Conference Session

Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bethany Jones

Tagged Divisions

International

part of their undergraduate education. If carefully planned, an internationalexperience will go a long way toward counterbalancing any limitations of their native culture andupbringing. No one student can go all places, but faculty advisors and mentors would do well toguide students to think carefully about both their own intellectual habits and attitudes, and abouthow the rest of the world thinks and acts, and to select a destination which will go the farthest in Page 11.1192.5giving them personal competencies which will develop apace with their technical expertise.1 Open Doors 2003 – 2004.(http://opendoors.iienetwork.org)2 Ibrahim Al Abed

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Denton, Purdue University; Grant Richards, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

annualenrollment of 100 students.Implementation The first step of the laboratory overhaul was to review existing labs and identify areasneeding change in order to develop an overall project plan. The original undergraduate coursehad eight laboratory experiments spread over a 15 week semester, including a five week projectin which RF isolation techniques were investigated using various printed circuit board designmethodologies. The review resulted in a determination that three labs required minor changes (less than25%), three labs required major changes (greater that 50%) and two labs, including the RFisolation project, should be eliminated. The graduate students concluded a new project based ona superheterodyne RF receiver would fit well with the

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gearold Johnson, Colorado State University; Dueb Lakhder, Consultant to UNESCO; Thomas Siller, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

International

courses, a series of general education courses were chosenthat address major global social issues. Herein, the new engineering program isdescribed, along with the program plan. This new degree program has the advantage ofdeveloping an international-focused curriculum within engineering for students with astrong interest in eliminating world poverty in a sustainable manner.IntroductionA major role for faculty is curriculum updating and design. As the world of engineeringchanges, it is a faculty responsibility to keep the curriculum up to date and relevant forcurrent and future students. Faculties normally respond by making incremental changesand adjustments to the curricula. Over time, incremental changes can lead to curriculathat are no longer

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Fisher, MVCS Science Advisor

communities to reinvest the knowledge gained and advances made. 4) Enter competitions to motivate students in teamwork and overcoming challenges providing social benefit: Science clubs must have a goal or mission to accomplish just as sports teams do. Well planned and organized competitions are a wonderful way to motivate learning. The events sponsored by colleges and other institutions that MVCS has entered, greatly increased the club’s numbers and further interests. The school is indebted to these and wishes to applaud them now and hope more will follow in the future. There seems to be a trend to expand these activities, but putting all these elements to use must occur to make the events

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

requested by employers, faculty can investigate sources ofinstruction and plan topic coverage. Program outcomes for this specialty are identified. Theseare tailored to the health care field (with relation to ABET a-k) and will mesh with programoutcomes typically in place for existing electrical engineering technology programs. In addition,techniques to offer specialized instruction and several resources to locate potential industrypartners will be identified. Examples are provided of two institutions who have successfullyexpanded their electrical engineering technology programs into this arena are explored aspotential models for successful course offerings.Introduction“Health care jobs are the result of one of the largest industries in the country

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

Tagged Divisions

International

building. But economic development and job creation planning must also be pursued – to complete the chicken and egg scenario that will keep good engineering graduates in their home countries. Brain drain may be a concern in early years of a major technical capacity building effort, but several case studies of successful emerging countries indicate that as the economy develops and good job opportunities are provided at home, engineering -- graduates will choose to stay in their home cultures and contribute to further sustainable economic and social development. Bibliography 1) Dominique Guellec, Brain Drain, SciDevNet, http://www.scidev.net/dossiers/index.cfm?fuseaction=dossierfulltext

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Engineering EducationAbstractWith the rising reliability and serviceability of IT technology in recent years, science,engineering, and technology classes have begun to vastly assimilate IT technology as aneffective tool for classroom reform. The widening gamut of IT applications has come to includethe development of web based “virtual learner-centered classrooms,” allowing typicalclassrooms to reach more extensive student populations. As the archetypal engineering andconstruction science classroom is highly dependent on the instructor, developing students’critical thinking skills becomes a challenging task for even the most inspired of educators.Nonetheless, these skills are a continual necessity for any student planning to venture into

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

tenets of the engineering profession and its actions [2].” Reference [3] includes the students’ knowing of the engineering practice within aglobal, environmental and societal context as one of the ‘awareness skills’. It alsoindicates that mastering such skills will be a major determinant of the futurecompetitiveness of engineering graduates. Agenda 21, a global action plan for delivering sustainable development accepted atthe Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, stated that “education is critical forpromoting sustainable development and improving the capacity of the people to addresssustainable development issues [4]”. The international survey of Ref. [4] found out thatengineering students had weak knowledge of many of the environmental

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University; Mehran Elahi, Elizabeth City State University

Tagged Divisions

International

provides general technicalassistance. Each team is required to prepare a project plan, a design review, construct the projectand provide a final report on project and present it to faculty members. Students’ presentationshould be in both written and oral forms, allowing faculty to assess the students’ performanceand project. Students are required to send e-mail memos and invite department faculty membersto participate in their presentation at the end of the semester. Faculty members use aquestionnaire survey that addresses five program outcomes to measure the students’competencies. The faculty members provide the feedback to improve the program curriculum,outcomes and capstone project. These outcomes include scientific knowledge, technical skills

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

plan is needed to teach all these Page 11.861.5topics within a relatively shorter time than for a regular electrical engineering program.LabVIEW from National Instruments [4], a graphical programming software package,serves as an excellent teaching assistance to deliver these concepts. The authors developa virtual lab session that uses LabVIEW to teach basic Boolean algebra and digital logic.Instead of explaining rules of Boolean algebra in a regular lecture, the students are told tomanipulate the switches on graphical interfaces and watch the changes of the indicators.With this straightforward observation, they are then taught Boolean algebra rules

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

implementation beginning with the definitions and lists of the requirements andactivities.2.1 Requirements and ActivitiesRequirements (or objectives) are defined as selected factors that are important for healthyestablishment of the Systems Engineering & Engineering Management Department as follows. Student recruitment Student retention Competitive curriculum Effective learning environment Faculty recruitment Faculty retention Research portfolio development Domestic recognition of the department International recognition of the department Establishing and maintaining close relations with the industryActivities, on the other hand, are defined as planned and unplanned actions to

Conference Session

Emerging EM Areas

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Peterson, Old Dominion University; Morgan Henrie, University of Alaska Anchorage; Shannon Bowling, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

develop a pilot study to see if in deedthe question we have is relevant. If it is, we plan to proceed to try and answer our underlyingquestions: 1. How much management do engineering management students need? 2. How do we best teach management to engineering management students?These are not simple questions. We fully expect them to be complex and largely related to theexpectations of the students and the objectives of the specific programs.Bibliographical Information1. Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, http://eng.odu.edu/enma; retrieved 1/18/062. Kotnour, Timothy, and John V. Farr, “Engineering Management; Past, Present, and Future”, Engineering Management Journal, Vol. 17

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Amos, Michigan Technological University; Michael Powers, Michigan Technological University; Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

better prepared to be immediatelyproductive upon entering the workforce having experienced the value of communication skills,teamwork, and lifelong learning in the entrepreneurial environment.Bibliography1. B. Mathias-Riegel; Blazing an Entrepreneurial Trail; ASEE Prism, April 2003.2. Shaping the Future, New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, andTechnology; National Science Foundation (1996).3. Manufacturing Education Plan: Industry Identifies Competency Gaps Among Newly Hired EngineeringGraduates, Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the SME Education Foundation (1997).4. D. Stone, M.B. Raber, S. Sorby, and M. Plichta; The Enterprise Program at Michigan Technological University;International Journal

Conference Session

What's New in Statics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

an opportunity to work hands-on on a realengineering structure, to see and feel members and joints of a real bridge. Students wererequired to perform a preliminary inspection of the truss superstructure, spans 1 through 3. Thisinvolved three components: basic bridge geometry (since plans of the structure do not exist),member properties, and locating notable areas of deterioration. Basic bridge geometry includedlength of truss (lower cord), distance between panel points, lengths of vertical, diagonal andbottom chord members, transverse distance between trusses (centerline to centerline), androadway width. Member properties included size and shape as well as cross-sectional area.Notable areas of deterioration included pitting losses and

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Koch, University of Michigan; Gary D. Herrin, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Engineering Advising Center and the Engineering Learning Resource Center metwith the course director for Calculus I and formulated the following plan:1. The course director would release a list of all engineering students who earned a C- or lower on the first exam to the Engineering Advising Center within two days of the exam being taken.2. The directors of the Engineering Advising Center and Engineering Learning Resource Center would contact all students on the list and require them to attend a group advising session the following week. The group advising session would be used to present data to the students about the importance of doing well in calculus, give advice about the likelihood of success in calculus if students remain in the

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Richard R. Harris, Northeastern University; Brad Lehman; Russell Faux; Luis Rafael Frias II

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, 201 – 215.[6] Laanan, F. S. (2001). Transfer student adjustment. New Directions for CommunityColleges, 114, 5 – 13.[7] Young, Jacob TN, and Elizabeth Litzler. "Confirmatory factor analysis of transfer studentadjustment." Community College Journal of Research and Practice 37, no. 11 (2013).[8] Anderson-Rowland, Mary R. "Understanding How the 4.0 Guaranteed Plan Works." In2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2016.

Conference Session

Engineering Technology

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry M. Lunt, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

; Design Design, Architecture, Art & College of Liberal Arts Planning School of Design Information Technology School of Technology College of Eng & Tech Info & Logistics Tech Polytechnic School Schools of Engineering Info Communication Dept of IT College of Tech Technologies Computing and Info Tech School of IT College of Science, Tech, Eng & Math

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison J. Kerr, University of Tulsa; Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily P.E., University of Tulsa

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

publications6,7,8.In the planning for year five of the expert witness training, several changes were planned withrespect to the simulation scenario, the method of the role-play, and the evaluation of theprogram. First, in effort to gain a larger archive of scenarios which could be used for this type ofrole-play, the instructors created a new lawsuit dilemma which involved a car lift collapseaccident. A second program change was also implemented due to the size of the engineeringcourse increasing dramatically when over 60 students enrolled. The instructors responded to thechallenge by adjusting the method of the role play to no longer be a group interaction but simplyfocus one student interviewing at a time. Also, in attempt to systematize the experience

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osman Yasar, State University of New York, Brockport; Jose Maliekal, State University of New York, Brockport; Peter Veronesi, State University of New York, Brockport; Leigh J. Little, State University of New York, Brockport

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

practices and crosscutting concepts todeepen understanding of content as well as cognitive processes that permeate the fields ofboth science and engineering. These recommended practices are listed below.27 1. Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering) 2. Developing and using models 3. Planning and carrying out investigations 4. Analyzing and interpreting data 5. Using mathematics and computational thinking 6. Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering) 7. Engaging in argument from evidence 8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating informationClearly, one of the principals of science and engineering education is to cultivate

Conference Session

Open Forum in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

as a whole, students from 1990 would find much that they recognize in the chemicalengineering curricula of today, while they might not recognize the classroom activities or co-curricular opportunities as familiar.. In discussion of these results at the AIChE 2016 AnnualMeeting, it was observed that a stable curriculum is a sign of a stable body of knowledge and amature field, rather than a sign of stagnation.Works Cited1. Pintar, A., B. Aller, T. Rogers, K. Schulz, and D. Shonnard. “Developing an Assessment Plan to Meet Abet Ec2000.” Paper presented at the American Association for Engineering Education, Charlotte, NC, 1999.2. ABET. 2017. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2017-2018. http://www.abet.org/accreditation

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Laura A. Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

solutionsby way of challenging their opponents. We plan to take advantage of this discovery next time,moving from a formal poster presentation to a managed debate.DiscussionOur use of theatre through role-playing brings together humanistic and engineering learning inthe context of a complex problem within the rapidly expanding, heterogeneous, nineteenth-century context of Worcester, Massachusetts: a city whose heterogeneity in many waysrepresents the challenges that contemporary engineers face. In some cases, students are naturallydrawn to the role-playing activities: some of them have performed in theatrical productions orhave immersed themselves in role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons. We have seenstudents who embrace the opportunity to

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University; Peter H. Khost, Stony Brook University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

in every part of what we do. And I feel that we have reached at a point where giving it up isn’t a viable choice either. Without the phone book, I realized that I didn’t remember any phone number of my friends … without a GPS … I bet I can’t even go to the next town. “ “Although this assignment made me realize how attached I am to my phone and laptop, it also allowed me to do the things I had liked to do [without technology], such as sketching and reading.” “Without technology, it becomes clear how I would need to plan out my social life with others (which is something I’m not big into). Technology allows for the spontaneous making of plans with others, even if it’s [only] ten minutes

Conference Session

Assessment and Liberal Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Toluwalogo Odumosu, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

theappendix to this paper.) As the attached article demonstrates, cities around the country are considering whether equipping police officers with body cameras can restore trust between police and citizens and discourage police misconduct. Imagine that you are the lead engineer working with the city council of a mid-sized American city to develop a plan for integrating a network of body cameras into the city’s information technology networks. The city leadership has not purchased the body cameras yet, but they are clearly excited about the potential of body cameras to resolve disputes and restore trust between citizens and local police. The city leaders are looking to you to advise them because

Conference Session

ETD Learning Approaches

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex C. Kanu, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

flipped classroomindicated that team-based in-class activities helped them to learn and retain the course contentsbetter than with the traditional classroom approach. While these results were specific to aplastics engineering technology course, similar results have been reported elsewhere in materialsscience courses.9,10 However, the author plans to continue this study by adopting the flippedclassroom approach in other engineering technology courses such as thermodynamics, appliedstrength of materials, and engineering materials. The results of the future studies will furtherelucidate the findings of this preliminary work.References 1. Bishop, Jacob L., and Matthew A. Verleger. "The Flipped Classroom: A Survey of the Research

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Kayleigh Millerick, Texas Tech University; Kay J. Tindle, Texas Tech University; Lesley Cremeans, Texas Tech University; Stephanie J. Jones, Texas Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

questioned; teacher is questions; students motivated to inconsistent and unpredictable work by fear and ridicule; may dread studying a subject once passionate about; uncomfortable in the instructor’s presenceClearly, if the student has dread for the subject matter or is fearful of asking questions, thestudents are less likely to excel in the course, which leads to non-mastery of the course material.Self-efficacy is described by Bandura as individuals’ beliefs in their capabilities to plan andexecute activities to achieve an outcome

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

in identifying product market fit and key activities andresources to develop a scalable and repeatable business model, before launching a venture, thusensuring more success for new start-up companies.Lean Launch operates on the foundation of “evidence-based entrepreneurship.” In the past,business founders wrote a business plans to seek investor funding to launch their business. Underthis model, however, entrepreneurs would need to make assumptions that they can’t necessarilysupport and they may not obtain adequate feedback from potential users until the product is onthe market. Steve Blank, author of the Lean Launch curriculum, argues that this traditionalbusiness plan approach neglected the voice of the customer and these plans fail because

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (4)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jafar F. Al-Sharab, Northwestern State University; Curtis Paul Desselles Jr., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Mauricio J Escobar Medina; Robert Dalling; William Spencer Heitman; Ariell Nashalette Shield

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

,theMakersClubstudentswillmakedemonstrationsandwillbeengagedtoinspireunderprivilegedstudents.ThiscanbeconductedbyeitherinvitingstudenttoNSU-LSMSAfacility or our Makers Club participants will make visits to the schools in theunderprivilegedareas.OneofthefutureplansoftheNSU-LSMSAMakersClubistodevelopawebsiteforthecluband incorporate online modules where students can review materials on their own andcomeprepared.Inaddition,thewebsitewilldemonstratetheachievementsoftheclubandpostusefulinformationtothecommunityandotherinterestedgroups.On the financial side, the future plan for the NSU-LSMSA Makers Club to target STEMrelated grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other organizations topurchase scientific equipment to support research and learning activities for the Makers

Conference Session

Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaela M Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Dina M. Battaglia, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

currently stands, we believe Recap’s technology glitches hinder true learninggains and have decided not to implement Recap during the spring 2017 semester. Plans to revisitthe technology later in 2017 to see what improvements have been made will determine future useand implementation decisions.References1 Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L. & Cocking, R. R. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School. (National Academy Press, 2000).2 Fisher, D., Frey, N. & Rothenberg, C. Content-Area Conversations. (ASCD 2008).3 Brookfield, S. D. & Preskill, S. Discussion as a Way of Teaching. (John Wiley and Sons, 2005).4 Alexander, R. J. Towards Diologic Teaching: rethinking classroom talk. (Dialogos, 2017).5 Dreyfus

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College Chicago

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

SfT initiative provides more than 15 hours ofprofessional development for all of the instructors involved in the program. All instructorsadditionally have access to lesson plans and video tutorials the SfT initiative’s website(www.scientistsfortomorrow.org).Each session includes 10 weekly, 90-minute classes exploring the modules. In each module,the participants develop a final product they can take home, e.g. in “Alternative Energies,” theparticipants build a solar-powered car and in “Physics of Sound and Mathematics of Music”the participants build a monochord with a Pythagorean scale, a major chord wind-chime and awell-tuned Diatonic Xylophone. After the 10 meetings, each out-of-school-time organizationdevelops its own end-of-module

Conference Session

Motivation and Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University; Denny C. Davis, The Ohio State University; Sarah Winfree, The Ohio State University ; Kaycee Ash, The Ohio State University; Bashirah Ibrahim, Ohio State University; Lin Ding, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, Identifies problems/hurdles before negative makes excuses impact on project or scheduleSelf-development Demonstrates no efforts to Demonstrates improvement in all areas, improve performance positive influence on othersMotivational Development. A student’s intentional development of motivations often resultsfrom project situations that reveal needs for more fruitful motivations. A student first recognizesthe opportunity or need for motivational change, takes responsibility, identifies a plan, and actsto achieve desired change. The student chooses to take no action, takes limited action, or fullyengages in motivational development.The project team