Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre; Prajesh Kondaskar; Gary Smith

. Fromthe periodic meetings held with the students during the 2002 Fall Semester and after reviewingthe interim PDA reports submitted by students, it was observed that out of the four basiclearning strategies employed (A through D) that the Peer to Peer learning strategy was the mosthelpful.References[1] "Getting Started m100 Handheld Series" Palm Inc., Santa Clara, CA, 2000.[2] http://www.palm.com and http://www.palm.net Table 1. Palm Functions vs. Student Use Function Student Use Date Book (use to plan & schedule events) 11 Address Book (store contact information) 12

Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Vojin Nikolic

early in the fall semester. The student teams, consisting offour to five students each, evaluate and rank the projects according to their interests andfuture career plans. Typically, there have been enough of these projects (the companiesoften present several projects each) so that all major areas of mechanical engineering arecovered. The faculty member coordinating the course in consultation with othermechanical engineering faculty members who will serve as faculty advisers to the teamsmake final decisions on assigning specific projects. Every effort is made to best pair theteams and the projects, and typically every team gets their first or second choice. Once assigned a specific problem, a student design team develops the strategy

Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Nancy J. Schneider; Gary W. Fischer

involveconstructing a dam. The client agreed to pay $10,000 to develop the design, but was told thatthere would be no change to the construction part of the project. Later, Bob discovered that heneeded to obtain a special permit and, months later, found out that the design would have tomeet rather extensive criteria in order to be approved. Implementation of the criteria wouldresult in design changes with a dam much larger than was initially envisioned. Bob received aterse e-mail from the client saying they had yet to see any plans and were concerned aboutmeeting the construction schedule in time for the expected snowmelt. Bob finally shared the e-mail with the new manager, who had not yet been told about any of the details. By now theproject was over budget

Collection

2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Anoop K. Dhingra; Al Ghorbanpoor; Joe Rauter

employer helps develop an engineerwith the education and skills to fit the specific needs of the company, and the student receivesvaluable work experience.Each internship involves pairing graduate students with industry for robust, meaningful researchby graduate students under industry and faculty supervision. The research topic is negotiatedbetween industry and the faculty advisor to enhance scientific and technological understandingby producing publishable discoveries as part of the graduate thesis requirements. Every internplacement has a written plan for publishable results.Unlike the traditional model wherein the research is conducted at the university supported bythe industry, the GIP involves student working at the sponsoring company’s

Collection

2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christopher R. Carroll

discipline within engineering. The design projects must intriguestudents without becoming chores to complete. They must be fun!As instructor for this class, I am looking forward to incorporating some of my own interests inthe design aspect of the course. Two design problems that I expect to assign are “Produce amodel train track layout given space and resource constraints,” and “Choreograph a square danceroutine given a description of available calls and timing constraints.” Neither of these tasks isobviously Electrical and Computer, Chemical, Industrial, or Mechanical, but both tasks requireengineering skills to complete.Many different “model train layout” projects can be defined. My initial plan is to restrictstudents to just straight track (any

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Olugbenga O. Akinbiola

identified and eliminated, andonce statistical control has been established, Shewhart charts can be used to monitor the processfor the occurrence of future special causes and to measure and reduce the effects of commoncauses, Montgomery Douglas6. These techniques include control charts, histogram distribution,Pareto analysis and correlation methods. The concept of Statistical Process Control has itsorigins in the 1920s4. Shewhart’s work was used extensively during the World War II period inthe American defense industry, . In the 1940’s Deming continued the work of Shewhart andintroduced a 14- point plan for quality management. In 1997, Bjorn Andersen and Loland H2 inhis paper concluded that everyone working with quality improvement and process

Conference Session

FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Roesch Johnson, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Engineering Professional Development

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

on writing and critical reading; planning, preparing, and revising informative and persuasive communication; adapting writing for intended audiences; grammar, usage and style; critical reading of prose models in the sciences and humanities; using information resources; videotaped oral presentations; collaborative writing using computers.”Along with these “standard” goals for composition classes, the university also sets the goal ofimproving retention and academic support for new students, particularly for under-representedgroups in the STEM fields. These high expectations pose a challenge for a two-creditcomposition class. In order to meet these challenges, the instructor for this class has beenengaged in a continuing Action Research

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dan Ewert, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Iron Range Engineering; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

organizing group was running out of momentum when a publicly fundedopportunity arose.In northeastern Minnesota there is an ore deposit mined by several mining companies. Aregional governing agency is tasked with planning for and allocating the tax imposed onthe mining companies for each ton of ore removed from the earth. In response toregional industry's need for a more educated workforce and in an effort to createeconomic development, the agency partnered with the organizers of this model and twopublic higher education institutions, a community college consortium and an ABETaccredited state university to establish a new project based engineering curriculum. Acurriculum whose educational objectives include preparing an engineer with the

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in Silico

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Ben Uriel Sherrett, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, consisting mostly of developing teacher expertise.Understanding and planning for the transportability of educational interventions is beingemphasized by funding agencies at the national level. The aspects of transportability specificallystudied in this paper include usage history and current adoption information, the VirtualLaboratory Project’s perceived sources of effectiveness, barriers to implementation andadaptations made during the implementation process. This paper is a subset of a largerinvestigation on student learning in virtual laboratories. Artifacts of implementation and teacherand student perceptions were the primary data sources for this investigation.Thus far, the Virtual Laboratory Project has been adapted to high school, community

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Cheng Hsu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richard Alben, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

students in theirmemos. The process resulted in the organization of each learning point being groupedaccording to a similar expression of learning points within the following categories: 1. Design Process: Problem solving, project planning, iteration, requirements definition, methodology 2. Teamwork: Understanding ones own and others contribution to an effort 3. Communications: documentation, presentation, communication with team, customers, vendors, experts, etc. 4. Technical Knowledge: Learning about specific technologies such as machines, circuits, optics, controls, statistics, electromagnetism, etc. 5. Critical Thinking: applying theory and abstract concepts in practice

Conference Session

Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Sherri Frizell, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

development of an advanced learning lab equipped with tablet PCsand a SMART interactive learning system. Our goal is to use the educational infrastructure topromote problem-based learning, collaborative learning, and assessment. We present a noveldigital ink based computerized testing system Real Test, which is used to comprehensivelymeasure student class performance. A supplementary virtual reality learning platform is alsodiscussed for enhancing student learning outcomes. Finally, we discuss our phasedimplementation plan which ensures that students benefit from the innovated learning technologythroughout their degree plan.BackgroundTo build solid academic programs, we need not only effective management and highly-qualifiededucators and scholars

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

the1970s were 40 years ago. The Cold War was in full swing. The West and the Soviet Unioneffectively neutralized each other’s plans for large global advances in travel andcommunications. There were no viable business destinations in central and southern Africa, andmost nations banned travel and commercial links with Apartheid-ridden South Africa andRhodesia. The People’s Republic of China was not a leading trade/business destination, and theirown citizens (except for government/Party officials) were not known or allowed to travel, or tohave the means to travel much outside. Plans for the Concorde would have included landing atBombay (Mumbai) as one of two viable business destinations in India (the other being Delhiwhich is deep inland), but

Conference Session

International Forum Poster Session & Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Quanser and Cypress Semiconductors

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Helmuth Gesch, University of Applied Sciences Landshut, Germany; Richard O Gale, Texas Tech University; Tanja Karp, Texas Tech University; Nanna Suryana Herman

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

and UTeM collaborate intercultural competence next to improving other soft skillswith companies such as Texas Instruments (USA) and as well as engineering knowledge.Infineon (Germany) who have manufacturing facilities in Page 17.2.2119th ASEE, The Inaugural International Forum 2012 June 9 - 10, 2012, San Antonio, TXIt is planned that industry partners will contribute towards ESE will qualify graduates to develop electronic systems aseducation and training (e.g

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2 - Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Kang SoYeon, Yonsei University

Tagged Topics

Track 3 - Faculty Development

programs were not familiar with the concept of theportfolio. ABEEK requested professors/instructors to create a course portfolio that a collection ofsyllabus, course materials prepared for students, examples of assignments, exams, students’ list,student reports, student evaluation, the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) report, etc. TheCQI report is the reflective statements pointing out problems and shortcomings and proposing Page 17.49.3specific class plans for improvement and suggestions for the environmental supports. Though itmay be a little different from the course portfolio in U.S, it gave the Korean engineering facultymembers

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Emma Koller, University of St. Thomas

Attention to engineering practices (as described in the NGSS/Framework and as practiced by engineers) X Attention to specific engineering careers or fields related to the lesson/activity Other (please describe below)Engineering Habits of Mind: Attention will be paid to engineering habits of mind, particularlycreativity, collaboration, and communication. When building Squishy Circuits participants willbe working in small groups, or pairs, which necessitates a discussion of the project and how tobuild it together. By introducing a variety of colors for both components and dough, participantsare encouraged to think creatively about their desired design.NGSS/Framework: Creative circuitry projects require students to plan

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Ben Groenewald; Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

2014Space Report1:  The US space workforce declined 3.5% from 2011 to 2012  At the start of fiscal year 2014, the number of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) employees eligible to retire was greater than the number of employees younger than age 35  As of September 2011, more than 30% of the broader US Department of Defense civilian STEM workforce was eligible to retire  In 2012, European space industry employment increased by 1.5% and Japanese space industry employment grew by 11%In 2013, in order to address the need to continue to build the future STEM workforce pipeline,US President Obama’s administration released a report2 specifying a five year strategic plan

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Steven M. Pilgrim, Alfred University

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

students. It isnoteworthy that the ENGR 160 students anticipate sleeping for one third of the week incontrast to the national cohort which plans only six hours of sleep each day (a level ofsleep inconsistent with long-term health, personal safety, and performance). Individual168-hour schedules are selected for real-time anonymous presentation to highlight thedisparities in presentation, realistic constraints, and practicality. The overall results ofthis assignment emphasize the commitment needed to master engineering content andsuggest a path to success. Socializing, Recreating, other 7%   Sleeping

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Chi N. Thai, University of Georgia; Yan-Fu Kuo; Ping-Lang Yen, National Taiwan University

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

approach such as Cappelleri6 , Correll and Rus7 , and Bishop etal.8 . Since Spring 2010, the first author9 had been teaching a project-based robotics course forsenior engineering students at the University of Georgia (UGA) based on “Smart Teaching”principles from the book “How Learning Works” by Ambrose et al.10. In the Summer 2010, hehad the opportunity to visit the Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering Department of NationalTaiwan University (NTU) whereas a mutual interest in teaching robotics to undergraduatesemerged from discussions as a means of collaboration at the instructor and student levels.Considering the current trend of Open Courseware such as Coursera and EdX and various on-line universities such as Udacity, we took some planning

Conference Session

Scholar Program Proposal/Develop Courses and Materials/Collaborations and Accredatation Systems for Global Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Shumway, Brigham Young University; SClaudina Vargas, Complex Systems Optimization Lab; Geoff Wright; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

acollaborative multidisciplinary network of university faculty from USA, college students,teachers, and principles.The remainder of this paper is organized as follows. We begin with a review of the conditions ofthe education system in Ytabo and the DR, considering challenges and difficulties that must beovercome to effectively advance engineering and technology education in public K-12classrooms. Next, we describe the components of the emergent MACILE model for Ytabo.Following, we present an analysis of the evolution of the summer program over the pilot phase.Next, we discuss efforts beyond the pilot phase, focusing on the joint collaboration betweenCOSOLA and TEE. Finally, we present future plans for the collaborative efforts.Challenges to Engineering

Conference Session

Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

Engineering Education (BEE)planning grant. Seven focus group discussion meetings were conducted. Attendees included 39administrators and teachers from 14 school districts in and around Cincinnati, and 11professionals to formulate initiatives that will specifically prepare students to be successful incollege and increase IHE enrollments in STEM disciplines. The meetings focused on causes ofdeclining enrollment and underrepresented groups in STEM disciplines, particularly engineering,in IHE, and how to help alleviate these conditions. To gain a better grasp of the “reality on theground” a survey was conducted in the spring of 2003 of among 4,263 students from 14 schooldistricts. We also wanted to learn what influenced current UC’s College of

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hazem Said

environment are different from traditional teachingpedagogy. Instructor tends to be more of a facilitator than a lecturer in a PBLenvironment1. One of the advantages of PBL is that it relates the classroom experience toreal life experience in a way that allows students to appreciate what they learn1.Preparation for teaching PBL courses is quite different. The course material should bepresented in the form of problems or projects and enough references should be availablefor students. Classroom activities and group activities should also be planned andprepared to guide students in their learning.In a typical PBL class, several problems or projects are used to cover the learningobjectives of the class. Students are divided into groups and the problems

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs and Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhilasha Tibrewal; Tarek Sobh

apply concepts of engineering economics and project planning. [ABET criteria a, e] 8. Students will demonstrate knowledge of contemporary global and societal issues and their relationship to professional ethics and engineering solutions. [ABET criteria f, h, j] 9. Students will be able to plan and conduct laboratory experiments and interpret and report the results. [ABET criteria b, k] 10. Students will demonstrate basic math and science skills. [ABET criterion a] 11. Students will exercise strong oral and written communication skills including those needed for technical writing. [ABET criterion g] 12. Students will develop appreciation of diversity in the world and in intellectual areas such as

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Min Jou

on engineering educators to provide students with the scientificprinciples of new technologies, and familiarize them with their impact on the modern manufacturing processes.Manufacturing science includes these technical areas: manufacturing technique, manufacturing systems, designand analysis of manufacturing process planning, material handling, monitoring and control, automatedinspection, sensors and interfaces, and management. The manufacturing technique covers: turning, milling,drilling, holing …etc. Much time and cost are used to teach these techniques. Particularly, computerizedmachines are continuously increasing in use. The development of educating engineers on computerizedmachines becomes much more difficult than with traditional

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elise Barrella; Keith Buffinton

portion ofthe program is an off-campus, minimum ten week, paid internship. The internship program wasinstalled in response to companies’ desires to hire graduates with actual exposure to industrypractices. The experience gives students exposure to every day planning and problem-solvingactivities in the organization and puts them in contact with managerial staff in the organization.2The structure and themes of the ILTM program were devised to meet the needs of industry;however, since its founding a decade ago, the business world has continued to evolve in itstechnologies and purposes. In order to meet the changing needs of industry, the ILTM programand others like it must be continually assessed and improved.External assessment of the ILTM program

Conference Session

BME Introductory Courses

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Curry; Eugene Eckstein

Testers, Inc., will be adding new features to their knee simulator. The second company, Memphis Shoe Tech, plans to bring out a walking version of a computer-adjusted exercise shoe. Can you impress your interviewers and suggest product improvements or developments for the Knee Simulator and Computerized Walking Shoe based on available gait measurements?”The students “generate ideas” in brainstorming sessions in teams of 3-4 students. Next, thestudents are presented with traditional lectures and reading on basic gait terminology,biomechanics, and measurement devices for the “multiple perspectives” and “research andrevise” phases. For the “test your mettle” phase, the students are given gait data sets (strideintervals

Conference Session

BME Research and Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ka-yiu San

improve their communication skills. Inthe Fall semester, the students are required to a make an oral presentation of their projects totheir fellow classmates. Whereas in the Spring semester, the students are required to participatein the Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium (RURS) poster competition. The results fromthese presentations will be counted as a portion of their final course grade.Further Improvements. Two additional modules are planned for future implementation. Onemodule deals with scientific research ethics. Topics in this module may include experimentaltechniques and the treatment of data, conflict of interest, publication and openness, fair use ofsources. The second module is targeted to improve the students’ scientific writing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robi Polikar; Maria Tahamont; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

groups on designing mod-ules of a complete system, requiring them to combine their knowledge on various ECE, BMEand A&P topics discussed throughout the four years of BME exposure. Students are given designspecifications that are relaxed enough to ensure that the project can be completed within a se-mester, yet realistic enough to demonstrate the intended concepts. For the final project they areasked to design an experiment that can be used to demonstrate some aspect of BME in futureECE classes. We hope that students will give us new ideas so that the experiments used in otherECE classes can be dynamically modified from year to year and students may be exposed tomore contemporary areas of BME. 3.3 Plans for Full Development Upon

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Graphics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Demel

Graphics, The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Vol.65, No.3, pp. 13-24. 5. URL: http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/bloom.html, Bloom’s Taxonomy. 6. Crittenden, J. B., Requirements for Successful Completion of a Freshman-Level Course in Engineering Design Graphics, The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Winter, 1996, 5-12. 7. Barr, R. E., Planning the EDG Curriculum for the 21st Century: A Proposed Team Effort, The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Spring, 1999, 4-12. , F. D., First Year Engineering Graphics Curricula in Major Engineering Colleges, The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Spring, 2000, 23-28. 8. Meyers, F. D., Fentiman, A. W., & Demel, J. T., Assessment of

Conference Session

Design in the Engineering Core

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Hadim; Sven Esche

associatedwith collaborative planning, executing and monitoring of project progress. The interdisciplinarynature of the project assignments was introduced in order to help to overcome thecompartmentalization of knowledge that often results from the students taking various courses onwhat appears to them as being disconnected subjects and thus failing to realize theirinterconnectedness. This educational model therefore attempts to reflect the realities in thecorporate work environment.In the revised course, the total number of contact hours remained unchanged. Also, the generaltechnical topics that were covered in the course in the past were not altered in the revisedversion. The course content was organized into six two-week educational modules

Conference Session

Capstone Experiences in OME Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis DiBella; Eric Hansberry; Guido Lopez

completing thisdrawing students will have made their first CAD layout drawing utilizing the principalorthographic view and calling out its depth by the metal gage.Problem 3The following is a more complex Mini Design problem. The students are given an isometricsketch for which they develop plan and elevation working drawing of the frame foundationbelow. Page 7.836.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Education