Conference Session

Two Year Colleges

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Branoff, North Carolina State University; Duane Akroyd, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

AC 2007-481: COMMUNITY COLLEGE TEACHER PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTTheodore Branoff, North Carolina State University Ted Branoff is an associate professor of Graphic Communications in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education at North Carolina State University. A member of ASEE since 1987, Ted is currently the chair of the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE. His research interests include spatial visualization in undergraduate students and the effects of online instruction for preparing community college educators.Duane Akroyd, North Carolina State University Duane Akroyd is a professor in the Department of Adult and Higher Education at North Carolina State

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Grandin, University of Rhode Island

Tagged Divisions

International

theincreased attention to this matter nationally is the renewed vigor of theInternational Division of the American Society for Engineering Education, theincreasing success of ASEE’s Global Colloquium on Engineering Education andthe growth and rigor of the Annual Colloquium on International EngineeringEducation, organized by the University of Rhode Island and now in its tenth year.1To this point, internationalization of engineering education has focused mainly onundergraduate programs. The question has been how to integrate language andculture study into an already very full undergraduate curriculum, or how and atwhat point and in what format one should send students abroad. Should languagestudy be required of engineers, and if so, how much? Given the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Enno Koehn

for a basic level of competency in engineering12. However, county and cityengineers believe that a 4-year degree is adequate5. Nevertheless, it is reported that students tendto compartmentalize courses, treating each subject in isolation from concepts developed in othercourses. The challenge to engineering faculty, therefore, may be to integrate knowledge so thatstudents and graduates can perform in a multidisciplinary and complex environment1.III. Students Directly Involved with ProjectsAs a segment of a continuing review of factors related to the curriculum, a survey instrumentwas distributed to students enrolled in required senior and typical construction related graduatecourses offered by the Civil Engineering Department of Lamar

Conference Session

Manufacturing Workforce Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayder Zghair, Southern Arkansas University; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

curriculum engineering courses [9]. Understanding the technologies and hands-onpractice become critical for a successful career in manufacturing engineering. Therefore, educationcurriculum needs to be formed to prepare students to meet the challenges of advanced intelligentmanufacturing industries [10]. In this paper, an innovative empirical methodology based on i4.0technologies has been developed to be used to create sustainable procedures to the interoperationsof manufacturing systems. Implementing IIoT and digital cloud to the curriculum to provide real-time detection of unplanned behavior, fast correction response, and system data documentation forthe analysis will help in understanding manufacturing operations. The methodology is to build

Conference Session

Perceptions, Projects, and Practical Approaches

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #28711Mini-Project Explorations to Develop Steel and Concrete Gravity SystemDesign SkillsDr. Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park Ryan Solnosky is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University at University Park. Dr. Solnosky started at Penn State in July of 2013 and has taught courses for Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Pre-Major Freshman in Engineering. He received his integrated Professional Bachelor of Architectural Engineering/Master of Architectural Engineering (BAE/MAE) degrees in

Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

E. H. Shaban

Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education Summary and conclusionPlacing the communication course in the curriculum as a requirement for graduation inundergraduate general electrical engineering degree is neither beneficial to the students nor to theenhancement of the curriculum. The communication course can be expanded in two or morecourses and placed as an elective for those who would like to pursue a communication career andgraduate education. This should be case in many other disciplines that have traditionally beenpart of the electrical engineering program and have emerged as a standalone disciplines suchbiomedical engineering, electronic devices and integrated circuits, computer science

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priscilla J Hill, Mississippi State University; Oliver J. Myers, Mississippi State University; Yaroslav Koshka, Mississippi State University; Giselle Thibaudeau, Institute for Imaging & Analytical Technologies, Mississippi State University; Carlen Henington, Mississippi State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

a nanotechnology concentration for anexisting Materials Certificate Program.The program integrates nanoscience education throughout the curriculum through anintroductory seminar course, the incorporation of nanotechnology topics in existing courses, thedevelopment of discipline specific courses in nanotechnology, and a multidisciplinary capstoneexperience. This program’s introductory course, NanoExposed!, aims to excite freshmen andsophomores about nanotechnology, while showing them the applications and multidisciplinarynature of nanotechnology. The inclusion of nanoscience topics in existing courses ranges fromcellular biology to engineering thermodynamics. The program’s discipline specificnanotechnology courses in chemical, electrical

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bugra Koku; Ali Sekmen

teaching an introductorycourse on Mechatronics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Middle East TechnicalUniversity. This course attracts students from multiple disciplines. Being offered at the thirdsemester, rather than focusing on theoretical aspects of different disciplines, this course focuseson the system integration aspect of Mechatronics systems and emphasizes this with hands-onlaboratory exercises and a semester project. The semester project requires the design andconstruction of a simple closed loop system. To make the programming aspect of these projectseasier, it is intended to develop the necessary software on a PC rather than an embeddedplatform. To facilitate this, a software package is developed. With the help of this

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eli Tilevich, Virginia Tech; Simin Hall, Virginia Tech; Peeratham Techapalokul, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

motiva-tion. By analyzing the results of this learning experience on the sample of 24 novice programmers,we further ascertain and explain the efficacy of our approach in reaching the following objectives:motivate and engage novice programmers to learn how to refactor code duplication, while helpingthem develop an appreciation for code quality and its systematic improvement. Our findings canhelp inform not only similar curricular interventions, but also the design of introductory comput-ing curriculum that integrates the topics of software quality and other fundamental principles andpractices in software engineering.AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their valuable feedback that helpedimprove this

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose G. Rangel-Ramirez, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Saul E. Crespo, Tecnologico de Monterrey ; Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey ; Luis Horacio Hernandez Carrasco P.E., Tecnologico de Monterrey

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

class. The quizzes must have simple questions, and when quizzes require more algebraic manipulation, the professor supports the student's task.The following scopes and limitations will be considered: Limitation: The comparative courses are courses in civil engineering structures in the Bachelor of Civil Engineering. Limitation: The proposed indicators for assessing the proposed teaching methodology used an internal teacher assessment named ECOA, which stands for its Spanish acronym, Student Opinion Survey. Limitation: Using the ECOA’s metric, it is understood that it is a mixed set of metrics that include course satisfaction, teaching effectiveness, learning outcomes achievement, curriculum relevance, engagement and

Conference Session

Linking K-12 to Post-secondary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alok K. Verma P.E., Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

College StudentsAbstract Low enrollment and high attrition rates in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math(STEM) based degree programs have created a workforce problem in industries like shipbuildingand repair which are important for national security. Part of this problem can be attributed topedagogical issues like lack of engaging hands-on activities utilized for science and matheducation in middle and high schools. Lack of student interest in technical careers can also beattributed to lack of an integrated approach in teaching math, science and technical education. Toengage student’s interest in the technical career path, it is important that students establish a linkbetween the theoretical knowledge and its application to solve real

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 9

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Mehran Elahi, Elizabeth City State University; Bijandra Kumar

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

renewableenergy courses, establishing a wind and solar energy systems training laboratory, a year-roundhands-on energy training program, a residential bridge program, undergraduate researchexperience, and summer internships. In addition, professional development training was affordedto faculty members from other minority-serving institutes (MSIs). They were introduced torenewable energy curriculum development, developing laboratory modules, and hands-ontraining with advanced energy trainers so they can enhance STEM education and integrateenergy courses at their respective campuses. The program components are briefly described next.Enhancing Renewable Energy Curriculum: Three renewable energy courses were redesignedto integrate hands-on learning modules

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Fredericks Volkwein; Linda Strauss; Lisa Lattuca; Patrick Terenzini

education literature for discussions and studies of the impact of assessment, changes ininstructional practice, curricular change, and the role of faculty culture in college and universitycontexts. These reviews led to 1) the development of a set of course and program level changesthat might be expected in engineering programs preparing for an EC200 review, and 2)identification of potential survey items that might be used to assess the a-k learning outcomes.The team also examined self-study documents from selected engineering programs for surveyinstruments designed to measure changes in program curricula, faculty teaching, and studentlearning. The team gratefully acknowledges the inspirations for several survey items, includingitems on curriculum

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Jacques; Deepti Suri, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

amongst them are(i) Assigning “tasks” to team members that tend to be outside their specialty and (ii) Creatingteams in which students of two closely related majors are placed on a capstone design team for ashort duration (typically a semester). These approaches are definitely steps in the right directionbut have limitations.This paper describes an innovative and sustainable framework to provide “multi-disciplinary”experience between the Biomedical Engineering (BE) and Software Engineering (SE) students atMSOE. The approach is neither an “after-thought”, nor an “add-on” to one of the existingcourses. It is a well-thought out plan for vertical and horizontal integration of this experiencewithin the curriculum. This interaction not only provides

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Steele

PowerPoint.This experiment was followed by discussions of curriculum development and howmaterials from the workshop could be integrated into the high school classroom. This ledto a lively discussion of the need for hands-on materials and activities that allow thestudents to be participants in the learning process.Wednesday afternoon was used to introduce another research project called theBatmobile. Professor King talked about the use of such vehicles in the investigation andmapping of abandoned uranium mines in Colorado.Thursday was devoted to an introduction to Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and its use asan engineering design tool, for understanding stress and deformation in mechanical andstructural systems. Professor Graham Mustoe conducted a lively

Conference Session

Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

always have an impact on student retention or graduation rates. This finding isconsistent with the understanding that curriculum and instruction have strong impacts on retention.Students who build connections between theoretical academic aspects of the curriculum andprofessional engineering practice are more likely to be retained in engineering. Likewise, those whobuild connections with other students develop a sense of belonging and are less likely to changemajors.The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) promotes practices and strategies forretaining students in engineering7. Based on best-practices submitted by College Deans from manyuniversities, a common theme was found: creating a “community” is important for student retention

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John (Lalit) Jagtiani, University of Bridgeport; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

projects expected from students as part of course work. Make sure that metrics are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely (S.M.A.R.T.)By adopting the above enhancements to required SE course curriculums, we can improve uponthe learning objectives:Recommendation #2: S.M.A.R.T. Leverage of Open Source Software (OSS) CommunitiesEffective external benchmarking activities must be encouraged and taught in SE courses in orderfor students to understand modern and relevant software benchmarking techniques. An easilyadaptable method is to use one of several large and reliable OSS repositories. These repositoriesare easily accessible on the internet without cost. In this paper, we discuss an example of such arepository (SourceForge.net) and

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Patrick Bass, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Donald L. Price, The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans

, maturity, and for settingthe example both inside the classroom and out. They bring a wealth of experience and act as rolemodels to non-veteran students. [1] Anecdotally, it is easy to see that veteran presence in theclassroom positively effects the performance of the other students in the course, given theirinherent team-oriented mentality. This work-in-progress study focuses on an attempting toquantify this positive effect of veteran students on the academic performance of their non-veterancounterparts. Initial results revealed that veteran students do have a positive, quantitative impacton the grades of the non-veteran students.The integration of veteran students into the day-program of mechanical engineering at The Citadeloffered an interesting

Conference Session

Industry-Academia Collaborations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Jim Subach, Arizona State University; John Magrane, Microchip Technology Inc.; Carol Popovich, Microchip Technology Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Regularize catalog and timetable entriesCorrectlyBuild itCorrectlyFigure 2: ESD at ASU Polytechnic’s course-development philosophy promotes industry involvement from the beginning. In addition to technical skills, the majority of the courses offered by the ESD at ASUPolytechnic emphasize personnel skills, communication skills and business skills to ensurethat the curriculum creates business-ready graduates. To meet this objective, the ESD took specific actions. They recruited personnel with along history of business experience and an interest in developing business-ready graduates.They then added a set of courses that focus on business issues in ways that are highlyrelevant to engineering and engineering-technology students. The

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael S. Pritchard; Edmund Tsang

committed to integrating community service into theundergraduate experience, found 11,000 courses with a service-learning component inits member institutions in a 1998 survey [2]. Page 5.544.1DISCUSSIONI. Justification for Service-LearningIt is not uncommon to find professionals who provide pro bono service, e.g., medicaldoctors and lawyers, to those who cannot afford the service or where there is no easyaccess to the service. Although the provisions are broadly stated, the National Society ofProfessional Engineers (NSPE) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) codesof ethics do justify community service as an important part of engineering ethics

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Marissa Buell; Nehad Dababo; Rene Figueroa; Peter Moala; Amelito Enriquez; Kanjun Bai; Hamid Mahmoodi; Cheng Chen; Kwok-Siong Teh; Hamid Shahnasser; Wenshen Pong; Hao Jiang

students gain a strong fundamental understanding of basic electrical circuittheory, a learning-by-doing approach was designed for students who have recently taken a basicelectrical circuit course. Funded by a NASA CIPAIR (Curriculum Improvements andPartnership Award for the Integration of Research) grant, four underrepresented minority (i.e., 3Hispanic and 1 Pacific Islander) students from a community college were recruited to design,assemble, and test a printed-circuit-board (PCB) based circuit in the summer of 2013. The circuitis capable of taking in power at 1.6 KHz with a very low voltage level (~200mV) and converts itto 5 V DC power to power-up biomedical implants wirelessly. First, the students were asked torun the circuit simulator (i.e

Conference Session

Faculty Development Lighting Talk Session 1: COVID-19 Focus

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Laura Ann Gelles, University of Texas at Dallas; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Mark A. Chapman, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division

Paper ID #32647Lessons Learned: How Our Agile Department Survived the COVID-19 PivotDr. Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego Diana A. Chen is an Assistant Professor of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. She earned her BS in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College, and MS and PhD in Civil Engineering from Clemson University. In collaboration with colleagues, Chen is designing a new engineering curriculum to educate changemakers who understand that engineering is an inherently socio-technical activity. Her scholarly interests include engineering education that contextualizes engineering sciences and

Collection

Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Matthew M Johnson, Penn State University; Tiffany M. Lewis, Penn State Center for Science and the Schools; Christine M Cunningham, Pennsylvania State University; Chantal Giroux Balesdent, Penn State University

, especially for underserved and underrepresented populations. She is currently a Professor of Education and Engineering at Penn State University where she focuses on developing research-based, field-tested curricula, professional development, and research. For sixteen years, she worked as a vice president at the Museum of Science where she was the Founding Direc- tor of Engineering is Elementary, a groundbreaking program that integrates engineering concepts into preschool, elementary, and middle school curriculum and teacher professional development. Her recent book, Engineering in Elementary STEM Education, describes what she learned. Cunningham has previ- ously served as director of engineering education research at the

Collection

2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas at Dallas

couple of additionalyears of the required Mathematics, Physics sequence and prerequisites to it. Issues can arise in otherareas as well; for example, the Communications core in the BS-CS is best satisfied if ECS 3390Professional and Technical Communication is used (an upper-level class that is not available atCommunity Colleges);The Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) is a very useful tool in navigating thejungle of available courses to satisfy the core curriculum as it provides established equivalences forclasses across the many institutions in the state. It is essential to have a clear plan of what degreeprogram is aimed for but TCCNS has most of what the student needs once the goal is set. Advisingis still very important because

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Mulchand S. Rathod; Joella H. Gipson

]. Population projectionsthis virtual center is to collaboratively focus on indicate that the non-white racial and ethnic groupsrestructuring product design curricula and teaching will constitute an increasing percentage of the totalpractices with authentic activities in an application US population in the next century. Demographicmode. realities manifest an urgent need for intervention to assist and promote the representation of all people In the fast changing world of science and and especially under represented ethnic and racialtechnology, there exists a need for an integrated

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Clayson, Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education; P K Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

assignmentalso helps narrow down the question of where to incorporate ethics into the overcrowdedchemical engineering curriculum. Student feedback indicates that the unit operationslaboratory course is not the best place to insert the case study. Implications for futureresearch suggest for an engineering ethics course, which can allow for ethics to be taughtin an in-depth and more effective manner.Finally, the case study helps educators realize that students should have experiencesoutside of their comfort zone by learning to communicate technical concepts in acomprehendible manner to a real audience and in a realistic atmosphere. The limitationsof this study further strengthens the notion of how much of a challenge it is for educatorsto teach ethics to

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Mikesell P.E., Ohio Northern University; David R. Sawyers Jr., Ohio Northern University; Jed E. Marquart, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

designproblems related to specific courses have become common tools for teaching skills such asworking in teams, solving open-ended problems, and communicating both technical and non-technical information. While these methods have met with significant success, continuedexpansion of curricular-based approaches is constrained by competition for limited class timewith the varied other demands on the undergraduate engineering curriculum. In addition, “open-ended” projects often require significantly higher demands on faculty than traditional structuredlectures and assignments.External design competitions, either independent or sponsored by a professional society or otherorganization, provide an additional approach to augment the engineering education

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Agustin Robles; David Alvarez; Jasmine Flores; Cham Htun; Cheng Chen; James Enright; Amelito Enrique; Wenshen Pong; Hamid Shahnasser; Hao Jiang; Hamid Mahmoodi

education for large numbers ofstudents in the U.S., especially Hispanic and low-income students. Preparing community collegestudents for their future civil engineering profession is of great significance to our society. Insummer 2013, four sophomore civil engineering community college students participated in aten-week summer research internship program at the School of Engineering of San FranciscoState University. Supported by the NASA CIPAIR (Curriculum Improvements and PartnershipAward for the Integration of Research) program, the four students were advised to usecommonly used structural engineering design specifications and seismic provisions to design athree-story steel plate shear wall. Design tools and software applications such as Excel

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kip D. Coonley, Duke University; Gautam Sai Chebrolu, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

provides the resources necessary torealize audio processing real-time in the teaching laboratory environment. While the on-boardcomputer microprocessors are not as robust as specialized external counterparts, their use hasgreat impacts on classroom and learning potentials.IntroductionStudies have shown that the best choice for laboratory exercises in an undergraduate signals &systems curriculum are ones that emphasize concepts related to signal processing by offering arelevant, real-world design experience. 1,2 These types of practical implementation have beenshown to enhance learning and achieve better outcomes. Courses that have successfullyimplemented real-time signal processing to solidify concepts introduced in class lectures havelargely

Collection

2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Salame Amr

or other interests that may affect their professionalstatements. Leadership skills is understood and developed in the context of work in theinstitutions of technical education. Its effectiveness plays a major role in developingleadership recognition programs through training for professional growth aspects ofteam-building. Assessment of the developed leadership skills and the application ofquantitative skills through the task of project management provide a signal forachievement. Based on experiences, integrating technology across the curriculummanage an educational learning infrastructure that has influenced the leadershipdevelopment and learning competency. Currently, the use of hands-on deliveryapproaches is increasingly becoming a