Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masud Salimian, Morgan State University; Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University; Avis L. Ransom, Morgan State University School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

of Engineering, she develops projects, plans and implements strategies and develops and documents reports, newsletters and proposals. Page 23.1262.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Training Industrial Engineering Students as Energy EngineersIntroductionBuildings consume approximately 40% 1 of all energy in the United States. Most buildingsoperate far less efficiently than their potential. In the U.S., industry alone accounts for about 31%of all energy used 8. There are many benefits to making commercial and industrialmanufacturing plants more efficient. One is to

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Ali Khasawneh P.E., Jordan University of Science and Technology; Mohammad Obadat P.E., The University of Tennessee at Martin

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

as an assistant professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. Here he devel- ops and teaches general engineering and civil engineering courses, works on transportation engineering projects, and holds membership with a number of organizations and committees. From September 2003 to August 2008 he was a research assistant in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Akron. He worked on a number of Transportation/Pavement Engineering research projects, and Geotechnical En- gineering research projects. Then from September 2003 to August 2008, he was a teaching assistant with the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Akron. His work has been published in

Conference Session

Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Margeaux Johnson, University of Florida; Michelle Leonard, University of Florida; Melody Royster, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

include ethics education in the sciences. Michelle served as the Principal Investigator for the $298,000 National Science Foundation grant project ”Gaming Against Plagiarism.”Ms. Melody Royster, University of Florida Melody Royster received her MLS from Florida State University. She is an Assistant University Librarian at the University of Florida where she manages agricultural collections. Her recent projects include the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) agricultural journal retention working group, Scholarly Communication Outreach Mini-Grant, and the National Science Foundation funded-Gaming Against Plagiarism (GAP) grant. Melody is an active member of United States Agricultural Information

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Yoon; Stephen S. Yau, Arizona State University; Sandeep K. S. Gupta, Arizona State University; Fariaz Karim, Arizona State University; Sheikh I. Ahamed, Arizona State University; Yu Wang, Arizona State University; Bin Wang, Arizona State University

a group project. In aSmart Classroom, each student has a situation-aware PDA. Students' PDAs dynamically formmobile ad hoc networks for group meetings. Each PDA monitors its situation (locations ofPDAs, noise, light, and mobility) and uses situation to trigger communication activity among thestudents and the instructor for group discussion and automatic distribution of presentationmaterials. Middleware can effectively address the situation-awareness and ad hoc groupcommunication for pervasive computing by providing development and runtime support to theapplication software. We have developed a Reconfigurable Context-Sensitive Middleware(RCSM) for such purposes. In this paper, the characteristics of Smart Classroom, how RCSMcan be used to

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 4 - Engineering for One Planet & Sustainability Innovation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustyn Roberts, University of Pennsylvania; Jarrett Stein, University of Pennsylvania; Tex Kang, University of Pennsylvania

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

) Sustainability in Engineering Graphics and Bicycle-Powered BlendersBackgroundThe purpose of this work-in-progress paper is to share developments related to an ASEEEngineering for One Planet (EOP) Mini-Grant Program Cohort 2 Award to the autho that beganin the summer of 2023 and ran through January 2024. The project has two objectives: 1) Use theEOP Framework (Figure 1) to modify learning outcomes in MEAM 1010 Introduction toMechanical Design, a course that is already taught every semester to classes of ~80 students, and2) Leverage the EOP Framework to create MEAM 2300, a new course on bicycle engineeringand culture. The students have identified that outside MEAM 1010, there are no othermechanical engineering courses they can

Conference Session

Panel: AI and Engineering Technology Education: What, Why, How?

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jody Lee Alberd, Austin Peay State University; Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Austin Peay State University; Ravi C. Manimaran, Austin Peay State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Things (IIoT). His research interests span Manufacturing, Material Science, pedagogy, Lean Six Sigma, and Industry 4.0Prof. Ravi C. Manimaran, Austin Peay State University Ravi C Manimaran is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. His education includes two Master of Science degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Electronics and Control Engineering. He has been actively involved in higher education leadership in various capacities as a Dean, Department Chair, PI, Project Director, and a faculty member since 1997. He has served as the PI / Project Director for multiple agencies including NSF, DOL, DOD, and Perkin’s Grant

Conference Session

Homer's Handy Homework: STEM Adventures from Sofa to School, Mmm... STEM

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Larissa Yates, Buffalo Elementary Parent Teacher Organization; Emily Geist; Sara Ruffner

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

].While research has been completed on high school and middle school science fairs, little formalresearch has been completed on elementary school fairs. Studies that do focus on elementaryfairs still tend to be for children ages 10 and up [4]. At the same time, science fairs have becomemore common in elementary schools to encourage interest and learning in STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Math) at an earlier age. Elementary science fairs vary inimplementation and desired results. Some fairs more closely represent a research project andallow students to gain fluency in a scientific topic and practice presenting the topic to others.Other science fairs have a more competitive feel with awards for innovative experiments, soundscientific

Collection

2023 CIEC

Authors

Mohammad Moin Uddin; Keith Johnson; Craig Leendert

software used for these three CAD courses are mostly the same. Thispaper describes redesigning the three CAD courses with OER materials. The instructors whoteach the courses are involved in this OER project and will implement OER supported courses inSpring 2023. Use of free and open course materials send a positive signal to the students that theprofessor and the university care about them—view them as people with tight budgets, jobs, andfamilies—and want them to succeed in the class. Increasing access and fostering a greater senseof belonging makes students want to stay enrolled and graduate.IntroductionEngineering design is a crucial component of innovation and new product development.Effective engineering design can improve quality, reduce

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Jungwon Ahn

] highlighted the effective use of case studypresentations in biology courses. In addition, Field [7] made an effort to transform case studypresentations into an independent research project, after recognizing the potential demonstratedin senior students’ case study presentations. Nevertheless, there is currently no published work orconference paper pertaining to the implementation of case study presentations within the contextof engineering or engineering technology programs.Fluid Thermo Class in Manufacturing Engineering Technology CurriculumFigure 1 illustrates a comparison between fluid-thermo classes in the manufacturing engineeringtechnology program (above) and those in the mechanical engineering program (below) asexamples. Given the extensive

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Mahdi Yazdanpour; Leslie Ferrao; Biplov Ale

ETD 445Development of an EEG-Based Brain-Controlled Mini Industrial Robotic Arm Mahdi Yazdanpour, Leslie Ferrao, and Biplov Ale Northern Kentucky UniversityAbstractAdvancements in the fields of neurotechnology and robotics have paved the way for thedevelopment of brain-controlled systems. This emerging technology utilizes the power of thehuman mind to directly interface with electromechanical devices, which enables remarkablelevels of control and interaction. In this project, we developed a brain-controlled mini-industrialrobotic arm which can be operated using an electroencephalography (EEG

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gon Namkoong, Old Dominion University; TIAN LUO, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

response to these trends, more engineering courses are being designed to incorporate moreinnovative, creative problem-solving skills2,3,4,5. Some examples include field trips or minicompetitions as a creative model to encourage creativity6. In addition, problem-based learningand critical thinking skills in the context of real-world problems have been integrated intoengineering education to facilitate students’ divergent thinking during the idea generation phase7.Among them, the most common instructional approach in engineering education is open-endeddesign projects, where the target product is not defined in order to allow creative opportunities3,5.One argument in favor of open-ended design projects is that students reflect on their owncreative

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

M. Cardenas

The Decline of the Car Enthusiasts: Implications for Undergraduate Engineering Education M. Cardenas Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CaliforniaAbstractHands-on, project-based engineering education is alive and well. However, anecdotal evidenceindicates that we are seeing fewer undergraduate engineering students who arrive on campusalready knowing how to ‘use their hands’—having familiarity with tools and mechanicaldevices, knowing how to connect things, savvy about avoiding leaks in fluid systems, wary ofstripping a screw thread or shearing a bolt head—the kinds of things that an archetypal carenthusiast would have learned in high school. For

Collection

2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Julia L. Morse

Encouraging an Engineering Mindset amid Skill Practice In the Freshman Manufacturing Processes Lab Julia L. Morse Kansas State University – Salina CampusAbstractAt Kansas State University’s Salina Campus, Mechanical Engineering Technology students areintroduced to Manufacturing Processes as part of the freshman experience, leading up to adesign-to-build project in the end of the second semester.1 Although the classroom content andlab discussion topics attempted to address engineering problem-solving and design decisions,student course evaluations revealed that for many, their focus in the lab was on basic machineoperation procedure. Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Yoonill Lee; Jean Jiang; Wangling Yu; Santiago Fuentes; Benjamin Brubaker; Jesse Godines

demand for energy and lessen the dependence of fossilfuels, we need to move towards more sustainable solutions with alternative energy technology.The alternative energy market has been decentralizing (i.e., many production sources are spreadout across a large area) rather than maintaining one central production location. A decentralizedalternative energy market allows each individual in a community to sustain themselves and thenetwork if a node goes down. The concept of this project, which features a vertical-axiswindmill, is to move forward with the design of individual sustainability. The vertical-axiswindmill presented is cost effective, small, and can sustain a load. The vertical-axis windmillwill be comprised of three parts: propellers, a

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Baukal; Joe Colannino; Wes Bussman; John Matsson

that program, Boeing employees acted as adjunct or visiting faculty atuniversities where Boeing recruited engineering graduates. For those universities located at adistance, the Fellow temporarily lived on or near the campus during the course. However, thatarrangement proved to be unsatisfactory for the employees and the program was eventuallydiscontinued. Some universities have used industry to help teach senior design courses as part ofcapstone projects; 4 Lehigh University refers to these adjuncts as “Professors of Practice.” 5Adjunct instructors from industry can temporarily replace faculty on sabbatical or on leave, 6handle temporary increases in student course enrollments, 7 relieve full-time faculty so they cando research, 8 or co-teach

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Saeed M. Khan; Gregory Spaulding; Deanna Livengood; Paul Benjamin; Justin Schemm; Kenton Dreilling; Chase Maxton; Fred Kreiman

“Building the Largest Cantenna in Kansas: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration between Engineering Technology Programs” Saeed M. Khan, Gregory Spaulding, Deanna Livengood, Paul Benjamin, Justin Schemm, Kenton Dreilling, Chase Maxton and Fred Kreiman Kansas State University at SalinaAbstract:This paper describes the design and development of a large 20 dBi (decibels isotropic)Wi-Fi antenna for a class project in the Communication Circuit Design course. This largeantenna is based on smaller Wi-Fi antennas commonly referred to as cantennas (gain ofabout 10 dBi). The smaller version is made with a single can (3-4 inches) in diameter andan

Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Day Radebaugh; Kurt A. Soschinske; Glyn Rimmington; Mara Alagic

Education" 8simulator self-sustaining and relevant to multiple collaborative endeavors. Alagic et. al5describes the process as one in which “The learner progresses from reflective observation toconcrete experiences in a virtual environment, and then to active experimentation in designingnew scenarios that lead to abstract conceptualization of the ICC strategies.” The cage painting scenario shown in Figure 1, concerned with timeliness of a project,demonstrates several points. First, the scenario gives a practical demonstration of how CPS canbe used to help bridge cultural communication gaps in a real-world engineering context

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Shaina Slonim; Richard Puerzer

now when the technology is different from what we’ve studied inclass.diversity In the context of this research, diversity is all-encompassing and is covered in all of my ideas.Diversity not only refers to the various demographics and backgrounds of individuals, but also theirvarious learning styles. 1motivation for research The motivation to perform this research came from the need to measure lifelong learning in theengineering department at Hofstra University. As a result of this project, the research and creation oftools has been accomplished. Implementation is currently underway at Hofstra and analysis will beperformed in the subsequent semester.literature review Gloria

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Aaron S. Bradshaw; Gary N. McCloskey; Franklin Miguel

of Luz Consuelo (Figure 1) isinterested in improving the quality of life for these people. Since these people have essentially nomonetary resources, future development of replacement housing will require external funding. TheDirector is in the process of obtaining funds but it is unclear what the future housing will look like.Therefore, the design objective for the students is to design housing that is safe, maintains the integrity ofthe existing community, and minimizes cost to allow the most effective use of external funds. The courseconsists of three major phases including research, field research, and design.Research Phase (Reflection-on-Action)Typically the first step to any civil engineering project is to collect and understand as much

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Diana Schwerha; Chang Liu; Sertac Ozercan; Tripura Vadlamani; Lev Neiman

Second Life as a Pedagogical Tool for Improving Statistics Homework Sessions Diana Schwerha, PhD, Chang Liu PhD, Sertac Ozercan, Tripura Vadlamani, and Lev Neiman Ohio University, Athens OH 45701Abstract:Learning statistical concepts can be difficult for students because of the content as well as interactionsbetween learning styles and content presentation. Although homework is given to promote time-on-taskand student learning, it is largely unguided. This project used the multi-user virtual environment, SecondLife, as a way to direct learning through interactive and collaborative virtual homework sessions. Thecontent matter for this

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 1: Student Experiences and Support

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorna Treffert, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Courtney June Faber, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Isabel Anne Boyd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

-methods research projects centered around diversity and inclusion in engineering. She will begin a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on Engineering Education at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Fall 2024. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work-In-Progress: How an Engineering Education Research Team’s Culture Impacts the Undergraduate Research ExperienceIntroductionThe impact of undergraduate research experiences (URE’s) on students' development asresearchers and STEM professionals has been studied since the early 2000s [1]. Students whoparticipate in UREs have reported that such experiences helped them clarify and confirm theircareer choices and

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 5

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassondra Wallwey, Virginia Tech; Renee M. Desing, Oregon State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: The Benefits and Challenges of Faculty Development through Interdisciplinary Public OutreachAbstractThis WIP paper will highlight emergent findings from a research project related to the facultydevelopment benefits and challenges that arose when STEAM (science, technology, engineering,arts, and mathematics) researchers engaged in interdisciplinary public outreach events. Withincreasing calls for interdisciplinary research teams and task forces, the need for faculty todevelop their interdisciplinary networks and cross-discipline communication skills is at an all-time high. Similarly, recent global events and crises have highlighted the need to increase andimprove the publics

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division (SWED) Technical Session #2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise Deitrick, Codio; Maura Lyons, Codio; Joshua Richard Coughlin Stowell Ball, Codio

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division (SWED)

studentcompletion of tasks [21].In computer science, we often ask students to build larger programming projects over the span ofdays or weeks. As teachers, we know that students do not always have the skills to project andtime manage themselves well on these larger projects. Additionally, we know that trying toestimate how long it takes to plan, program, and test software projects is hard [22] and evensoftware organizations in industry find it challenging to deliver software on time [23]. To helpscaffold students on these larger projects, teachers often break projects up into milestones orseparate gradable deliverables.Benefits of Milestones in Programming ProjectsBy breaking these larger projects into distinct milestone assignments, teachers can more

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Pritpal Singh; Amanda Kelly; Kathy Nazar

3 Office of Program and Institutional Research Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085 USA Kathleen.nazar@villanova.eduAbstractOver the last eight years, Villanova University has been creating a culture in which engineering studentshave been provided opportunities to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. These opportunities include anengineering entrepreneurship minor open to engineering students of all majors, extra-curricular activitiesranging from short 15-20 minute events to competitions spanning several months, inter-university seniordesign projects, and embedded activities in core engineering classes. The question arises as to howeffective these

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Russell Trafford; Linda Head

designed toprovide students, from day one, a resource to experience what working on real world problemswith team members from other disciplines is like and how they can work together and bringexpertise from their specific subset of skills to the project at hand. At the freshman level theclass is held twice a week, one 55 minute lecture, and one 165 minute lab. In the lectures, eachinstructor covers a core set of topics which focus on Engineering Fundamentals such asProduct Development, Reverse Engineering, Design Tools, Ethics, Team Development,Problem Solving, and many more1. These lectures are fairly uniform across each section of theclass to help provide all freshman students with the same set of skills when enteringSophomore year and Sophomore

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Andras Gordon; Kathryn W. Jablokow; Sven G. Bilen

how we introduce the Systems Approach to undergraduates as part of anintroductory engineering design class. This course, taken by almost all first-year students in theCollege of Engineering, has two hands-on projects, through which we have included an exposureto fundamental systems concepts with an emphasis on the principles of hierarchies and lifecycles.Concepts are presented by way of textbook and concrete examples, such as a single-use cameraand service system, as well as by researching the lifecycles of selected mass-produced consumerproducts. The systems concepts are then used in a problem solving exercise—that is, a client-driven design project—in which students are required to tackle a problem by following the stagesof the Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Julie N. Renner; Kathy E. Ayers

fellow’sNational Science Foundation, encouraging PhD recipients to stipend and for a small administrative fee, while fellows haveconduct research in small businesses for 1-2 years. This is arelatively new and unique program where the fellow gains the opportunity to participate in industrial research. Fellowsvaluable hands-on industry experience while simultaneously are assigned a mentor at the company, and semi-annualsmall companies enjoy PhD-level work at an affordable cost. To reporting is required throughout the fellowship to documentdate, the official website is the sole source of public information progress made toward project goals.about this program, with very few

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Yao Agoudavi; Nathan Cyrille; Luis Hernandez; Amber LaGuerre; Zhineng Li; Katherine Vides; Sunil Dehipawala; Andrew Nguyen; Alexei Kisselev; Tak Cheung

11364 Community College, Bayside NY 11364 Abstract—The iron and zinc environments in selected tissue complimentary variables has been a standard topic in signalsamples have been studied with EXAFS at Brookhaven analysis courses where data in large frequency range would beSynchrotron Light Source and the scientific process including needed to investigate small time scale information. Andata analysis has been used to show community college pre- EXAFS scan usually would cover a range of scattered waveengineering students about hand-on experience in student vector (wave vector k ~ 2*pi/wavelength) that corresponds toresearch projects. The EXAFS data collection was done using

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Abdulla Fawzi Almomani; Faisal Miqdadi; Mustafa Hassanin; Mustafa Samy; Mohammed Awadallah

synchronization with ordinary human motion. move heavy patients.Biceps, triceps and deltoids are assisted by the device and limited Moving to the technical part, the exoskeleton suitaccording to their allowable angles of motion. The exoskeleton structure is made mainly from a combination of steel andarm can specifically be used in physiotherapeutic treatment and aluminum. The power system is delivered through a set ofto aid people with difficulties in mobility and also in the heavy Fluidic Muscles. In this prototype, 6 DMSP, 20 mm diameter,industry. The project officially precedes the Middle-Eastern 400 mm stroke with a radial, at one end, pneumatic connectionmarket record by being the first of its kind.This

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Aaron S. Bradshaw; Gary N. McCloskey; Franklin Miguel

of Luz Consuelo (Figure 1) isinterested in improving the quality of life for these people. Since these people have essentially nomonetary resources, future development of replacement housing will require external funding. TheDirector is in the process of obtaining funds but it is unclear what the future housing will look like.Therefore, the design objective for the students is to design housing that is safe, maintains the integrity ofthe existing community, and minimizes cost to allow the most effective use of external funds. The courseconsists of three major phases including research, field research, and design.Research Phase (Reflection-on-Action)Typically the first step to any civil engineering project is to collect and understand as much