Conference Session

National and Multi-university Initiatives

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

AC 2012-3655: PROPOSED KEEN INITIATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR EN-TREPRENEURIAL MINDEDNESS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Owe Petersen is Department Chair and professor of electrical engineering and Computer Science at Mil- waukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. His technical work ranges over topics such as optical data links, integrated circuit technology, RF semiconductor com- ponents, and semiconductor component reliable. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC Program Evaluator in electrical engineering.Dr. William M

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Walden S. Rio

this disparity lies in the quality of education our Engineering schoolsimpart to its students. The typical Engineering school in the Philippines today is beset withgrave problems as to give out mediocre results at most. The faculty, for one, mostly lackadvance degrees necessary to enable them to teach with the necessary academic authority. Theschools themselves sorely lack the instructional materials, laboratory equipment, libraryresources, computer facilities, and other such equipment and resources to deliver qualityeducation. So, how does one go about improving the quality of education Engineering Schools haveto offer? One way is for the government to grant loans to finance engineering education in bothpublic and private schools. This

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur Gerstenfeld

focussing on civilengineering will find important uses for their talents in Namibia with projects focussingon desalinization and pipeline construction and installation.In South Africa (see Figure 1), the leading sectors for U.S. trade and investment are intelecommunications, computer software and services, airport equipment, air pollution andwaste management equipment, and security and safety equipmentvi. An increasingnumber of companies are choosing South Africa as their headquarters for operatingthroughout Africa. South Africa has the continent’s most sophisticated free-marketeconomy, with modern infrastructure and communication systems. South Africaaccounts for 40 percent of Africa’s industrial output, and maintains well-developedfinancial

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Zaharee; Gregory Neff; Susan Scachitti

the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationThe School of Technology sponsors periodic workshops on assessment. These started with aworkshop on improving syllabi and linking syllabi to assessment. Other workshops are plannedto consider linking course objectives and assessment outcomes with program goals andobjectives. Several interested faculty have attended regional or national workshops onassessment. In turn they have shared what they learned with other faculty members.3. Student Course Input Some faculty in the department have started doing a "continuousimprovement" feedback session with their students when

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne E. Wells

engineering economics which has some veryuntraditional goals and which we believe, sets a new standard for the kind of education thatengineers truly need to become effective in their professions. The goals of this course are:- To learn how the firm’s economic performance and profitability are measured and how costsare classified and reported within the firm. We use the firm’s annual report as the basis forachieving this goal.- To understand the product’s Life Cycle costs and how these costs are influenced byengineering decisions,- To explore how present value concepts are used to assess engineering decisions,- To learn the tools and techniques of profitability analysis,- To develop skills in cost estimating and,- To understand the effects of

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay S. DeNatale; Gregg L. Fiegel

been consistently identified as one of the nation’s topstate-funded engineering programs. Its “learn by doing” motto, while cliché to some, is takenvery seriously by the students, faculty, and staff. Undergraduates are required to take numerouslaboratory classes as well as a two-quarter, capstone senior research/design project. The hands-on experience gained in these activities stimulates self-discovery and creativity while preparing Page 3.307.1students for the rigors of professional practice.Civil and Environmental Engineering DepartmentThe Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEEN) Department is housed within the College ofEngineering. The

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

increase in overall population of ASU and CEAS, competition for space is apressing issue. The CEAS provides space for a study center for minority students which servesas a hub for critical student support programs such as tutoring, academic excellence workshops,minority engineering student chapter meetings with industry, and computer technologyresources. In fact, the room has been named the CEMS room (pronounced “seams”), by theCoalition of Engineering Minorities Societies, which includes AISES (American Indian Scienceand Engineering Society), NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers), and SHPE (Society ofHispanic Professional Engineers). The CEMS room represents a “seam” pulling togetherdifferent pieces of “cloth” to make one product. The

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ian R. Simpson

may seem rather strange, but we now have 35 differentnationalities present on our three campuses and 16% of our student population is non-French.All of our students have to reach Level 4 in two foreign languages on a scale in whichlevel 1 represents "Beginner's" and level 5 "Bilingualism." If they don't reach the requiredlevel, they don't graduate, no matter how brilliant they may be in Computer Science,Signal-Processing or Multimedia Networks. The students' level in modern languages istested in our own in-house examinations as well as in totally independent external testssuch as TOEFL and Cambridge Proficiency for English, the Goethe Institute for German,the European Chamber of Commerce Examinations in Spanish. Obtaining a

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Milo D. Koretsky

realindustrial data. Statistical analysis of the data is discussed in terms of the physical process. Inthis way, the statistics and the science are coupled. It is intended to be a "high level" overviewand to compliment, not replace, the more in depth but theoretical classes offered at Oregon StateUniversity.The objectives of Chemical Process Statistics are: 1) Develop an awareness of the utility of statistics in assessing experimental data and operating industrial processes. 2) Describe the basic concepts and nomenclature associated with applied statistics, Statistical Process Control, and Design of Experiments. 3) Work through real industrial examples to gain experience with these tools. 4) Utilize computer

Conference Session

WIP: Student Success and Sustainability

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Glaucia Prado P.E., University of California, Davis

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

. Important factors that increase students’ SB include student-facultyinteraction, robust and meaningful connection with peers, cultural and ethnic representation offaculty and peers, extra-curricular activities, participation in research and student clubs, facultyand department support, and pedagogical caring [9, 15, 16]. Successful interventions to increasestudents’ SB at the university level include a pre-college assignment for students to becomefamiliar with campus resources and a mentorship program for low-income students; SB in theclassroom also increased by implementing learning communities, active learning strategies topromote in-class student-student interaction, and faculty behavior such as availability, respect,and approachability for

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 10: Special Topics and Innovative Methods in Mechanical Engineering

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Paul Yoder, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ilie Talpasanu, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Radu Ceausu, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Yusuf Eid, Wentworth Institute of Technology; HAN THANH HUA, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Nathanael Hillyer, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

a team of faculty in developing the Master of Science Program in Mechanical Engineering. He worked in industry at Motorola as a design engineer, previously was Dean of Academic Affairs in Arlington, Texas. His research interests include Micro and Nano Robotics for Cell Micro and Nano Manipulations, Computational Methods in Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines and Mechanisms, Design and Optimization of Vehicle Transmissions, Design of Robotic Systems. He authored two books, two book chapters, eleven peer reviewed journal papers, and fifteen technical papers presented at national and international conferences. He has been topic organizer at conferences and congresses in U.S, Canada, Italy, Japan, Romania, and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Jenkins, Cleveland State University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

examscores. This result was expected, as they had previously found graded homework to improveacademic performance in an economics course [4]. Grodner and Rupp [5] also found homeworkin a macroeconomics course was beneficial to student learning, especially for those who initiallyperformed poorly. Eren and Henderson [6] found extra homework improved test scores, and thatthe impact was greater for high and low achievers.However, the positive effect of homework on academic performance has not always beenobserved. For two semesters, Trussel and Dietz [7] compared the test scores between concurrentsections of the same preparatory math course taken by electrical and computer engineeringstudents. Each semester, all students were assigned homework but the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T Castles, East Carolina University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #44323Board 421: Using Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Challenges Coupledwith Career Exploration to Develop an Engineering Identity in Low-IncomeStudentsDr. Ricky T Castles, East Carolina University Dr. Ricky Castles is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He primarily teaches courses in the area of electrical and computer engineering with an emphasis on digital electronics and microprocessor-based courses. His research focuses on broadening access to engineering for low-income students and transfer student success.Dr. Chris Venters, East Carolina University

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industrial Partnership Needs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gilbert, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

this certification. The author doesnot take responsibility for the accuracy of the information above but advises the verification ofall the information at the Building Performance Institute website. [4] Page 22.1298.4Home Energy Services Network, RESNET, [6] offers certifications for Home Energy Raters andHome Survey Professionals. A Home Energy Rater conducts an analysis of a new home’sconstruction plans and performs on-site inspections. A certified energy rater conducts acomprehensive energy audit and with the use of diagnostic equipment and computer software,derives an energy efficiency rating on the standardized HERS Index. The HERS Index is

Conference Session

Modeling and Problem-Solving

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

both important and difficult to learn. Theproblems were then developed to elicit deeper student thinking than would be possible with amultiple choice format.Jonassen et al.12 examined the attributes of “real-world” problems in engineering that make themcomplex and ill-structured. However, when discussing ill-structured problems, the assumption isoften made that students are already adept at solving well-structured problems. The successfulproblem solver needs to be able to deal with both. The problems used in this study are of thewell-structured variety, that is, there is a correct answer and a limited number of correct solutionpaths. This was done to elicit patterns of student thinking concerning the fundamental

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Ray Bachnak

, digital-to-analog conversion, sensors, and feedback control systems.A major expectation is that students either have or must develop skills in reading and interpretingdata sheets, especially normal and maximum ratings.Students were asked to design, build, and test electronic circuits that meet predeterminedspecifications. The requirements included devising test procedures to verify the operations. Theyworked in two- or three-person teams but prepared individual written reports that included a one totwo-page conclusion where they described the function of the circuits, discussed results,mentioned problems they faced, stated what they have learned, and suggested ways to improve thelaboratory assignments.Laboratory manuals that address many

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard I. Epstein

increasingly forced into satisfying certain ABETcategories. For instance, many schools, under ABET scrutiny, were shown to be lacking inengineering design credits. Most institutions, so identified, changed their programs byeliminating free electives in favor of electives or required courses having design content. Manyschools added a capstone design course.Simultaneously, internal pressure was often exerted from the rest of the university on theengineering curriculum. The national thinking in education, at all levels, was moving toward Page 4.450.2ever-increasing core requirements in response to, "why isn't Johnny learning ________ (fill inthe blank)?" At

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller

reflective mind love of learning and the promise of continuing learning throughout their lives"Technology and Socio-Economic Change" (TSEC) is a junior-level seminar moderated byCSM engineering and science faculty designed to critically analyze the impact of science andtechnology on American values and institutions. The role of technology in American society isstudied and the implications of technology transfer from developed to developing nations aredebated. As an outcome of the TSEC seminar, students learn to relate technological growth tosocio-economic, cultural, and religious aspects of society and probe into the moral and socialconsequences of technological innovations. Seminar sessions consist primarily of full groupdiscussions, small

Conference Session

Experiences in Teaching Energy Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

changes that empower them to reduce both their personaland community carbon footprint, resulting in a greener society through technology. The coursealso introduces the theoretical and practical concepts of energy sources with an emphasis onsolving problems related to sustainable renewable energy use and conservation. Topics includecarbon footprint calculations, the expanded use of wind, solar and hydroelectric power. Withhands-on lab experiments, elementary engineering projects and computer internet research,students discover several aspects contributing to carbon emissions and developing a low carbondiet.Green Technology Course Work and ActivitiesGreen Technology begins with introductions and some critical thinking puzzles. The puzzlesrequire

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Arif Mohsin, University of Florida; Oscar Crisalle, University of Florida; Suleyman Tufekci, University of Florida; Carl Crane, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

want me to do all that?”)b University of Colorado-Boulder ≠ Most valuable thing learned from the coach ≠ Balance of direction and independence ≠ Availability ≠ Overall rating ≠ Comments for improvementNumerical ratings are provided for the Availability and Overall ratings. The data for Fall 2008and Fall 2009 indicate that most students rate highly their coach’s availability and overalleffectiveness. See Table 1. Note that the pre-guide (Fall 2008) and post-guide (Fall 2009) ratingsare nearly identical for each measure. One could conclude that the coach guide has had nomeasurable impact on the students’ ratings of faculty coach availability and overall effectiveness.This could mean that the guide

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Vasiliy Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Svetlana Vasilyevna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Reserch Technological University

Tagged Topics

Partner Society Plenary

includes establishing a national qualification structuredesigned to meet the potential demands for innovation-driven advanced economic growth andoccupational mobility, reforming national educational standards and modernizing educationalprograms, while taking into account required qualifications. Common features of the rapidlychanging university environment require higher learning institutions to show business initiative.Successful achievement of the goals is possible provided government and businesses join forcesin Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs).In Guidelines for Successful Public-Private Partnerships, the Green Paper on Public-PrivatePartnerships and Community Law on Public Contracts and Concessions, the term PPPs refers tothe cooperation

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Natalia Vladimirovna Kraysman; Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

peers and have experience inadvanced industrial engineering and scientific management of labor; be a good team-leader andmanage people and innovations; be self-aware, know personal strengths and weaknesses, manageself-development and life-long learning process; fully fulfill personal power and human resourceof the team, etc. It is evident that future global engineer has to possess these characteristics tosuccessfully perform in the challenging innovative environment. An engineer today does not only create or improve machinery and technologies, but alsobears responsibility for his activity, thinks about possible positive and negative physical,economical or psychological effects. Due to the global processes a contemporary engineershould be

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Ernest Blatchley, Purdue University; Loring Nies, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

variety of courses, we held a two-day faculty workshop during thesummer of 2009. Participants learned important concepts, discussed appropriate pedagogicaltechniques and locations, and were able to share ideas of how to infuse sustainability intoexamples, case studies, problem sets, and choices of material coverage. More than twenty-fivefaculty and staff from nine disciplines of engineering participated. These participants have sincebegun to work on specific modules to apply to their courses during the 2009-10 school year. Thispaper presents the structure of the workshop, the main conclusions and ideas from the workshop,and examples and assessment of ways that sustainability concepts can be seamlessly inserted intocourses so as to further the

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Marc Garland; Abdel Bayoumi; Travis Knight

insight to students from an industrial,commercial, or government R&D laboratory perspective. This special interaction of graduatestudents with outside professionals enriches their learning experience and provides themadvantages when applying for jobs, internships or other programs.Taken together, new faculty expertise covers a broad spectrum of nuclear and radiologicalscience and application, from reactor design and nuclear fuel, to medical isotopes and radiationdetection. This breadth of interest and expertise allows new incoming students and currentmechanical engineering students to be mentored by a faculty member with closely alignedinterests and valuable insight and experience.Moreover, the decisions in hiring both current full-time

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Study

theassembly. This paper focuses on the outcome of the project and includes feedback from thestudents on what they learned from the experience and their comments on working on a teamproject. Also included are graphic examples of the assembled LEGO backhoe both before andafter editing the individual parts.Introduction Some of the most fundamental concepts of efficient parametric modeling areincorporating design intent through the use of dimensions/parameters and having an appropriatenaming strategy for planes, features, and parts in order that future editing of the model can beaccomplished by someone other than the originator. In Pro/DESKTOP, the software used in thecourse discussed in this paper, if the default names are not changed, each new

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Primus Tillman; Keith Johnson

. Within the last fewyears, the department has experienced declining enrollment in a couple areas, but it has alsoexperienced a significant increase in enrollment in other areas such as Construction EngineeringTechnology and Digital Media, formally known as Engineering Design Graphics.) At this time,the design graphics program, which had fewer than 50 undergraduate majors in the early 1990s,currently exceeds 350 undergraduate majors. The mass migration from computer-aided draftingto animation, visualization, and multimedia prompted the preparation of this manuscript. Page 10.14.5“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Freeman; Anita Persaud

, and students are involved in learning, there is greater studentachievement and retention within that college environment 1, 6, 8, 10, 2, 3.College students experience three major stages in their acclimation to college: separation,transition, and incorporation or integration 9. Academic and student support services need to befront-loaded because the research demonstrates a high attrition rate during the first year ofcollege. In order for students to be retained, they need to develop their skill competencies andconfidence in their ability to perform well academically. This can be done by: a) increasing thenumber of minority faculty members; b) establishing mentoring programs; c) assigning academicadvisers and support services counselors; d

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experimentation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Eppes; Pete Schuyler

synergybetween the programs and strengthen the college and deliver better-qualified graduates to theworkforce. In response, the authors designed and have begun implementation of an automatedlaboratory test environment (ALTE). Users of ALTE can develop and remotely execute a varietyof laboratory experiments over the Internet. Execution of the experiment hardware is controlledby a lab station personal computer (PC) linked directly to the device under test (DUT). Usersfirst login to a management server that provides authentication and ensures that time has beenreserved. It then re-directs their browser to the appropriate lab station for the experiment they areabout to run. The management server also stores experiment procedures needed by students

Conference Session

Labs, Demos and Software in Mechanics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Hendricks; L. Glenn Kraige; Don Morris

projectors can be difficult in realtime. The overhead material could be prepared in advance, but then we would have multipleinstructors individually spending time solving the same problem, whereas one universalpresentation would be more time efficient and could adhere to higher presentation standards.Description of the SoftwareTo address the above difficulties encountered in large lecture halls, the authors have begun thedevelopment of departmental lecture software for the mechanics service courses. The softwarecan be shown in any classroom with a computer-driven projector (typical is one large screen perroom), and it can be placed on the internet for student review. A typical module consists of aconcise review of the theory and one or more example

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Anderson; Janice Singleton

with theaerospace industry and an institution of higher learning that has proved successful. Theinstitution conducted a comprehensive validation and feasibility study on an automated partpositioning prototype for use in present and future aircraft assembly lines. The success of thisproject has thus far demonstrated the many advantages to such a partnership and serves tostrengthen future industry presence within engineering technology programs.Introduction There is currently a great deal of interest in the engineering technology community inacademia in integrating applied research into the educational environment. This is mirrored by aninterest on the part of industry to assess, evaluate and resolve current manufacturing andassembly