Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Salehpour, University of Cincinnati; Sam Antoline, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Esche16 reported that theyintegrated PBL into their revised undergraduate engineering curriculum. They implementedPBL by assigning group design projects in freshman and junior level courses. Other methodsused to implement PBL are by applying Photoelasticity and Finite Element Methods16 and byapplication of Virtual Reality in Science and Engineering Education17.In this paper, we introduce Rapid Prototyping (RP) as an added instructional tool to increaseteaching effectiveness. We applied RP in a Strength of Materials course during summer quarter2009 at The University of Cincinnati. This document details the approach we took to accomplishthis task.MethodsIn teaching basic engineering courses such as Statics, Mechanics, and Dynamics, thefundamental

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nicolas Couto Giffoni dos Santos, SIUC Leadership Development Program; Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda K Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

, PhD, is a Professor in the College of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Car- bondale where he teaches classes on project management and leadership. He consults with universities and companies on their leadership development of human resources for six sigma and project manage- ment teams. He is the Director of SIUC’s Leadership Development Program and the former Editor of the ASQ’s Quality Management Forum. He is a Fellow with the American Society for Quality and holds certifications for Six Sigma Black Belt and Quality Engineer.Dr. Rhonda K Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Rhonda K. Kowalchuk is an Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Andras Gordon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Richard J Schuhmann, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Richard F. Devon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University; Ahmad Atieh, Taibah Univeristy; Peter Dietrich, Corvinus University Budapest

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

for remote customers. Students collaborated with theirpartners in other countries and with remote customers only by way of electronic media during a semesterat the US university. During this period, international student groups experienced the challenges ofestablishing effective working relationships over long distances and maintaining their teams’ cohesionover the duration of the project. Team work can be improved if students learn to appreciate the ways inwhich the team members’ cultural preferences will affect the team’s decision-making and performance.An evaluation instrument was developed and it is being tested during the current semester. First, aninitial evaluation stage was applied at the beginning of the semester, before students at

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tony Keller; Jeff Frolik

presented herein may serve as a model for similarly sized programs.Motivation In recent years, retention among freshman engineering students at UVM has only been~60%. To improve retention and attract new students into engineering, faculty from ECE andME worked to identify components of the freshman curriculum in need of revision. Historically,engineering students at UVM had not been exposed to engineering design until their junior orsenior years. This lack of a hands-on design project experience during the freshman year isinconsistent with the curriculum at universities with a strong engineering presence. Thus, a newcross-listed course, EE/ME 001 – Freshman Design Experience, was developed in the Fall 2003and introduced during the Spring

Conference Session

To Design and Conduct Experiments

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Benson; John Baker; David Silverstein

Session 2666 A Multi-Institutional Interdisciplinary Distance Controls Experiment: Bringing Engineering and Engineering Technology Students Together John R. Baker1, David L. Silverstein1, James M. Benson2 1 University of Kentucky 2 Murray State UniversityAbstract The University of Kentucky (UK) Extended Campus Programs in Paducah alongwith Murray State University (MuSU) have developed the first experiment in what isexpected to become a sequence of projects involving

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Bernhardt; Paul Imhoff; Michael Pearlman; Diane Kukich; Darren O'Neill; Michael Chajes

students’ transition from the academicenvironment to the professional workplace. The paper details how changes in existing courseshave enabled communication skills to be taught and practiced during all four years of thecurricula.The case-based course is structured around a set of actual materials from the DelawareDepartment of Transportation (DelDOT) that was developed to inform the public about theupgrade of Interstate 95 through Wilmington. Students are working in project teams to developtheir own communication strategies and solutions based on documents from the actual projectand then comparing their team solutions to those actually used by DelDOT during the project.The course was developed as a traditional classroom course, but with a strong

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in EET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafic Bachnak

Measuring instrument characteristics 7 Op-Amp circuits 8 Signal conditioning 9 Data sampling and conversion 10 Position, motion and force measurements 11 Temperature and flow measurement 12 Pressure and level measurement 13 Representation and display of data 14 Selecting sensors/ Sensor specifications Page 7.365.2 15 Project presentations and demos/ Project report due Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright Ó 2002

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Gross; David Dinehart

issues in combination, yetthey must be proficient at handling these issues in order to be successful in their professionalcareers. In the spring semester of 2000 the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineeringat Villanova University initiated a structural engineering capstone design course that brings tofocus the role of structural engineers in a global context, highlighted by structural design andconstruction in a third world country. The initial project involved the design and construction of a25 foot tall reinforced concrete cross for a Catholic orphanage in Posas Verdes, Honduras. Theproject was challenging due to many constraints and limitations such as time, third worldconditions, communication, material quality and availability, and

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Devdas Shetty

Session 2087 Real Time Mechatronic Design Process for Research and Education Devdas Shetty 1, Jun Kondo 2, Claudio Campana3, Richard A. Kolk 4 1,2,3 - University of Hartford, College of Engineering West Hartford, CT, USA 4 - Carrier Electronics Div., United Technologies Corp., Farmington, CT, USAAbstractThis paper presents the design methodology used in various real time mechatronics projects thatinvolve data acquisition, real time control and embedded processing. As a design philosophy,mechatronics serves as an integrating approach to engineering design. A mechatronicallydesigned product relies heavily on system

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Devdas Shetty

the creation of unique coursecombinations where faculty from engineering, math, science, humanities, and social scienceworked together to define student learning outcomes for project-based curricula. Engineering andnon-engineering courses were clustered into integrated First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs).Engineering and interdisciplinary courses were paired in the sophomore and junior year, byemphasizing collaborative projects involving engineering and non-engineering students. Theintegrated learning blocks created for four years of curriculum are shown in Figure 1.Curriculum Restructuring – Design Integration:The integration of applied research and contextualized design throughout the engineeringcurriculum, started from a design-based

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheila O'Connor; Don Malzahn

. Four different universities participated in the beta test for a totalof approximately 140 users. The purpose of the project was to examine the potential ofusing a web-based system to teach team process skills to engineering students who wereworking on freshman and senior-level, semester long engineering design projects.TeamCoach provided structured team process skills training and presented it to individualengineering students on design teams: 1) when needed based on the stage of teamdevelopment and 2) customized for individuals based on individual styles. A databasewas used to store information on individual team members and capture reported teamsymptoms as the team developed over time.Evaluation surveys were sent to all the students and

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Caitlin Grady, The George Washington University

Purdue University. She earned her B.A. in Humanities, Science, and the Environment from Virginia Tech. Her research expertise lies in ethical-epistemic inquiry, coupled systems modeling, and decision-making. Work in progress: an Approach to Integrating Ethical-Epistemic Analysis into Engineering EducationAbstractThis work seeks to train engineers who are not just technically proficient, but are also more ethicaland globally aware individuals. As part of this project, new educational strategies in undergraduateclassrooms and research environments across multiple engineering disciplines will be piloted.Engineers today hold key roles in shaping our world and driving innovation. By

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division 3 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Fostering Reciprocal Partnerships and Empowering Change

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen M. Conroy, The Ohio State University; Patrick Sours, The Ohio State University; Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University; Rachel Marie Tuttle

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

Paper ID #39229Engagement in Practice: Better Preparing Students for Community-EngagedEngineering by Restructuring an Academic Program, Minor, and Curricu-lumDr. Kristen M. Conroy, The Ohio State University Dr. Kristen Conroy has a PhD in Biological Engineering from Ohio State University. Her main area of fo- cus is sanitation. She has worked with partner organization, UNiTED, to teach courses where engineering students focus on collaborative projects in Kpando, Ghana. She also teaches the Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Capstone, Energy in Biological Systems, and the Introduction to Humanitarian Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

achievement to learning outcomes. Over thepast few years the project extended the work of implementing and assessing case studies fromCleveland State University to eleven other university partners, and broadened the scope to covermultiple engineering disciplines, as well as the NSF Materials Digital Library. This paperreports on the results from including case studies in various courses at a diverse data set ofuniversities. The results strongly suggest that failure case studies support a subset of ABEToutcomes that may be referred to as the “Professional Component” of the curriculum. TheProfessional Component outcomes include understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility, understanding the impact of engineering solution, life-long learning

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Joshua M. Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

student practices fornumber six require using tools and materials to build a device that solves a specific problem,with 9-12 requiring more sophisticated projects involving design, constructing and/or testing adesign of an object, tool, process, or system. 2K-12 science education will find it increasingly necessary to implement practices fromvocational, occupational, and/or industrial technology to fully implement the NGSS framework.Concern for proper safety precautions, limited access to resources, and lack of professionaldevelopment of science educators may prohibit these activities. Even though just a handful ofstates have officially adopted the NGSS standards, the National Science Teachers Association(NSTA) called for states to adopt NGSS in

Conference Session

Faculty and Course Evolution: Teaching With Technology, Online Delivery, and Addressing Emerging Student & Industry Needs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

: Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Program Management and Human Resources. Dr. Springer possesses a significant strength in pattern recognition, analyzing and improving organizational systems. He is internationally recognized, has authored numerous books and articles, and lectured on software development methodologies, management and organizational practices, and program management. Dr. Springer sits on many university and community boards and advisory committees. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as both a Project

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 2

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gang Liu, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

, 16701AbstractSolving authentic problems is complex and includes multiple phases. It involves understandingrequirements, communicating with sponsors, interpreting in scientific/engineering language,making project statements, figuring out key factors, brainstorming possible solutions, screeningdown the most feasible solutions, initiating design, optimizing parameters with compromises,iterating the whole progress, finalizing the best technical solution, and presenting the technicalsolutions to the sponsors. This progress might include building prototypes to demonstrate thefeasibility of the design if required. To make these two groups comparable, the students areallowed to make proposals for their solutions using theoretical calculations, simulation

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary

Tagged Topics

Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

, Geometric Abstraction, and Mathematics as they relate toengineering and art. Woven into the theoretical content are hands-on projects where studentslearn basic sketching skills, hand build a ceramic still-life piece, visit local galleries andmuseums, and, using elements or art and principles of design, turn data into data visualizationsand data physicalizations: data-driven physical artefacts whose geometry or material propertiesencode data. Students use an adapted Jansen and Dragicevic [1] information visualizationpipeline to move from raw data to data wrangling to visual and physical presentation. This paperpresents examples of the process and concludes with observations and lessons learned.Figure 1. Informa0on visualiza0on pipeline. Jansen and

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Xiaojing Yuan

teaching and support for qualityinstruction by focusing on four dimensions (core values, core principles, inquiry & analysis, andintegration of professional learning and educational development) at multiple scales (Individual– Community – Institution – Ecosystem) within the IHEs. Figure 2 shows the vision of NLC andits four dimensions and four scales.NLC provides an integrated platform for all those evidence-based high-impact practices (HIPs)that demonstrated positive effect on students learning and sustained success. Creating andadopting open educational resources (OERs) fulfills the core values of NLC – “Inclusive andEquity-Focused” and “Learning-Centered” – and supports the HIPs including project-basedlearning (PBL), to collaborative

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Zhiyuan Yu; Gary Drigel

ETD 415 Digitized Teaching Lab Development for Comprehensive Materials Testing System Zhiyuan Yu and Gary Drigel Miami UniversityAbstractEngineering materials course labs requiring tensile tester represents a challenge especiallyfor remote teaching. This project is to develop digitized teaching labs by utilizing a PASCOportable comprehensive material testing system. Three senior design students advised by twoMechanical Engineering Technology faculty members have developed digitized virtual lab.The system measures force with a max 1.6 KIP

Collection

2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Marlee A. Walton; T. Al Austin

The Integrated Civil Engineering Curriculum: The Gap Between the Blackboard and Business Marlee A. Walton, T. Al Austin Iowa State UniversityAbstract:Civil Engineering curricula have been criticized for not effectively preparing engineeringstudents for the workplace. Industry wants technically competent students who also can work aspart of teams, manage projects, communicate well and understand the economic, social andpolitical context of their professional activities. The Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology, with Engineering Criteria 2000 has joined industry’s cry and requires programs toshow evidence graduates

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Barrie Jackson

in a chemical engineer’s education are theissues of Loss and Process Safety Management as well as process troubleshooting. To cover the obligatory fundamentals of Mathematics and the Sciences such asChemistry as well as design and “soft Issues” such as communication in a four yearprogram and to meaningfully introduce the issues of Professional Skills mentionedabove would appear to be virtually impossible. While the co-op model at some Canadian Universities tends to address thisproblem, at Queen’s we have our TEAM program where a truly multi-disciplinary 365team of senior students carry out a “consulting” project for a fee paying Industrialclient. In our view learning in the context of

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Diana Schwerha; AARON JONES; SHIJING LIU; Sertac Ozercan; Jie Zhou

Systems Engineering doctoral program in the RussCollege of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University. Her research interests focus on RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) applications and data mining. 602 Development of a Computer Skills Class for Older Adults using a Service Learning ModelAbstractOlder adults are the fastest growing group of internet users. While older users want to use the internetfor communication, social networking and information seeking, many users are not competent in thebasic skills. The goal of this service learning project was to have graduate students enrolled in the class,Aging and Ergonomics, design and conduct a series of

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Neal A. Lewis

. Methods of obtainingbusiness experience are also offered.IntroductionMany university instructors have long careers in academia. Some of these instructors have had contactwith industrial companies in the form of research projects, grants, internships, and various other forms ofwork. All of these can be beneficial to the quality of teaching in the engineering classroom. Manyadjuncts and a few full time faculty members bring significant experience to the classroom. Someuniversities find value in this experience and seek out experienced professionals for their faculty. Manyuniversities find little value in “real world” experience, preferring people who focus almost exclusivelyon academic research. I happen to be one of those people who changed

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 3: Courses and Curricula

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College; Vicki V. May P.E., Dartmouth College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

physicsprior to enrolling in project-based engineering courses. This pathway works well for somestudents but excludes many. Rather than serving as a gatekeeper, our integrated human-centeredengineering pathway will serve as a gateway, thus increasing retention and attraction toengineering, among all students but particularly among those currently struggling to find a placein engineering. We will furthermore develop a sense of community and professional identityamong students through a comprehensive approach that includes advising, mentoring,internships, research opportunities, outside speakers, and more.Our work is guided by four main research questions:1. Are we better able to retain students in engineering on a Human-Centered Engineering pathway?2

Collection

2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Thomas MacCalla; Jacqueline Caesar; Michael Maxwell; Shay Vanderlaan; Sandra Valencia; Terena Henry; Matt Leader

426 CIBRED via CIERRA for Educating the Next Generation of EngineersThomas MacCalla, Ed.D., NUCRI, Jacqueline Caesar, Ph.D., and Michael Maxwell, Ph. D., NUCRI and National University College of Letters and Science, VBI Project Teachers Shay Vanderlaan, Sandra Valencia, Terena Henry, and Matt LeaderAbstractThe National Science Foundation CI-TEAM (Cyber-Infrastructure Training, Education,Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce) awarded the VirginiaBioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech University a two-year Implementation grant for aCIBRED* (Cyber-Infrastructure for Biological

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Neal A. Lewis

. Methods of obtainingbusiness experience are also offered.IntroductionMany university instructors have long careers in academia. Some of these instructors have had contactwith industrial companies in the form of research projects, grants, internships, and various other forms ofwork. All of these can be beneficial to the quality of teaching in the engineering classroom. Manyadjuncts and a few full time faculty members bring significant experience to the classroom. Someuniversities find value in this experience and seek out experienced professionals for their faculty. Manyuniversities find little value in “real world” experience, preferring people who focus almost exclusivelyon academic research. I happen to be one of those people who changed

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Madina Mansurova; Darkhan Akhmed-Zaki; Anna Pyrkova

specialist on competence-oriented standards. Since December,the material are held on the form: “Knowledge” → “Skills”. In 2012 Al-Farabi Kazakh National University implements EUthis article approach of development of a training course is Tempus project “Qualifications frameworks in Central Asia:offered with using the following activities: training with theability to apply the acquired knowledge; depth study of Bologna-based principles and regional coordination”. Thetheoretical material; discussion with other students of

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Shobhit Aggarwal, The Citadel; Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

toprocess complex information, leading to decreased attention and comprehension. As a result,educators face the challenge of keeping such students engaged and alert in the classroom. Whilethe importance of theoretical concepts in engineering education is undeniable, it is crucial toconsider the unique challenges faced by students. This confluence of factors necessitatesinnovative pedagogical approaches to optimize learning outcomes and ensure studentengagement in engineering education.To address the challenges of engaging engineering students, particularly those in demandingprograms like ROTC, the "Introduction to Engineering" course [3] incorporates the "SparkFunInventor's Kit" (SIK). By integrating hands-on projects and experiments directly into

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Mostafa Batouli, The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Nahid Vesali P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

Engineering/Surveying from University of Tehran. Dr. Batouli is a Professional Engineer (PE) registered in SC. He also received Project Management Professional (PMP) international certificate in 2020. Dr. Batouli teaches diverse range of courses in civil engineering, construction engineering, and construction/project management. As a teacher, he aims to inspire his students to think intensively and critically and to live ethically and morally. Dr. Batouli received Harry Saxe Teaching award in 2022. His previous research has resulted in more than 35 referred journal and conference publications as well as five research reports. His past research received major awards and honors including a third-place best poster award from the