Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathy Brockway; Greg Spaulding

piece of the future initiative. The board Page 9.1215.2will work with the faculty and students in developing and guiding the entrepreneurial cluband will provide input and direction for the curriculum enhancement. In short, theadvisory board will ensure that the College of Technology and Aviation will become acenter of entrepreneurial education and innovation.Student Entrepreneurial ClubThe second component of our future plan of entrepreneurship is to develop the newlyformed entrepreneurial club into an active and dynamic unit.Proposed club activities include the following. • Utilize the network of support and resources possessed by the entrepreneurial

Conference Session

FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, Learning Outcomes, Project-based Learning (PBL).1. IntroductionThe role of introductory courses in engineering is commonly acknowledged to be extremelyimportant for student engagement as well as retention.4 The introductory courses in engineeringgenerally serve the purpose of raising student awareness about engineering careers and theengineering curriculum while trying to excite and motivate them by using hands-on activities,projects, etc. The core learning objectives of the introductory courses involve activities thatentail application and understanding rather than higher level cognitive outcomes involving Page 24.854.2design and analysis. An

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

N.J. Salamon; Renata Engel

; Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationBibliography1. Sharp, Julie E., Harb, John N., and Terry, Ronald E. Combining Kolb Learning Styles and Writing to Learn inEngineering Classes. Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 86, no. 2, 1997, pp. 93-101.2. Wilczynski, V. and Douglas, S. M. Integrating Design Across the Engineering Curriculum: A Report from theTrenches. Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 84, no. 3, 1995, pp. 235-240.3. Cottrell, D. S. and Ressler, S. J. Integrating Design Projects into an Introductory Course in Mechanics of Materials.1997 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, ASEE, 1997, CD-ROM, Session 1268, Paper no. 2.4. Carroll, D. R. Integrating Design into the Sophomore and

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Eric Wong, University of Texas, Dallas

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

working knowledge of each individual aspectof software engineering, and also have gained experience in how these aspects are related to, anddepend on, one another in order to successfully develop a software system. Through this process,we can help students make software testing an integral part of their coding practice with theunderstanding that testing cannot just be added on to the software at the last minute after it isproduced.Currently, we are working on a TUES (Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Type II project funded by NSF to develop a set ofinstructional materials in the form of course modules, not confined to a particular technique ortool but generalized over different aspects of

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies for Solid Modeling

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

the approach taken and experiences in teaching a junior level surfacemodeling course at ET-WWU designed to expose CAD/CAM technologists to this importantCAD domain. It will start by motivating the value of surface modeling in developing key skills Page 22.1403.2that have been identified as essential to the education of a CAD/CAM specialist. This will befollowed by an overview of the CAD/CAM curriculum taught highlighting the role that thesurface modeling class plays in supporting other junior and senior level core requirements.Details of the course will then be given. Here some attention will be given to techniques thatstudents are introduced

Conference Session

Micro-/Nano-Technology Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Materials

using ahydraulic servomechanism.Preliminary developmental efforts24, 25 in designing the carbon nanotube experiment emphasizedthe whole process including manufacturing and characterization. However, the time andequipment constraints were not adequately addressed. For example, an atomic force microscopein the Chemistry Department was used for material characterization. This created schedulingproblems and required additional time to learn how to use the instrument.Curriculum Context The Engineering of Manufacturing Processes is a required three-hour lecture two-hourlaboratory one-semester junior/senior course offered in the Industrial Engineering program at_______________. This course together with a computer-integrated manufacturing

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Karthik Ramani; Anderson David; Alexander Lee

relationship with Parametric Technology Corporation(PTC) for facilitating campus-wide use of their software. We would also like to thank CADTrainfor providing an educational license for their eLearning solution for ProEngineer. We furtheracknowledge the Curriculum Development Award from Proctor and Gamble for product andprocess design, as well as for computer-aided design integration within the curriculum. Finally,the contributions of various teaching assistants who have had significant prior CAD andindustrial experience are appreciated.References1. Herrera, R. “Problems Encountered When Substituting the Traditional Drawing Tools for CAD Systems in Engineering Graphics Courses,” IEEE, pp. 677, 1998.2. Patrick E. Connolly, Proceedings of the

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Kant Vajpayee

Session 1463 Instruction of Manufacturing as an Honors College Seminar S. Kant Vajpayee The University of Southern MississippiAbstractAs elsewhere, our Honors College attracts in its programs some of our brightest students. Amajor component of its curriculum is HON 403: Honors Seminar. Most students in this courseare liberal arts major. Driven by my fascination of manufacturing’s impact on modern living, Isuggested manufacturing as a possible topic for the seminar. The College liked the idea, andsoon I found myself facing the question: How to teach manufacturing to a group of

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

frame problemsassociated with thermodynamics learning, and b) identify the root causes of these problems. Theliterature outlined above reveals that students have three main learning issues: 1) conceptualdifficulties; 2) struggle with integrating concepts and principles; and 3) not recognizing therelevance of thermodynamic principles in solving problems.8,13,24,35,39,51Thermodynamic principles are not impossible to understand. Shultz and Coddington52 haveshown that around the age of 15, children were able to understand conservation of energy and theidea of entropy. The results were obtained using psychological investigations and physicalsimple apparatus. Below is an attempt to establish the root causes of the learning problems. 9.1 Conceptual

Conference Session

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Within Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

format before the pivot to remote learning.Thus, the previous two exams provide a baseline to compare student performance. Studentscompleted pre and post surveys inquiring about student perceptions of both the appropriatenessof the exam and the value of the rubric and practice exam as preparation tools. Key outcomeswere the expression of student creativity, evidence to suggest an elevation of course equity andthe identification of gaps in student understanding that would not have been apparent using amore typical assessment method.The method was also explored in Fall 2020 in Heat Transfer, a junior level course in thechemical engineering curriculum. It was the follow-on course from Fluid Mechanics. Therefore,the cohort was similar. Because the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Dimiduk, Cornell University; Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University; Haolin Zhu, Cornell University; Yingxin Gao, Cornell University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

engineering problems. By integratingsimulations across several sequential required courses in the mechanical engineering curriculum,we plan to increase students’ ability to use FEA-based simulations effectively and improve theirunderstanding of the concepts developed in these courses. Cognitive research has shown that people’s understanding lies in a spectrum from“novice” to “expert” 3. Conventional learning materials tend to relegate beginners to “novicethinking” by presenting simulation exercises as recipes handed down by authorities. Wieman’sgroup has shown that interactive simulations, when designed using a rigorous scientificapproach, are much more effective in helping physics students develop an expert cognitivestructure than lectures

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeleine F. Jennings, Texas State University; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Shaunna Fultz Smith, Texas State University; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

research focus is in student engagement and retention in engineering and engineering technology education. Contact: talley@txstate.eduDr. Shaunna Fultz Smith, Texas State University Dr. Shaunna Smith is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University. She holds an Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction with an empha- sis on technology integration and art education. Her teaching and research explore how the hands-on use of design-based technologies (e.g. digital fabrication, 3D modeling and printing, computer programming, and DIY robotics) can impact multidisciplinary learning that transcends traditional content contexts (e.g. arts-based STEM

Conference Session

Engineering as a Professional Calling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mel Chua, Purdue University; Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #9903Engineering and Engineering Education as Spiritual VocationsMs. Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Julia Thompson is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her current research is focused on service-learning partnerships in engineering education. She also does extensive research in global engineering education, and has an interest in how to integrate Quaker process in engineering design. Julia received her undergraduate BS in chemical engineering from UC Berkeley, and worked as a energy consultant for a few years before starting her doctoral studies.Mel Chua, Purdue

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reihaneh Jamshidi, University of Hartford; Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Paul E. Slaboch, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Materials

significantimprovement in students’ writing skills [21].The primary stage for the effort of improving engineering students’ writing skills can beincorporating writing instruction into laboratory courses which require lab reports. Requiringformal lab reports is an effective tool to integrate substantive learning into a written structure aswell as integrating communication skills into curriculum. It has been suggested that increasingthe number of collaborative writing assignments in the form of lab reports will result insignificant levels of improvement [18].This paper describes a series of teaching strategies to enhance students’ technical writing in thecontext of group-based lab assignments. A description of the methodologies employed, andoutcomes of assessment

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Czuchry; W. Andrew Clark

Technology or aMasters of Business Administration (MBA) can select coursework with an emphasis inentrepreneurial business practices and concepts. Faculty members from both the technology andbusiness colleges form an interdisciplinary team to help coordinate offerings for students. Tohelp facilitate cross-pollination between diverse fields of study many of these courses are duallisted in both the MBA and Technology curriculums. In addition to the master degree programs,an Entrepreneurial Leadership Graduate Certificate Program has been implemented to providenon-traditional students an opportunity to learn entrepreneurial business concepts that can beapplied directly to their careers. Coursework offered at ETSU to facilitate innovativeentrepreneurship

Conference Session

Middle School Students' Engineering Identity, Efficacy, Attitudes, and Perceptions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy Lingle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

and teacher self-efficacy. She received her B.A. from Pomona College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Educational Studies from Emory University.Dr. Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology Meltem Alemdar (PhD) is Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on improving K-12 STEM education through research on curriculum development, teacher pro- fessional development, and student learning in integrated STEM environments. Dr. Alemdar is currently co-PI for research on various NSF funded projects. In addition, she has been external evaluator for various NSF Projects over the

Conference Session

Innovative Uses of Technology and Techniques for Laboratory Exercises

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Y. Chiou, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

influence the downstream design and testing processes. Materials, methods,and tools are outlined, including the use of servomotors and microcontroller-basedcontrol systems. Students in the Engineering Technology program are required to workwith this robotic experiment as part of a laboratory session in the “MET 205 Roboticsand Mechatronics” class. The project provides students with such robot design experienceand enables them to improve their robotic skills by using wireless microcontrollers forperforming different robotic applications.Introduction This paper presents the design of a cell phone-controlled walking robot forteaching and research integrated with the emerging fields of bionics through an NSFproject involving undergraduate and

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)

processes as they work through a project and thereby see ways to improve theircreativity8. However, the infusion of open-ended design activities in the engineering curriculumhas been limited to “synthesis” exercises using known methodologies or exercises9. In thissituation, students mostly follow well-proven design techniques that were covered in thetextbooks or lectures rather than being challenged to think through a new process or create aunique solution. To have more and better distributed opportunities to develop their creativeproblem-solving skills as an integral part of their four-year college education, various pilotstudies have been conducted to reform the learning environment within regular courses to affectthe students’ creative problem

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Institutional Change & Perspectives on Diversity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

current RED projects. Next it moved into two hypothetical cases, to allow for an in-depthdiscussion of revolutionary and not-so-revolutionary ideas. The session concluded with tips for arevolution.In this session, Villa began by explaining that a revolutionary curriculum is one that substantiallyshifts fundamental understandings of learning and the content, practices, and structures ofeducation. This includes a systems level approach that addresses social, contextual, andorganizational processes in addition to curriculum. The approach needs to address coreentrenched historical and cultural norms and core beliefs and values of faculty, students, andother stakeholders in the community.Next Koretsky and Salzman discussed traditional ways of thinking

Conference Session

Something New??? within Engineering Design Graphics Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick E. Connolly, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Esteban Garcia Bravo, Purdue University; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Raymond Patrick Hassan, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

College during the fall of 2014 in the Incubator experience. Although the pilot study did notfind an advantage of teaching integrated courses, it was an important step towards the re-envisioning of the existing curriculum. The Purdue Polytechnic Incubator operated as a facultynetwork that explored best practices on education by deconstructing the models of traditionaldisciplines. This allowed for re-visioning of the traditional educational model by including co-teaching and group reflections as a core component of the experience. The integration ofhumanities and technology provided with a rich ground for student development. Rather thanfocusing only in a mechanistic approach to technology, students were able to draw parallels withtheir cultural

Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad A Aliedeh, New Mexico State University

the TTA Solution constructs and tools needed for the design, construction,start-up and pilot product production of TTA Knowledge Production Process. The first paper (A1)mainly focused on developing the needed core frameworks and models. The second and the fourthones (A2 and A4) presented the customized version of TTA solution by developing a genericthinking toolbox. The third and fifth articles focused on presenting numerous practical TTA pilotproducts. The sixth paper ended this long documentation of TTA by presenting an integratedframework to accommodate TTA constructs, concepts, processes, and tools. TTA is alreadyconceptualized (A1), customized (A2 and A4), operationalized (A3 and A5) and integrated (A6), asvisually illustrated in Figure

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna Daly, Purdue University; Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

needs of thediversity of students and represent a more real-world view of science as opposed to traditionalcourses that emphasize each area of science standing alone. As integrated science unifiesconcepts and looks at the reality of the natural world, the science is more relevant and betterconnected to students’ lives, which can increase student interest and motivation to learn.5 Project2061 discussed the use of integration in the curriculum, highlighting three key reasons whyintegration is essential: integrated planning, interconnected knowledge, and coherence.6Integrated planning merges teachers of many disciplines including science, mathematics, andtechnology. This collaborative effort eliminates dividing subjects per person, and may

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Ezzell; Paul Gordy

as a planning team member for an NSF sponsored grant on engineering education. Similar contacts led to Gordy’s participation in reviewing grants for NSF on two occasions. • Ezzell now participates in board meetings for the local NSPE chapter and was voted as 1999 Engineering of the Year. • Gordy was voted 2002 Professor of the Year at TCC.Integrating Team Projects into the Engineering CurriculumTCC’s involvement in competitions has been highly beneficial to the program, but not allstudents have been directly affected as participation has been primarily on a volunteer basis.Gordy and Ezzell feel that the next step is to provide similar opportunities to all TCCEngineering students by integrating design projects and competitions into

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 9

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Marietta Castro, Universidad San Sebastián; Ema Huerta Torres, Universidad Católica de Norte; Erick Vaclav Svec, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Jorge Baier, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #42361Unpacking Student Workload through Elicitation Techniques: Perspectivesfrom Engineering Faculty and StudentsDr. Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile Isabel Hilliger is Assistant Professor of Practice and Associate Director for Assessment and Evaluation at the Engineering Education Unit in Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile (PUC-Chile). Isabel received a BEng and PhD in Engineering Sciences from PUC-Chile, and an MA in Policy Organizations and Leadership Studies from Stanford Graduate School of Education.Prof. Marietta Castro, Universidad San Sebasti´an Marietta holds a

Conference Session

Life After Graduation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois, Chicago; Fazle Shahnawaz Muhibul Karim, University of Illinois, Chicago; Samuel Thomas Harford, University of Illinois, Chicago, PROMINENT Labs; Hereford Johnson, University of Illinois, Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

this course on high school students14. Theirfinding indicate that life skills and consumer’s education courses ultimately increase the rate inwhich students save and accumulate wealth throughout their lives.As an extension of financial curriculum and Consumer’s Education provided in high school,courses in engineering colleges have been developed to teach students about life and careerskills15. In respect to the number of students who take high school courses for life skills andpreparation, few universities provide professional development through specific classes andsmall groups. Harvard University began offering these life courses before 2007; and providedclasses for soft and life skills such as “How does health insurance work?, When should I

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

challenge. Accordingly, there are numerous pedagogical approaches for teaching ethicsand/or contemporary issues with a wide range curriculum implementation strategies includingmodules, individual stand alone courses, integration throughout the curriculum, through extracurricular experiences, or as a component of the required capstone experience. The approachtaken by the author’s department was to utilize a stand alone senior level course to reinforceethical behavior and to discuss a wide range of contemporary issues associated with the aboveoutcomes. The key idea, of course, is to reinforce these topics immediately prior to graduation.The Civil Engineering Department at Lawrence Tech covers these outcomes in other coursesbeginning with an

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #2: Global Engagement

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seth D. Mallett, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Jeno Balogh Ph.D., Metropolitan State University of Denver; Marcus Juby, University of Pécs, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology ; Zoltan Orban, University of Pecs Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

approaches for dealing with them. The case studies in this course will helpstudents understand the needs of different stakeholders and create a list of priorities that willenable them to achieve project goals in practice. The course will also cover the integrated designprocess (IDP), which is a specific tool and approach for holistic and systemic design thinking.For the success of a complex, sustainable built environment project, which could involvehundreds or even thousands of actors, it is necessary to have a clear understanding of the marketin which the designer is operating. Therefore, the course will address questions such as "Whatare the goals and interests of different stakeholders?”, "What is the role of an IDP coordinator?","How do you

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Program Topics

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venktesh Pandey, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Maranda McBride, North Carolina A&T State University (CoE); Hyoshin Park

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #39876Enhancing Student Engagement and Skillsets towards TransportationCareers Using Digital Badge Program: A Case StudyDr. Venktesh Pandey, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Venktesh Pandey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. His research integrates intelligent transportation systems and emerging mobility services in traffic operations, congestion pricing, and transportation plan- ning models with a focus on sustainability. Dr. Pandey has broad interests in improving Engineering

Conference Session

Assessment of Graphics Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Petlick; Alice Scales; Aaron Clark

with other topics.Analysis of the data found that participants’ institutions offer an average of 6.29 courses inengineering and technical graphics in a regular academic year. The combined total of courseslisted by the 48 participants who responded to this part of the survey was 302.When asked if they taught GD&T in their program, 68 % (or 35 participants out of the 51respondents) stated they did. Of these 35, 32% offered a separate course in GD&T and 65%integrated it into other courses. Three percent both integrated it into other courses as well astaught it as a separate course. The data revealed that these respondents offered an average of1.96 courses that included GD&T, with a range from one to five. The survey in 1998 survey,by

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Eric McKanna, Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

a deeper understanding of topics like logic gates,components, computer architecture, and assembly language. It does this through the gamificationof standard digital logic and computer architecture curriculum elements via a skill tree that buildsup into a significant achievement, the development of an 8-bit turing complete processor. Each leafof the tree is a separate puzzle that falls within different requisite areas of knowledge necessaryto build the components used in a processor. These areas of knowledge are delegated to sectionsof the skill tree with easy-to-understand labels such as arithmetic, memory, or logic gates. Eachpuzzle directly relies on knowledge or components developed in previous areas of the tree. In this