Conference Session

Civil, Electrical, and Eng Tech

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Rajesh Balasubramanian, The University of Memphis

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

, Call centers, TSA etc., establish theirpeople resources using time standards. They could be historical or current. Time studies in theindustrial world have been done from around the 1930s. Frank and Lillian Gilbreths are known tobe the pioneers of “one best way to complete a task” 2. Frederick Taylor started the scientificmanagement where his mantra was “a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work” 3This paper presents, how I taught the real-life applications of time and motion studies using thetextbook as a theoretical platform. There are various aspects of the teaching methodology thatcome from my work experiences. I had myself taken this course in this department in 2006 as apart of my master's degree. It helped lay the foundation about the

Conference Session

Using Research in Engineering Ed

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

through the problem. This process has been shown to increase studentmotivation, allowing them to apply the knowledge learned in engineering classes, in aninteractive environment. Students get a chance to discuss concepts with each other andcollaborate on projects working towards a common goal – this is also representative of a real-world project. Hadim et. al. [4-7] suggest that project-based learning facilitates the developmentof many of the “soft skills” demanded from engineering graduates.Research GoalsThis research project aligns with the university wide Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) initiative.The course makes it clear that the undergraduate research experience provides appropriatescaffolding. In other words, students learn some

Conference Session

Capstones and Economics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Dan D Nale PE

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Instructional Strategies used in Engineering Economy Simon Ghanat, Dan Nale, Kweku Brown, and Jeff Davis The CitadelAbstractAs a requirement for graduation, Civil, Construction, Electrical and Computer Engineeringmajors at The Citadel must take an Engineering Economy course in their junior year. The coursefocuses on basic principles of engineering economy as applied to the economic analysis of thecosts of construction and operation of various engineering works. This Work-in-Progress paperdescribes the instructional strategies for Engineering Economy for two different methods ofinstruction (i.e., real world application

Conference Session

Computer Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Peng Li, East Carolina University; Ciprian Popoviciu, East Carolina University; Steve Keith Baker

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

program. Hands-on assignments are already used in manycourses. After teaching Python for three years, we considered creating supplemental modules toaddress shortcomings in the curriculum. Different practices for teaching Python were examined4.In our faculty meetings, it was recommended that the last two chapters in the textbook(Recursion and GUI Programming) be replaced by hands-on lab modules for students to developskills on solving real-world problems.Lab DevelopmentThe project was proposed to and funded by the East Carolina University Teaching GrantCommittee. The purpose of the project is to create supplemental lab modules for developingpractical skills of utilizing Python scripting language in Information Technology (IT)applications. The labs

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Nektaria Tryfona, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sindhu Chava, Virginia Tech; Ayush Dhar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Taimoor Qamar, Virginia Tech ; Daniel Newman, The Boeing Company

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

and processinghardware/software was implemented. This required knowledge from the domains of ElectricalEngineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Design and Digital Signal Processing.Formulating an experimental set-up with the limited hardware to mimic the challenges faced inthe real-world scenario of vibration analysis in aerospace applications required creativity andcareful consideration. Input from SME and faculty advisor was valuable.Communication between team members required to understand their individual strengths andweaknesses and schedule appropriate tasks to progress project development and meet importantdeadlines was a crucial challenge in this project. Additionally, communicating with the SME andadvisor to define requirements

Conference Session

Gamification

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

John David O’Brian III, Mississippi State University; Sara C. Vick, Mississippi State University; Nazanin tajik, Mississippi State University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

electronic circuits, because ofthe danger involved, in the case of facility tours or destructive failure analysis, or because of thecost associated with necessary materials and laboratory equipment for real-world experimentation.Next, the benefits of VLEs in terms of their accessibility were noted. Students remarked that VLEintegration could reduce the strain of large class sizes while also providing stable environmentsfor learning regardless of disruptions like those experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evenwhen students were skeptical of the use of VLEs in their specific discipline, most remainedoptimistic about the application of the technology to other fields of engineering.However, students also expressed some concerns about the

Conference Session

Civil, Electrical, and Eng Tech

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Natalia Cardelino, Mercer University; Caroline Bowers

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

the real world. They can have difficultyunderstanding design elements in structures as a whole. The majority of examples that studentsare exposed to in class are not representative of the real world by being limited to an isolatedbeam, column, frame, or truss. While these types of examples can be beneficial when introducingnew concepts, students are lacking experience understanding, analyzing, and designing structuresas a whole. To improve the understanding of design elements, a real structure was selected to beused to develop steel design problems. A connector bridge between two engineering buildings onthe Mercer University campus was selected due to its familiarity and accessibility to students.The content of these problems included tension

Conference Session

Using Research in Engineering Ed

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Vincenzo Alessandro Macri, Florida Atlantic University; Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Juan David Yepes, Florida Atlantic University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

environment, the average undergraduate student is deprived of the opportunity toengage in research and experience real world problem solving specifically on a hands-on, systemlevel within the computer vision space. This paper outlines the learning journey of anundergraduate student studying the basics and practical applications of a novel computer visionalgorithm called visual looming, highlighting the challenges faced along the way and the waysthose challenges were overcome. In this paper we share the learning approach, skills acquired,and knowledge gained. Entering this study with no prior knowledge of visual looming and only basic computervision knowledge, the student was given the opportunity to discover unique and creativeapproaches to

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Chau M. Tran, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

for Engineering Education, 2023 1 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conferenceto provide hands-on experience4. Concept demonstrations via software tools such as MathCAD© and Working Model© were used to enhance student understanding5. A computationlaboratory using MATLAB/Simulink was added to existing course6. Na Zhu modified the courselayout away from the norm. His class contained two tests and four open-ended projects7. Thepurpose here was to emphasize the problem-solving ability in real-world applications rather thanto spend time on rigorous mathematics. Vibration has been extended beyond mechanicalengineering as well. Luciana Barroso inserted vibration into civil engineering curriculum atTexas

Conference Session

Graduate School

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Ioulia Rytikova, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University; Harry J Foxwell, George Mason University; Duoduo Liao, George Mason University; Larisa Olesova, University of Florida

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

build on each other’s ideas and synthesize information toprovide real-world solutions. These four phases are not considered linear since students may returnto a previous phase7. According to Garrison et al.3, the PIM focuses on thinking processes asopposed to individual learning outcomes. The PIM was developed to facilitate asynchronousonline discussions and most studies examined students’ cognitive presence when they participatedin discourse or reflective activities. We applied this model to understand engineering students’cognitive presence when they participated in an inquiry process through the research learningmodules both online and face-to-face. The research learning modules provided students with theinquiry-based process to develop

Conference Session

Graduate School

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Mazen I. Hussein, Tennessee Tech University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

knowledge gained through the program to solve a real-world problem.The proposed 30-credit hour plan for a new online master’s in industrial and systems engineeringin this section includes a 3-credit thesis over two semesters (1 credit in the first semester and 2 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023credit in the second semester). The proposed plan in Table 4 is supply chain oriented andincludes courses cover the common knowledge areas between ISE and SCM as identified in thispaper. The courses in this plan were selected mainly from the study plans of the 20 surveyed ISEand SCM programs in this paper.Table 4: Proposed study plan for a new online master’s in industrial engineering that covers thecommon knowledge

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

George A. Hazelrigg, Mechanical Engineering Department, George Mason University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

may be given to the fundamental sciences,that they may achieve as never before the spirit and results of research; that all courses ofinstruction may be examined carefully to see where training in details has been unduly emphasizedat the expense of the more powerful training in all-embracing fundamental principles.” MIT thenled the transition from an apprenticeship approach to engineering education to an applied sciencemodel. The transition was greatly accelerated by World War II, in which technology arguablyplayed the deciding role, and later by the federal government.As the War was coming to a close, engineer Vannevar Bush who headed the Office of ScientificResearch and Development, which supported almost all wartime R&D, saw continuing

Conference Session

Computer Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Ashish Hingle, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

imagination fordecades before we had the tools or technology to enact it in real-world settings. AI has appearedin popular culture through books, television shows, and music, “illuminating human'scomplicated fears and yearnings towards technologie”"1. However, over the past decade,technology has advanced to a point where artificial intelligence can realistically do some of theactions book authors wrote and movie producers directed. The advancement of AI technologieshas rapidly introduced changing levels of complexity, making it challenging to describe to theordinary person. In addition, there is a level of obscurity that AI sits behind: does AI refer to thedecision-making process, the algorithm, or the system as a whole? Perhaps AI refers to all

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 1

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Ciprian Popoviciu, East Carolina University; Colby Lee Sawyer, East Carolina University; Joshua Edison Pitzer, ECU College of Engineering and Technology

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

that would incentivize, educate, and mentor students through the processof solving real world problems. 2.1. The CompetitionThe competition is called “The Amazing Techno Race” and it consists of the following phases: • Phase 1 – The main goal of Phase 1 is to acquaint students with the participating facilities supporting innovation, get them comfortable with the available tools and identify teams that can pursue innovative ideas from multiple perspectives (technology, business, operations, etc.). This first phase of the race will have teams race against time to build sensing solutions. • Phase 2 – The main goal of Phase 2 is to bring back the participants in Phase 1, with their newfound knowledge in

Conference Session

Capstones and Economics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Felix Ewere, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

penultimate semester prior to participating in thesenior design course. The survey explores the impact of accidental competencies on aerospaceengineering student’s capstone project choices. The results show that the technical-based non-formal activities like co-op/internships and hands-on college clubs can influence a studentcapstone project choice.KeywordsAccidental Competencies, Aerospace Engineering, Capstone DesignIntroductionEssential to the professional development of engineering graduates because of its provenlearning outcomes, capstone design courses provide engineering seniors with the opportunity towork on real-world engineering projects. These design problems are tackled in teams and requirea broad set of multidisciplinary skills to

Conference Session

Mathematics and Material Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Dorina Marta Mihut; Stephen Hill, Mercer University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

real world problems ofequipment and materials working in harsh environmental conditions (Outcome 2, ABET). Studentsare instructed to use the erosion, wear and hardness testing equipment. They are followingprocedures for assessing the mechanical properties for polymers, heat-treated and ceramic-coatedmetals based on the collected data. They are learning that different modes of erosion processesdepend on the materials surface under exposure and on the mode of action of the impingingparticles. When hard particles collide with the surface of a softer material with different velocities,the erosion process has two primary modes of wear: brittle and ductile (also referred as cutting and © American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Curriculum Development 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tallahassee Community College; Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Sabrina H. Buer, Tennessee Technological University; Carlos Roberto Galindo, Oakley STEM Center at Tennessee Tech University

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

Foundry1 as the core pedagogical platformcoupled with Resources, like the Rural Reimagined Grand Challenge, Science OlympiadCollegiate Scholars, and the university’s STEM Center to offer students learning opportunitiesthat would help them to acquire skills aligned with those of holistic engineers. The program alsoleveraged the KAP and KTP as respective training sessions and research developmentrespectively in the creation of a PIT that addressed societally relevant challenges. Further, theHolistic FUEL program provided the support and structure for participants to integrate severalhigh-impact practices (HIPs) inherently reflective of the Foundry.1, 13 These includedcollaborative and active learning, faculty-student engagement, real-world

Conference Session

Thermodynamics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Brett Austin McCandless, North Carolina State University; Nancy Moore PhD, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

coding was done to automatically check andgrade students’ design parameters and corresponding calculations. Students were then permittedto optimize their design and resubmit their work, where they were competitively awarded pointsbased on the financial and social metrics of their designs. Student adopted a variety of strategiesfor optimizing, with some groups choosing to optimize monetary cost, some groups optimizingsocial considerations, and some groups trying to address both.KeywordsThermodynamics, Projects, Large-ScaleIntroductionWhen students are able to utilize their knowledge for real-world scenarios, rather than ploddingthrough more typical, textbook problems, the quality and robustness of their educationincreases.1-3 Some students

Conference Session

K-12 and Outreach

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Marjorie Letitia Hubbard, North Carolina School of Science and Math

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Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

implementation of student-centered pedagogy. In project-based learning, students actively explore a topic within a real-world context and collaborate withother students to problem-solve, analyze data, and develop an end-product7.Problem-Based LearningProblem-based learning is similar to project-based learning in that students actively and collabo-ratively explore a topic in context. In contrast to project-based learning, students are more fo-cused on the process of learning and developing a solution to an unsolved problem and are notrequired to have an end-product7.Design ThinkingDesign thinking is a framework for innovating solutions to problems. One of the unique tenetsof design thinking is that it is driven by empathy for the user. In the specific

Conference Session

Mathematics and Material Science

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Juan David Yepes, Florida Atlantic University

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

Science Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 Emails: ravivd@fau.edu, jyepes@fau.edu, nostro2018@fau.eduAbstract Calculus is a basis for advanced mathematics for many university students and inparticular for engineering students. Calculus courses introduce many important concepts andideas that are not only applicable to STEM fields, but also play a role in day-to-day life. We haveobserved that many engineering students struggle with basic concepts in calculus due to itsdaunting deviation from topics found in earlier math courses and the disconnect to real-lifeexamples. This is due in part to the current structure of curricula that follow a more “traditionaltextbook structure” by relying on

Conference Session

First Year and Cross-Disciplinary

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Timothy Aaron Wood P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

introduction or acommon Spring-semester computer-based problem-solving course. The authors’ institution willoffer a (new) non-discipline-specific introduction in the Fall; each discipline will build on thisintroduction in the Spring with its own (existing) computer-applications course.To implement a freshman course common to all engineering majors, a careful balance must bestruck between materials which are not discipline-specific (and tend to lack depth) vs. materialswhich are specific to individual disciplines (and allow for deeper study of a particular major).Before attempting to strike this balance across five different majors in a single freshman course,the authors surveyed openly-published literature to become maximally aware of the efforts of

Conference Session

Communications and Ethics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Brian Aufderheide, Hampton University; Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Garrick E. Louis, University of Virginia; Andres Clarens, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Engineering Education Papers

undergraduate students and UVA graduate students engaged in asynchronous online classroom environment with shared lectures and seminars. The goal is to buildrelationships between faculty and students that could lead to other forms of collaboration,including joint research projects and opportunities for graduate study at UVA for students fromHU, where there is no engineering graduate program. The current collaboration resulted in aninternal grant from UVA to support one-day in-person student exchange visits to expose studentsto diverse environments, giving many students their first experience at a PWI/MSI campus.Through the MBA collaboration, students at both institutions will grow more fluent in operatingin a real-world multicultural

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering 2

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Whitehurst, Mississippi State University; Nathaniel Hyams, Clemson University; Morgan Green, Mississippi State University; Matthew William Priddy, Mississippi State University

Tagged Topics

Professional Engineering Education Papers

work into the curriculum.250 When given a chance to answer open-ended questions, responses exemplified the diversity in what251 students consider successful attributes to groups. Most students wanted the ability to choose their252 groups while others felt that having random groups lead to better networking and realistic253 experiences. Many respondents felt that group members need to be held more accountable by either254 holding weekly meetings with professors or letting peer evaluations hold more weight in the grade.255 Others focused on better preparing students for post-graduation by giving projects that relate to256 real-world processes and teaching soft skills like effective communication that do not come257 naturally to