Conference Session

Building BIM into Construction Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin R. Miller, Brigham Young University; Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Justin Earl Weidman, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

implementation includes integrating BIMwithin specific courses such as scheduling,7 estimating,8,9,10 engineering graphics,11 MEP(mechanical, electrical, and plumbing),12 or project management.13 Other programs aremodifying their curriculum by adding specific stand-alone BIM courses.14,15 Cooksey and Schiffstate that “introducing BIM to students is more complex than just adding a new course to thecurriculum, because BIM has the potential to be involved in the entire program.”16 However,they further clarify that integration of BIM within the curriculum should correspond with thestudent’s academic maturity.16 While individual CEM programs have to balance how to bestutilize BIM within their individual unique curriculum, it is clear that there is an

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ruane

. Even within a single program, e.g. electricalengineering, design challenges are not propagated through the curriculum. Consequently, designis seen as an isolated activity, rather than a driving force for the curriculum. In independentcourse design exercises, students experience little design rework, systems integration, teamdesign and testing. Students seldom have time to follow a complete design cycleA capstone design experience in senior year traditionally addresses these problems. At BostonUnveristy, each program has a required senior design capstone course, usually organized overtwo semesters. In the first semester of senior design, students are instructed in design andprototyping methods, project planning and management, proposal and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Brandes, Lafayette College; Lauren Sefcik Anderson, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

department. One of thefirst accomplishments of the committee was to draft and adopt the following mission statement: “The Bachelor of Science in Engineering program provides an integrative engineering curriculum grounded in a systems perspective. Complex systems are analyzed and modeled using an approach highlighting the commonalities between systems across various fields of study. The program provides students with the opportunity to develop systems thinking and to study in emerging and interdisciplinary fields of engineering. Graduates will be distinguished by their broad understanding of design and systems thinking and by their ability to communicate across engineering disciplines and related fields of science.”Because

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University; Michael T. Butcher, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2012-5475: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATIVE BIOMECHAN-ICS COURSE FOR STEM MAJORSDr. Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University Yogen Panta is an Assistant Professor of mechanical rngineering at Youngstown State University, Ohio. He has been teaching and developing courses and research projects in the fluid thermal area. He is cur- rently conducting applied research in thermo-fluids and computational fluid dynamics with local indus- tries and federal agencies. Panta received a B.E. degree from Tribhuvan University, an M.S. degree from Youngstown State University, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Panta’s re- search interests are in fluid dynamics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Shivakumar Raman; P. Simin Pulat; Hank Grant; Bob L. Foote; Adedeji B. Badiru

using our modeling environment to assist in theirefforts to conceptualize, design, evaluate, implement, and manage the integrated manufacturingsystems that will be required for a firm to be competitive in the 21st century. To accomplish thisrequires students with the requisite fundamental knowledge. The proposed curriculumdevelopment addresses this need.Undergraduate Curriculum for CIMEDThe on-going integrated production management research is structured and translated from amethodology domain to an implementation domain whereby a multi-modular integrated softwaresystem for linking courses at various levels is under development using the researchmethodologies. The curriculum development effort is to be two-fold:• Develop a strong thread for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Denise H. Bauer, Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

available until 2021). The plans are to develop longitudinal studies on how thestudents’ writing improves (or does not improve) throughout their four years in the programthrough a series of rubric assessments, feedback from clients, QEP and general educationassessments, and even peer evaluations. Incorporating writing in the engineering curriculum is arequirement at Methodist University through our Writing Across the Curriculum initiative;however, as writing is an important skill for which prospective employers desire, we can furtherdeepen the integration by implementing some of these concepts in every engineering class. Theplan we have in place will begin that process. Our hope is to create a meaningful and seamlessincorporation of writing from

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Howard Pearlman, Drexel University; Greg Biren, Rowan University; John Chen, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Ali Navvab, Gloucester County College; Anthony Marchese, Rowan University; Robert Sterner, Rowan University

AC 2007-56: TEAM PLAY! INTEGRATING SPORTS INTO THE ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMJennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University Jennifer Kadlowec is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University. She received her BS in physics at Baldwin-Wallace College and her MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She has been actively involved in ASEE, serving in officer roles in the Mechanics and ERM Divisions.Howard Pearlman, Drexel University Howard Pearlman is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Drexel University. He received his BS, MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. His research interests are in combustion and low

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa A. Wipplinger

Session 3606 Seismic Design Concepts: Integration into the Curriculum Lisa Wipplinger Kansas State UniversityAbstract: This paper discusses earthquake hazards in the United States and how economic andsocial risk can be reduced by educating undergraduate engineering, architecture and constructionstudents about earthquake forces and basic seismic design principles.IntroductionContinuing studies and advances in seismology and geology have expanded seismicityinformation for the United States. These studies have confirmed that earthquake

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeremiah Neubert; Cynthia Widstrand; C. Swanson; Arthur Ellis; Ann Pumper

teaching materials to introduce materials science into the curriculum. Three teachingmodules were developed around an existing kit, "Exploring the Nanoworld". The first module,"Memory Metals", explores some of the unique properties of Nitinol along with its applications. Thesecond module, "X-ray Diffraction and Scanning Probe Microscopy," uses two techniques fordemonstrating the existence of atoms and determining their relative positions. Finally, a module on "LightEmitting Diodes" (LEDs) shows students how trends in the periodic table can be used to design theseversatile light sources. Each unit is aligned with the National Science Education Standards and isaccompanied by curriculum suggestions, sample lesson plans, and unit assessments

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Q. Peter He, Tuskegee University; Jin Wang, Auburn University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849Abstract: The primary goal of this project is to create educational materials that systematicallyintegrate biofuels technology into undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum. The ultimategoal is to help prepare a technologically advanced workforce and innovative researchers for thebiofuels technology field. In this work, we present the classroom and web modules beingdeveloped. We will also discuss the integration of the modules into two chemical engineeringcourses: thermodynamics and reaction engineering.1 IntroductionIt has been argued that the advanced biofuel industry will have significant impact on U.S.economic recovery and its transition to a sustainable green economy. The U.S. NationalAcademies have

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Partha P. Sarkar; Kishor C. Mehta; James R. McDonald; Ernst W. Kiesling

Session 1626 Integrating Wind Engineering Research to Curriculum Through Multimedia Partha P. Sarkar, Kishor C. Mehta, James R. McDonald, Ernst W. Kiesling Texas Tech University ABSTRACTA courseware development project, which aims to transfer the research results to curriculum through themultimedia technology in the multi-disciplinary area of wind cngineenng, is discussed in this article. Thiscourseware, containing four modules, is designed to supplement certain senior

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Frame

diverse businesses participate in the supplychain. Companies in the US must implement these methods to remain competitive.Universities need to integrate PLM methods into their curricula to supply graduates withrelevant skills. Universities will face challenges implementing PLM into their curricula. SincePLM is a rapidly emerging technology, traditional academic materials do not exist.Assessment of the skills gained by students will be difficult since PLM is a designmethodology, not a specific skill. Finally, PLM methods must span the entirecurriculum, not be the subject of discrete classes. WSU is currently developing a testcurriculum with a select group of students. Future curriculum modification will utilizeinformation from this group

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jean M. Trusedell, EPICS

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Nationally Board Certified Teacher with extensive experience working with K-12 Educators and students. Her current project is working with the EPICS at Purdue University to create curriculum that can be used with students to integrate best classroom practices with engineering design. Previously, she was the Science and Technology Coach for MSD of Decatur Township in Indianapolis, IN. Ms. Trusedell is pursuing a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with an interest in formative assessment and its relationship to student achievement. Page 26.432.1 c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bingbing Li, California State University Northridge; S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Li Ding, California State University Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

characterization. As part of the systems approach to this course, the curriculum will also include a focus on evaluating what the risks are as far as the supply chain and the sustainability aspects of the project are concerned.Pedagogical ApproachAssignments for this course will be carried out based on a Problem-Based Learning (PBL)pedagogical approach that will be implemented in an integrated learning environment that islearner-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered, and community-centered. PBL,developed in the 1970s, has gained increasing popularity in higher education15. Its desirableoutcome, compared to that of traditional modes of teaching, is that students develop deep-learning approaches that enable them to engage in

Conference Session

Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bob Freeman

An asynchronous approach to teaching Math and Engineering software within the context of a course in MechanismsAbstractIn this work we describe the use of interactive, web-based instructional technologies in conjunctionwith in a course in Mechanisms to teach math and engineering software, and vice-versa, the use ofinteractive, web-based instructional technologies in conjunction with math and engineeringsoftware to teach in a course in Mechanisms. The idea is to accomplish both the teaching of thecourse content and the use of math and engineering software without taking class time to teach thesoftware. The guiding principle is to initially introduce the student one step at a time through onlythe parts of the software necessary

Conference Session

Wider Contexts of Ethics for Engineers

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Sinha

,regulations, etc. [17]. Thus, if an engineer complies with his/her contract, they are in compliancewith many ethical standards. Compliance with regulations covering professional registrationcovers more non-ethical situations.The authors believe is that ethics cannot be taught; rather what can be taught is a framework forevaluating ethical dilemmas and making decisions. Because ethics instruction covers multipledimensions, an integrated approach to the framework seems appropriate. In this paper the authorspresent a model for encouraging the student to compare and combine personal, legal, societal,and professional ethical models into a decision-making framework. The role of Penn State ethics

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald E. Musiak; Richard A. Grabiec; Eric W. Haffner; Steve Schreiner; Alan K. Karplus; Mary Vollaro

educational experience. Our ultimate goal is that theconcepts being developed to redesign the Freshman curriculum will be used to redesign theentire curricula of the engineering programs (ME, EE, IE, and BME). The term, integrated, inthis case refers to the integration of engineering courses only and not math, physics, and Englishcourses referred to by other authors such as [1, 2]. In the next phase of our curriculum redesignthese other academic areas will be considered as well (through an interschool curriculumcommittee).II. New Curriculum StructureThe redesign process of the Freshman curriculum is evolutionary. Two new core courses havebeen introduced into the Fall 2000 semester of the engineering curriculum – a new four credit-hour course

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia C. Tempel; Hisham Alnajjar; Beth Richards; Andrea Brick Ader; Ronald Adrezin

Session 2793 Integrating Critical Thinking and Writing Curriculum into Freshman Engineering B. Richards*, H. Alnajjar**, A. Ader*, R. Adrezin**, B. Isaacs** & P. Tempel* University of Hartford alnajjar@mail.hartford.eduAbstractBeing able to use critical and analytical skills, as well as the ability to communicate this thinking,are essential to people in engineering. At the University of Hartford, three faculty members fromintroductory engineering courses, and three faculty from the freshman writing program teamedfor fall

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Nicholas Delgass; Phillip C. Wankat; Frank S. Oreovicz

Session 2613 Integrating Soft Criteria into the ChE Curriculum Phillip C. Wankat, Frank S. Oreovicz, and W. Nicholas Delgass Chemical Engineering, Purdue UniversityAbstractIncorporating the soft criteria included in ABET 2000 into the curriculum has proved tobe a challenge for many engineering programs. Our approach has been to prioritize theimportance of the six criteria and proportion effort accordingly. We have been quitesuccessful in integrating communication skills into the ChE curriculum and more thanmeet ABET criteria. We believe that we do a more than adequate job with our secondand third priorities, teamwork

Conference Session

Electrical ET Laboratory Practicum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nikunja Swain; Mrutyunjaya Swain

Session 3550 Integration of Virtual Instruments into an EET Curriculum Nikunja K. Swain, Mrutyunjaya Swain, James A. Anderson School of Engineering Technology and Sciences South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC 29117 Email: nkswain2001@yahoo.comAbstractLaboratory exercises and computer usage are an integral part of the Engineering TechnologyPrograms. These exercises help to improve the students’ problem solving, critical thinking, andtechnical communication skills and require upgrading of laboratory and computer

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Adams; Curtis A. Carver

clearly and explicitly dis-plays threads of education between different department which may or may not be desired.Course boundaries are weakened as interconnected courseware treats courses as informationalresources in an integrated educational system. This will weaken the flexibility and discretion ofcourse directors and strengthen the power of department heads and administrators. Individualprofessors will have less opportunity to develop their own courses without external input or teachthe same course that they have taught for the last twenty years. Interrelationships between differ-ent courses will become clear and perhaps more importantly, interrelationships that wherethought to exist between courses and in fact do not will also become clear

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

N. Yu; Peter K. Liaw

curricula. In particular, multimedia andinteractive WWW-based courseware has been developed, and therefore, has provided effectivelearning resources for interested students and professionals. On-line lecture notes are implementedusing hypertext techniques incorporated with multimedia resources, i.e., hypermedia.The success of such an integrated interdisciplinary curriculum and combined university andnational laboratory efforts offers a showcase for other departments in the College of Engineering ofthe University of Tennessee and even other universities in the US for similar curriculumdevelopment. Well-trained engineering students, who are future engineers in industry or facultymembers in academia, will be well-prepared for the competitive world

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia F. Mead, Norfolk State University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Candace A. Cobb, Norfolk State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-2203: INTEGRATING CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND AS-SESSMENT IN A LASER SYSTEMS COURSEPatricia F. Mead, Ph.D., Norfolk State University Patricia F. Mead, Ph.D., earned the doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Electrophysics from University of Maryland, College Park, in 1994. She joined the faculty of Norfolk State University (NSU) as Professor of Optical Engineering in summer 2004. Since her appointment, Dr. Mead has been active in the development of innovative curricula for Optical Engineering courses, and she serves as Education Director for the NSF funded Nano- and Bio-Inspired Materials and Devices Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST). Dr. Mead also

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Swami Karunamoorthy; K. Ravindra

– the new criteria for accreditation. Mechanicalengineering is the widest of all engineering disciplines. The reengineering of engineeringcurriculum gives an excellent opportunity to introduce new courses and to integrate multi-disciplinary topics. However, the challenges are to give an adequate exposure in appropriateareas in the discipline and to minimize the number of credits. An emphasis is given in this paperto optimize the number of credits and to integrate the various aspects of mechanical engineeringin the undergraduate curriculum at Parks College of Engineering & Aviation at Saint LouisUniversity. INTRODUCTION After the Second World War, we had industrial revolution. Now, due to the

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Jennifer Gonser, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

enough to field morecontemporary issues as well. A recent contemporary issue addressed in the course issustainability in design, one of the newest curriculum criteria established by the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET) for civil engineering programs.The purpose of this paper is to propose a way of integrating and assessing the new ABET civilengineering program curriculum criteria of sustainability in design, specifically through theassessment of a project-based learning experience in an infrastructure engineering course. Theproject consists of an investigation and assessment of a proposed site with existing infrastructureas a potential base of operations in the aftermath of a catastrophic event. This paper outlines

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Lenox; Stephen J. Ressler; Robert J. O'Neill; C. Conley

: Page 2.109.7⇒ An integrator of topics within an individual course in the curriculum. Two of the authors have experienced the integration effects within a reinforced concrete design course. As seen in Table 5, students used Mathcad on every written requirement in the course. In effect, Mathcad worksheets formed a natural link between the course topics. Homework problems for new lessons were most efficiently solved by supplementing Mathcad solutions from previous homework assignments. Developing a solution to the major design project of the course was fashioned by combining individual Mathcad worksheets from previous homework assignments. The overall effect was the creation of a Mathcad thread through the entire course. This Mathcad

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Raymond Addabbo

experiment and theory. Many diversephenomena in engineering and science are too expensive or dangerous to study in alaboratory and can only be studied using numerical simulations.The course Introduction to Programming using Matlab (CSC 215) taught a Vaughn Collegeserves to address several issues. The fundamental goal of the course is to teachprogramming by integrating different parts of the engineering curriculum. Theory taught inother courses can be verified or questioned using numerical simulations. In order toaccomplish this goals, several skill sets need to be developed. This paper addresses theseskill sets and how they are developed.2 Outline of CSC 215CSC 215 is a three credit required course for engineering students and an elective in

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division (SYS) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Drzymalski, Temple University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Division (SYS)

internal biases. It is equally well-suited to apply more equitableassessment and instruction methodologies. This work in process is a pilot study embedding somenon-traditional assessment methods as well as DEI topics within the coursework to assess thelong-term goal of integrating it throughout the curriculum. They were performed through a juniorlevel course in Systems Thinking and Modeling and a Senior Design Project, both required in theIndustrial and Systems Engineering curriculum.BackgroundDEI in the ClassroomThe traditional engineering curriculum relies solely on teaching the nuts and bolts of what isthought to be needed as an engineer. Many experts agree that these courses do not adequatelyprepare students to enter today’s engineering

Conference Session

Biology and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University; Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

AC 2007-305: INTEGRATION OF BIOINFORMATICS IN SCIENCECURRICULUM AT FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITYRamana Gosukonda, Fort Valley State University Assistant Professor computer scienceMasoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State UniversitySanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University Assistant Professor of Computer Science Page 12.936.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Integration of Bioinformatics in Science Curriculum at Fort Valley State UniversityAbstractThis paper provides an overview of design and development of recently started bioinformaticscurriculum at Fort Valley State University (FVSU) and reviews the key challenges

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Fouad; Tarek Rizk; Fouad Fouad

Integrating a Construction Engineering Management Focus in the Civil Engineering Curriculum Fouad H. Fouad, Tarek Rizk, and Nancy Fouad Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Alabama at Birmingham AbstractA large number of civil engineering graduates have to work with contractors on almost a dailybasis or are employed by construction companies. To produce students who are better preparedto fulfill this role, the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at University ofAlabama at Birmingham (UAB) is introducing construction engineering management courses atthe