Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald S Harichandran, University of New Haven; David J Adams, Technical Communications Consultant; Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Amy Thompson, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Erdil, University of New Haven Nadiye O. Erdil is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Engineering and Operations Man- agement at the University of New Haven in Connecticut. She earned her B.S. in Computer Engineering, from Bogazici University, Turkey, M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems En- gineering from Binghamton University. Her research interests include use of information technology in operations management, quality and productivity improvement by using statistical tools and techniques, and design and implementation of quality management systems in healthcare delivery operations.Dr. W. David Harding, University of New Haven W. DAVID HARDING is a Professor of

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Brainard; Sheila Edwards Lange; Elizabeth Litzler

estimates theeffects of climate and integration measures on career commitment. Both regression analyses findthat certain aspects of climate and integration are significantly associated with graduate studentadvancement and retention.I. IntroductionGraduate enrollments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) reached arecord high of 455,400 students in the fall of 2002. According to the National ScienceFoundation, the number of women graduate students in STEM has increased every year for thelast twenty years and more than 40% of STEM graduate students are women [5]. As science andengineering graduate programs become more diverse, it is imperative that we know more aboutgender differences in perceptions about the climate for graduate

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

strategies, and connect with the many resources that areavailable on campus to help ensure success.BackgroundThe high school level Introduction to Engineering course was developed based on the interestand ideas that emerged from a workshop conducted at UMBC in July 2001. The objective of theworkshop was to better equip high school teachers and counselors to identify, guide, and prepareprospective students at each of their schools for a career in engineering. The three-day workshopwas developed and presented by the author and was modeled after work done by RaymondLandis1, former Dean of Engineering and Technology at California State University, LosAngeles. Invitations to the workshop with a brochure and application form were sent to areahigh schools

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Freeman; Beverly Jaeger; Maurice Aburdene

Empty-Handed Demonstr ations for Engineer s: Think Inside the Box Maurice F. Aburdene*, Beverly JaegerŒ, Susan FreemanŒ *Bucknell University, ŒNortheastern UniversityAbstractRecently there has been much emphasis on the inclusion of technology to improve student learning inengineering and this has proven to be very effective in a variety of engineering courses. The objective ofthis paper is to supplement technology-based education by teaching fundamental concepts using "empty-handed" demonstrations. This instructive technique is defined as one that is accomplished by usingwhatever is typically available in or near traditional classrooms and by simulating concepts with studentsand/or

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Program Innovation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Akhlesh Lakhtakia; Christine Masters; Judith Todd

undergraduatedegree, whether they plan to continue their studies in graduate school or enter the workforce.Feedback from industrial advisors and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) continues to emphasize communication skills as a primary attribute sought during thehiring process. Due to the nature of the flexible, multidisciplinary undergraduate curriculum, Page 10.766.2communication skills are particularly important to individuals graduating from Penn State’sEngineering Science honors program so they can convey, to those unfamiliar with the Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bianey Ruiz Ulloa; Stephanie Adams

new employees need to bring teamwork skills to the workplace. Although employers may be willing to provide on the job training,they expect that their new employees, at least, possess the understanding of why this skill isimportant in the organization1. As result, the corporate environment has created pressure on institutions of highereducation to prepare students to be effective team players 1,2,3. For this reason accreditationboards at the collegiate level such as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET), the Accounting Education Change Commission (AECC), and the Joint Commission forAccreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO), among others, are requiring highereducation institutions to introduce teamwork

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Alam

and course contents to implement new engineering technological trends including digital systems, Computer Architecture, parallel processing, hardware description languages, VLSI, software design, digital communications, computer networks, and the Internet, virtual instrumentation, image processing and digital signal processing as well as new design methodologies and state-of-the-art design/analysis tools. 5. To provide students with the background needed to identify global, societal, legal, and other key issues in arriving at ethical decisions in professional life. 6. To ensure that students completing the program will be able to enter successfully a chosen field in the computer engineering 7

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bill Ray

groundwater flow, transport and remediation. She actively participates in the integration of technology-enhanced education at SIUC.Dr. John W. Nicklow is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering atSouthern Illinois University Carbondale. He is a registered Professional Engineer in two states and is aCertified Professional Hydrologist with the American Institute of Hydrology. He earned B.S. and M.S.degrees in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from ArizonaState University. Dr. Nicklow’s research and scholarly activities have been devoted to advancements in thefields of water resources systems engineering, hydrosystems modeling, and engineering education.Ms. Lilly A. Boruszkowski

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman; Leo Hubbard McWilliams; Catherine Pieronek

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationcourse that would both improve student satisfaction with the course and encourage more studentsto complete the first semester prior to making a decision to leave the engineering curriculum.Modifications that were selected for implementation in the fall of 2003 included: 1. Modify the motivation and student activities within the first module. 2. Utilize technology to provide the students more active mechanisms for providing feedback to the faculty and their fellow students 3. Modify the content of the lectures and the format for presenting the lectures. 4. Provide “help” sessions in the evenings to

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Aerospace

AC 2012-3636: AEROSPACE ENGINEERING IS STILL COOL: ACTIVELEARNING, EFFECTIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUESDr. Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University Adeel Khalid, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Systems Engineering Program, Division of Engineering, Q-349, Southern Polytechnic State University, 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060; Office: 678- 915-7241; Fax: 678-915-5527; Web: http://www.spsu.edu/systemseng/adeel khalid.htm; http://www.spsu.edu/aerospace/. Page 25.139.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Aerospace Engineering is still cool

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis J. Hopcroft

Session 2251 The Use of Portfolios as Assessment Tools in an Engineering Program Francis J. Hopcroft Associate Professor Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MAAbstractPortfolios have long been the pride of other disciplines, including the Architecture and InteriorDesign Programs, at most universities and colleges. Students compile master portfoliosthroughout their education to demonstrate to prospective employers, and accreditors, the depth oftheir skills and the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariusz Jankowski

New electronic courseware modules for selected upper-level electrical engineering courses. Mariusz Jankowski University of Southern MaineAbstractA recent award from the National Science Foundation (DUE-III program) was used toestablish a computer-integrated classroom to support instruction in selectedundergraduate electrical engineering courses. The new classroom is being used to addressthree pedagogically fundamental problems:(1) insufficient mastery of engineering mathematics by many students,(2) student passivity within the traditional lecture format,(3) insufficient use of computation and visualization in the learning process,New electronic

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Katherine E. Scales; Michael S. Leonard; Donald E. Beasley

the SUCCEED coalition.I. IntroductionFor many years, curriculum revision and preparation for accreditation review have been twoclosely linked activities for the typical engineering faculty member. Two to four years beforethe end of an institution’s Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)accreditation cycle, program faculty would gather to determine what changes they wanted tomake and have in place before the next ABET evaluation visit team came to campus.Motivations for curriculum change ranged from fear, e.g., “we must change course sequence‘X’ in order to conform to the current ABET Criteria;” to envy, e.g., “all of PreeminentUniversity’s engineering students take ‘Y’ and our students don’t;” to dominance, e.g.,“Professor

Conference Session

Diverse Pathways in Engineering Education: Exploring Experiences and Opportunities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julian Rodrigo Sosa-Molano, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

Paper ID #41957Experiences of Students with Physical Disabilities in Engineering: A LiteratureReviewJulian Rodrigo Sosa-Molano, Florida International University Julian is a graduate research assistant at Florida International University. He holds a BSc in Electronics Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia and a MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Arizona. He is pursuing his PhD degree in Engineering and Computing Education at Florida International University. He has professional experience in Information Technology, Semiconductors, and Telecommunications in international

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janne Mishanne Hall, Morgan State University; Temberlenn Donald Ashton Hall, Northwestern Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

framework considers how multiple characteristics—in thisresearch, race and gender affect an individual socially in contrast to separating the characteristicsfor individual examination. Minorities, specifically Black females, continue to contributesignificantly to the underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) inacademia and in the workforce, particularly electrical engineering. The barriers indicated in thisrepresentation often lean toward interest, gender biases, preparedness, and the invisibility of self-identification in mentors. Using mixed methods including literature reviews and questionnaires,this paper examined those methods and compared them to existing social and balanced identitytheories and interventions to

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Christensen; R. M. Seymour; Kim McKeage; Deborah Skinner; Darrell Donahue

designprocess. The Colorado School of Mines,5 Auburn University,6 Georgia Tech University,7 andArizona State University8 are some of the places where concurrent engineering principles ormultidisciplinary teams or both are a key component of the engineering capstone courses.More recently, the multidisciplinary team experience is being brought into other courses besidesthe capstone to provide students with more opportunities to develop teamwork, design process andcommunication skills. For example, Arizona State University has developed the ManufacturingEnterprise Curriculum (MEC) in their Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program. MECuses concurrent engineering principles in many of their mechanical engineering science courses.In the courses, the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur T. Johnson

mining. Such fields tend not to have a distinguishing knowledge base. Other engineering fieldsare based on particular sciences, such as mechanics or electricity. These fields have usuallydeveloped consistent sets of technological methods appropriate to their fields, for example appliedmathematics in electrical engineering and unit operations in chemical engineering. Such methodsallow the study of the subject matter in rather generic form to give the ability to apply the impartedengineering knowledge to applications not completely known beforehand. If biological engineering is to successfully evolve into a branch of engineering dealing withthe entire field of biology, with all its diversity, methods must also be developed to

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Facciol, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Jason Foster, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

the construction of the instrument.Contributions from Curricular RequirementsIn the Faculty under study, there are three sets of requirements for an engineering degreeawarded at the baccalaureate level: Degree Level Expectations for Graduates Receiving theDegree of Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) as set by the institution, Accreditation Criteriaand Procedures as defined by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), andCriteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs as defined by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET). The curricular requirements outlined in these documentshelped in populating a list that would be used to determine the perceived qualities of a goodengineering designer, as well as the elements

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2 - Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Kang SoYeon, Yonsei University

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Track 3 - Faculty Development

, which made many faculties becomeunconcern to teaching. They know the fact that teaching should be equitable with research, butthey cannot help putting priority on research. Faculty’s indifference to quality teaching has beenproblematic, which has lowered students’ motivation to study engineering. That leads to theslowing down industrial and technological development steadily. As Ernest Boyer, the president of Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching,asked the higher education community to consider expanding the meaning of scholarshipcriticizing the research oriented trends, the Korean engineering community strived to improve theengineering education level as well as research. One of the efforts for the Korean

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Lucia Howard

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ASEE International Forum

concern is evident 7.Engineering programs have recognized that they must produce globally competent graduateswho, by working cross culturally, and beyond national boundaries can effectively identifyopportunities, understand market forces, and successfully commercialize new technologies. Thiscall has come from professional organizations including the National Academy of Engineering(NAE) and its widely quoted The Engineer of 2020, the American Society of EngineeringEducation and the American Society for Mechanical Engineers 8, 9. As a result, a small, butgrowing number of engineering programs now imbed international experiences in their curricula.There is a second concern: Can these graduates become world citizens? Engineers mustunderstand that in

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ward; Tonya Emerson

Students Are Leaving Engineering Curriculums; Can Our Educational Approach Stop This? Tonya Emerson, Michael Ward College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management California State University, ChicoAbstractRetention rates in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) majors have been aserious concern nationwide for many years. The Consortium for Student Retention DataExchange’s 2002-2003 STEM Retention Report provides sobering data on our national retentionrates. The report shows that retention rates at Carnegie-Masters type institutions for incomingfirst-year students in STEM majors that continue and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Argrow

mathematical tools to determine a solution. In the classroom environment, operational knowledge is exemplified in the classical homework and exam problems. With operational knowledge, a student can ‘predict’ a quantitative result; however without conceptual knowledge he or she may have difficulty explaining what the result means. 3. Integral knowledge is the synthesis of the conceptual and operational. This synthesis is unique to the engineering profession and is essential for technology development. With this knowledge, engineers that know can do. Page 7.938.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Hollar; Beena Sukumaran

engineering curriculum at Rowan University emphasizes:(i) "hands-on" and team oriented education; (ii) inter and multi-disciplinary education;(iii) use and incorporation of state-of-the-art technologies; and (iv) improving technicalcommunication skills. To achieve these objectives, the four engineering programs ofCivil, Chemical, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering include a common engineeringclinic throughout their eight semesters of study.In the Engineering Clinic, students and faculty from all four engineering departmentswork side-by-side on laboratory experiments, design projects, and research. The solutionof these real-world problems require not only a proficiency in the technical principles,but, as importantly, require a mastery of written and

Conference Session

Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David W. Miller; Doris Brodeur

students with experiences in not only the design, butalso the prototyping, testing, fabrication, and operation of a complex aerospace system. TheCDIO Capstone Course is a component of major CDIO educational initiatives in the Departmentthat include new teaching laboratories, a reformed curriculum, emphasis on active and experientiallearning, and applications of technology for teaching, learning, and assessment.The CDIO approach grew out of the need to provide students with more authentic learningexperiences that would prepare them for the demands of current engineering practice and Page 7.1128.1research. Most beginning engineering students

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2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Felicity Bilow, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters P.E., Clarkson University

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Diversity

primarily on developing students’ technical skills, and have developed and piloted astudent survey for that study. This paper investigates student responses to a group of open-endedquestions included in the pilot, which illuminate interesting findings in how sophomore-levelsociotechnical and technical engineering courses affect students’ sense of belonging and views ofthe relationships between engineering and social justice, as well as social responsibility.2. Methods2.1 Student Sample and CoursesUndergraduate engineering students enrolled in two sophomore-level engineering courses at CUparticipated in a survey pilot: ES220: Statics and BR200: Introduction to Biomedical &Rehabilitation Engineering, Science, and Technology. ES220 is a multi

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Research on Teachers' Perceptions, Attitudes and Impacts of Teacher PD

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science; Jonathan D Hertel, Engineering is Elementary, Museum of Science, Boston; Muhammad Faiz Shams, Museum of Science - EiE; Chris San Antonio, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M Cunningham, Museum of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

look at trends in attitudes in the teacherpopulation towards teaching Design, Engineering, and Technology (DET), and is referred to asthe DET Teacher Survey. The authors found that elementary teachers were less interested inteaching DET than teachers of upper grades, that less experienced teachers were less interestedin teaching DET, and that women saw DET as more valuable to their students than men. A laterre-evaluation of the DET instrument with a new sample of teachers suggested a newinterpretation of factors but was largely consistent with the original instrument [3].An additional 2011 research study using the DET Teacher Survey sampled only elementaryschool teachers. With a sample of 192 teachers drawn from teachers who volunteered

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Weiss, David Heil & Associate, Inc.; David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

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Community Engagement Division

in promoting public understanding of science for over 30 years, he is a frequent conference and workshop presenter on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and his firm provides research and evaluation services for a broad range of government, corporate, non-profit and university clients. Heil is a co-author of Family Engineering: An Activity and Event Planning Guide, and serves as a member-at-large on the Executive Committee of ASEE’s K-12 Division.Dr. Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University Dr. Thalia Anagnos is a professor in the General Engineering Department at San Jose State University where she has taught since 1984. Her research interests are in structural engineering

Conference Session

Using graphics in the rest of the engineering courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Engineering Design Graphics

sustainability and toincorporate social responsibility into the product design4. 1.1 Approaches in Teaching Sustainability in Engineering EducationEfforts to teach sustainability in the undergraduate engineering curriculum are assessed inVanderburg5, where engineering education is described as composed of technical core coursesand complementary courses on humanity subjects. However, technical core courses are taught inisolation from the human life context and humanities courses are very general in nature with nodirect link to modern science and technology. Closer connections between the technical coursesand the humanities courses can help engineering students understand the holistic nature ofsustainability and the world; an alteration to any

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Alec Bowman; Chris Hedden; Gonzalo Garcia; Ryan Lykins

autonomously in three continents (North America, Europe, and Antarctica). In the last fewyears, KU Aerospace Engineering (KUAE) has performed 75 flights and over 24 hours ofautonomous line-of-sight and over-the-horizon flight test. KU has successfully flight testeddifferent UAS platforms in one of the most hostile and remote environments known to theaviation industry (Polar Regions). KUAE’s 7 autonomous fixed wing UAS range from 28 to1,100 lbs. KUAE owns two manned experimental aircraft (Cessna C-172 and Cessna C-182) forrapid technology development. The KU Flight Systems team has three primary focuses:Avionics, guidance, navigation and control, and nonlinear dynamic analysis.Autopilot and AvionicsThe first KU Flight Systems team research area is the

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2021 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Basile Panoutsopoulos

On a Hybrid Delivery Approach to Science and Engineering Courses Basile Panoutsopoulos Community College of Rhode IslandAbstract:A new hybrid delivery approach to science and engineering courses is proposed. The lecture andrecitation parts of the courses are meeting half of the time remotely synchronous and half of thetime face-to-face. The laboratory will be face-to-face only.Introduction:New approaches on delivering courses were developed during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic [1]. A pandemic is an epidemic occurring on a scale that crosses internationalboundaries, affecting people on a worldwide scale. The delivery of lecture, recitation and