Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Todd Shields, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

paidhourly) visit high schools with large populations of underrepresented students. Theteam partners with high school teachers for access to prospective students. Therecruiters make classroom presentations explaining what engineers do in their careers.During the discussion, exciting examples are provided about creative things engineersare doing and current problems being solved by engineers. The recruiters also providespecific examples about undergraduate students involved in classroom projects andundergraduate research, including photographs. The student recruiters discuss whatrecent alumni are doing in their jobs and lives. The recruiter also talks about whathe/she is doing in class projects and research labs. This type of presentation, given

Conference Session

Systems Approach to Teaching ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Robertson

discussion but the driverbehind this little project is more pragmatic. We wish to have a compact competencystatement for the math skills of our graduates. We have competencies and outcomes forall the mainstream electronics subjects but for math, it is just a statement of the topicsstudied. That is not enough. We need to know if a student can USE the math knowledgein a typical job context. Our senior-level courses can provide an approximation to thatapplication space so we have started by analyzing two representative courses. To avoidthe trap of becoming too narrowly specialized, we also looked ahead to the factors thatare driving changes in job functions. The objective of the project described in this paperwas therefore to quantify how we use math

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Frontiers

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Williamson; Carol Considine; Paul Kauffmann; Tarek Abdel-Salam

other groups within the company have developed. This includesa summary of projected operating costs, a staffing plan, and other related information includingrestraints on the amount of cash that is available from the proposing company.Using the RFP documents and the provided data, students must develop an after tax cash flow Page 10.1013.4analysis and use this to develop a proposal to the government for the privatized waste watersystem. This proposal must be presented in a formal written report and also presented in a Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Undergraduate-Industry-Research Linkages

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Russell Cummings; John McMasters

various university club meetings, and some are even heavily involved in interacting with students working on various design projects, but the average engineer has little or no interaction with students over the course of their career. A number of companies, including Boeing, have created technical interest groups to encourage mentoring and sharing of corporate knowledge throughout the company. These efforts have been met with varying degrees of success. In an effort to improve this situation, the Boeing Technology Interest Group concept has been modified and expanded to include students within the groups. Concepts for including students (both graduate and undergraduate) and faculty

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Ogai Ahmadi, Kabul University

Tagged Divisions

International

published many papers on power electronics at high quality international journals and conferences. In addition to his duties at University of Brighton, he has been helping the higher education sector in Afghanistan for the last six years. He is conducting several DFID/British Council and the World Bank funded projects in Afghanistan. He has prepared several reports for the Afghan government and has published many papers at international conferences on how to improve technical vocational and engineering education in Afghanistan. He was a visiting scholar at Virginia Polytechnic, Institute and Sate University in the USA in 1991 – 1992.Ogai Ahmadi, Kabul University

Conference Session

Issues and Directions in ET Education & Administration: Part III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Tabas, IUPUI; William Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, critical thinking, and root cause analysis. One of the most direct connections to engineering education, this parameter develops the skills necessary to apply knowledge to solve problems and develop applications for industry.3. Applying engineering technology knowledge and processes to real world experiences, through internships and high-level on-campus projects.5 A major divergence between engineering and ET, ET is based on the application of knowledge, hence the need for hands- on projectsin and beyond the classroom.4. Working individually as well as in a team to solve problems.5This applies to technology programs school wide as cross-discipline work will prepare students for the “real world” of engineering technology. Importantly

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

2002.3- Information Systems Theory and Practice • IS 2002.4- Information Technology Hardware and System Software • IS 2002.5- Programming, Data, File and Object Structures • IS 2002.6- Networks and Telecommunication • IS 2002.7- Analysis and Logical Design • IS 2002.8- Physical Design and Implementation with DBMS • IS 2002.9- Physical Design and Implementation in Emerging Environments • IS 2002.10- Project Management and PracticeThe ABET requirement states that at least 30 semester hours of IS must be included in the IScurriculum. Taking the IS 2002 model curriculum and ABET criteria for accreditation6, we havedeveloped a course sequence in IS curriculum which integrates problem solving into courses.Moreover, this sequence should

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Mauricio Castillo, California State University, Los Angeles; Alexander Abramyan, California State University, Los Angeles; Keith Moo-Young, California State University, LA

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Minorities in Engineering

AngelesUnified School District, the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, MESA, Great Minds in STEM,local industry, and local PhD granting institutions such as the University of Southern California.In addition to providing a pathway for students, many researchers have commented that thesepartnerships are essential for helping to change perceptions of both higher education and STEMcareers among the Hispanic community.4, 5 Table 1. Characteristics of Partner Schools for IMPACT LA Project (API refers to Academic Performance Index and ELA refers to English Language Achievement).School Name Percentage English Free or Academic ELA/Math of Learners reduced Standing

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University; Traian Marius Truta, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

- System Architecture 3CIT 672 - Advanced Database Administration 3CIT 696 - Best Practices in Information Technology Seminar 3MBI 650 - Information Technology Project Management 3The first two classes from this category give an in-depth perspective on the CIT field in two veryimportant areas: systems architecture and databases. Both of these classes cover an advanced setof concepts, and the students are expected to have the relevant background experiences necessaryfor applying these concepts in practice as well as contributing to insightful classroomdiscussions. The third class constitutes the capstone experience for a MSCIT graduate

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Luken, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stacey Mumbower, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. The weeklong TEC camp is Page 15.962.2designed to expose campers to a wide range of engineering disciplines early in their educationsin order to inspire campers to consider college majors and careers in these important fields. Thecamp is highly interactive with hands-on projects in areas such as webpage design, robotics,structural design, and transportation engineering. Campers are given the opportunity to exploreengineering through interactive courses, seminars and laboratories that are lead by Georgia Techprofessors and graduate students. Campers are encouraged to interact directly with the graduatestudents and to ask questions about life

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazil Najafi

from UNAH, the student needs to complete certain number of credit hours coveringmajor areas of the civil engineering practice. These areas include transportation, geotechnics,water resources, sanitation, materials, structures, administration, and project management. CivilEngineering education at UF is a broad engineering discipline that incorporates many differentaspects of engineering. The civil engineering curriculum prepares students to select an area ofconcentration in preparation for practice or continuation for master and PhD degrees. The areaswhere both curriculums meet is aiming education towards the ever changing needs of society andstrive for globalization.Introduction

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Gonzales

discussion assignments that facilitate meaningful group coherency. Discussions should be focused on a task, and each task should result in a product or measurable outcome, and tasks should engage learners in content. 3. - Students should present course projects. Students learn from seeing and discussing peer’s work. 4. - Instructors need to provide two types of feedback, frequently and continuously. 5. - Online courses need deadlines and intermediate deadlines to maintain progress. 6. - Challenging tasks, sample cases and praise for quality work communicate high expectations

Conference Session

BME Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry McIntire; Ka-yiu San; Ann Saterbak

teaching materials in relation to the two questions above issummarized in Table 1. Page 9.459.7 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society of Engineering EducationTable 1Range of MeanResponse Question 3 Question 4<1.5 Homework problems>1.5-2.0 Lectures Homework problems Design project>2.0-2.5 Interaction with course instructor Example

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Hsiao

Session 3264 Using Everyday Materials to Examine Characteristic Mechanical Properties of Metals, Polymers, and Ceramics Amy C. Hsiao Union CollegeIntroductionThis paper will describe an active laboratory exercise designed to introduce key mechanicalproperties of metals, polymers, and ceramics. The materials investigated are common andeveryday in the sense that they can be found in the desk, classroom, or refrigerator of a student,i.e., in his or her life. The exercise is presented as a “real-world” project, in which the studentsare newly

Conference Session

New ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Yuzhe Zhang, Gannon University; Jiawei Zhang, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

sufficientactivities to work with a lab-sized wind generator system and experience different aspects of thewind turbine generator operation.The solar energy lab was based on the roof-top 45W solar energy system kit which includes threesolar panels and one charge controller as shown in Figure 3. The high power spot lights also seenin the figure were purchased to provide the emulated sun light for the experiment indoor. Figure 3. solar energy kit and the sunlight emulator Figure 4. schematic of solar energy systemA control/monitoring panel box was designed and fabricated by students to allow conductingdifferent energy flow projects. The schematic of one of the designs is as shown in Figure 4. Theswitching box

Conference Session

New Trends in Computing and Information Technology Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Stanko P.E., Innopolis University; Oksana Zhirosh, Unium

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

inmultiple languages and codes that information employs (textual, iconic, hypertextual,audiovisual, multimedia, etc.), should be a recurring, continuing goal throughout theeducation system as a whole, from primary education to higher education2.In addition, international organizations have focused their attention both on thedevelopment of advanced curricula and instruction in general. This has been reflected inseveral projects supported by UNESCO and OECD. One such project, called “DeSeCo”(Determination and Selection of Competencies), had published a number of researchpapers in the 2000s which lay a theoretical foundation for the new understanding of theconcept of competencies in education and in the IT industry5,12,13.In the 1960s, when modern

Conference Session

Program and Curriculum Design Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

how the freshmen year students would relate the differentmajors to the manufacturing sectors related to the oil and gas industry.  Ability to design system, and process to meet the desired needs with realistic constraints such economic, environmental, social, health and safety, and sustainability  Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams  Knowledge of the current issues  Understanding professional and ethical responsibilityThe Engineering Success Seminar (first year experience) is a semester long, four creditcourses that is offered at The Petroleum Institute where the students would learn methodsto be more productive with the industry engagement and hand-on project activity.BackgroundThe mission of the

Conference Session

Use of Technology for Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. Page 24.175.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 An Investigation of Engineers’ Use of a Virtual Collaborative Environment for Automated Assembly System DesignCollaborating over a distance is essential to the business of system integration. Often the keyplayers on system integration projects are in different locations. For

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 24.284.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Collaborative Research: Identifying and Assessing Key Factors of Engineering InnovativenessAbstractSignificant resources are spent nationally and locally to foster innovativeness of engineers, yetconfusion remains about critical knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to enable innovativenessthroughout the engineering innovation process. This collaborative research project combinesexpertise in cognitive diversity with expertise in assessment and entrepreneurship to characterizeand assess innovativeness in practicing engineers and engineering students. First, we conducted alarge-scale interview study involving forty

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Sarah Holsted, Broad-based Knowledge; Joshua Morrill, Morrill Solutions Research (MSR); Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #10754Conducting Virtual Focus Groups to Identify How Rewards Have Affectedthe Valuation of Technology in Engineering EducationDr. Flora P McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC Flora McMartin is the founder of Broad-based Knowledge, LLC (BbK), a consulting firm focused on as- sisting educators in higher education in their evaluation of the use and deployment of technology assisted teaching and learning. BbK specializes in building organizational and project level evaluation capacities and integrating evaluation into management activities. Current research projects focus on: innovations in technology, student

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Zhong, Shandong University/Gannon University; Lin Zhao, Gannon University; Yuzhe Zhang

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

this topic through first-hand experience as a visiting scholar from a Chinese engineeringuniversity. First, the engineering education reforming taking place in China will be described bylooking at Chinese current EE curriculum requirements. And then, the curricula, semesterarrangement, credit and degree systems are compared between Chinese and U.S. electricalengineering undergraduate programs. The emphasis on math, core EE subjects, project designand working experience in industry is stronger in Chinese EE programs comparing to that of U.S.universities. But the tendency of teaching as many core subject courses as possible has resultedin a complete neglect of computer aid and modern tool applications in the curriculum. Thesedifferences may have

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

)?       2. Having  a  philosophical  basis  for  our  actions  as  engineering  educators,  we  need  to   address  the  following  issues     a. To  train  the  flexible  future  engineers,  they  need  to  have  ample   opportunities  to  reflect     b. Reflections  need  to  be  included  in  curricula  as  constructive  elements  in  the   lectures,  team  work,  and  projects     i. Considerable  attention  and  monitoring  by  the  educators  is   essential  for  enriching  the  reflective  practices

Conference Session

Innovative Graphics Instruction

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

unsure ofthe material and need help.Since the spring of 2011, this author has transformed guided, individual, final projects towardsteam-based open-ended final projects. The students now have an opportunity to apply the skillsand knowledge they learned in the class to solve real-world problems, and to think as engineers.This has introduced a greater level of excitement and enthusiasm into the course by allowingstudents to explore the topics of personal interest and has enhanced their understanding of theconcepts learned in the classroom 11. Since the majority of the students are freshmen, they do notknow each other before this course and typically do not have any social links yet. To betterenhance the performance of the teamwork, there is a need

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Michael Geoffrey Brown, University of Michigan-CSHPE

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

her work on interdisciplinarity; in her current engineering education research projects she is studying curricular efforts to promote interdisciplinary competence and students’ attainment of interdisciplinary skills.Dr. David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education David Knight is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and affiliate faculty with the Higher Education Program at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on student learning outcomes in undergraduate engineering, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, organizational change in colleges and universities, and international issues in higher education.Mr. Michael Geoffrey Brown, University of Michigan-CSHPE Michael

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Watson, University of Cincinnati; Maureen G. Schomaker, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

environment. Students are sometimes overwhelmed as they must navigate theirway to becoming a productive employee. Students are confronted with finding their waythrough the specific project work, social networks, and the political hierarchy of theorganization. Vygotsky’s theory of social constructivism advocates that knowledge isconstructed in a social environment8. Students are thrown into this new environment withvague expectations and are expected to perform at a satisfactorily level. Vygotsky furtherexplains that learners reach …the zone of proximal development.(zpd) It is the distance between the actual development level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as is determined through

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerardo J. Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University; Jaime Rene Huerta

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

sessionsand Saturday mentoring of the students, plus workshops throughout the year, including summers.TAMIU GEAR-UP is now working on its fourth cohort and in their current grant; they areserving approximately 10,000 students who are currently in 9th grade. The students will beafforded college awareness and readiness activities in addition to the services provided by thegrant through high school graduation and up to one year into their postsecondary education. GEAR UP IV implemented the “Creating A Vision” project, which is a partnership grantbetween TAMIU and 19 school districts throughout the southern part of Texas, coveringapproximately 14,792 square miles. The grant is designed to provide low-income students withthe skills, motivation, and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park; Alyssa E. Cohen Sherman, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

5% Strategic Analysis 5% Value Curve 5% Team Projects Business Model Canvas 15% Business Plan Evaluation 15% Peer Evaluation 10% Contributions and Discussions 10% The ten weekly individual assignments are a mix of true – false, multiple choice, and numericsolutions that are automatically graded. One or more short answer questions are included withineach individual assignment. These are human graded.The team projects include the “Business Model Canvas” and the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Denice Denton; Sheila Edwards Lange; Eve Riskin; Kate Quinn; Joyce Yen

. recipients is not equally reflectedamong assistant professors.4Clearly women in SEM are operating in male-dominated fields. As such, they often encountersubtle (sometimes overt) biases which can impact their ability to achieve their full potential, tohave access to information and build social capital, and to be viewed as leaders. Indeed, similarto Valian’s5 discussion of gender schemas and the ‘accumulation of disadvantage’, Sonnert’sstudy Project Access6 and Mary Frank Fox’s7 research on productivity have confirmed subtlebarriers that, compounded over time, result in major disparities in the career advancement ofwomen and men in academia nationally. Their research indicates that: • Among younger women in the physical sciences, mathematics, and

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Omnia El-Hakim

students with potential topursue graduate education and to enter the professoriate.Phase I (1996-2001) Key Statistics(See Figures 5. and 6.) • The projected goal of CO-AMP was 400 underrepresented STEM Bachelor’s degrees per year. By the sixth year, Co-AMP has met this goal with exactly 400 underrpresented Bachelor’s degrees awarded. • The rate of increase from baseline to degrees awarded to underrepresented students in STEM disciplines from Phase I (from 215 to 400 degrees) was 86%. • The rate of increase from baseline to year six in the number of all STEM degrees awarded (from 2,789 to 4, 425 degrees) was 58.6%. • It is concluded that the rate of increase of underrepresented STEM degrees awarded from

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Boehm; Brackley Frayer; Joe Aldridge

the project. One emphasis is that the specific problem requirements are not outlined in greatdetail, as this is normally the way commercial projects are initiated. The teams must be involvedin defining what will make an entertaining experience for the clients’ customers, and in this waythey attempt to demonstrate some aspects of creativity.This course is offered yearly. We have had practitioners from as far away as New York Citydonate their services to the class. B) Theatrical TechnologiesSeveral aspects in traditional theatre developed over the years demonstrate a significant technicalbent. Lighting equipment, show control systems, modern lifts, and general electrical designfound in the theatre all require a reasonable level of