Conference Session

High-Impact Teaching and Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Williams, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Mark William Wright LEED Green Associate, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michael James Deigert, California Polytechnic State University; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

to augment physical models, as well as laboratory and in-field experimentation. Thisoverview provides context for the pedagogical approach discussed in this paper which combinesproject-based learning and large-scale laboratory experimentation. Based upon a review ofpublished research related to structural steel design instruction, there have been no similar steeldesign courses which use this teaching approach to expose students to the lateral load resistingframe systems common in seismic areas.Project-based LearningPast engineering pedagogy research has shown that incorporating a project-based approach in astructural steel course, that reflects a task similar to that in industry, is more effective than thetraditional lecture approach [2-3

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing - 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel H. Huang, University of Cincinnati; Sam Anand, University of Cincinnati; Manish Kumar, University of Toledo; Imelda Castañeda-Emenaker, University of Cincinnati

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Manufacturing

Patents on Computer Science. He also serves as honorary professor and visiting professor for a number of institutions including Xiamen University, Dalian University of Technology, and Zhejiang University of Technology. Dr. Huang received the Robert A. Dougherty Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) in 2005. In addition to many industrial projects (supported by federal agencies including US Army Benet Laboratories and NASA, state agencies including Ohio Department of Development and Ohio Aerospace Institute, and companies including Procter & Gamble, Daimler- Chrysler, and Pilkington North America), he has been awarded five grants from the National Science

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashok Kumar Manoharan, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

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Mechanical Engineering

. He received his Ph.D. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and has worked at Temple University and AT&T Bell Laboratories. His research interests focus on researching innovative practices to integrate teaching, research, and outreach both locally and globally (www.litee.org). He has published more than 150 papers in journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He has won awards for research and teaching from the Society for Information Management, iNEER, Decision Sciences Institute, American Society for Engineering Education, Frontiers in Education, and the Project Management Institute. He is the editor of the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education

Conference Session

Modern Teaching Strategies in Engineering

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoo Kim, LeTourneau University; Neil Rogers, United States Air Force Academy; George York, United States Air Force Academy; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Electromagnetics course at each university, both of which are focused onundergraduate education. The authors from LeTourneau University had the opportunity to visitand audit the learning environment at the U.S. Air Force Academy, conducting interviews withfaculty and students there. Electromagnetics is one of the targeted courses studied by the authors,referred to as "Introduction to Electromagnetics" in the U.S. Air Force Academy and as"Electromagnetic Fields and Waves" in LeTourneau University.Identification of Gaps in Curriculum ContinuityThe U.S. Air Force Academy and LeTourneau University, while attracting a different cohort ofstudents, are similar as undergraduate teaching schools, facing common challenges. Electricaland Computer Engineering (ECE

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Karen Lozano, University of Texas-Pan American; Karl Kiefer, Invocon, Inc., Houston, Taxes; Xinqing Ma, Inframat Corp, Farmington, Connecticut.

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Civil Engineering

the themes center on the nanotechnology for civil engineering,some proposed course and lab modules include currently available smart materials, e.g. ShapeMemory Alloys (SMAs) and Piezoelectric (PZT) materials, and micro/nano-scale technologies,e.g. silicon fume and micro-fiber modified concrete and MEMS (Micro-Electro-MechanicalSystems) sensors, and concrete maturity method, due to availability of applicable technologyand operational feasibility at the current civil engineering teaching laboratory. Even though thesetechnologies may not constitute real nanotechnology, they do demonstrate analogies of hownanotechnology will impact students’ careers and civil infrastructures in the future, and inspirestudents’ desire for creativity and

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili; Ali Sadegh

Session 2238 A New Approach to Teaching Engineering Graphics Using Active Learning and Product Realization Mahmoud K. Ardebili1 and Ali M. Sadegh2, 1-Engineering Science Program, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York 2-Mechnical Engineering Department, the City College of New York, New YorkAbstractUndergraduate engineering programs are modifying their curricula to incorporate variousforms of active learning. This paper presents a modified engineering graphics course thatis instructed in an active learning

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Reffeor

Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationOnce approved by the instructor, students constructed their mechanisms to their engineeringdrawings using materials available in the engineering laboratory facilities. They tested theirmechanisms for accuracy and troubleshot any problems that occurred during testing.Modifications were made to the mechanisms and documented. Full documentation of changesincluding the reason for the change was required.Evaluation of the project was based primarily on the accuracy of the design calculations, thecorrelation between the design calculations and the final physical trials, the accuracy andcompleteness of the engineering drawings and the conclusions drawn from the

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

telephone. 2. An instructor from outside UB faculty was invited to present a course on Relay Protection. This was the first attempt to pool instructor talent from other colleges and universities to present a course and it went very well. It also allowed the inclusion of a broader selection of topic material. 3. A guest speaker from Villanova University was invited to give two lectures on Solar Energy to the class, which allowed sharing his broad research and teaching expertise in this area.Due to the success of these methods, steps like these would be continued in the future.List of courses in Masters of Engineering programEE 582 Z Power Systems Engineering I.Review of fundamentals of

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment Methodologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Christopher P. Pung P.E., Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

competitive advantage through manufacturing planning, strategy, quality, and control; (d) manufacturing systems design: ability to analyze, synthesize, and control manufacturing operations using statistical methods; and (e) manufacturing laboratory or facility experience: ability to measure manufacturing process variables and develop technical inferences about the process.The Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering ModelThe Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering model4 represents a professional perspective onthe outcomes from a manufacturing program11. These group curricular areas by industry needs,as seen in Figure 1. Each of the four pillars represents a major area for

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University; Moustafa Moustafa, Old Dominion University; Julie Moustafa, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Design Graphics

AC 2007-978: USING BASIC COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING AND DESIGNCOURSES AT THE FRESHMAN LEVEL TO IMPROVE TECHNOLOGYSTUDENTS COMPETITIVENESS IN OBTAINING EARLY ACADEMIC CAREERINTERNSHIPSAnthony Dean, Old Dominion UniversityMoustafa Moustafa, Old Dominion UniversityJulie Moustafa, Old Dominion University Julie Moustafa is an instructional technology specialist with the Center for Learning Technologies at Old Dominion University. A former high school technology teacher, Mrs. Moustafa specializes in instructional technology and design for instructors teaching in areas of technology application. Mrs. Moustafa holds a bachelor of science in business administration, human resources management, a Virginia state

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Muthukrishnan Sathyamoorthy

MATLABcapabilities support are discussed in class that includes solving a variety of problems usingsimultaneous equations, graphing, computer programming and others.The author of this paper has been teaching mechanics and structural analysis courses formany years for students in large classes. In recent years, he has incorporated the use ofmodern software tools such as MATLAB and MAPLE in teaching these courses and inencouraging students to use these very versatile tools in the learning process. Typicallyhomework assignments and group projects require the use of these tools that are easilyaccessible in the computer laboratories located across the campus. If group projects aredone using these tools, students are required to make presentations and share

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Cottrell

material involving teaching and learning principles and styles,communication skills, and assessment techniques for evaluating faculty and student alike.The seminars selectively highlighted critical topics from the Lowman and Wankat andOreovics texts including those presented by this article as well as numerous personalsuccess stories from senior professors and ExCEEd staff.Almost without exception, participants acclaim the laboratories with their practice classesas an extremely beneficial aspect of the workshops. The two workshops scheduled thepractice sessions either consistently in the morning or in the afternoon. Nevertheless,both venues proved highly effective and the time of day became an insignificant issue.As noted previously, to encourage

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching and Learning

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Khalid El Gaidi; Diane H. Soderholm; Doris Brodeur; Dava Newman

skills, or program outcomes, are also thecornerstone of the program's self-study report for ABET accreditation.) This paperaddresses the planning and development of portfolios for assessing students' achievementat the end of their programs in aerospace engineering at MIT.BackgroundIn its strategic plan of 1998, the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) committed to major reform of itscurriculum, teaching and learning methods, and laboratory environments. To achieve itsgoals, the department framed its curriculum to model a product system life cycle. Thefour phases in the curriculum are referred to as Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate(CDIO). The Conceive stage includes defining the need and

Conference Session

Design Courses 1, Teaching Tools

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tyler Tallman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Aerospace

, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Tallman is an Assistant Professor in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University. His research interests include multi-functional materials, structural health monitoring, nanocomposites, and inverse problems. He teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in mechanics of materials, theory of elasticity, and nondestructive evaluation. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Student Paper: The current state of pedagogy on nondestructive methods in engineering education: A literature review and reflectionAbstractNondestructive

Conference Session

Teaching Software Engineering Process

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Sebern

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Paper ID #39879Mechanics in Rome: First Time for a New Study Abroad ProgramDr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. In 2011-12, Brian did a professor exchange in Munich, and in 2017 an exchange in Karlsruhe Germany. Additionally, he established a Mechanics in Rome study abroad program that ran for the first time in Fall 2022

Conference Session

Software Engineering Teaching Techniques

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Scott Hawker, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

, component-based software architectures, software and systems engineering process models, intelligent control, the semantic web, and real-time artificial intelligence. In 1999, Dr. Hawker joined the Computer Science Department at the University of Alabama as an Assistant Professor focusing on software engineering, and in 2004 he moved to the Software Engineering Department at RIT. Dr. Hawker is also co-director of the Laboratory for Environmental Computing and Decision Making, which focuses on modeling and understanding the impact of freight transportation and automotive industry activities and public policies. Dr. Hawker is a member of the ASEE, IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, and the

Conference Session

Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph C. Tise, Pennsylvania State University; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Esther W. Gomez, Pennsylvania State University; Manish Kumar

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

fourth year of existence in theChemical Engineering department. Briefly, the REU program sought to offer hands-on researchexperiences to a diverse group of undergraduate students with research projects focused ontopics at the interface of biology and materials including biomimetics, bioinspiration,bioderivation, and biosourcing. More specifically, the program had five main objectives: 1)Enhance the diversity of students involved in interdisciplinary research; 2) Provide an overviewof career opportunities and prepare students for future careers; 3) Provide a solid grounding in awide range of analytical skills that will serve as a set of transferable laboratory and/or simulationresearch skills to participating students; 4) Teach collaborative

Conference Session

Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

alternative to TiO2 in Gratzel-type solar cells.Conclusion “Application of Nanotechnology for Batteries, Solar, and Fuel Cells” is one of thetargeted undergraduate courses developed to highlight the potential of nano-materials in theenergy area. Integrated lecture/laboratory format is adopted to allow this three credit hourscourse to cover the following topics: introduction to the basics of nanoscale science,technology, and engineering. The approach of this industry-responsive course is to offerproject-oriented modules which are consistent with the ASU Polytechnic mission ofcombining academic content with latest industrial practices. The modules offered in thiscourse place broad exposure to the scientific and engineering principles along with

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques In Mechanics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyu-Jung Kim, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Angela Shih, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Michael Shelton, California State Polytechnic University

andpneumatic loading mechanisms are interfaced with an advanced data acquisition system usingLABVIEW. This paper presents our experiences in developing these sets of hands-onexperiments. This new change in teaching traditional vector statics courses will precipitateconcomitant revision in offering other traditional engineering courses as well.Introduction Engineering education is under considerable pressure to include more and new materials,to restructure the course content using new approaches and technologies and to manage aspectrum of students with diverse backgrounds in spite of the reduced total number of credits forgraduation. Most engineering curricula have become more intensive and thus students arerequired to spend more time for each

Conference Session

Innovation in ChE Teaching

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Keith

bediscussed.AssessmentDuring the spring semester of 2004, this teaching technique was used in a class of 63chemical engineering juniors. During the fall semester of 2004, an assessment form wasdeveloped and distributed to the students in the senior laboratory. There were 36 studentresponses (a 57% response rate) to the questions within one of five levels: strongly agree(5.0), agree (4.0), ambivalent (3.0), disagree (2.0), and strongly disagree (1.0). Thequestions were developed to assess if the intended consequences of using the tool weresuccessful, and are as follows: 1. I found the questions to be a good review of topics that we had covered in a previous class session. 2. I found the questions to be a good break from class. 3. I found the questions to be

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

S. C. York; Tamara Knott

to teach the engineering design process, projectmanagement, and graphics communication to first-year engineering students. In years past, thelarge number of Virginia Tech engineering students has inhibited our ability to provide studentswith support and facilities during the build phase of their project. In spring 2004, the EngEdepartment enhanced the student design experience by providing workshops where students havesupervised access to a shop-like atmosphere. Students get to borrow/use basic tools in a safeenvironment to perform project construction work. To help motivate the students, winners ofprevious freshman design competitions are hired to mentor and supervised the freshman teamsduring these construction workshops.This paper

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Stefanone; Jae-Shin Lee; Geraldine Gay; Barry Davidson; Anthony Ingraffea; Alan Zehnder; Scott Jones; John Dannenhoffer

conducting a study on theeffectiveness of advanced information technology tools for facilitating communication andcollaboration at a distance. This study combines fundamental research into the design and use ofthe IT tools as well as practical experience with using IT tools for distance collaboration. Ourworking hypothesis is that proper use of IT based collaboration tools can facilitate effectivedesign collaboration at a distance and can enhance our student’s education, better preparing themfor tomorrow’s workplace.Course Description To provide a formal mechanism to learn about, and subsequently teach students about, toolsand techniques for harnessing the benefits of distance collaborations, Syracuse (SU) and Cornell(CU) Universities have been

Conference Session

Effective Teaching to Motivate & Retain

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Zia Razzaq

Session 1046 An Effective Teaching Strategy for Motivation and Retention of Engineering and Technology Freshmen Zia Razzaq Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529AbstractThe introduction of a pair of new courses titled ”Explore Engineering and Technology I and II” atOld Dominion University has yielded dramatic results in both motivating and retaining freshmen.Each course is of two credit hours and is divided into three five-week modules. Each five-weekmodule is

Conference Session

Tools for Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Forbes; Mary Emplaincourt

” Conclusions Parsons et al. (1999) presents an excellent summary of warnings research thatreviews and summarizes data from more than 150 laboratory and field studies publishedduring the last 15 years. One interesting observation presented in this paper is that“laypersons may not recognize that a warning is poor until they see a good one.” Anexcellent start toward producing a “good” warning can be assured by ensuring that itcomplies with standards which have been available for a more than 50 years. Wheninvestigating an accident scene or equipment, where accident prevention signs were (orshould have been) utilized, it is important to document whether the signs conform to theaccepted standards published more than 50 years ago. Just as the general

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Robert Hesketh; Kevin Dahm

micromixing to undergraduate students hasbeen developed and tested. It will be integrated into a junior-level Chemical ReactionEngineering course in the Spring 2002 semester. The presentation will detail results and studentresponse.AcknowledgementsSupport for the laboratory development activity described in this paper is provided for by a grant(DUE- 0088501) from the National Science Foundation through the Division for UndergraduateEducation.BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION1 Fogler, H. Scott, Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall PTR, NewJersey 1999.2 Bourne, J.R.; Gablinger, H., “Local pH gradients and the selectivity of fast reactions. II.Comparisons between model and experiments.” Chemical Engineering Science 44 (6) p. 1347

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Herbert Ginn, Mississippi State University; Stanislaw Grzybowski, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Jimena Bastos, Mississippi State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Electrical Engineering Faculty in 1969 and from 1975 through 1977. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of South Carolina and the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. He served also as a Visiting Scientific Advisor to Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca, Mexico. In 1987, Dr. Grzybowski joined Mississippi State University, where he is now a Professor at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the High Voltage Laboratory at Mississippi State University. Dr. Grzybowski is a Life Fellow of the IEEE. His main research interests are in the area of high voltage engineering. His current research focuses on the lightning protection of power

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Szmerekovsky, AFIT; Brian Self, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanics

include forced response and steady flow analysis of turbomachinery and hypervelocity gouging on high speed test tracks.Brian Self, U.S. Air Force Academy Brian Self is an Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering at the University of Utah. He has four years of experience with the Air Force Research Laboratory and is in his seventh year of teaching in the Department of Engineering Mechanics. Areas of research include impact injury mechanisms, sports biomechanics, aerospace physiology, and engineering pedagogy

Conference Session

Teaching Methods in Mechancial Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Bernadine Catton, Colorado State University; Abril Galang, Colorado State University; Alexander T Bulk, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

environment suggesting thatnontraditional students may find active learning more disruptive. This preliminary study suggeststhat using classroom response systems (clickers) in the 1st year curriculum with large class sizesmay lead students to feel that the class was disruptive and that active learning was not as positiveof an experience as active learning environments later in the curriculum.Introduction The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology recommends increasingthe number of STEM students by 34% annually using classroom approaches engaging studentsactively and replacing standard laboratory courses with discovery-based courses1. The number ofSTEM students in higher education is expected to rise over the next decade

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing – 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenifer Blacklock, Colorado School of Mines; Derrick Rodriguez P.E., Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Paper ID #13396Hands-on Manufacturing Concepts Taught to Sophomore Level Students Dur-ing a Unique Field Session ExperienceProf. Jenifer Blacklock, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Jenifer Blacklock is the Assistant Department Head in the Mechanical Engineering department at Col- orado School of Mines. Jenifer is active in the Undergraduate Curriculum in the Mechanical Engineering department and is an advocate of using hands-on-learning tools to help develop strong math, science and engineering foundations.Dr. Derrick Rodriguez P.E., Colorado School of Mines Dr. Rodriguez is a Teaching Associate Professor at the Colorado School