Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Sustainability

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah M. Ryan, Iowa State University; Michelle L. Soupir, Iowa State University; Amy Kaleita, Iowa State University; Sergio Horacio Lence, Iowa State University; Robert Brown, Iowa State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering economic analysis and stochastic, modeling, analysis and simulation. Professor Ryan’s research interests lie in the planning and operation of energy, manufacturing and service systems under uncertainty. Her work has been funded by several single and multi-investigator National Science Foundation grants, including a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, as well as by industry, private foundations, and the U.S. Department of Energy through its ARPA-E initiative. She is PI of a National Research Traineeship on Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems. Dr. Ryan is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers and serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Engineering Economist.Dr

Conference Session

Capstone, Undergraduate Research, and Projects in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ahmed Abul Hussain, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Nizar Tayem, Texas A&M University; Chedly B. Yahya, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Sadiq A. Alhuwaidi, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Jamal Nayfeh, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

are encouraged to takeresponsibility for individual tasks and work together in a team according to the project plan andachieve project goals. This paper presents a case study of senior design projects (in the ElectricalEngineering department) at PMU systematically administered and monitored to meet the qualitystandards and ABET student learning outcomes. Evaluation methods (both direct and indirect)and developed assessment tools used are also presented along with survey results of students’feedback.Administering Capstone Senior Design ProjectThe Capstone senior design projects at the EE department at PMU are administered and executedover a period of two semesters comprised of the following two courses which are worth 3 credithours each: 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Ugur Zel

-designedinfrastructure to measure and develop student outcomes which are not related only withknowledge. The verbs used in Criterion 3 student outcomes like; apply, design, conduct, use,communicate, function are mostly action based verbs and needs to be measured by using differenttools other than brain-based assignments like written/oral exam, project or term paper.In this study, a draft model of measuring student outcomes is offered. This model mainly contains“Potential Assessment Center (PAC)” application and “Individual Development Plan (IDP)”. PACis a process where assessors work with students to collect evidence of an outcome (competence),using the tools (exercises) tailored specially for the purpose of measuring the student outcomesthat comprise the

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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International

, just prior to the ASEEGlobal Colloquium for Engineering Education. A planning committee has been formedand a delegation of its members will be meeting with ASEE staff on January 11/12, 2007in Washington, DC to continue to define IFEES’ direction. The four vice presidents havebeen asked to take the lead in conceptualizing four key strategic directions for theorganization. This task will hopefully be completed in January, in time for the nextmeeting of the Executive Committee.It is important to share the vision that Claudio Borri holds for IFEES. Claudio sees thatIFEES’ role is to “change the world and that science, technology and engineering canmake powerful contributions to build overall prosperity for all and contribute to thesurvival of all

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University; Tina Varma, University of Central Missouri

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Engineering Technology

growing in popularity in colleges anduniversities across the nation. E-portfolios have been incorporated in higher education tofacilitate many aspects of education such as student learning, student achievement, and programassessment. This paper provides a direct insight into the value of e-portfolios in the overallhigher educational process including program assessment. What is an e-portfolio, and how doesit differ from the more traditional paper-based portfolio? E-portfolios go far beyond collection ofartifacts, and are seen as a dynamic tool for constructive learning and future planning such ascareer goals. Development of the e-portfolios starts early during the educational process andmay require evaluation at different stages of the E

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil and Architectural Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Considine, Old Dominion University; Vernon Lewis, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

the indirect field costs. The five week module concludeswith student submitting a competitive bid for a bridge project with a complete cost estimate andschedule.K’NEX Building Bridges SetThe K’NEX Building Bridges set is comprised of 207 K’NEX building pieces, which can beused to construct 14 different bridge models. The kit includes color coded instructions to buildbeam, truss, cantilever, bascule, arch, suspension, and cable stayed bridges. The buildinginstructions contain real life examples of the bridge type and key facts about bridges.1 Theinstructor uses the color coded instructions as the plans for the bridges. The beam bridge modelis used during the estimating and scheduling class instruction and the arch bridge model is usedfor the

Conference Session

Innovative Partnerships

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Sternhagen, University of Wisconsin Center-Fox Valley; Jeff Hoerning, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Cathy Bronold, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Two Year College Division

program utilizes the faculty, pre-engineering curriculumand physical campus of UW-Fox Valley, and the ABET accredited mechanical engineeringcurriculum, faculty, and equipment of UW-Platteville. Through funding donated by localbusinesses in the Fox Valley, and appropriation for equipment from the State of Wisconsin,facilities for a mechanical engineering program were constructed and equipped in time for thedegree to become available in the fall semester of 2002.The program currently has an enrollment of 77 pre-engineering students who plan to finish theirmechanical engineering degree at UW-Fox Valley in the UW-Platteville engineering program.There are 41 students in the mechanical engineering program, which graduated its first fivestudents in

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

will be awarded at the completion of the course.Recruiting Teacher/participantsThe original plan was to recruit teams of teachers principally from the regional technical highschools in the local area. However, only one of the regional technical high schools participated.The teachers from the technical high school were joined by teachers from three local publicschool systems. One team withdrew at the last minute, but was replaced by a single teacher fromanother school system.When recruiting was completed, there were 16 teacher-participants. Ten teachers from one localpublic school system formed a middle school team and a high school team.Another team of 3 teachers were from a local regional technical high school. There was a fourthteam of 2

Conference Session

Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Harvey Charles, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

International

internationalization uniformly spanning all engineering, math and natural science disciplines at NAU.Dr. Harvey Charles, Northern Arizona University Dr. Harvey Charles is vice provost for International Education at Northern Arizona University. He pro- vides institutional leadership on strategic planning around global education, helps to facilitate global learning opportunities for students, supports faculty development opportunities through international teaching and research, and consults with colleges and universities on curriculum and campus interna- tionalization. The Global Science and Engineering Program is one of the signature programs housed in the Center for International Education that he directs

Conference Session

FPD 5: Course Delivery Methods and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University; Joseph Francis Stanzione III, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

, there is a requirement that there is amethod of making sure that students are performing the before class preparation that is required.Usually a pre-class, online quiz is utilized to ensure student will perform the tasks requiredbefore class, so that they are ready to participate in the in-class activities. This also allows theinstructor to use the results of the quizzes as a discussion point for the class, as well as a guide toadjust in-class plans, and to review areas that the students may be underperforming in. Flippedclassrooms allow real time assessment of a student’s progress, to allow the instructor to addressany pressing student issues with the material. Introduction of this method can be utilized in evenlarge lecture halls, and without

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Karl Stephan; Vedaraman Sriraman

and control systems now play roles inmanufacturing that are on average as important as traditional mechanical-engineering-basedsubjects. In this paper, we report results of the first step of a two-step redesign of a DigitalElectronics course and plans for a new course in Control Systems and Instrumentation. Studentresponse to the use of new computer hardware and MultiSim® software in the Digital Electronicscourse is positive, as measured by an independent evaluation.Introduction Manufacturing engineering is one of the most interdisciplinary of engineering disciplines,drawing content from mechanical and electrical engineering, industrial engineering, andmanagement, among other subjects. In the rapidly changing manufacturing environment

Conference Session

Web Systems and Web Services

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonid Preiser

planning, identifying majorbusiness functions, justifying business processes, selecting business opportunities, andaugmenting process reengineering - would be linked with environmental interacting components,such as International Standards Organization, International Telecommunications Union,telecommunications carriers, regulatory agencies, vendors, manufacturers, business customers, Page 8.291.1and legislative bodies. In a similar way, the PKA set for the networking project layer utilizes the Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Idowu

conflicts or inconsistencies in expectations between course instructors, as well asbetween students and instructors. In many cases there appears to be no ‘systematic’ way forarriving at project ideas. Students are sometimes offered a list of potential topics, or asked tobrainstorm and submit topics for approval. This non-methodical approach has resulted in acatalogue of poorly-conceived products showing a dearth of creativity and poverty ofinnovations. This paper discusses a pre-capstone course to guide students through the process ofidea-production, selection of a title for a creative product or system, and a plan for development.Index Terms – Capstone design, creative design, sustainable design.IntroductionMany programs use the capstone design

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Williams

ofbroadly educating engineers in several aspects of computing without sacrificing the developmentof intuition and design judgment. Clearly, the use of computers needed to enhance rather thanreplace existing problem-solving approaches. Janicki et al4 offered a number of suggestions fordeveloping a plan for computer-enhanced instruction, based on their reviews of basic learningand instructional design theories. They stress the importance of incorporating a number ofdifferent learning styles in such a plan, including: lectures, which tell or describe facts andprocesses; demonstrations, which show the students how the facts or processes are used; andexercises, which require the students to do the processes themselves. The traditional means ofteaching

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Liaison infrastructure Outreach Planning Systems Research Thrust1 Research Thrust2 Integration PIs at multiple Institutions PIs at multiple Institutions Figure 2: Potential Organizational Chart for an Engineering Research Center (ERC)The Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation uses another center model for managingthe operations of a network of earthquake and tsunami simulation research sites. Details areexplained later. Like typical ERCs the NEES Center mission is dedicated to research, workforcedevelopment, and technology transfer of its research findings and innovations. NEES

Conference Session

TC2K Assessment: How to Really Do It

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Franke; David Devine

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”AssessmentAssessment is common in many facets of academe. It is often now required to demonstratehow well objectives are met through continuous improvement plans. Various methods ofassessment exist and multiple measures of assessment are often specifically obligatory,expected, or desired. TAC-ABET1 Criterion 3 states that Each program must utilize multiple assessment measures in a process that provides documented results to demonstrate that the program objectives and outcomes are being met. Assessment measures typically consist of, but are not limited to, student portfolios, student performance in project

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rhonda Lee-Desautels

program, we concluded a different venue wasnecessary to assure a good audience. We also realized that the panel format was better suited for“older” girls, grades 9-12, who made up a very small percentage of Engineering Day attendees.Many of the topics mentioned by the panel were not applicable to a young crowd, such as familyplanning issues, dealing with male coworkers, and college courses. These were issues the oldergirls were now considering in their career decisions. We realized the need to tailor our programto the audience, and develop something new for the younger girls.The Planning ProcessThe majority of the planning process took place during the summer months, with a total of threeface-to-face meetings held, and numerous email discussions

Conference Session

Controls, Mechatronics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Joel Lenoir

. The controls portionbenefits from the transition directly from the vibrations portion of the course. The students arevery familiar with the topics, as opposed to trying to recall the information from a previouscourse they may have taken earlier. In fact, they are pleasantly surprised to find how the twotopics can mesh together each other. In addition, the students recognize the value of theirAdvanced Engineering Mathematics course with additional Laplace Transforms content beyondthe Differential Equations course.This course does not sit alone in the curriculum. A Professional Component Plan1 has beenestablished for the curriculum, with an integral component being an experimental plan. Thiscourse and its lab strongly support this plan. In

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joerg Mossbrucker; Owe Petersen; Robert Strangeway

career option. These presentations and discussions give a vital overview over the many different career options in EE and EET. C. Aspects of professional registration, professional and honor societies. Graduate school opportunities and the mechanics for applying to graduate school are discussed. Long term financial planning is also introduced.The above areas are then covered by one ore more individual sessions as follows:Area A: 1. Gaining employment Presentations are given by in-house placement office staff. Placement office procedures, guidelines for good resumes and cover letters, interviewing styles and techniques, and internet resources for company profiles and

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Olds

Session 2530Currently, the module’s lessons are divided into units. These units are categorized into twogroups (Figure 1). The first group consists of components we have deemed critical in meetingthe main instructional objectives, and are therefore required for module implementation. Thesecond group consists of optional components based in language arts, social sciences, and simplemathematics. These options allow teachers to complement the main engineering lessons andcustomize the module to fit their schedules.Figure 1 – A schematic of the constituent units of the PPHH lesson plans. The units acrossthe top are required to achieve the overall objectives of the module. The units below thearrow represent optional units teachers can use to complement

Conference Session

Minorities in Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrea Ogilvie

membersand graduate students. Through these relationships, TREX participants learn about opportunitiesthat may be available to them during and after a graduate education. This experience builds theirconfidence and convinces them that pursuing a graduate degree is both valuable and feasible.TREX participants receive a $2,600 research stipend ($1,300 per semester) and are required tospend an average of 10-14 hours per week on his/her research project during the academic year.In addition, TREX participants are required to develop a research proposal plan at the beginningof the program that clearly defines the project and ensures that the student, faculty andcoordinator expectations are met. Finally, TREX participants are expected to: attend

Conference Session

Mentoring, Outreach, & Intro BME Courses

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shruti Mehta; Amanda Knudson; David Kanter; Suzanne Olds

have benefited students in ways notoriginally anticipated. When asked to comment on how they have benefited from the project, theengineering students indicated that they have had to reflect upon their own learning process inorder to devise this teaching unit in their specific field of interest:“There is great satisfaction in knowing that you aided in the educational development of a youngstudents. You also develop yourself in the process. The on-going development of this project notonly allows us to teach kids about the design process but it also allows us to improve the designprocess and learn it in a way that can be applied to BME and our other projects.”Many of the engineering students have found that in order to devise the lesson plan

Conference Session

TYCD 2002 Lower Division Initiatives

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Grace; Scott Klingenstein; Ron Ulseth; Nick Nicholson; Don Moen; Amy Hendrickson; Aaron Wenger; Kenneth Gentili; Paul Gordy; Jim Richardson

tounderrepresented groups) and that TYCs are a logical entry point to engineering if issues of curriculum,articulation, recruiting, and retention are addressed coherently. The proposed conference will bring togetherleading TYC engineering programs, transfer universities, and high school SMET teachers to begin thediscussion of how a national effort can involve the TYCs in producing a new generation of engineers andtechnologists. A primary focus of the conference will be upon forming a collaborative effor t between HS-TYC-University for the recruiting and retention of students to engineering. A pre-conference planningmeeting will be held with representatives from all areas of the collaboration. The pre-planning will result ina core set of HS-TYC-University

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Farris; Jeffrey Ray

manufacturing processes. 3. Students must apply design of experiments (DOE) knowledge to plan and execute experiments to determine optimal process settings. 4. Students must solve the practical manufacturing problems that arise.To meet these goals a generalized or idealized lab procedure was developed. Under the idealprocedure, teams of students designed a part to meet functional and geometrical specifications.The design of the part was optimized for production using the manufacturing process underconsideration. Next Students designed the manufacturing process to produce the part. Toolingwas designed and fabricated by the students. Design of experiments was then employed tooptimize the process parameters. Finally, parts were

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhengtao T. Deng; Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian; Abdul Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

Session 1566non-engineering courses. Therefore, the hours available for engineering courses arerather limited and must be used efficiently to ensure that students acquire the skillsneeded for a rapidly changing work environment.The Mechanical Engineering Program at Alabama A&M University has identifiedindustries and government agencies that form part of its constituency. Periodically, theDepartment faculty meets and discusses plans and programs that pertain to the two tracksoffered in the mechanical engineering program, one being in manufacturing systemswhile the other is in propulsion systems. The review process takes place on a continuousbasis by analyzing other specialized inputs through publications from professionalengineering

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Amber Lehrman; Heather Nachtmann

engineering students about theeffects of uncertainty and how to handle uncertain data. The research plan is presented alongwith a literature review in this area.IntroductionSeveral panel reports in the early 1990s claimed that undergraduate engineers lacked the abilityto succeed in the real world (Bordogna, et al., 1993; ASEE, 1994; National Science Foundation,1995; National Research Council, 1995). Around the same time, Condoor, et al. (1992) reportedthat students tended to primarily use subjective judgment in decision making as opposed toanalytical techniques. The research project discussed in this paper addresses both of theseconcerns. The objectives of this research are twofold: 1) to assess the current state ofengineering student abilities to

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David S. Cottrell

methodologies as well consideration of alternatives and economic concernsrelating to the finished project.In the paragraphs below, the author describes two actual design projects included in themost recent offering of ET 200, “Graphic Communications.” The first project challengedthe student to develop three alternative design proposals responding to a well-definedscope for a residential constructive endeavor. Students created isometric and elevationdrawings and floor plans and completed comparative assessments for each of the finaldesigns. The second design project involved the application of a computer-aided design(CAD) software package that guides the user through the design of a truss-type highwaybridge, based on a specified design scenario; design

Conference Session

Future Directions of Continuing Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim A. Scalzo, State University of New York; Edward G. Borbely, University of Michigan; Nelson C. Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2012-5363: QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT THROUGHSELF-ASSESSMENT AND BENCHMARKINGMs. Kim A. Scalzo, State University of New York Kim Scalzo is the Director of the Center for Professional Development (CPD) for the State University of New York (SUNY). The SUNY CPD provides professional development and training programs for faculty and staff throughout the 64 campus SUNY system, and Scalzo is responsible for overall leader- ship of the Center, new program development, managing relationships with the campuses, and working with other university-wide programs to ensure alliance with the SUNY Strategic Plan. Prior to joining SUNY, Scalzo spent 18 years in a

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Peterson

teaching courses off-campus in the 12-week / three and a thirdhour scheme. I had taught students in these master’s programs before and had some feel for theirexpectations from a course. Theses expectations/preferences included relevance to their currentemployment situation and immediate applicability.PlanningWith the ground rules for the course established I set down to develop a syllabus. I quicklydeveloped a set of course objectives, a syllabus, a grading scheme, and a reading plan for thecourse based on what I thought would be interesting and valuable to the students taking thecourse. At this point my 20 years as an engineering manager kicked in and I started to rethink myplan. I also came to the conclusion that my research interest – improving

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kauser Jahan; Shreekanth Mandayam; Douglas Cleary

mechanical. In the second semester, students work in teams on well- Page 6.738.1defined semester long design projects. The junior and senior clinics emphasize multidisciplinary Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationdesign on projects of progressive complexity. Professors work with teams of 3 – 5 students onopen-ended design, planning, or research projects5-6.The Junior and Senior Clinic are project-based courses. Each provides a venue formultidisciplinary student teams to engage in semester or multi