexperiments on various metals with the ability to run cycles with or without lubricants.What is a tribometer?Tribometers, also known as devices, that measure friction and wear, are mostly used in industryfor investigations and research on materials (base or working material and fluids or lubricants aswell). Experimentation with various metals could be tested under controlled conditions includingthe ability to apply lubrication or non-lubricative additives. Consistent contact between surfacescauses friction and wear resulting in the loss of structural integrity of the material over time.Therefore, lubrication and design play an intricate role in improving the life of metals operatingunder various load conditions.In this experiment, a Block-On-Ring

Conference Session

Cultivating Professional Responsibility

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julia Williams

of a capstone design course. My objection here, however,relates to the current structure of most engineering programs. Requiring students to takeadditional courses in ethics may indeed help them develop a sense of social awareness.Unfortunately adding more required courses to an already requirement-heavy curriculum seemsunlikely. Engineering faculty currently argue that technical courses may be threatened by anyaddition to the curriculum; other concerns relate to personnel (hiring more faculty to teach ethicscourses) or engineering faculty development (training engineering faculty so they can include anethical dimension to their technical courses). Furthermore, ethics courses that remain separatefrom technical content, such as those that may

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, INSPIRE, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

techniques for their students to facilitate their learning in engineering.Engineering Teachers will integrate engineering, such as engineering concepts, vocabulary,Integration activities, the EDP, EiE, and MEAs, into current curriculum or subjects.Engineering/ Teachers will introduce students to engineering and technology throughTechnology instruction on engineering vocabulary, difference between engineering andKnowledge technology, what engineers do, and examples of engineering in their everyday life.Engineering Teachers will include engineering activities, which are more hands-on and/orActivities use problem solving approaches.Thinking Skills Teachers wanted to develop students

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Watkins; Ambrose Barry; Nan Byars

. Electronic submission of work was also utilized, again with no problemsexperienced. Portions of assignments frequently required accessing a website and downloadingfiles, which also wasn’t an issue for this group.A final disturbing development was the numerous cases of academic integrity violations. This isa larger issue that deserves additional study and comment beyond the scope of this paper.Delivery Options – What Worked and What Didn’tThe class was scheduled in a computer laboratory with workstations for each student. It wasequipped with a white board and an instructor’s workstation that was mirrored on monitorsthroughout the room. Numerous delivery techniques were attempted with varying degrees ofsuccess.Initially, faculty would lecture at the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Janet Sharp; Rebecca Sidler Kellogg; Barbara M. Adams; Loren Zachary

. As aresult of analysis of this effort, the instructors determined that a group of practicing classroomteachers would better appreciate and adapt the engineering content for 8-12 classrooms. The newversion of the course is integrated with a Curriculum and Instruction course, entitled PedagogicalApplications of Engineering Concepts in the K-12 Classroom. Each course carries one-credit.Students in the education college can use both courses for graduate credit.The combined courses will emphasize the engineering mechanics of stiffness and deformation,stress and strain, equilibrium, buckling, bending, and material properties. A design thread isused. The information is put together in a tight package that leads to the design of pinned trusses

Conference Session

Structural Education Applications in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orla Smyth LoPiccolo, State University of New York, Farmingdale State College

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Architectural

depict how buildings are draftedand assembled. Physical model building is not part of the current curriculum for either of thesetwo courses. This study provides quantitative results from a spatial reasoning ability test andqualitative results from student surveys given to four separate sections of freshmen – Graphics Itest and control groups and Materials and Methods of Construction I test and control groups in2010. The Materials and Methods of Construction I test group had built an advanced framingmodel (an energy-saving framing system) and the Graphics I test group had built a 3‖ cubemodel of solids and voids as part of their courses prior to the spatial test and survey. The controlgroup in each course prepared an axonometric drawing instead

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland

Engineering EducationFollowing is a description of the major activities of the WISE Office and the OMEP and howthey are helping to increase the number of women engineers in this nation, based on the researchthat has been reviewed.IV. Recruitment Efforts in the CEASThe Dean of the CEAS and the Dean of the College of Education are working together innational meetings and locally to try to solve the education gap between teachers and engineering.Engineering faculty are working with education faculty to enrich the pre-service and the in-service teacher’s curriculum with an integration of mathematics, science, and engineering.5 Thiscollaboration is a bold and new positive step to help get engineering into the K-12.In the meantime, the WISE Investments

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6: Undergraduate and Faculty Research

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Dillon, University of Washington; Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Brooke K. Mayer, Marquette University; Shane W. Rogers, Clarkson University; Ben Tribelhorn, University of Portland

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

research productivity (e.g., papers published). However, weacknowledge that excellent undergraduate research experiences often lead to peer-reviewed publicationsand help faculty career progression.In partnership with the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), a workshop has been held forfour summers to help faculty integrate the entrepreneurial mindset (EM) into their work with researchstudents. We are interested in exploring the impact of this work on participation and sharing our findingswith the broader engineering community.Research questions: 1. How can faculty use an EM to adjust their approach to research activities and student mentoring? 2. What structures/practices from the workshop help faculty adjust their approach to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Bruce D. Oestreich, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

papers on effective use of simulation in engineer- ing, teaching design and engineering economics, and assessment of student learning.Dr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University Cheryl A. Bodnar, Ph.D., CTDP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Dr. Bodnar’s research interests relate to the incorporation of active learn- ing techniques in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on student perception of the classroom environment, motivation and learning outcomes. She obtained her certifica- tion as a Training and

Conference Session

The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Ford; Jana Goodrich; Robert Weissbach

initial course offering, the faculty identified two principal areas ofimprovement. The first area concerned student team dynamics. Engineering and technologycurricula often focus on the technical abilities of students, neglecting the “soft skills” that willoften determine success or failure for a graduate when (s)he enters the workforce. As anexample, project management skills are often neglected in an engineering curriculum, requiringadditional training for those engineers who end up in management positions6. Skills such as theability to lead and work effectively as a member of a team are frequently identified as critical tothe success of an engineer, but typically are lacking in new engineering graduates7. The same istrue of business students

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safeer M. Khan P.E., Arkansas Tech University; Nansong Wu, Arkansas Tech University; Mohamed Ibrahim, Arkansas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #22397A Study on Measuring Self-efficacy in Engineering Modeling and DesignCoursesDr. Muhammad Safeer Khan, Arkansas Tech University Muhammad Khan received Ph. D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA in 2013. He is an Assistant Professor in the De- partment of Electrical Engineering at Arkansas Tech University (ATU). His research interests include signal processing for audio and acoustics, Wireless Communications, Internet of Things applications, non-destructive evaluation, engineering and integrated STEM education and K-12 and higher

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Troy Curtis Tonner, Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

used as further onboardingto the campus, with the remaining being integrated throughout the semester so interest is not lost.The Career Development Center and Student Success Center will be built into the curriculum toteach students about well-being and to develop ownership over their career. This design isadapted from the University of Tennessee study [3], as well as what the author personallyexperienced during their FYE experience as an undergraduate student to given demographic of aregional campus. This is the next step in applying the FYE model to develop a FYET program.References[1] K. Brannan and P. Wankat, “Survey of first-year programs,” in ASEE Annu. Conf., 2005, pp.10.118.1-10.1188.23, doi:10.18260/1-2—14986.[2] J. E. Froyd, P. C

Conference Session

Topics in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Marshall, North Carolina State University; Mohamed Bourham, North Carolina State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

orientation process towards thediscipline. It provides a transition from outreach and recruitment to retention initiatives at thecollege and departmental levels. Incoming students require integration into the nuclearengineering program that provides an introduction to the academic material, in addition tointeraction with faculty, staff and current nuclear engineering students. The sooner freshmanstudents make this transition and contribute to the field, the likelihood increases that studentswill matriculate into the discipline and go on to successfully complete the degree program.When to Start Retention initiatives start during the admission process. Once students have committed tojoining the department, there needs to be interaction with

Collection

Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

Authors

Liya Grace Ni, California Baptist University; Larry W. Clement P.E., California Baptist University; Ilyoul Lee, California Baptist University

IoT program between California Baptist University (CBU) andShanghai Aurora Vocational College (SAVC); the Overview of Course section presents thelearning objectives and assessment methods used in teaching this course; the Lab Modulessection lists the lab projects and design projects with descriptions and hardware/softwarespecifications; the Results and Discussions section discusses the effectiveness of the learn-by-doing approach and lessons learned.Background Over the past few years, engineering educators in North America have designed coursesand lab activities involving IoT technologies and integrated these components into existingengineering curricula. An IoT based Innovation Laboratory was created at Seattle University, aspart of

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; Ted Yu, California Institute of Technology; Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, California Institute of Technology; James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Angela Capece, California Institute of Technology; Luz Rivas, California Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

in any state or U.S. territory. In 2008 the program received391 applications but narrowed it down to 30 students, with an 8% acceptance rate. Thiscompares with a 17% acceptance rate of freshmen into Caltech. Selection criteria includeSAT/PSAT scores, high school transcript, student essay, and letters of recommendation fromteachers. Students are expected to have completed pre-calculus, excelled in their science andmathematics courses, and show interest and aptitude in science and engineering.The instructors are selected in February and meet regularly in the preceding months to create achallenging and engaging curriculum personalized to the team’s expertise. Caltechundergraduate students serve as residential counselors and are in charge of non

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Héctor Enrique Rodríguez-Simmonds, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Benjamin P. Jackson, Purdue University; Tara C. Langus, University of Nevada, Reno; Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

cognition.Mr. Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno Nelson Pearson is an Ph.D. student at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research interest includes, social networks and the integration of diverse populations, engineering culture as well as engineering pedagogy. His education includes a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno.Mr. Benjamin P. Jackson, Purdue UniversityMs. Tara C. Langus, University of Nevada, Reno Tara C. Langus is a doctoral student pursuing her degree in STEM Education at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). She received her BS/MS in Biology from UNR where she studied insect immunology and chemical ecology. She has five years of teaching experience and currently

Conference Session

Understanding our Students & Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Colorado School of Mines; Maria Brunhart-Lupo, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

appropriateways to respond when ethically difficult decisions need to be made in the workplace.The focus of this study is on student responses to an open-ended question in the survey whichasked students to list two primary behaviors or actions that engineers must follow whenperforming their professional duties. Across the two samples, the most popular responses relatedto integrity, safety, honesty, and improving human welfare/society. While the workshop leadersemphasized that the study of ethics involves personal values or morals as applied to dealing withother people, it is notable that responses involving society were not the most frequent answersgiven during either semester. This might indicate that these students, as members of themillennial

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Jane Parmentier, Arizona State University; Haritha Mogilisetti, Intel; N.K. Kishore, IIT, Karagpur; Uma Devi Sundararajan, National Highways, India; Krutarth Mehta, Arizona State University; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Arizona State University

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International

area,with policies and best practices potentially having relevance in both parts of the world. Bothareas, for example, could re-examine tradition engineering courses in light of local developmentneeds. Engineering curriculum which focuses solely on globally competitive engineers andinnovation runs the risk of being overly outward-looking and lacking the resources to addressesthe problems within.Possible Solutions for India and Latin America • Integration - A framework for linking engineering education to local development should consist of an integrated approach that begins with an analysis of how accessible the engineering programs are to the society as a whole; conduct a monitoring of investments from the private

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the interventionaffected non-white students differently than white students and non-transfer students differentlythan transfer students. No significant differences were found. We also analyzed the data bymajor grouping (electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, mechanicalengineering, and other) and found no significant differences.Conclusion This paper presented the current state of an NSF IUSE project that is studying the impact ofdeploying adaptive learning modules in digital circuits courses. Our research team has defineddetailed learning outcomes for a sequence of courses in digital logic and created acomprehensive set of curriculum tools to teach the material. A baseline of understanding wascollected using 600

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Purvis Bedenbaugh, East Carolina University

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Biomedical

bioelectricphenomena. The students are enrolled in the biomedical engineering concentration within thenewly accredited general engineering program at East Carolina University. Bioelectricphenomena were introduced through a group project so that, in addition to learning new subjectmatter, they would (A) integrate knowledge developed in prerequisite and co-requisitecoursework in a new setting, (B) develop their independent research skills, (C) gain experienceworking in teams, and (D) develop facility to apply their new knowledge, not just recite it. Thesetraits are considered to be important aspects of the program goal to producing work-readyengineers.Teams of 3-4 students were given a model of an axon, surrounding tissue and a stimulating nervecuff, written in

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Sylmarie Davila-Montero, The Citadel

, lists,dictionaries, logic and branches, loops, functions, and data visualization.To actively engage students in hands-on exercises during this introductory programming class,the Micro:Bit is integrated into the second half of the class curriculum. The Micro:Bit, shown inFigure 1, is a user-friendly and cost-effective tool that doesn't require extensive technicalexpertise, making it accessible to first-year undergraduates. This compact device can bepowered either via USB from a personal computer or by battery. With functionalities like LEDdisplays, buttons, sensors, and wireless communication, the Micro:Bit's hardware iscomplemented by a user-friendly integrated development environment (IDE), as illustrated inFigure 2 [5]. The diverse

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Flores, University of Texas at El Paso; Hector Ochoa; Chandra Pappu, Union College

Paper ID #36943Adapting Chaos Theory for Undergraduate ElectricalEngineersBenjamin C. Flores (Professor)Hector A. Ochoa (Assistant Professor) Dr. Hector Ochoa is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he develops curriculum and laboratories in engineering physics. Dr. Ochoa graduated with his doctorate and M.S. from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Bachelor’s degree from The University of Guadalajara, Mexico. His current research interests include Radar Image Processing, Compressive Radar, and Engineering Education.Chandra S. Pappu (Assistant Professor

Conference Session

International Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiaojiao Fu, Beihang University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Qing Lei, Beihang University; Dongya Cheng, Tibet University

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International

potentiallymake improvements in curriculum based on these findings. Therefore, this paper takes theFirst-year Engineering Honors Program at the Ohio State University in the United States andthe Engineering Experimental Class at Beihang University in China as their case studies ofinternational comparison of the entire first two years’ curriculum. As an intermediary ofteaching activities and the basic guarantee of achieving educational goals, course is ablueprint and plan for cultivating what types of people. This paper takes courses as theresearch object, compares the whole course setting, and studies the syllabi of basic coursesand teaching methods reflected in the syllabi. Methodologies including text analysis,frequency analysis, comparative research

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Diversity 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Doris J. Espiritu, Wilbur Wright College; Ruzica Todorovic, Wilbur Wright College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

deterring and a major barrier to retention andsuccess in the profession.[5-10]Several factors have been identified as key challenges: (a) the lack of exposure to engineering orcomputer science as fields of study or as career opportunities [11], (b) the lack of professionalidentity (inability to see oneself as a professional) [7], (c) an impaired sense of belonging [12,13], and (d) the lack of self-efficacy (how well one can execute a course of action to deal with aprospective situation) [14]. Adding to the challenge is the rigor of engineering curriculum whichsubstantially contributes to high dropout rates from engineering [15], averaging at 50%, andranging from 60 to 67% for minorities [12, 16, 17]. These numbers are strongly driven by highfailure

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salim Haidar, Grand Valley State University; Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

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Mechanics

powerful tool in analysis and design of dynamical systems.The authors used SIMULINK in analysis and design of an automobile suspension system6 as an Page 11.1141.2exemplary model in vibrations’ class.This model example, which provided for follow-up homework assignments and a project, helpedstudents learn about efficient numerical methods, and how to employ technology tools,MATLAB and SIMULINK, in solving engineering problems, early in the dynamics class. Whatstudents learned here helps them a great deal in the subsequent courses in the curriculum. Thestate form of the governing differential equations of motion, introduced to students in the follow

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sifat Islam, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Iris Minor, Florida Atlantic University; Susanne I Lapp, Florida Atlantic University ; Dilys Schoorman, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

institution and constantly strives to promote equity within the academy.Dr. Susanne I Lapp, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Lapp is an Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Educa- tion at Florida Atlantic University where she teaches undergraduate and graduate Content Area Literacy courses. Her research interests include the integration of mobile learning devices in k-12 classrooms.Dr. Dilys Schoorman, Florida Atlantic University Dilys Schoorman is Professor and the Chair of the Department of Curriculum, Culture and Educational Inquiry in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic University where she teaches courses in Multicul- tural/Global Education, Curriculum Theory, and

Conference Session

Labs and Demonstrations in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Mohalley-Snedeker, Georgia Institute of Technology; Benjamin Galfond, Georgia Institute of Technology

that “above all other skillsrequired to be an ‘effective engineer,’ communication was ranked as “essential” by over 60%of our survey respondents.” [1].When ABET adopted Engineering Criteria 2000 [2], which focused more specifically onprofessional skills in demand by employers, many engineering departments continued theirefforts to incorporate instruction on these skills into their curriculum in various ways. Somerelied on stand-alone courses or workshops [3], [4], whereas others integrated the teachingof these skills into courses such as senior design as well as lab classes [5], [6]. The majorityof these initiatives, especially those involving instruction on communication skills, relied onhiring graduate students from English departments or

Conference Session

Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen F Koorey, ViaStrada Ltd.; Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, professional engineering development and other topics in civil and environmental engineering. He was an Associate Editor for the international research journal Waste Management from 2003-2009, and has been Associate Editor for Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems since 2014. He has a BSc from Harvey Mudd College, a MSc from Univ. Wisconsin—Madison, and a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University, and he is a New Zealand Chartered Professional Engineer. From 2009-2015 he has led the curriculum review process in his department, and has been a leader in curriculum innovations by developing new courses in engineering design, communication skills portfolio, and professional engineering development.Dr. Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland

Conference Session

Preparing the Future Workforce in Aerospace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University; Christopher Hamm, Mississippi State University; Lorenzo Coley, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

. The immediate and continuedsuccess of students involved in this two course sequence is described, as they put their lab skillsto work in the lab, at home, and on individual research projects. The evolution and expansion oflaboratory instrumentation is described and the assessment of this laboratory sequence isdiscussed.Introduction to Experimental MethodsIn the aerospace engineering curriculum at many universities, laboratory exercises are eitherincluded as an integral part of various classes, or separated into a sequence of courses taught inthe upper division. Previously at Mississippi State University, laboratory courses were offeredonly in the senior year, with one course being a lecture/lab class introducing experimentalmethods, and the