Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kimberly B. Demoret P.E., Florida Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

2020, all students taking AE Senior Design 1 and thefostering intrinsic motivation [11] [12]. Many have used SDT in an educational setting when first-year Introduction to Aerospace Engineering class had the opportunity to completeattempting to understand and improve student motivation, and researchers have used SDT as a anonymous surveys. Both surveys were optional, but a small amount of extra credit wasframework to examine graduate teaching assistants’ motivation to teach [13]. provided for participation. Both surveys contained the same questions about SDT factors and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael P. Frank, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Kamal E. Amin, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Okenwa I. Okoli, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Sungmoon Jung Ph.D., FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Robert A. Van Engelen, Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

capacity of transmission lines, six- sigma, Design for Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, QFD, Statistics, project management, consulting, and holding workshops on team building, leadership, and creativity and innovation. Presently teaching en- gineering design methods, and coordinating/ co supervising, and instructing senor design classes and projects.Dr. Okenwa I Okoli, Florida A&M University/Florida State UniversitySungmoon Jung Ph.D., FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Dr. Jung joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in August 2008, after working at Caterpillar Champaign Simulation Center as a staff engineer for two and half years. Dr. Jung’s research interests

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, University of Texas, El Paso; Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; Ahsan Choudhuri, University of Texas, El Paso

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College Industry Partnerships

. They also recognize the impact of engineers as the innovation agents for their enterprise, and the importance of hiring engineers that are ready to contribute to the corporation immediately upon hire. As such, they understand the important role that they need to play in the education of those engineers. Our contacts inform us that LMA has a goal that 80% of their new graduate hires have a previous positive internship experience with the corporation. They have partnered with us to provide an integrated program of practical experience through internships, and also on-campus laboratory and research environments as well. Clinical Sites Our prototypical partnership with LMA includes three fundamental elements of a fully

Conference Session

Transformative Learning in STEM: Accessibility, Social Impact, and Inclusivity in Higher Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ingrid Scheel, Oregon State University; Rachael E Cate, Oregon State University; Natasha Mallette, Oregon State University; Ean H Ng, Oregon State University; Stella Collier, Oregon State University; Christina Bianca Southwick, Oregon State University; Carly Hudson

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

Paper ID #41866Teaching Strategies that Incorporate Social Impacts in Technical Courses andEase Accreditation Metric CreationMs. Ingrid Scheel, Oregon State University Ingrid Scheel is a Project Instructor at Oregon State University in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She teaches Electrical and Computer Engineering fundamentals and design courses, and as a graduate student in Education is focused on curriculum design. Scheel’s industry experience includes prototype development, test article instrumentation, data acquisition, data analysis, and reporting. She contributes to the International Society for Optics

Conference Session

Engineering in Societal Context

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

workingtogether, Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory served as the organizingprinciple for teaching practice to the environmental engineers as facilitated throughcoaching and interaction with community health nurses. This paper provides a side-by-side comparison of the professions of engineering and nursing, and includes the results ofassessments using mixed methods to document the impacts of exposure to nursingpractice on the formation of emergent engineers.IntroductionEngineering education emphasizes exposure to real-world application often throughexperiential learning. Mentored, student design experiences, including programs such asEngineers Without Borders-USA, provide opportunities for engineering students fromdiverse disciplines to learn

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

focused more upon “…streamlining theassessment process, resulting in a reduction in faculty assessment workload.” The assessment ofthe quality of student design reports12 using rubrics has been described. These rubrics, however,are limited to evaluating reports and indicated that refinement was necessary. An attempt toassess creativity in design assessment13 has been the focus of interesting research but does notyet provide practical assessment methodology. The use of Management By Objective (MBO) hasbeen reported14 and provides good insight into the use of students establishing self goals andevaluation of goal achievement. The use of scoring rubrics that are helpful for assessingcommunication skills as demonstrated in a report or presentation

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Vickers; Greg Salamo

graduates with a broader perspective. Beyonddiscipline-specific needs, our engineers need communication skills, the ability to work in teamsand to understand design and manufacturing processes, and a basic understanding of the contextin which engineering is practiced” [8].A key experimental educational method in the microEP graduate program is putting the programdirector in the roll of manager of a technology/engineering group in industry. The technologistsreporting to him are the microEP students, and the industry they are supporting is the“educational factory” that is producing technically trained graduates (themselves). Each studentmust meet the program director’s requirements for developing industrial soft skills as well astheir major

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anirudh Roshan Sriram, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Karthik Ramani, Purdue University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

(Industrial Innovation and Partnerships). In 2006 and 2007, he won the Most Cited Journal Paper award from Computer-Aided Design and the Research Excellence award in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. In 2009, he won the Outstanding Commercialization award from Purdue University and the ASME Best Paper Award from technical committees twice at the IDETC. In 2012 his labs paper won the all conference best paper award from ASME-CIE for ”Handy Potter”. Page 24.683.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 IDEA-Pen: Interactive Design and Analysis through a Pen-based

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Liang Zhu, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Charles D. Eggleton, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Ronghui Ma, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Timmie Topoleski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Deepa Madan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

patients. She is also interested in Engineering Education research, and currently she serves as the Director of Mechanical Engineering S-STEM Scholarship Program at UMBC.Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Jamie Gurganus works in the MechanicalEngineering Department at UMBC, focusing in the field of Engineering Education. She serves as the Associate Director of Engineering Education Initiatives for the College of Engineering and IT at UMBC and as Co-Director of Advancing Excellence in P12 Engineering Education (AEEE). Her research is focused on solving problems relating to educating engineers, teach- ers, and the community. She seeks to identify best practices and develop assessments methods that

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Hultine Massengale, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Sarah Oerther, Saint Louis University

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

graduate) students pursuingbaccalaureate degrees in environmental, civil, or architectural engineering or a graduate degreein environmental engineering. The course replaced a traditional pedagogical format that usedlecture-discussion augment with extended homework assignments and a semester-long designproject, which focused on the content of designing a wastewater treatment plants. The redesignedcourse uses the engineering design process to improve the local food system, which includesaspects of sustainability and life cycle principles of water, carbon, and nutrients. Spanning thefull impact of COVID-19 (spring semester 2020 initial disruption and movement to remotelearning; spring 2021 online instruction; and spring 2022 a return to face-to-face

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Matthews; Perry Heedley

, in which a total of 5 engineersworked on the entire analog portion and only a single engineer designed the ADC.This trend has increased the importance of teamwork and communication skills for newengineering graduates, and has received attention from bodies such as the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering and Technology (ABET)1. Employers value prospective employees withteamwork experience2. Page 10.159.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationThe authors believe that integrating these skills

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 28

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youla Ali, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

significant Research and Practice Implications for these themes.Dr. Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma Dr. Kittur is an Assistant Professor in the Gallogly College of Engineering at The University of Oklahoma. He completed his Ph.D. in Engineering Education Systems and Design program from Arizona State University, 2022. He received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Master’s in Power Systems from India in 2011 and 2014, respectively. He has worked with Tata Consultancy Services as an Assistant Systems Engineer from 2011–2012 in India. He has worked as an Assistant Professor (2014–2018) in the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, KLE Technological University, India

Conference Session

New Directions for Engineering Technology

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr., Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, University of Florida

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Engineering Technology

- ence working with many industries such as automotive, chemical distribution etc. on transportation and operations management projects. She works extensively with food banks and food pantries on supply chain management and logistics focused initiatives. Her graduate and undergraduate students are integral part of her service-learning based logistics classes. She teaches courses in strategic relationships among industrial distributors and distribution logistics. Her recent research focuses on engineering education and learning sciences with a focus on how to engage students better to prepare their minds for the future. Her other research interests include empirical studies to assess impact of good supply chain

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith J. Bowman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University

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Materials

appointment in Women’s Studies at Purdue University. She holds a B.S. in biology from the University of Alaska Fair- banks, M.S in science education from Connecticut Central State University, and Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research interests include girls’ participation in science and engineering; teacher’s engagement in action research; and science teachers’ integration of the engineering design pro- cess to improve science learning. Page 22.826.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Implications for Materials Science and Engineering

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

development, regardless ofthe discipline. The purpose of this paper is to show how student design projects furnished by industrycultivate this partnership and benefit both groups. A further purpose is to present specific steps forarranging these industrial projects. The basic concept is to use actual $real world# problems suggestedby companies for student team design projects which are a required component of senior mechanicalengineering design courses. The successful experiences of the mechanical engineering departmentat Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will be used as a model to describe how such programs canbe implemented. It is hoped that the procedures described here will assist other institutions inrealizing the same benefits. The two

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 2 - Educator's experience and perspective

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gokce Akcayir, University of Alberta; Marnie V Jamieson, University of Alberta; Kristian Basaraba, University of Alberta; Duncan Buchanan, University of Alberta; Qingna Jin; Mijung Kim, University of Alberta; Janelle McFeetors, University of Alberta; Kerry Rose, University of Alberta

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

participated in the SPARK-ENG project at the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (CMASTE).Dr. Marnie V Jamieson, University of Alberta Marnie V. Jamieson, M. Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng. is a Teaching Professor in Chemical Process Design in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta and holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. She is currently the William and Elizabeth Magee Chair in Chemical Engineering Design and leads the process design teaching team. Her current research focuses on engineering design and leadership, engineering culture, the engineering graduate attributes and their intersection with sustainability, learning culture, and continuous course and

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo Lopez, Universidad de Costa Rica; Francisco Cocozza, CITIC; Alexandra Martinez, Universidad de Costa Rica; Marcelo Jenkins, University of Costa Rica

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Continuing Professional Development

in the development pro-cess of the organization, particularly in the Verification and Validation process areas (accordingto CMMI-DEV 1.3). The goal of the training described in this paper was to help the organizationovercome some of the detected weaknesses.This case study describes a two-part training course in software testing designed for softwaredevelopers with little or no background in the software testing area. We devote half of the train-ing to teach the fundamentals of software testing, best practices, testing types, testing levels, andtest design techniques. The other half of the training is devoted to the use of a testing tool thatsupports the entire software testing process.The rest of the paper is organized as follows. Section 2

Conference Session

Supporting Faculty in Course Development and Pedagogy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University

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Continuing Professional Development

Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include evaluating conceptual knowledge, mis- conceptions and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect conceptual change and associated impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and per

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marc J. Sanborn P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn T. Purchase, U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AC 2012-3474: KICKING OUT THE CRUTCH: THE IMPACT OF FOR-MULA SHEETS ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND LEARNINGMajor Marc J. Sanborn P.E., U.S. Military Academy Marc Sanborn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He has served the U.S. Army for the past 11 years as an officer and Army Engineer. He is a graduate of West Point (B.S. in civil engineering), Missouri Science & Technology (M.S. in engineering management) and the Georgia Institute of Technology (M.S. in civil engineering). Sanborn is a licensed Professional Engineer.Major Kathryn T. Purchase, U.S. Military Academy Kathryn Purchase is currently an Assistant Professor in the

Conference Session

Clinical, Patient, and Innovation Experiences in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Sameer Sood, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine; Jane Greene Ryan; Anilchandra Attaluri, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Robert Alan Hirsh, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

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Biomedical

OVERVIEWA team of engineering and medical faculty developed a program to improve team-based designeducation for Scholars (undergraduate and graduate engineering students). The first aim was todevelop and deliver an in-depth biomedical engineering summer experience, involving clinicalimmersion and practical training on med-tech innovation, called the Clinical BioengineeringScholars Program. The second aim was to enhance the capstone design experience with newdesign projects to be designed and developed, which were discovered through the needs findingand needs specification process during the summer immersion. An overview of the program waspreviously described.8,9Briefly, the program was based on the Biodesign process, an experiential method based on

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mathias J. Klenk, Technical University of Munich; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, SKG Analysis; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and science fields.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr. Sheppard was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering in the First-Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; David Jacob Taylor, Arizona State University; Ian Derk

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First-Year Programs, Multidisciplinary Engineering

environment. Thereare many opportunities for students to participate in team-based work in various courses andcapstone projects to help them practice teamwork skills. However, in many cases, students are ontheir own to make their teams work and these team-based activities do not necessarily allowstudents to develop effective teamwork abilities. At Arizona State University, two cohorts of firstyear engineering students took Introduction to Engineering and Small Group Communicationtogether during Fall 2018 semester with cohered schedule, content, and assignments, around asmall design challenge and a large design project.The impact of this model on team dynamics in the design projects was assessed using the CAREmodel and assessment tool developed by the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Grace M. Lu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jessica Krogstad, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Robert Maass, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Pascal Bellon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Pinshane Y. Huang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nicola H. Perry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Materials

postdoctoral appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Her current research explores the interplay between phase or morphological evolution and material functionality in structural materials under extreme conditions. She also maintains interest in engineering education, specifically in outreach and design thinking. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #29797Prof. Robert Maass, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Robert Maass received a triple diploma in Materials Science and Engineering from the Institut National Polytechnique

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Rosemary Sutton, Cleveland State University; William Beasley, Cleveland State University; Joshua Bagaka's, Cleveland State University

shearreinforcement in reinforced concrete beams. • Class discussions – link technical issues to ethical and professional considerations. Adddiscussions of standard of care, responsibility, and communications to coverage of technicaltopics. • Example problems and homework assignments – calculate the forces acting on structuralmembers and compare them to design criteria and accepted practice. This can have the addedbenefit of requiring students to compare design assumptions to actual behavior in the field underservice loads and overloads. • Group and individual projects – have students research the cases in depth and report backon them. This will also help built a database of cases for use in future classes. Students gainvaluable research, synthesis

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Rebekah L Martin, Virginia Military Institute; Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Virginia Military Institute; Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Tanjina Afrin, Virginia Military Institute

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Professional Papers

to assess Student Outcomes as defined by ABET [1] Criterion 3, such as those re-lated to communication, teamwork, and producing design solutions. It can also be an opportunityto connect with the industry, which is a significant focus of some engineering programs [2], [3].Through a regular assessment of Capstone experiences, avenues for continuous improvement canbe identified to provide a meaningful experience through the best learning opportunity for stu-dents.Historic evolution and current Capstone practices at Virginia Military InstituteThe study provides valuable insights into the CE Capstone course at VMI, highlighting its evolu-tion, impact on students, and areas for improvement. The current Capstone course at VMI is a 3-credit course

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division: Approaches to Ethics Education (Part 2)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

Paper ID #37519Work in Progress: Personalizing Engineering Ethics throughthe Individual Stories of Engineers and People ImpactedAngela R Bielefeldt (Professor) Angela Bielefeldt, Ph.D., P.E., is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She is also the Director for the Engineering Plus program, which is in the process of being renamed to Integrated Design Engineering. Bielefeldt also serves as the co-director for the Engineering Education and AI-Augmented Learning Integrated Research Theme (IRT) at CU. She has been a faculty

Conference Session

Design Mental Frameworks

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kaylee A Dunnigan, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Amy Dunford, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Jack Bringardner, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

on a scale from 1(poor) to 3 (very good). If no information was provided the sub-score was zero. We discussed anydiscrepancies in rating between researchers to reach a consensus on scores. The sub-categoryratings totaled an overall quality score for each design idea, out of 12 points.ResultsA survey was sent out to collect data to better understand the impact that engineering projectshave on their design abilities. In the survey, students were asked to develop a design based on thegiven prompt, described by answering prompts in a 9-box engineering design canvas. This canvaswas used with the intention of guiding students through fully developing an idea. Students’designs were then evaluated using four metrics: quantity, variety, novelty, and

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy L. Mahan; Martin J. Gutowski; Brian H. Victor; Mark Deluca; Sarma Pisupati

-on experimentation and plenty of out-of-classroom activity –Flash was the natural choice to allow students to have the same type of experiences in anonline environment. The activities allowed students to do everything from exploringrooms in a ‘virtual home’ in order to gain energy-usage information for commonhousehold appliances/devices, to conducting a ‘virtual experiment’ in order to determinethe best insulation method, to visiting a ‘virtual home improvement center’ in order tocompare prices and R-values of various insulation materials.The challenge from a design perspective was to capture the fun, hands-on essence of theclassroom course while keeping students engaged and focused on the learning at hand. Asmentioned previously, plenty of

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Darrell Gibson

Session 1339 THE USE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROJECTS AS A MEANS FOR INTEGRATING SENIOR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ENGINEERING ECONOMICS J. Darrell Gibson Professor of Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyABSTRACTStrategies for the development and maintenance of university/industrial relationships can takeseveral forms. These include industrial boards of advisors, research contracts, internships, facultysabbaticals, guest lectures from industry, etc. One strategy that is underutilized is the use of

Conference Session

Focus on Emerging Topics Around the World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas-El Paso; Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Tzu-Liang Tseng; Noe Vargas Hernandez; Samuel Riccillo, University of Texas at El Paso

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Industrial Engineering

solutions based on the best available academic corecompetencies. Industry partners can also hire engineering graduates with the knowledge thatthese students are able to solve real world problems using globally developed solution strategiesand tools. Industries can be viewed by members of the society-at-large at helping bringtechnological tools and solutions that help solve societal problems. This can spur furtherindustrial growth. Students stand to benefit immensely from this structure as well in severalways. They are exposed to real world problems, and will not view concept and theory as beinguseless for practice. Additionally, students benefit from the collective wisdom of state-of-the-artteaching material developed, shared and refined in a