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Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James McConnell, North Carolina State University; Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Global Programs

increasingimportance into the future.The Segovia experience focuses on developing the ability to use Spanish in a real life context, toexperience and gain an appreciation for the culture, technology, and society. It is designed forengineering students, 8 but the experience is applicable for any student with an open mind and aninterest in engineering topics as it relates to the rich culture of Medieval, Renaissance, andBaroque Spain.Students must have at least beginning, intermediate foreign language ability prior to the start ofthis program. Both courses are taught in Spanish and meet the General Education Programrequirement in the College of Engineering. FLS 212 - Spanish: Language, Technology, Culture This course teaches the structures

Conference Session

Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aikaterini Bagiati, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Dobbs-Oates, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

know the better”, “ Just to “Figure out how things work”Knowledge learn”, “So they know and be open minded”Fun “They may like it”Future Career “It’s a good field”, “An idea of what to become”, “A degree is good” HS – “No” Example quotes LS – “No” Example quotesAge “She will not understand”, “She’s 4” “Too young, but artifacts are important!”NOTES: Answers to open-ended questions provided by 21 out of the 22 HP, and by 9 out of the 9 LS that respondedpositively; and by 2 out of the 6 HS and 1 LS that responded negatively.Through the Engineering Questionnaire (EQ) parents were asked whether they engage in a

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

William Shelnutt; Monica Lumsdaine; Edward Lumsdaine

Session 2225 Integrating Creative Problem Solving and Engineering Design Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University J. William Shelnutt, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc.Abstract“Engineering design is the communication of a set of rational decisions obtained with creativeproblem solving for accomplishing certain stated objectives within prescribed constraints.” Howcan engineering design be taught within the framework of this definition—what are the goals andbuilding blocks? An innovative textbook demonstrates an integrated

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Pearson

of the working prototype and the presentation of all documentation andmarketing elements. Team interaction in the course has been effective thoughsometimes frustrating to the student. Student response to the course has been positive.The course has provided a good preparation for the full-year senior design project. Thepaper also discusses creativity issues, the use of computer tools, the application ofreliability factors, student evaluation techniques, and some of the product designs.“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” PlutarchI. IntroductionThe engineering faculty at John Brown University began discussing a junior-leveldesign laboratory in 1990. Students were spending extensive amounts of creative timein the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Loren Lutes; James T. P. Yao

trueprofessionals in the eyes of the general public, and to corresponding increases in theircompensation levels. However, it must be kept in mind that Alexander’s conclusion that fewcivil engineers are needed is contrary to that of many other educational and engineering analysts,so the issue should be studied carefully. It surely is true that a reduction in the number of civilengineers, if accompanied by no other changes, would lead to increased competition to hirethose individuals, and that this would lead to increases in compensation and prestige. On theother hand, there may be several difficulties with this procedure. For example, if the technicaland intellectual ability required for the civil engineering degree were not substantially increased,then it

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Mouring; S. Brown; P. Mead; M. Natishan; I. Goswami; C. Lathan; Linda Schmidt

Clark School of Engineering, Women inEngineering Program and Department of Mechanical Engineering; and the ECSEL Coalition.Bibliography[ABET97] ABET Engineering Criteria 2000. http:/www.abet.ba.md.us/EAC/eac2000.html (14 Feb 1997).[Barr93] Barra, R., Tips and Techniques for Team Effectiveness, Barra International, New Oxford, PA, (1993).[Baue94] Bauer, W., “The Relationships Among Elements of Learning Style, Mode of Instruction, and Achievement of College Music Appreciation Students,” Dissertation Abstracts International, 55/10- A, pp:3219-313 (1994).[Bele86] Belenky, M. F. , Clenchy, G. M., Goldberger, N. R., and Tarule, J. M., Women's Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice and Mind, New

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Mildren; Karen Whelan

Session 2460 Aculturating First Year Engineering Students to Teamwork Suzanne Mildren, Karen Whelan University of Ballarat, School of Engineering (Higher Education), Victoria, AUSTRALIAAbstractIn many countries, the traditional academic culture typically described as a ‘person culture’ isincreasingly being questioned by industry, which relies heavily on an organisational modelbased on a ‘team culture’ [1, 2]. Engineers working in Australia, just as in other industrialisedparts of the world, are more often faced with a dynamic employment

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

David J. Lilja

Session 0575 Suggestions for Teaching the Engineering Research Process David J. Lilja University of MinnesotaAbstract: In the process of becoming engineering educators, most professors have successfullydeveloped some fundamental skills that are necessary (although not sufficient) to become asuccessful researcher. However, they often have no clear idea of how to pass this knowledgealong to their students beyond the general approach of carefully guiding their students’individual research efforts. A sense of not knowing where to begin this type of mentoringprocess can

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Anthony Richardson, University of Evansville; David Mitchell, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

problem as opposed to those where they followed a script for asolution.Assessment becomes problematic for project labs. Course objectives must be written in terms orproject specifications instead of in terms of methods and tools that are used to solve a problem.Toward this end, we are proposing a method of classifying computer engineering projects tofacilitate assessment and to clarify what course and curricular objectives are being met forparticular projects.The Computer Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK)Classification of projects needs to be done with some standards in mind. The ABETrequirements for accreditation in computer engineering contain standards but these tend to applyto a curriculum and have insufficient detail to be used at the

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-252: JUST DESSERTS: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MEETSCOMPUTING OUTREACHKaren Davis, University of Cincinnati Page 15.822.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Just Desserts: Mechanical Engineering Meets Computing Outreach Karen C. Davis, Ph.D. Stephanie Heil Allison Mayborg Adam Pulskamp University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 45221-0030Abstract – This paper

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Radian Belu

Session Teaching Electrical Engineering by using Computer Algebra Systems. by Radian G. Belu¹, and Alexandru-Catalin Belu² 1) College of Engineering 2) Department of Mathematics Wayne State University. Detroit, Michigan, USA.AbstractIn the past 40 years Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) has been used extensively in research andindustrial applications. This growing use of “computer algebra” or “symbolic computation

Conference Session

Building New Communities

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yifat Kolikant; Bugrahan Yalvac; Ann McKenna

. Page 10.379.7 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationAcknowledgmentThis work is supported primarily by the Engineering Research Centers, Program of the NationalScience Foundation under Award Number EEC-9876363.References1. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., and Cocking, R. R. (Eds.) (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.2. Lave, J., & Wenger, E. (1991) Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.3. Wenger, E. (1998). Communities of Practice – Learning, Meaning and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Krahe

2005-2548-1119 Software Engineering Standards in the ECET curriculum Ron Krahe Penn State Erie, Behrend CollegeAbstractThis paper introduces the need for including software engineering standards in the ECET(Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology) curriculum today, and discusses the desireddepth of coverage. ECET comprises a broad array of topics, including both hardware andsoftware design and development. Many current electrical and computer systems containembedded controls of one sort or another, and in nearly all of them, the control affects the safetyof the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Kicher; Frank Adamo; Dale Flowers

technology entrepreneurship track.In 2002 we introduced a concentration in biomedical entrepreneurship within the MEM program.The educational objective of both tracks is to provide engineers with the business andmanagement context required to enable them to drive innovation within their companies whileserving in a technical capacity. In interactions with our corporate partners, we refer to graduatesof this program as “business minded engineers.”The program includes the academic coursework as well as an experience component (e.g., aninternship). Students may enter the program as undergraduates with senior status, typically inthe summer between the junior and senior years, and the program does not interfere withcompleting the undergraduate degree

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Graf; Ann Christy

participation from the department’s twoundergraduate programs: Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering (FABE), andAgricultural and Construction Systems Management (ACSM) and graduate students advised byFABE faculty (termed “students”). Faculty, staff, and alumni (termed “non-students”) were alsoinvited to contribute poetry. Student and non-student categories were further divided into twoadditional subcategories: poems dealing with technical subjects (i.e., Ode to a Manure Spreader)and poems dealing with non-technical subjects (i.e., My Love Is Gone, My Money’s Gone, andNow My Sobriety Is, Too). There were no rules pertaining to the content, convention, and styleof poetry; however, participants were cautioned to be mindful of decency and brevity

Conference Session

Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Andre' Butler; William Moses

Introducing Experimental Design in Mechanical Engineering Laboratories André J. Butler, William M. Moses Mercer University School of Engineering, Macon, GA AbstractMechanical engineering students at Mercer are required to take two laboratory courses, one inthe third year of the curriculum and the other in the fourth. Prior to 1996, the junior levellaboratory consisted of 10 well-defined, single period experiments, in which students executed aprescribed procedure, analyzed the data that were collected, and reported the results obtained.The lab was modified in 1997 to include a set of three experiments that

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo; Margaret Bailey

using Lego Mind Storms, anindustry panel for parents, and relevant speakers from RIT and industry. The data shown inTable 3 indicates strong program support and evidence that the parents perceived the event ashigh quality. The data collected on future program preferences has helped support current effortsto establish a summer camp program at RIT for young women interested in engineering. Table 3: Parent Post-Event Survey Data (2004 Park and Ride Event) TotalsGeneral Program Questions: (scale 1-5)Were the program dates convenient

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ricardo Teixeira; Pedro Portela; Maria Restivo; Jose Marques

open-ended engineering problems as part of a cooperative learning strategy,requires careful planning, good coordination of manpower and resources, an open mind andthe right mental attitude from all staff members involved. It promotes student teamworkskills and personal responsibility, as well as their self-organising and conflict-solvingcapabilities. It develops the students’ capacity to analyse, interpret and criticise results, whileintegrating diverse fundamental concepts in a structured, operational way. And, last but notthe least, it most often constitutes a rich learning experience for the teachers involved in suchcooperative exercise.We end by quoting student feedback (as conveyed by PP)."At the start of this whole project, that prompted

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

Session 2768 Incorporating Web-Based Homework Problems in Engineering Dynamics Ralph E. Flori, David B. Oglesby, Timothy A. Philpot, Nancy Hubing, Richard H. Hall, Vikas Yellamraju University of Missouri-RollaAbstractWe are involved in a project funded by the Department of Education (FIPSE) which focuses ondeveloping interactive software to improve the teaching and learning of engineering statics,dynamics, and mechanics of materials. This paper presents an overview of this project, discussesits objectives, and focuses on

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eoin O Herlihy; William Gaughran

are: always wear safety goggles or a safety shield; always use a work holdingdevice to hold the work piece and always let the machine stop completely before operating it.ConclusionWithout designing with all the above elements in mind the paraplegic user will be excludedfrom participating in engineering/technology environments. Designing for all requires theadaptation and modification of current design best practices to encompass a broad range ofuser capabilities11. Designing for all will increase safety for all. The integration of theparaplegic user will have positive implications for all involved in the engineering/technologyenvironments, as it will increase safety and provide a better working environment for all.Increasing safety and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elhag Shaban

team and provide strict deadlines to finish the assignments. A flowdiagram, simulation programs, theoretical analysis, and all successes and failures must bedocumented. In the second semester the student should be able to assemble their projectand test it.The students and the instructor should bear in mind the criteria that ABET has stressed inthe final design project such as engineering standard codes, ethical engineering decisions,respect to safety, and avoidance of the use of hazardous material. The design projectshould provide solutions to social problems, the impact of the project in the local andglobal economy, teamwork, and application of previous knowledge in the curriculum.Probably the most difficult part is to find suitable projects

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

mind with intelligence. The cognitive process involves obtaininginformation, processing it, and storing it in the memory to be accessed again. AI is accomplishedby studying the patterns of the human brain and by analyzing the cognitive process. Artificialintelligence has contributed to various fields including agriculture, finance, manufacturing,security, pharmaceuticals, academia, and others. But now AI has become more of aninterdisciplinary entity.Impact of AI Tools on Engineering EducationAI-powered tools have been in development for several years in different forms, which humansare well-aware of. For instance, word processors can suggest better-sounding sentences andwords while writing an essay or report. Similarly, spreadsheets have

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Mary M McCall M.A., University of Detroit Mercy; Nassif E Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy

minded learning to the University as part of the KEEN Network and Engineering Unleashed. He is also ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Developing Teamwork Skills Across the Mechanical EngineeringCurriculumMary M. McCall, M.A.Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Detroit MercyDetroit, MI 48221Email: mccallmm@udmercy.eduNassif E. Rayess, Ph.D.Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Detroit MercyDetroit, MI 48221Email: rayessna@udmercy.edu Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference 1 Copyright © 2024, American Society for Engineering Education Developing Teamwork Skills Across the Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Logan Oplinger, Arizona State University; Andrew Michael Heiman; Matthew Dickens, Arizona State University; Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

label of “Maker” is the source of pride.Discussing Overlapping IdeasDuring both approaches terms that overlapped in the descriptions of making and engineeringwere recorded. These terms were used to create a definition of the relationship between Makersand engineers.From the ad-hoc post-it approach several key concepts were seen in both responses to What isMaking to You? and What is Engineering to You? First is the use of ambiguous direct objectssuch as thing(s), something, and stuff when talking about accomplishing tasks. This suggests thatwhile engineers may be considered more specialized both groups accomplish some various task.Next is the use of action verbs making, building, creating, and make. What comes to mind whenMakers thing of

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark F. Schar, Stanford University; Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #9049Predicting Entrepreneurial Intent among Entry-Level Engineering StudentsDr. Mark F Schar, Stanford University Dr. Schar works in the Center for Design Research - Designing Education Lab at Stanford University. He is also a member of the Symbiotic Project of Affective Neuroscience Lab at Stanford University and a Lecturer in the School of Engineering. Dr. Schar’s area of research is ”pivot thinking” which is the intersection of design thinking and the neuroscience of choice where he has several research projects underway. He has a 30 year career in industry as a Vice President with The Procter & Gamble

Conference Session

Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston (CoT); Radhakrishna Kotti, University of Houston (CoE); Jesus Arturo Villanueva

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #7132Smart Grid, Industry Trends and Power Engineering EducationDr. Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston (CoT) Wajiha Shireen received her B.S degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1987, her M.S and PhD degrees in 1991 and 1993, both from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, all in Electrical Engineering. She joined University of Houston in 1993 and currently is a full Professor and holds a joint appointment in the Engineering Technology Department and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at University of Houston, Houston, Texas. Her current research

Conference Session

Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, National Research Council (1996). From Analysisto Action. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.9 Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., and Cocking, R. L., (1999), How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, andSchool, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.10 Committee on Undergraduate Science Education, (1999) Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science,Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology, Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, NationalResearch Council.11 Kalabon, Amy E., Loescher, Eric S., Sommerville, Alice E., and Delatte, Norbert J. (2013), “Rise and Fall of theOhio and Erie Canal,” accepted for publication by the ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in EngineeringEducation and

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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Theresa M. Swift; Robert S. Woodley; Keith Miller; Erik Swanson

. Only by having the TA and instructor work closely together can the issues be resolvedto develop course appropriate assignments.The Learning Outcomes for the Faculty Member – EE3431When utilizing student TAs in course development the biggest challenge is to keep in mind thedifferences and deficiencies between how the instructor wants to run the class and what the TAhas learned. If the student is a former student in the class for the instructor, the issues are © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conferenceminimized, but the range of questions will be limited and may not be different from what theinstructor would create. However, a student that was not

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Jason Bruns

©2024, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 535Although automation can also improve quality, financial costs need to be considered whilekeeping profitability factors in mind [3]. So, why haven’t these invaluable tools been prioritizedfor secondary and post-secondary learners? That is a good question. Lean practices encompasspractical problem-solving, critical thinking, collaboration, personal life efficiency, careerreadiness, sustainability, adaptability, life skills, business concepts, troubleshooting, andinnovation. Not only are these tools useful in industry applications, but these skills are also vitalto prepare students both

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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Keith E. Holbert; George G. Karady

, M.M. Morcos, “Hands-on, minds-on electric power education,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 90, no. 1, Jan. 2001, pp. 93-99.12. C.J. Finelli, A. Klinger, D.D. Budny, “Strategies for improving the classroom environment,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 90, no. 4, Oct. 2001, pp. 491-497.13. S. Shooter, M. McNeill, “Interdisciplinary collaborative learning in mechatronics at Bucknell University,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 91, no. 3, July 2002, pp. 339-344.14. T.W. Simpson, “Experiences with a hands-on activity to contrast craft production and mass production in the classroom,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 19, no. 2, 2003, pp. 297-304.15. R.S. Ascough