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Track 7: Technical Session 9: Preparing for ABET Changes regarding DEI: Results of the Big Ten++ DEI Summit

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

working time relating to Criterion 5Activity 3:Criterion 5 (Curriculum)How will your institutionensure students obtainawareness of diversity,equity, and inclusion forprofessional success?The last day of theSummit, teams did aspeed networkingevent.• Two 45-minute rotations.• Presented their plans on each criteria to 2 other teams• Heard the plans for each criteria from the other teamsA 2023 ASEE papersummarized theevaluation and findingsfrom the Summit.• Overall, the Summit went extremely well.• Participants enjoyed discussing the topics with individuals from other institutions.• Major concerns included: • Faculty buy-in • Lack of time/money • Leadership support • Strategizing DEI Curriculum • Faculty Training• The

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

George D Ford, Mississippi State University; Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

effects on enrollments at a specific university are difficult to predict, given all the potentialeconomic and geographic considerations. Generally, the best universities will continue to attractthe best students, but smaller, lesser-known colleges and universities may face enrollmentshortages affecting their financial operations resulting in program and employee terminations.This paper examines enrollments at Mississippi State University, considering population andeconomic trends to provide a general template for post-secondary administrators to determinetheir enrollment strategies for the next decade.Keywordsrecruiting, enrollment planning, enrollment forecasting, freshman enrollmentsIntroductionStarting in the 1980s, state funding for public

Conference Session

Novel Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Ewert, Iron Range Engineering; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College; Jeff Wandler, Iron Range Engineering; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

meetings with eitherinternal or external clients. The engineering students also begin developing a business planusing a template from a business plan competition as a guide. Regional economic developmentoffices help the team with rudimentary business plan development. In our region the ArrowheadGrowth Alliance – a consortium of various governmental and business groups – offers assistanceto the student teams in the development of the business plan15. Through weekly reviews andexternal advice, the student team moves the concept through technical and business developmentcycles that culminates in a submission to a business plan competition. In our region, our targetbusiness plan competition is the Minnesota Cup's student division16

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed El-Faham; Ibrahim El-Mohr; Asser Zaky

Engineering whichcombines electric power systems, electric drives and automatic control in oneundergraduate B.Eng. degree program. This paper gives details of the AAST program,implemented in 1994, designed principally to meet the present day needs of industryand electrical utilities in developing and rapidly industrializing countries. In drawingup the curriculum the proposals of the IEEE Subcommittee on Power EngineeringCurricula have been used as a guide and the degree plan is structured to meetrequirements of the Supreme Council for Universities of Egypt and the ABETrequirements.I. IntroductionIn the highly developed countries the past two decades has seen a decline in the powerengineering content of EE curricula in favor of more financially viable

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

A. Eberlein; M. R. Smith

plan with the forty 4th yearstudents who had not taken advantage of our Faculty’s 16-month internship program between 3rdand 4th year.In this paper, we report on the current format of the team design project courses and how wehave attempted to overcome the difficulties from the first year’s offering. Although only partwaythrough our second year, we can already recognize a new problem. About half of our projectenrolment involves students who have come back from their 16-month industrial internship.Next year, provided there is not a significant down turn in the economy, we expect this ratio torise to closer to 75% -- 85%. These students have an increased maturity and different experiencesfrom our regular students. The returning students claim

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Y. Omurtag; T. Ioi; S. Enomoto; M. Matsunaga

of actual case studies.2. Manufacturing Engineering Education at the Department of Project ManagementToday, many projects that involve planning, development and design are most likely to becarried out by project teams, thus the formation of project teams and management becomesextremely important. Project Management approach is a relatively new way of forming efficientteams by bringing experts in different fieldstogether and by using the given managementresources to complete a business project within Engineeringa specified time. This type of curriculum Courseteaching Project Management skills has notbeen introduced in Japanese TechnologicalUniversities until recently.The DPM in CIT was founded in

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Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mazen Hasna, Qatar University; Abdelmagid Hamouda, Qatar University; Boualem Boashash, Qatar University

Tagged Divisions

International

AC 2010-827: PREPARING AND EDUCATING THE QATARI ENGINEER OF 2030Mazen Hasna, Qatar UniversityAbdelmagid Hamouda, Qatar UniversityBoualem Boashash, Qatar University Page 15.973.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Preparing and Educating the Arab Qatari Engineer of 2030AbstractThis paper addresses the issue of adapting Engineering Education to a changing situation inQatar, a small country that is part of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council. It presents theframework for a national project planned to take place in the State of Qatar during the 2010/11academic year.Over the past few years, several professional organizations started reviewing the issue

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

complianceare raised; consequently, the effort required to plan, prepare and follow-up on general visitsplaces an increasing burden on programs, departments and colleges. This paper discusses themeans, methods and techniques developed to efficiently deploy departmental and programresources on small undergraduate institutions.Our College maintains nine accreditations with both the Technology and the EngineeringAccreditation Commissions of ABET. The following practices have been put into place tomaximize productivity: (1) prime movers lead, plan and coordinate the process, (2) standardizedtemplates are employed, (3) deliverables are assigned and shared by faculty, (4) useful content issourced from all programs and (5) faculty are supported with ‘how to

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Chiara Silvestri; Suzanne LePage; Paul P. Mathisen

Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI) have made use of video-streamed tutorials to address this challenge. The goal was toenhance training of young engineers and illustrate abstract concepts related to course material. This paper describes the advantages and challenges associated with the use of these tutorialsin three case studies, which include integration of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software in agraduate impact crashworthiness course and Geographical Information System (GIS) softwareinto four undergraduate environmental planning courses. For each course, short tutorials weredeveloped using the Camtasia Studio Software Package, which captures parts of the screendefined by the user and records any action occurring in that area along with

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform Duplicate Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Gary Bertoline, Purdue University; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce

forprofessional engineering education at the graduate level can not sustain unless the core,professionally oriented faculty who will teach and lead the development of these new innovativeprograms, are rewarded accordingly. These professionally oriented faculty with experience inengineering practice are the very core of successful professionally oriented graduate programs─ not only during the stages of their initial start-up but also for their sustainability.3.1 New Perspectives on ScholarshipThe Task Force believes that reform can be implemented at universities through purposeful,planned action to evolve new unit criteria that are directly relevant to the mission and values ofnew professional graduate programs. Universities are still evolving their

Conference Session

High-Impact Teaching and Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Ojard

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, considering the same cohort of students, how did they perform on the projectthe second time in steel design compared to the first time in reinforced concrete design? Third,the students’ knowledge on basic structural analysis and plan reading was measured at thebeginning and end of each course. What level of knowledge did they have when entering therespective course? Were students’ perceptions of their knowledge gains during the coursessupported by assessed knowledge gains? Student design project grades and pre- and post-surveys were used to answer the researchquestions. Students completing the project for the first time in steel design had slightly highergrades than those completing the project the first time in reinforced concrete design

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MVCC Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Francis Rogers III, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Russell Barrett Thomas Sr, United States Army; Jeffrey A. Starke, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

learners is an often-stated goal of higher education institutions andprofessional organizations. The ability to develop and master a specific body of knowledge is acommon attribute of both academia (peer-review discipline activities) and professions. Thecontribution of lifelong learners is paramount to the success of these institutions. The UnitedStates Military Academy at West Point presents a unique opportunity to blend the developmentof lifelong learning in our graduates in both their identity as an undergraduate engineeringstudent and a member of the profession of arms. The West Point Strategic Plan (2015-2021)explicitly identifies that the development of professional engineers and Army Officers is notmutually exclusive. The two goals are

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon P.E., Texas A&M International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 An Educational Tool to Support Introductory Robotics Courses With the rising popularity of robotics in our modern world there is an increase in the numberof engineering programs that do not have the resources to purchase expensive dedicated robotsbut find a need to offer a basic course in robotics. This common introductory robotics coursegenerally covers the fundamental theory of robotics including robot kinematics, dynamics,differential movements, trajectory planning and basic computer vision algorithms commonlyused in the field of robotics. The nature of this material almost necessitates the use of robotichardware to allow the students to practice implementing the theory they

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justine M. Chasmar, Clemson University; Brian J. Melloy, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

StudentsAbstractThe Study Cycle is a set of guidelines rich with self-regulated learning (SRL) techniques thatenables students to plan, prepare, and enact their studying by focusing on five comprehensivesteps: previewing before class, engaging in class, reviewing after class, holding study sessions,and seeking help as a supplement. This paper reports on initial findings of a qualitative study inwhich a workshop on the Study Cycle was taught to a class of second-year IndustrialEngineering students as an intervention, aiming to understand effects of the module onengineering students’ SRL strategy use in an engineering course. Students self-reported SRLstrategy use in a one-minute paper pre-workshop and two sets of post-workshop reflections. Thispaper examines

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Teaching and Advising Tools Using Computers and Smart Devices

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas - El Paso; Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas - El Paso

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

teamwork, believes in education as a process for achieving life-long learning rather than as a purely aca- demic pursuit. He currently works on maintaining, upgrading and designing the classroom of the future. Mr. Perez is inspired because he enjoys working with people and technology in the same environment.Dr. Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas - El Paso Virgilio Gonzalez, Associate Chair and Clinical Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at The University of Texas at El Paso, started his first appointment at UTEP in 2001. He received the UT System Board of Regents Outstanding Teaching Award in 2012. From 1996 to 2001 he was the Technology Planning manager for AT&T-Alestra in Mexico

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The Senior Experience: Capstone and Beyond

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Niehaus, University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

executed as a three-quarter IntegratedDesign Sequence (IDS) course, offered in conjunction with a practicing professional engineer(client), and other practitioners and faculty members acting as mentors. IDS is an innovative andambitious three-course series focusing on a single design theme with multiple components thatencourage interaction among traditional CEE specialty areas (e.g., construction, environmental,geotechnical, structural, transportation, water resources). Students work in design teams, like adesign firm, and submit feasibility, design and construction plans, and associated cost estimatesfor a real-world project. Students must interface with a “client” and a group (consisting of 6 to 8members) of “industry advisors” or practitioners

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcus L. Roberts, U.S. Air Force Academy; Randall Deppensmith, U.S. Air Force Academy; Ryan Jay Silva, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

sticky points of this observation is that that the example or demonstrationused in class to relate theory to the real-world must be applicable to the students. If they cannotidentify with the example or demonstration and relate it to their world, it’s merely anotheracademic exercise. It’s irrelevant. So, we casually opine that the “relevance needs to berelevant.” Beyond the need of the “relevance to be relevant,” well-intended instructors becomeso consumed with the syllabus or lesson plan, they forget to plan specifically for these examples. Page 25.987.5If proper planning prevents poor performance, than certainly improper planning promotes

Conference Session

Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Ochs

School implemented inthe spring 2003 and fall 2004 semesters. In this semester-long course, students create andrun real businesses using a project based learning model and following Pennsylvania’sacademic standards for career awareness and planning, career acquisition, careerretention and entrepreneurship. Our primary goal at Northwestern Lehigh High Schoolwas to create a program that helps students meet the individual, family, work andcommunity challenges in today’s complex, technology infused, global society. We offerthis work as a possible model for others to follow. This course is a partnership withLehigh University’s Integrated Product Development Program and Wilkes University’sEntrepreneurship Program. The Northwestern Lehigh model for

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

student progress in activities that do not require a quantitativeresult. The student response has been very positive as demonstrated by a 50% improvement inclass attendance. The objectives of improved communication, problem solving, and teamingskills in addition to the acquisition of a background in BME applications have been successfullyachieved as with projects, papers, and presentations.This approach to learning has provided additional benefits for the supervision of graduatestudents and for research planning. Although initially challenging, the benefits to cost ratio is sohigh that the described method is planned for incorporation in all courses in an BME curriculum.I. IntroductionThis paper introduces the benefits of curriculum design using

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel Enrique Hernandez, University of Michigan; Xinran (Maria) Xiang, University of Michigan; Ye Eun Park, University of Michigan; Ivan Goenawan; Freda Yawson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

-learning experience. Additionally, care must be taken toprovide sufficient resources for their success under highly constrained conditions, in addition to athrough review of literature and/or case studies involving similar efforts to avoid the shortfallscommitted by other groups in the past.IntroductionIntegrated Product Development (IPD) is a cross-disciplinary project development concept heldas a full semester course in various academic settings. This concept most commonly bringstogether students from various disciplines such as engineering, business administration and thearts. Students are divided into teams that would plan, design, construct and market productsbased on a common theme. Team diversity is emphasized in order to give each member

Conference Session

Design Communications & Cognition II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caleb DeValve, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

proposed course includenanorobotics, fuel cells, thermal energy storage, biotechnology, and piezoelectric energyharvesting. As various engineering fields and technologies progress, the details of the designcourse are structured to be adapted accordingly.The ideas and materials presented in this report are relevant to departmental administrators,potential instructors, and faculty involved with planning and directing engineering coursecurriculums. While the course proposed in this document is based on many references, threeresources form the primary core of the course's development: engineering education principlespresented by Dr. Goff in ENGE 5024: Design in Engineering Education and Practice at VirginiaTech [11], course development resources

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Experiential Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Sutterer; Robert Houghtalen; James Hanson

supportive communityThe student experience must be understood in order to plan the three key parts of the REUprogram. Balance between challenging work, formal learning, daily interaction with mentors,enriching trips, and a pleasant social setting is crucial. Similarly, the research mentor (faculty,usually) must consider their role in all three parts of a successful REU program. Passion for thework, faith in the process, collegiality with the students, and commitment to success arecontagious and thus essential. Mentors must understand that quality time is not a substitute forquantity of time when students are learning on a tight schedule, and that a close student/mentorrelationship on multiple levels should be sought. Finally, the support

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 7: Teams that Work - Collaboration and Project-Based Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corrie Walton-Macaulay, Pacific University; Bailey A Weber, Pacific University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

within which is the‬ ‭requirement to offer an introductory first year engineering course. This course was planned to be‬ ‭taught in the Fall of 2024, and initially, only three students interested in engineering registered‬ ‭for the course. The decision was made to open the course to other first year students from any‬ ‭discipline, thereby combining the introductory engineering course with one section of a‬ ‭Humanities First Year Community (FYC) course. The instructor was then asked to prepare for‬ ‭the combined course accommodating both course objectives as much as possible. A literature‬ ‭search showed the need for a framework or course design merging engineering with humanities‬ ‭for first-year students. Having some

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew Perkins Coppola, Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

task of adapting or creating their own two-day engineering mini unit to deliverduring their school-based field experience. After receiving feedback from the professor, the PETtaught the lessons in a K-5 classroom. After teaching, the PET completed a structured reflectioncomprised of Likert-style and open-ended questions. This qualitative study delved into the structured reflections of 121 participants from sixsemesters of implementation to provide insights into the PET’s perceptions of how they taughtthe lessons. Responses to four open-ended questions were chosen for this analysis: (1) Whatsections of the lesson went according to plan?; (2) What sections of the lesson did you have toadjust or omit?; (3) What things would you adjust or

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amanda M. Gunning, Mercy College; Meghan E. Marrero, Mercy College; Kristen V. Larson, Mercy College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

professional developmentprogram positioned the importance of the inclusion of engineering content and encouragedteachers to explore community-based, collaborative activities that identified and spoke to societalneeds and social impacts through engineering integration. Data collected from two of the coursesin this project, Enhancing Mathematics with STEM and Engineering in the K-12 Classroom,included participant reflections, focus groups, microteaching lesson plans, and field notes.Through a case study approach and grounded theory analysis, themes of self-efficacy, activelearning supports, and social justice teaching emerged. The following discussion on teachers’engineering and STEM self-efficacy, teachers’ integration of engineering to address

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Guthrie Williamson, University of Alabama; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; W. Edward Back, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

University of Alabama Civil Engineering Department from2005 through 2015. During this period, the department and its programs were expanded andtransformed through: (a) adopting a new set of Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) andStudent Outcomes, (b) the addition of three more undergraduate degrees, (c) the development ofa single set of harmonized PEOs and learning outcomes for four programs, (d) the developmentof shared capstone design classes across multiple degree plans, and (e) the use of an integrated,multiple program ABET Self Study Report. As we present this case study, we will analyzecommon challenges, extract lessons, and make recommendationsWhile a complete vision for a new multi-discipline BOK is beyond the scope of this work, wewill

Conference Session

ET Graduate Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Gray

Introduction (2000) by the Lucent Technologies Center forExcellence in Distance Learning, several examples of technology utilization in corporate andeducational e-learning are described, including training via compressed video, satellitetelecourses and fiber optic networks. This information is included in Appendix A. Although technology is an important aspect of the e-learning implementation, it shouldnot be the only factor considered during an e-learning implementation. The methodology bywhich the implementation is planned, communicated, designed, utilized and reviewed areadditional important factors to be accounted for. In Virtual Instruction: Issues and Insights fromand International Perspective (1999), Feyten and Nutta state that

Conference Session

Program Level Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward F. Crawley; Doris Brodeur

form the basis of decisionsabout the program and its plans for continuous improvement.This paper describes a standards-based approach to program evaluation and provides arationale for the CDIO standards in reforming engineering education. The mainobjectives of the paper are to • identify key questions that guide program evaluation and set them in the framework of the CDIO standards • compare the CDIO standards with criteria set forth by ABET in EC2000 • give examples of standards-based program evaluation of engineering programs • emphasize the connection between program evaluation and program improvementBackgroundIn October 2000, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chalmers University ofTechnology, the Royal Institute

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 5: Exploring and Re-Examining Ideas in Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vijay K. Kanabar, Boston University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

analyze a design, construction, and testing. We put considerable effortbusiness problem or opportunity and consider current and into up-front planning, and the various life cycle phases arefuture states to determine an optimal solution that will provide typically not revisited when complete. For example, if productvalue and address the business need; the results from this design is completed and product construction begins, it is notpreliminary analysis will provide decision-makers with desirable to review the design phase again. At the otherrelevant information to determine whether an investment in extreme is the adaptive development approach. It

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Classrooms

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin A. Waters, P.E., Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

) that provide studentswith the skills necessary to complete an integrated core project (ICP). This semester long ICP isa group project that thematically ties together CEE concepts, guiding students through thesequence of a residential site development project. Part 1 of the ICP requires a comprehensiveassessment of the existing site, including topography, slopes, land use, soils, and zoningcalculations, which provide real constraints and regulations for the students to adhere to whendeveloping a conceptual site plan layout. Once provided with a final site plan design for Part 2,students apply spatial analysis tools to evaluate drainage patterns and earthwork volumes, extractprofiles from existing and proposed surfaces, calculate quantities for