Collection

2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

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

primary education system bycoordinating a number of Summer Youth Program scholarships for women and minoritystudents from the metro Detroit area between the ages of 12 and 18. The summer youthprogram (http://youthprograms.mtu.edu) offers young people the opportunity to familiarizethemselves with careers and to develop new skills through laboratory, classroom, and fieldexperiences. The program offers several options called "explorations" that allow different targetaudiences to come to campus and experience college life. The scholarships offered focus ontwo explorations in particular: Women in Engineering and Explorations in Engineering. The"Explorations in Engineering" track is for students underrepresented in engineering and sciencefields

Collection

2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Stacy Gleixner; Elena Klaw PhD; Patricia Backer

way to get involved while they are students. Theproject fosters an ethic of civic engagement among the engineering students. This engagementwith the community should enhance their engagement with learning and increase their dedicationto engineering.[13] The positive effects of integrating service-learning in the curriculum includeimproved retention and graduation rates particularly among underrepresented groups andwomen, and a stronger civic ethic among students.[14,15,16]Students, particularly women and underrepresented groups, cite the ability to make a differencein society as one of the main reasons they choose careers in science and engineering.[17]However, the impact engineers have on society is more commonly viewed from a

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

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Vicki V. May

-driven. A more learner-center, objective-driven approach is easier today given theavailability of digital resources and collaborative tools.As an alternative to requiring a textbook for a senior-level mechanics course, the studentsare creating a set of notes as a class using the wiki function in Blackboard. Through thisprocess the students will:• Synthesize information from different texts and resources, and• Collaboratively create a set of notes that they can use for quizzes and the final exam (and later in their careers).The students are working in groups. Each group is responsible for a separate section (thesections include: General Discussion, Theory and Equations, Definitions, Concept Map, andExample) of the class notes for each of five

Conference Session

Sustainability, Diversity, and STEM in Contemporary Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Robertson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Slobodan Petrovic, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

prepare quality graduates equipped with the Page 22.15.2skills and tools to fully understand the scope of the challenge and to contribute solutions.One great advantage available to academic practitioners is that the process from conceptto maturity is common for almost all product families and technologies so the experienceof one sector can be exploited to show opportunities in another.Project scopeHardly a week passes without some new product or material being touted as the miraclesolution that will drive the next wave of high-tech development 3. Good students readthese news reports and see them as pointers for their own career development. Thereality

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew G Bennett, Kansas State University; Todd Moore; Xuan Hien Nguyen, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A longitudinal study on students' development and transfer of the concept of integrationAbstract: We present results from the first two years of a project investigating how engineeringstudents develop problem solving skills through their academic career. The project consists of alongitudinal study as well as cross-sectional studies in multiple courses in mathematics, physicsand engineering. In this article, we focus on the transfer of knowledge from mathematics tophysics courses. We track how students' understanding of function and integration evolves asthey progress through the Calculus courses using individual semi-structured interviews. Moststudents develop a

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qu Jin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; P.K. Imbrie, Texas A&M University; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Xingyu Chen, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

success models in engineering, global engineering education, teamwork and team effectiveness, and production systems control and optimization. He worked as a production control engineer in Taiwan, and has taught laboratory classes in manufacturing engineering and freshmen engi- neering in the U.S. He earned his Bachelor and Master degrees in Industrial Engineering from National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan) and Purdue University (U.S.A). His ultimate career goal is to help cul- tivate world-class engineering graduates that can compete globally, as well as collaborate with the best engineers across different cultures.Xingyu Chen, Purdue University

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Corporation; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs; Francisco Enrique Andrade, Hewlett-Packard Mexico

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

recently graduated engineers with an excellent growth and professionaldevelopment opportunity for their careers. These young engineers have the opportunity towork closely with world-renowned researchers in HP Labs, learn about emerging technologytrends and knowledge, and develop key skill sets in an environment that seeks to “innovatefor business outcomes” (unlike more theoretical research and development in academia) andmaybe publish a paper or two. They will learn how to work as part of an international team,develop their written and oral communication skills in English, and understand the businessconstraints of R&D, among others valuable lessons.Based on the successful outcomes of prior programs with universities and public researchcenters

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Susan M. Montenery, Ohio Northern University; Courtney M. Hetrick, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

major with biomedical and applied mathematics minors. She is involved with American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Society of Women Engineers. She is also a member of the varsity swim team and a lifeguard on campus. She was the female freshman recipient of the 2010 DeBow Freed Award for Outstanding Leadership at ONU for excellence in academics, athletics, and leadership in various organizations and projects. Her career goals include obtaining a job in research and development or project management in the field of biomedical engineering to help bridge the gap between scientific discovery and public availability

Conference Session

Materials Selection & Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Henry Kowalski, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Department of Kettering University has an enrollment of 1300students. The university offers one of the largest cooperative educational programs in thecountry, and strives to provide its students with top quality classroom instruction, state-of-the-artlaboratory facilities and career oriented work-experience in industry. The mission of the PlasticProduct Design Specialty (PPDS) is to prepare the student as an entry-level product or processengineer with the appropriate plastic specialty knowledge for the first five years of their careers. Page 15.655.2Students gain the basic skills to ≠ Be able to converse with chemists and material supplier

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota-ECE; Anders Sonnenburg, Xcel Energy; Munira Masoud, Xcel Energy; Meron Demissie, Mortenson Construction

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

wind energy, make essential measurements & educate the community about the technology, leading up to the actual wind turbine implementation.On March 17th 2008, BRIDGE’s outreach team arranged a field trip for 35 high school studentsfrom North High to visit various laboratories in the STEM areas at the University of Minnesota.This was an eye-opening experience for many of the students involved.Based on results of a questionnaire that was completed after their tour; 68% of the studentsshowed positive interest in thinking about a career in STEM, 86% of the students showedpositive interest in returning

Conference Session

Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-focused (career,international issues). What is not revealed in the summary provided for the last question in Table3 is the substantial drop in interest in major, and the rise in interest in pursuing higher levels ofeducation. This seems to be a product of a better understanding of the complexities associatedwith real international development issues and solutions.Table 3. Cohort (2009) rankings of top three reasons for four sample questions from the NeedsAssessment survey, before (pre) and after (post) ten weeks of field research in Tanzania (n=6) Question Pre Post Why did you want to participate 1. To understand global and 1. To do something meaningful in this

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

for the successfulcompletion of this course. When combined with an appropriate semester co-op, an ET electivecan be replaced with these credits.The Art student learns the logical approach to solving a technical problem that is very relevant totheir careers: being able to efficiently make multiples of their work with standard manufacturingpractices. The Arts student’s credit for participation is determined by the Arts department and istypically equal to the ET student’s credit.IV. Project ProfileThe first group that went through this program was initiated in November, 2008. The studentsmet and they decided that they could work together. The Arts student present two proposals forconsideration, and after deliberation, they picked a project to

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Willis, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-2153: CENTERING RESONANCE ANALYSIS AS A TOOL FORASSESSMENTCheryl Willis, University of Houston Cheryl Willis is an Associate Professor of Information Systems Technology at the University of Houston. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida. Her teaching focus is primarily on applications development and database management. Her research interests include curriculum revision processes for career and technology programs; service learning in information technology undergraduate programs and the use of emerging technologies in undergraduate teaching. She has developed curriculum for business education and information technology at the secondary

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Hung, Texas A&M University; Jorge Leon, Texas A&M University; Luis San Andres, Texas A&M Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

andmajority of the participants would like to continue their research careers at graduate schools.IntroductionGas-driven turbomachinery has been developed to either generate or recover energy in powerplants or advanced transporting vehicles. However conventional turbomachines are too large andheavy for a host of new applications in military, homeland security, transportation, aerospace,and other commercial applications. To address these needs, research is being conducted todevelop novel micro turbomachinery systems that are small, lightweight, fuel efficient, andportable. The interdisciplinary areas of research in which students can participate includedynamics, mechanics, microfluidics, electronics, thermal science, material science

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia

you will explicitly address theways in which your lesson or activity is representative of the processes, habits of mind andpractices used by engineers, or is demonstrative of work in specific engineering fields. At leastone of those must be within the first four listed, below; i.e., do not only check “other”. Check allthat apply: Use of an engineering design process that has at least one iteration/improvement Attention to specific engineering habits of mind Attention to engineering practices (as described in the NGSS/Framework and as practiced by engineers) Attention to specific engineering careers or fields related to the lesson/activity Other (please describe below)Provide a description

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Stephen U. Egarievwe, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Topics

International Forum

researchcame from the following U.S. government agencies:  Department of Energy (DOE).  Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).  Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  National Science Foundation (NSF).2. Structure of the VEE model Faculty International CollaborationsThe structure of the faculty international collaborations using the VEE model has several levels.It begins with faculty members, often at the junior level, developing career goals that includesignificant international collaborations in the areas of education and research. The next step is toidentify resources and supports needed to accomplish the goals. The key resources include 1)research facilities that engage the participation of international and world-class

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Kerrie L. Schattler, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

toheighten the global awareness of civil engineering students both technically and culturally.1. IntroductionStudying overseas has a deep and profound impact on the intellectual development of faculty andstudents and help them become better aware of other cultures and environments. Internationalexperiences are needed in today’s society to shape the lives of engineering students, and preparethem for a world that is increasingly moving toward a global marketplace, especially in the civilengineering and construction industries. “Most engineers at some point in their careers will workwith colleagues in foreign countries, either as co-workers, customers, or suppliers. Study abroadprograms are powerful tools for training students and faculty in cross

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Marjaneh Issapour, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

to go to college. Intoday’s competitive workforce and global economy the importance of college education iswithout a doubt known by many people. Especially the need for trained professionals in thefields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) increased within the lastdecade. Like many nations, United States of America is striving to create opportunities toincrease the number of professionals in the fields of engineering and technology. 2 According to2013 Spectrum Forecasters STEM Survey Report 76% of the survey takers stated that a career inSTEM gives people opportunity to make a difference while only 22.2% thought that a career inSTEM provides a job security. 3 In United States, the science and mathematics classes are

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico; Peter V. Vorobieff; Francisco Martin Vigil, University of New Mexico; Tennille Charisse Bernard, The University of New Mexico; Clinton Lee Corbin, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

have a large base of talent to recruit from. A combination ofglobalization, economic conditions, and other factors has lead to increased competition for jobsof every discipline. It is for this reason that educational institutions need to adapt to changingdemands if they are to prepare their students for what will be expected of them as they begintheir professional careers. At the undergraduate level, laboratory courses are often where newtechnology and teaching methods are integrated into the curriculum. However, since the 1970s,many institutions have decreased the quantity or consolidated laboratory courses offered in aneffort to curb increasing costs. A shift in the focus of faculty towards research combined withshrinking department budgets

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Steven Chingnam Goh, University of Southern Queensland

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

activities or self- evaluate career episodes Year 2 improvement workshops reporting, and adjust learning along with other plan if required. Should Continue with the educational participants from other include a Work-Integrated development plan and complete disciplines and/or Learning and short 10 courses; Can be accelerated professions professional development with residential schools or courses as part of the intensive coursework; recognition of informal Recognition

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Abdel F. Isakovic, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Szu Szu F Ling, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Selwa Mokhtar Boularaoui, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research; Sara Bashir Timraz; Mualla Kara

Tagged Topics

Student and Curriculum Development

% Emirati nationals, and 80% foreign workers employed at all socioeconomic levels) implies the need to train college-age students from the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) region, almost all Arabian peninsula and Persian Gulf nations, and a small number of students from Southeast and Far East Asia, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and North America. Given that only a fraction of foreign college graduates in UAE may count on continuing career locally, the need to establish and maintain college and graduate engineering and science programs that certify globally Page 21.54.2 competent engineers is an existential imperative.Lab program and

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Amos G Winter V, MIT; Robert James Stoner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Charles H Fine, MIT Sloan School of Management

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

Paper ID #8360Tata Center for Technology and Design at MITProf. Amos G Winter V, MIT Amos Winter is the Robert N. Noyce Career Development Assistant Professor in the Department of Me- chanical Engineering at MIT. His research focuses on the marriage of mechanical design theory and user- centered product design to create simple, elegant technological solutions for use in highly constrained environments. His work includes design for emerging markets and developing countries, biomimetic de- sign, fluid/solid/granular mechanics, biomechanics, and the design of ocean systems. Prof. Winter is the principal inventor of the

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randolph, Randy Hutchison, Randy Hutchison, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

AC 2010-1822: USE OF SITUATED COGNITION AND CONSTRUCTIVISTTHEORIES TO TEACH MOVEMENT SCIENCE IN BIOMECHANICSRandolph, Randy Hutchison, Clemson UniversityJohn DesJardins, Clemson UniversityLisa Benson, Clemson University Page 15.1309.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Use of Situated Cognition and Constructivist Theories to Teach Movement Science in BiomechanicsAbstractIt is estimated that students now graduating will pursue as many as five careers in their lifetime.This puts increasing pressure on instruction to expedite a student’s ability to transfer what theyhave learned in the classroom to many applications. Many times the

Conference Session

Communication Skills in Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patric McElwain; James Helbling; Angela Beck

campus is located inDaytona Beach, Florida, while the other is located in Prescott, Arizona.The Prescott Campus has approximately 1,800 students. In addition to flight-related degreeprograms, the Prescott Campus has other degree programs—Aerospace Engineering, ElectricalEngineering, Global Security and Intelligence Studies, Aviation Business Administration, toname a few—including several not offered at the other two campuses.Unlike many universities, where students take a variety of courses from different disciplines inorder to find a career focus that suits their talents best, the ERAU student typically enters theUniversity having already decided on a specific career path. In addition, while ERAU is auniversity in every sense of the word

Conference Session

Capacity Building: Engineering for Development & Megatrends

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

internationalscale, as reported over the past four years in the International Engineering EducationDigest, and attempts to connect them in ways that reveal megatrends in engineeringeducation. From the rush of universities to get into for-profit distance education ventures,to the worldwide drive toward harmonization of degrees and their quality assurancemechanisms, to downturns in engineering enrollments due to student disenchantment Page 10.933.1with the profession, to career disruptions due to outsourcing, the topics repeated in the Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Primus Tillman; Keith Johnson

it isdeveloped.To fulfill the EDG vision, current ETSU President Paul Stanton saw the need to obtain additionalspace and facilities to accommodate and house the growing technology and the expanding bodyof students who exhibited an increasing desire to purse digital media studies. ETUS partneredwith several industries to obtain hardware and software resources at minimal cost that enabledthe transformation of a basic print facility into an advanced visualization laboratory. ETSU’srapid response to the increased demand and the acquisition of adequate resources enabled itsdigital media program to continue growing and expanding.Digital media expertise contributes significantly to highly technical careers and economicdevelopment. For example

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Blanton

-party vendors.At no time in the history of medicine has the growth in knowledge and technology been soprofound.5 The consequences for those seeking entry into the fastest growing job markets willgenerally be more than the median level of education.4 Already the opportunities foremployment and the quality of employment are most likely limited for the least skilled and areand will most likely be expanded among the more highly educated. The reward for beingtechnologically literate is strong career fields that typically provide steady employment, trainingopportunities, fringe benefits, and promotional opportunities. Page 10.1471.5 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in BAE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann Christy

inventions as well as his paintings. Many engineering students think thatany time spent on non-technical subjects is not beneficial to their future careers. Over two years,the author assigned essays specifically inviting students to reflect on these attitudes. Fewer thanhalf expressed an appreciation for the value of their general education courses, especially in artsand humanities. This goal of this project was to explore Renaissance learning within a biologicaland agricultural engineering (BAE) program. The primary methods included weekly essayassignments and an annual departmental poetry contest. As a component of regularly assignedhomework, weekly essays were assigned to BAE seniors to give students the opportunity toreflect on various

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

G Murphy; G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

countries around the world. In Western Australia, vendor-based curricula, such as the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) program, the CiscoCertified Network Professional (CCNP) program and the Microsoft Certified SystemsEngineer (MCSE) program are offered for credit in TAFE Engineering and InformationTechnology (IT) Diplomas and in Bachelor and/or Masters Degrees in three of the fiveuniversities based in the State. In this paper we seek to examine the reasons why studentsenroll in the courses, and what career benefits they believe will accrue as a result of theirstudies. The paper will conclude with an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses ofoffering curriculum over which universities and college have no control of content