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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Vivek Badami; Mike Allen; Johnny Graham; Howard Phillips; David Schmidt; Curtis Ensley; Art Edwards; Silvia G. Middleton; Kimberly A. Buch; J. William Shelnutt; Patricia Tolley

) through feedbackand continuous improvement, evolution of the course sequence to meet the changing needs of allstakeholders, while maintaining the integrity of the foundational purpose. ENGR 1201 is an introductory two-semester hour course in which students are assignedto multidisciplinary teams to work on a semester-long conceptual design project whilesimultaneously receiving instruction and assignments in basic computing skills, personaldevelopment, team skills and tools, project planning, creative problem solving, introduction todisciplines, professional practice, and technical presentations. With few exceptions these topicsare related to the semester design project, and exercises are designed to complement the project’sprogress. The

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary B. Randolph

positionof each bar indicates when that task can be begun. The network of bars stretches out to indicatethe total time required to complete the project. The strength of Gantt charting lies in its ability tomake clear the interdependence of tasks that come together to create a completed project.3To help the students manage their teams, a simplified Gantt analysis program was developed inMicrosoft Access for the students’ use. This, of course, was not the only software option.Microsoft Project, Micro Planner X-Pert from Micro Planning International, Milestones Etc.from Kidasa Software, and others serve the commercial market well. The current project

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

David E. Hornbeck

longer than the time required for students tocomplete a degree.Although TAC does not formally consider a program’s long-range plans when determining accreditationaction, ABET criteria state V.A.2. "Programs must have plans for continuous improvement. The visiting team will be looking for evidence which demonstrates implementation of continuous improvement processes and procedures for each program."3Criteria do not give guidance to institutions or accreditation teams on what constitutes acceptableevidence of a continuous improvement plan, or on what elements of the degree program must beaddressed in the plan, although both issues are critical to insuring the long-term health of programs. As aresult, TAC

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis

tools, orothers will be doing their jobs - by the year 2000.4 The long-heralded electronic-informationrevolution actually began in 1985 when inexpensive software and hardware became sophisticatedenough for architects, engineers, contractors, and owners. You no longer need to know how todraft to make perfectly drawn drawings. Today’s software can assist you in making renderings,calculating duct sizes, drawing framing plans, calculating building assembly and energy use.Clearly talent and knowledge are necessary to make good designs and to create properdocuments. However, software developers are embedding more data and more evaluationcriteria and design methodology within their application programs,. Drawings are “smarter”,capable of changing data

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

their remaining years in the program. This course also introduces students toopportunities to achieve the program outcomes and requires them to develop a customized four-year plan for the program. The two one-credit asynchronous online middle year courses weredesigned to each include a set of required assignments and options for self-select assignments tosupport their progress in the GCSP and their professional development. The second year courseprovides students with opportunities to continue to explore the theme area they chose for GCSP,develop and enhance professional skills, communicate and showcase their accomplishments andprogress in the GCSP, and identify future opportunities to achieve the program outcomes. It alsooffers opportunities

Conference Session

ETD Design V: Classroom Delivery, Course Content, and Assessments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Fred Walker, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

common components/characteristics most pertinent to ET curriculaare as follows:  All programs would retain a career focus,  All programs would continue to emphasize or require cooperative educational experiences,  All programs would include educational experiences intended to engage students in the design or application of innovation within their disciplines,  All programs would include educational opportunities for student research, and  All programs would include an opportunity for study abroad that does not delay graduation.Calendar Conversion Relative to ET Curricular NeedsWhile calendar conversion with guiding principles and common components/characteristics maysound attractive for planning and

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharlene Yang, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Water Filters (Environmental Engineering) This unit addresses the increasingly important issue of water quality through lessons that teach students about water contamination and the ways that people ensure the quality of their drinking water. Students will first think like environmental engineers as they review a mural of a small American community, noting possible sources of pollution and suggesting ways to clean up or eliminate the source of the pollution. Students will then focus on the environmental engineering problem of providing safe drinking water as they plan, construct, test, and improve their own water filters. 4. Now You’re Cooking: Designing Solar Oven (Green Engineering) This unit guides

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

the definition of leadership and professionalism. At the same time webegan a benchmarking initiative of six other university engineering schools, searching for bestpractices. These benchmarking visits provided ideas that we incorporated into our plan for a newapproach to assessing the effectiveness of our Master of Science in Technology Management(MSTM) program.After considerable discussion and input from employers, students and the Advisory Board, wecreated a new three-part course titled “Leveraging Leadership for a Lifetime” (LLL-I, II, III).This sequence of three one-credit courses, spread throughout the full MSTM degree program,was designed to provide the student with an ongoing close look at herself/himself as a learner, aleader, and the

Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Fonseca, Brigham Young University; Steven E. Benzley, Brigham Young University; James Nelson, Brigham Young University; A. Woodruff Miller, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Page 22.486.2Responsibility. These outcomes are couched in the following six levels of attainment specifiedwith Bloom’s Taxonomy.4 1. Knowledge - the remembering of previously learned material. 2. Comprehension - the ability to grasp the meaning of material. 3. Application - the ability to use learned material in new and concrete situations. 4. Analysis - the ability to break down material into its component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. 5. Synthesis - the ability to put together to form a new whole. This may involve the production of a unique communication, a plan of operation (research proposal), or a set of abstract relations (scheme for

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert F. Hodson; David C. Doughty

the student encounters.Administrative problems can be solved with appropriate levels of funding. To successfully usecommercial tools like the Cadence products, a high-end workstation laboratory with enough seatsto support engineering courses is required. Although it is possible to run these Cadence tools on aSparc II, it is recommended that as least a Sparc 5 is used with 32MB of memory. The laboratorywill require systems administration for maintenance and software upgrades. Cadence providesCNU with regular upgrades as part of our annual agreement which costs $5,000/year. Usersshould plan regular upgrades to keep current with EDA technology, but be careful not to upgradeduring the semester in case something goes wrong.The learning curve

Conference Session

New Collaborations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries -- PHYS

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

. ABET’saccreditation criterion 3.h, which requires that students recognize ‘…the need for, and an abilityto engage in life-long learning’, codifies the importance of these skills.3Certainly, lifelong learning requires strong content knowledge. Without fundamental subjectknowledge, there is no foundation upon which to learn new concepts and skills. However, asABET and the National Academy of Engineering above have noticed, students need to acquireother skills in order to be successful. Shuman, Besterfield-Sacre, and McGourty4 propose thatengineers undertaking lifelong learning need to ‘…demonstrate reading, writing, listening, andspeaking skills, demonstrate an awareness of what needs to be learned; follow a learning plan;identify, retrieve and organize

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall Brouwer, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College; Paulo Ribeiro, Calvin College; Robert Medema, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

out. The learners within thiscontext are often driven by a need to understand the “why” before they can be engaged on the“what” and “how” of engineering. The justification and explanation for technical topics andconcepts are embedded in the broader context provided by a general engineering education.Finally, the paper concludes with an initial assessment of results and plans for expanding thebusiness topics into intermediate engineering courses.I. Introduction: Why is this subject interesting and important?The multidisciplinary approach of general engineering programs (a distinct category ofengineering degrees that ABET accredits without program-specific criteria) provides aparticularly good foundation for entrepreneurial education. First

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

effective two-way communication. But it also requires the engineer-leader to beaware of individuals, their personalities, and their circumstances. Only one disgruntled team-member isrequired to undermine a project, so this is a critical responsibility for the effective engineer-leader. B ─ OPERATING ACTIONSOperating actions in the con text of effective engineering leadership refer to planning activities or goalsetting, completing those tasks that accomplish the established goals, and using appropriate metrics toensure that the goals have been achieved. The responsibility of the engineer-leader is to ensure that eachproject team member fully understands the project goals, how they are to be achieved, and

Conference Session

Culture, Society, and Co-op

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey Jenkins-Stark, Iridescent; Tara Chklovski, Iridescent

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

design, and how to present the overall concept. Volunteers use an onlinecollaboration site to comment on lesson plans, reflect on their teaching, and post new ideas andmaterial.Volunteer engineers come away from their experience with three main areas of impact. 1) Theyare empowered by inspiring others. “It is really a big deal to be working with students at ayoung age so they can be excited about what they're learning and {so these students can} bereally ambitious for the future." 2) They learn important lessons in management and publicspeaking. One volunteer observed, “This is a really useful skill because I’m sure later on in mycareer I’ll have to explain what I do to an audience that doesn’t necessarily have a background inmy field.” 3) They

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Adams; William Manion

When Less is Mor e: Integr ating Technical Wr iting Instr uction in a Lar ge, Fir st-Year Engineer ing Cour se William P. Manion and David Adams Univer sity of Maine Abstr act Providing technical writing instruction within a large, first-year engineering course involves both logistical and imaginative challenges but can also yield substantive results. In the fall of 2003, the University of Maine initiated a new plan, called the Engineering Communication Project (ECP), to integrate technical writing instruction throughout the College of Engineering

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ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Eileen Haase PhD, The Johns Hopkins University; Gyeongtae Sun Moon, The Johns Hopkins University; Meera R Bhat, The Johns Hopkins University

Figure 2 — Plan to test for efficacyprovides biomedical engineering (BME) undergraduate students with the of these module videosopportunity to mentor first-year BME students as lab managers in our introductory • LMs help facilitate their student learning; therefore, lab managers need to understand how assessments are 1. Baseline quiz: 15 MCQs polledcourse, Biomedical Engineering & Design (BMED). Their role is integral

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ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Charlotte Gottilla, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

project managers (PMs)from each international team and a research project. The chapter is advised by two facultymembers and one graduate student, who oversee technical decisions, provide projectmanagement support, and coordinate group finances for international travel and constructionexpenses. International projects are also advised by technical mentors in industry who approveconstruction plans and accompany students during travel.Project overviewThe chapter’s work in Malawi has been active since 2014, with six borehole wells drilled in fourrural communities in the Sakata region outside Zomba. There are also plans to partner with twoadditional communities over the next five years. EWB-UD’s work is coordinated through a localnon-governmental

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

several academic year follow-up activities. Section 2 provides anoverview of the project, including objectives, rationale for the intellectual focus, teacherrecruitment process, and structure of project activities. Section 3 provides illustrative examplesof teachers’ research activities and lesson plans developed by them. Section 4 provides highlightsof project assessment. Finally, Section 5 offers some concluding remarks.2. Overview Page 24.1041.2 In 2013, under an NSF-funded Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Site project, 12middle and high school teachers participated in a six-week summer workshop focused onsensors, microcontrollers

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ralph Belton; Ahmet Zeytinci

– Using Technology for Discussion, Debate, and Problem Solving in the MiddleSchool Curriculum PBS TeacherLine Course Syllabushttp://www.pbs.org/teacherline/courses/syllabi/05_tech190_30_syllabus.pdfRalph Belton, RA, CSI, NOMAChair of the Division of Urban Architecture and Community Planning at UDC. Currently,Director of the Construction Specification Institute Metro DC chapter. Has over 30 years ofteaching and architecture practice at Howard University and UDC. Extensive educational travelin Europe and Japan with students.Email: rbelton@udc.eduAhmet Zeytinci, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow NSPECurrently a faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering at UDC. Former President(twice) of the District of Columbia Society of Professional Engineers and

Conference Session

Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University; Thomas SJ Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jiyong Choi, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

diagnostic accuracy and clinical reasoning skills [2]. Similarly,in the field of business education, Burrell et al. found that scenario-based learning improvedstudents’ decision-making abilities and prepared them for real-world challenges in the businessenvironment [5].Successful implementation of scenario-based learning requires careful planning andconsideration of several key elements, which include authenticity of scenarios, clear learningobjectives, interactive design, and feedback mechanisms [15]. They are crucial for creatingeffective scenario-based learning experiences that engage learners and promote meaningfullearning outcomes.In conclusion, scenario-based learning is a valuable instructional approach that promotes activelearning and

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Mwarumba Mwavita; Ranji Vaidyanathan; Pankaj Sarin

, communication styles, and learning stylesFaculty mentors from the Helmerich Research guided participants to work on studentdriven projects that were integral to well-established research programs. Studentsreceived technical and professional training designed to increase their ability to conductindependent research as well as excel in professional opportunities in their area oftechnical interest. Throughout their experience, students communicated their progresswith their faculty mentors and cohorts. REU students were introduced to the graduatestudents working on each individual project.SurveyThe survey was designed to evaluate 1) scientific processes and procedures to conductmaterials science and engineering research 2) the academic and career plans 3

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan; Beverly Cronin; Maneesh Kumar; Atef Mustafa; Pankti Patel; Joey Socorro

) logistics, and item 915 MHz (USA) management 950-956 MHz (Japan)Industrial, 2.4 GHz 12.5 centimeters Item managementScientific, &Medical (ISM)Source: RFID, Applications, Security, and Privacy, Simpson Garfinkel and BethRosenberg, Addison-Wesly (2006), p. 21.II. DeVry University’s Senior Project Capstone Course Sequence DeVry University’s Electronics Engineering Technology/Computer EngineeringTechnology (EET/CET) program senior project is a two-semester course sequence in whichstudents synthesize knowledge and skills learned in the previous courses. In the first course(EET-400, Project management), students research, plan and develop a project

Conference Session

Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida; Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Ashish Sunny Abraham

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Professional Papers

attends and presents refereed papers at international, national, and local professional meetings and conferences. Lastly, Najafi attends courses, seminars, and workshops and has developed courses, videos, and software packages during his career. Najafi has more than 300 refereed articles. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, public works, and Renewable Energy.Dr. Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College Rajarajan Subramanian currently holds the position of Associate Teaching Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction (SDCET) programs at Pennsylvania State University at

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland

“Guaranteed 4.0 Plan” by Donna O. Johnson.1 In Fall 2014, there were 32scholarship students enrolled in this class (7 in graduate school); however, the class was alsoattended by 32 students who did not hold scholarships. Some of these students had held the$4,000 scholarship, however the scholarship funding had ended in the spring 2014 semester. Thesame assignments were required of all students.A question which is often asked in the review of such a program is, “How important is thescholarship?” in this case a $4,000 scholarship for the academic year. The upper divisionstudents selected for the undergraduate scholarships had a minimum 3.0 GPA, were enrolledfull-time in engineering or computer science, were U.S. citizens, permanent residents

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Aiswarya Acharath Mohanakrishnan, The University of Texas at Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler P.E., The University of Texas at Arlington; Victoria Chen, The University of Texas at Arlington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Telecommuting Expectation Models (TeEMs) for predicting the post pandemic Telecommuting Choice and Frequencies using Machine Learning Models. These ➢ Frequency Model models could aid Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) nationwide to forecast • Frequency model data was highly imbalanced, telecommuting, so that it can be incorporated into Travel Demand Models (TDM) to predict

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 6

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Nathan Alexander; James Kyle McIlhaney; Christian Hurst; Leo Colom

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

in Figure 7. The project was organized and managed by higher-level categories ofResearch, Design, Implementation, Testing, and Wrap up. There are proposed milestones for this project created by students. The selected milestones forthe second semester are shown in Table 1. The milestones include the completion of electronics,mechanical, and software implementations. These milestones were completed, and the tableshows the status of the milestones and the dates. This capstone project successfully delivered afunctional prototype as it was planned. Milestones Due Status Complete Mechanical and Electronics Implementation 9/15/22 Completed Complete

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liya Grace Ni, Biola University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

use this robotic arm inrecruitment activities. In the following sections, more details will be provided on thedevelopment, plans, and preliminary outcomes of this work-in-progress project.Robotic Arm Developed as a Summer Engineering Internship ProjectThanks to the generous donations, we were able to offer an internal hands-on experience calledSummer Engineering Internship (SEI) to students in the Engineering Physics and AppliedPhysics majors over the past few years. This program engages students with 128 hours of hands-on engineering internship-like experience, mentored by two engineering faculty members. Theprogram aims to provide undergraduate students, with little engineering experience, an enrichingand relevant experience for their

Conference Session

Committee on Instructional Technology Presents: Gamers

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy A. Wood, The Citadel; Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Estimated 2D cross-section sketch 3-5 min. Boring layout and testing plan Boring location selection 3-5 min. Field exploration Clear straw sampling 5-10 min. Fence diagram Fence diagram 5-10 min. Idealized soil profile Idealized soil profile 5-10 min.SetupAt the beginning of class, students are told they will be performing a geotechnical siteinvestigation of a nearby green space for the construction of a building for the campuscommunity. Depending on the learning objectives for the class, students briefly list and discussthe common objectives and outcomes of site characterization

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Tech Session 1: Program-level innovations in design, delivery, and assessment

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John T. Tester, Tennessee Technological University; Mazen I. Hussein, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management Division (EMD)

University Mazen is an Associate Professor in the General and Basic Engineering Department at Regional University. His research interests include: Freight modeling and logistics, facilities planning and material handling, optimization and simulation modeling, production planning and control, reverse logistics and recycling, modern manufacturing systems, microalloying and mechanical behavior, teaching statistics and increasing the data analytics content in engineering curricula, and the impact of the administrative policies on the engineering education. Memberships: Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, American Society for Quality, Institute for Supply Management, and Institute for Operations Research and the

Conference Session

Empowering Students: Self-Efficacy, Advising, and Transfer Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Martinez, University of New Haven; April Yoder, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

lack of student engagement in the process of planning their curriculum and registeringfor classes. Students enter advising mee?ngs without looking at the course schedulebeforehand or expec?ng their advisors to create a schedule for them. How do we encouragestudents to be more proac?ve in this process? What addi?onal informa?on or tools do theyneed to take ownership of their academic and professional futures?We hypothesized that students need more informa?on around the alignment of their courseswith their career objec?ves to engage more fully in registra?on and curriculum planning a partof the main role of academic advising. In the Fall 2022 advising period, we administered asurvey to Engineering and Computer Science students at a mid-sized