Conference Session

New Learning Models

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Johannes Strobel; David Jonassen

. Demographic information about the engineers and their workplace contexts arepresented in Table 1. The interview focused on a single job or project that had beencompleted by the engineer during their career. We made no attempt to influence the nature ofthe story that was recalled. We asked questions regarding the engineers’ academicpreparation, the organizational context in which they worked, the nature of the project, howthey analyzed and represented the problem, how they generated solutions, and howsuccessfully the job was completed. A total of 98 interviews were transcribed (technicaldifficulties affected the remainder).Engineering education: civil (39), electrical (18), chemical (10), mechanical (13), structural(5), industrial, nuclear (1), other

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Demel

Program (IEP) and the Freshman EngineeringHonors (FEH) Program. These new programs retain part of the traditional material but add inhands-on laboratory experiences that lead to reverse engineering and design/build projects. Therelational practices – teamwork and project management, along with report writing and oralpresentations and ethics have assumed important roles in this program. The programs aredesigned to have faculty from all of the degree granting departments teach freshmen. Theseprograms were developed to improve the retention and early decision to stay or leave for newfreshmen and to lay a foundation to better address some of the ABET 2000 accreditation criteria.Retention has improved markedly. This paper provides a brief description

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Smith

this technology and how theirlearning methods change as they mature through their collegiate matriculation. Much of theavailable literature is focused on attempts to reverse the high attrition rates encountered at thefreshman level or to address deficiencies in the preparation imparted by engineering curricula forlifelong success. Several classroom experiments have documented issues in holding students’interest and enhancing their communication skills. Experiential learning, team projects and real-life examples motivate students in the short term, but research is needed on how students findand select resources, learn skills, and integrate learning across levels (vertically) or disciplines(horizontally) using the Internet. In Table 1 are cited

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Devdas Shetty, University of the District of Columbia; Sougre Nonma Flavie Stephanie Rouamba, University of the District of Columbia; koffi Fonzan, University of the District of Columbia; Phillip Wright, University of the District of Columbia

University of the District of Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Washington DC 20008 Abstract Research Objectives Analysis and Results ConclusionThis paper introduces a mobile ground control station designed forunmanned surface vessels (USVs), which can operate either The purpose of this project is to demonstrate that a high-resolution Sensor(Ping Sonar ) Within this project we built

Collection

2023 ASEE GSW

Authors

Jake Simmons; Andrew Lovelace; Daniel Tucker; Aaron Mendoza; Aaron Coates; Julian Alonzo; Danrui Li; Xinpeng Yi; Steven Potter; Ian Mouritzen; Mac Smith; Caden Banta; Ryan Hodge; Anne Spence; Scott Koziol

balloons through the goal. The blimps’ major sub-components, described in this paper, include: 1) Airframe, 2) Buoyancy, 3) Propulsion, 4) Balloon capture and scoring, 5) Avionics, and 6) Guidance and Control. This project has been integrated into multiple Baylor University engineering courses. Introduction   This paper describes the design and construction of a lighter than air robot blimp (LTARB), Figure 1a. The blimp has both shared autonomy and fully autonomous modes. The blimp is designed to fly indoors and play a game called Defend the Republic. In this game, there are triangle, square, and circle goals on each end of the arena. Each team’s blimps fly and capture

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Mohammad Abdul Ahad, Georgia Southern University; Thomas Murphy, Georgia Southern University; Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University

background for each lab, and multimediademonstrations of the design tools and lab equipment. Additionally, the online manualfeatures a frequently asked questions section, addressing common challenges and pitfallsencountered by students during lab sessions.To ensure inclusivity and accessibility, the team developed a disability-accessible templatein Microsoft Word for all static materials. Responsibilities for the primary development oftwo to four labs were distributed among project team members, with each member creatingbackground material that includes the necessary theory, design examples, and guides for bothCAD software and FPLD boards. A single team member was tasked with the final editingprocess, ensuring consistency and coherence in style and

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Baran, The Pennsylvania State University; Jean Landa Pytel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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International

abroad as well as among international students, compared to their counterparts.Differences in specific attributes, including ability to work on a project/product with customersoutside the US, work in a team with members from different countries, and work in a globallydistributed team, were also found. Students who studied abroad and international studentsperceived themselves to be better prepared to work globally.Institutional data were analyzed to identify any areas in which we can make improvements forstudents or that can demonstrate value of international programs to students. For example, weexamined the average deviation from expected number of semesters and years to graduation forthese populations of students. We found no significant

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics

). For this paper, we describehow educational benefits can be achieved by using the EERI within the curriculum. First, wepresent some background information on an instrument that is in its final validation phases andthat offers an engineering scenario-based assessment of individual students’ ethical reasoning.Second, we present how we can utilize this instrument for instructional exercises in threedifferent class formats. We found that it was particularly important in the service-learning designclass for students to learn what issues to consider and frameworks to engage, but also when andhow to better recognize ethical issues in their own projects. The service-learning context offeredan ideal site in which engineering educators could assist

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4: Design Thinking & Entrepreneurship

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M. Kecskemety, The Ohio State University; Laine Rumreich, The Ohio State University; Ethan Cartwright, The Ohio State University; Peyton OReilly, The Ohio State University; Sydney Cooper, The Ohio State University; H. Schwab, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

of belonging within engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Concept Mapping the Entrepreneurial Mindset in a First-Year Engineering Design Course: How Students' Perceptions ShiftAbstractThis complete evidence-based practice paper looks at a concept mapping activity that was usedin a first-year engineering design course. Students created concept maps of the EntrepreneurialMindset before their design project started and then they were asked to iterate on the map afterthey completed their design project. This study examines the concept maps and uses anautomated scoring tool to complete traditional and categorical scoring. The results show that thecomplexity of the maps did increase

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

. The challenge requires students to construct a solar powered boat tocompete in several different categories including technical reports, visual displays,workmanship, sprint races and endurance events. Students learn to apply solar energy in atransportation efficient design and gain hands-on experience with sustainable energy and energymanagement. Each part is manufactured in the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)laboratories and more than 80% of the boat is built by hand.The Solar Boat project originated in 2004 by the MTSU Associate Dean of Basic and AppliedSciences, Dr. Saeed Foroudastan. Most students use this project to complete their Capstonecourse requirement, a necessity to graduate. Seniors help undergraduate level students

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Watkins-Lewis, Morgan State University; Heather Dillon, University of Washington; Rebecca N. Sliger, Tacoma Community College; Bonnie J. Becker; Erica Cline; Cheryl Greengrove; Petronella A. James, Morgan State University; Angela Edes Kitali; Adrienne Scarcella

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

translate to many types of academic institutions, including creatingresearch opportunities with community college students. Our team has developed materials for mentortraining, recruiting students, and long-term funding strategies using templates for faculty grants. In ourfirst course offerings students have demonstrated a strong increase in research identity as observed instudent journal prompts and survey results.IntroductionThis research project is focused on developing and supporting equitable pathways to STEM graduateeducation for Women and Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students. Nationally, only 20% of undergraduateengineers and computer scientist degrees are awarded to women, and only 6% are women of color [1].Black/African American

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Adama Sawadogo, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

, integratingcoursework in domains like ethics, communication, leadership, and project management. Thisapproach equips graduates with a broader outlook, enabling them to appreciate the societal andhuman dimensions of their work [1,2,3].ABET also mandates ethics education as a crucial component of engineering programs. Itstipulates that engineering curricula must incorporate instruction in ethics, offering studentsopportunities to explore and apply ethical principles and values [4]. This requirement aims toequip future engineers with the necessary knowledge and skills to navigate ethical dilemmas andconduct themselves responsibly within their professional spheres. ABET's emphasis on ethicsunderscores its significance in engineering and highlights the imperative

Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Gustavo Narez; Sarah Hussein; Bernd Chudoba; Amit Oza

design class project. In this experience, a development of individualeffort and studies lead to a very important process of collaborative effort (an essentialquality required in the industry). In aircraft design, a process is executed such that all thedisciplinary studies of aeronautics are applied to produce together one single concept fora vehicle to be built followed by more detailed planning phases. The design is first of allachieved by creating a conceptual shape of the aircraft made by a convergence ofvariables that best fit the subjected mission requirements. The following seven steps givean overview of the conceptual design for an aircraft: 1) Analysis, 2) Integration, 3)Iteration, 4) Convergence, 5) Solution Space Screening, 6) Solution

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Thomas Carter; Mary Gomez

thedevelopment of student leadership skills. A student can gain these skills by takingleadership roles in the organization or by working in teams. Leadership roles, such aspresident or any other officer, give the student a sense of responsibility and commitmentto succeed. The leaders of the organization receive great exposure by speaking in public,organizing activities, or encouraging members to get involved. Students learn first handhow to take control, a skill that is very helpful when they need to face the real world asworking professionals. Students that are involved have the opportunity to interact withother members while executing projects. This interaction gives them a great chance todevelop their team building skills, which are important when

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Engineering Curriculum, or How to Build a Dog House Carl A. Erikson, Jr, Department of Engineering, Messiah CollegeI.A.4. The Design Science/Global Solutions Lab: Interdisciplinary Problem/Project-Based Research and Learning Medard GabelSession I.B. AEC 315 - Innovative experiences in local/global/community learningI.B.1. Supporting and Assessing Service Learning of Engineers Without Borders Student Chapters Joshua H. Smitha and David Brandesb Departments of aMechanical and bCivil & Environmental Engineering, Lafayette CollegeI.B.2. Design of Sustainable Hand-Powered Water Pumps for Burkina Faso Timothy B. Whitmoyer, Messiah CollegeI.B.3. Educating ECE Majors for a Global Environment

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

K. A. Narh; R. N. Dave

NSF-Research Experience for Undergraduates in Engineered Nano- Composite Particulate Materials at NJIT K. A. Narha and R. N. Daveb a Department of Mechanical Engineering b Otto York Department of Chemical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102-1982IntroductionThe NSF funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program at NJIT, was designed tofulfill the main requirements of the NSF solicitation document for this program - that REU projectsinvolve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects

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2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Linda Musser

, productivity tools, discoverability, and more. Consideration ofthese factors at the beginning of a project can save time, protect data, and facilitateaccess and discoverability.Some of the factors and questions include:• Storage quota – What quantity of data can you store on the medium?• Upload size allowed – Are there limits on the file sizes that can be uploaded?• Expandability – If more space is needed, can you expand your allotment?• Lifetime – How long will the data need to be stored?• Timeline – How quickly do you need to store the data?• Encryption – Is this needed? Is it a capability of the storage medium?• Security from theft (hacking) – How well protected is the storage medium?• Preservation – Does the medium perform checks for file

Collection

2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Linda R. Musser

this finalfactor should not be underestimated. Incidents of incivility and undermining behavior can have amajor impact on retention of women. Materials developed by the Center for Work Life Law atthe University of California as part of the Gender Bias Learning Project are valuable tools thatcan be used to illustrate and raise awareness of these issues.

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2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Oguz Soysal

energy generation systemsFundamentals of Energy Engineering course addresses the specific outcomes b, c, f,g, i, j, k of ABET Criterion 3.The presentation includes an outline of the course topics, developed hands-onactivities, and student design projects.

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

DingXin Cheng; Joel Arthur; Albert M. Johnson

materials.To promote sustainable and successful waste tire applications in civil engineering, a curriculumdevelopment and dissemination project was funded by CIWMB. Undergraduate engineeringstudents are the future engineers; they need to learn how to utilize recycled materials such aswaste tires in civil engineering applications as well as traditional materials such as steel, wood,and concrete. The primary purpose of this project was to produce and disseminate teachingmaterials that could be used in undergraduate civil engineering courses on utilizing waste tires incivil engineering applications. Proceedings of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Walter W. Buchanan; Ali Mehrabian; Alireza Rahrooh; M. Kudret Yurtseven

with the distribution skills to managethese supply chains.The proposed undergraduate certificate in Healthcare Technology will consist of four, threecredit hour courses for a total of 12 credit hours. Core courses will include IDIS 489 (DistributorOperations in Healthcare) and a capstone course in Healthcare Technology, in which the studentwill work on an industry project with leading companies in the Healthcare industry. The thirdcourse will be a survey course in healthcare technologies from the Electronics EngineeringTechnology program (ENTC 489) within the Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution(ETID) Department. The final course will be a Healthcare quality processes elective from theMechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

William Bloxsom

339 Engineering Economy with “Green” and Energy Evaluations William Bloxsom Assistant Professor of Engineering Colorado State University – PuebloAbstractThe core material of an engineering economy class is the mathematical means to evaluate moneythrough time and the concepts of project evaluation in terms of engineering limitations andfinancial considerations. The students use these tools to evaluate contemporary “green” topicsthat they have

Conference Session

Track 5: Technical Session 3: Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion for First-Generation Students: A First Year Seminar Course Approach

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

during orientation week.• Students shared stories about their cultural heritage.• Open discussion on how cultural heritage shaped educational experiences.• Fostered a sense of community and belonging.CAREER READINESSHands-on projects and activities.Exploring different career paths.Developing professional skills.Connecting with industry professionals. EXAMPLE OF HANDS-ON PROJECTProject: Mock Business Activity: Industry Job Startup. Shadowing Day.Mock BusinessStartup ProjectOverview• Market Research: Analyzed industry trends, customer needs, and competition.• Business Strategy: Developed value proposition, target markets, and marketing plan.• Financial Planning: Created budgets, forecasted

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2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Andrea Mecquel; Rafe Steinhauer; Jeremy D.W. Clifton

/Hypothesis: This work-in-progress study is investigating if embedding somaticlearning in curricula increases self-efficacy in undergraduate students enrolled in engineeringcourses.Design/Method: To begin this line of pedagogical inquiry and innovation, a novelsix-session remote training program was developed for an introductory engineering designcourse that served as an initial experimental group. Each session was developed to investigatea core experience in Liedtka et. al.’s design process framework [5]: Immersion, Sensemaking,Alignment, Emergence, Imagining, and Learning in Action. Students participated in activitiesthat both: elicited physical, emotional, and cognitive experiences commonly experienced inengineering design projects; and practiced

Conference Session

Design Courses 1, Teaching Tools

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shantanu Gupta, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Caroline K. Marete, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Aerospace

, and M.S in Aviation and Aerospace Management from Purdue Univer- sity, West Lafayette. Mr. Gupta is currently working with Dr. Johnson on the PEGASAS Project 33 – Augmented Weather Information Project (AWIP) as research assistant.Ms. Caroline K. Marete, Purdue University, West Lafayette Ms. Caroline Marete is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University. Her research focuses on airports sustainability and air transportation management. Caroline graduated with a Master of Science in Aviation and Aerospace Management from Purdue Uni- versity on a Fulbright Fellowship. American c Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Novel Strategies for Studying Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Christian Michael Culloty, University of Georgia; Jacob Hopkins; Julie R. Harrell, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Experience Project,” at the University of Georgia (UGA).Through sharing our experiences with using this novel approach, the purpose of this paper is tostart a conversation1 about the affordances and limitations of using SenseMaker to investigateand transform cultures and practices of engineering education. To this end, we hope readers willfinish this paper with a working understanding of what SenseMaker is, what is involved indesigning and conducting a SenseMaker study, what the results look like, how this approach hasbeen used in the past, and questions we are currently reflecting on as we plan our next round ofdata collection.Recognizing the limitations of a conference paper, where appropriate we direct readers toadditional sources that describe

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilburn Clouse, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

different ActionGroups and is designed to be cross disciplines and across different learning environments.In this paper, the Learning in Action! pedagogy will be discussed and learning experiences willbe outlined in details. Reactions to 11 University and 4 Public School learning experiences willbe discussed and selected final projects will be shown. For example, we will demonstration howthe Santa Fe case can be used to redevelop a small down town area where the “big box stores”and interstates have created ghost towns and we will investigate other engineering cases relate topower sources and home land security systems.Our process is designed to be a creative force to help students see new and different ventures inlife and to help the US regain

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vetria L. Byrd Ph.D., Purdue University; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

. Visualization training is part of the core summer curriculum.Undergraduates, STEM and non-STEM majors, participate in the program. Results: The2014/2015 program cumulatively recruited a total of 22 participants: 11 (50%) female, 11 (50%)male; 4 (18%) of participants were from historically black colleges or universities (HBCU), 1(5%) from Hispanic serving institutions (HSI), 5 (23%) first-generation college students.Students were also recruited from institutions with limited research opportunities: 10 (45%) ofthe 2014/2015 cohort were from non-PhD granting institutions. The program provided diversityin content, projects and participant ethnicities: 6 (27%) African American, 1 (5%) Asian, 4(18%) Hispanic/Latino, 1 (5%) Native American/American Indian

Conference Session

Understanding Student Development in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University

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Design in Engineering Education

. His current engineering education research interests focus on learning through service-based projects and using an entrepreneurial mindset to further engineering education innovations. He also researches the development of reuse strategies for waste materials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Incorporation of Ethics and Societal Impact Issues into Senior Capstone Design Courses: Results of a National SurveyAbstractThis paper provides an overview of the ways that ethics and societal impacts (ESI) are taught andassessed in senior capstone design courses by engineering faculty. A national survey wasconducted in spring 2016 that asked engineering and computing

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Shari E. Miller, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Michael Alvin Brewer jr., University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

professional so- cialization. She has experience teaching across the social work education continuum, with an emphasis on theory, practice, and the relationship between theory, research, and practice. She is engaged in an ongoing collaborative research program with colleagues from engineering to develop inter-disciplinary approaches to education for reflective inter-professional practice in a global society. She also collaborates with colleagues from multiple disciplines on community engaged projects focused on sustainability.Dr. Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia Dr. Nicola W. Sochacka received her doctorate in Engineering Epistemologies from the University of Queensland, Australia, in 2011. She is currently a