Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; James Baish, Bucknell University; William King, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

11ReferencesThe Whitaker Foundation Biomedical Engineering Curriculum Database,http://www.bmes.org/Whitaker. 1/15/08Daniel Cavanagh, Joseph Tranquillo and Donna Ebenstein, “A Four-Year Progression ofOpen-Ended Projects in an Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Curriculum”Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE ConferenceDonna Ebenstein, Joseph Tranquillo and Daniel Cavanagh, “Developing Student Designand Professional Skills in an Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Curriculum”Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE ConferenceJay Goldberg, “Industrial Partnerships in BME Design”, Presentation at BME-IDEAworkshop 2007. http://www.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/bme-idea/meetings/10-07/snapshots/08_Goldberg.pptJohn Gassert, John Enderle, Amy Lerner, Samantha Richerson and Peter

Conference Session

Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Ronnie Bolick, North Carolina A&T State University; Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Oladapo Akinyede, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

without involvement of significant cost. The paper will address threedifferent fabrication processes that has been developed and implemented. These three methodsinclude (a) dispersing alumina particles using high energy mixing (using ultrasonication, highshear and pulverization), (b) electrospinning technique to manufacture and deposit nanofibers (c)X-Y Computer controlled spray technique to deposit single wall carbon nanotubes on the wovenfabric. This paper demonstrates limitless bounds of nanomaterials, as well as would eventuallyhelp to modify and strengthen the existing engineering curriculums in materials, manufacturing,and mechanical and engineering technology.Nanocomposite Fabrication Methods(a) Dispersion of nano alumina particles2

Conference Session

Design Projects across the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; James B. Burrows-Mcelwain, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

sciences programs to structure projects related in some ways to both programs. This is done to advance engineering principles as well as proof of concept, as the case may be in its application to the aviation program. The benefit for students is that they are able to engage the faculty both as clients and instructors that result in a variety of learning modes. For this project, the class groups of two distinct teams that completed identical projects for the same client. Engineering design concepts with emphasis on various aspects of planning, developing and product design via hands-on approach was the key to this course experience. It also enhanced the students’ communication skills and teamwork. Product visualization utilizing computer software

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Heising; Mary Goodwin

process to meet ISU’s United States diversity requirement. In this paper, thecourse content, course preparation, and classroom experiences are described.Course Development Process The idea for the development of an engineering college course to meet the university U.S.diversity requirement at ISU emerged after the authors were invited to speak on a panel ofwomen engineers in a related course that has been offered for many years at ISU within thecollege of liberal arts and sciences (LAS). This course is entitled: “Women in Science andEngineering”, and is also a 300 level undergraduate course aimed primarily at women students inthe sciences and engineering. Taught by zoology professor, Dr. Eugenia Farrar, who is also anaffiliated faculty member of

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in ET

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Watkins

Session 3449 Numerical Methods for Engineering Technology Students Gregory K. Watkins William States Lee College of Engineering The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 28223AbstractNumerical methods is defined as techniques by which mathematical problems are formulated sothey may be solved with arithmetic operations. Many of these techniques have great importancein the development of finite element theory and other advanced topics, but are of questionableimportance for Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eunice Yang, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Beverly W. Withiam P.E., University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

research and theories: Their importance in the development of an engineering and technical desig graphics curriculum model. Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 1991. 55(3): p. 5-14. 8. Sorby, S. and B.J. Baartmans, The development and assessment of a course for enhancing the 3-D spatial visualization skills of first year engineering students. Journal of Engineering Education, 2000. 89(3): p. 301-307. 9. Bodner, G. G. (1997). The Purdue visualization of rotations test (Vol. 2). Page 22.615.8  Appendix 1. Responses from students to the question: What were the benefits of the worksheetsto

Conference Session

Mechatronics in the Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrett M. Clayton, Villanova University; Rebecca A. Stein, University of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

with step-by-step instructions showing how to build and troubleshoot the motor. In addition, preliminaryexperiment testing and student reactions are presented.1) IntroductionMotors are an important part of the mechanical engineering (ME) curriculum as well as incurricula developed for high school science and robotics clubs – in fact, this experiment wasdeveloped as part of a curriculum to accompany the Navy’s SeaPerch program1, which focuseson junior high and high school students. In college ME programs, motors are introduced infreshman and sophomore introduction to engineering courses, and then elaborated upon in higherlevel classes, such as system dynamics, control systems, and mechatronics. Most commonly,experiments involving motors focus

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pallavi Ramakanth Kowligi, Florida State University; Priyanka Prajapati, Florida State University; Faye R. Jones, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

are mandated toreflect state career and technology education (CTE) curriculum frameworks, but the frameworksare not designed to measure graduates' abilities to meet AM employers’ current needs. Becausethis technology-reliant industry changes so quickly, faculty are challenged to source, develop,and implement responsive educational experiences. Through consultation with industry leaders,the Department of Labor (DOL) developed an AM competency model to illustrate and promoteworkers’ necessary knowledge, skills, and dispositions. To determine whether the AMcompetency model can function as an exit assessment for AM program graduates, we comparedAM program syllabi from five rural Northwest Florida state colleges to the DOL AMCompetency Model. We

Conference Session

Innovative Topics in ChE Curriculum

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicole May; Marguerite Mohan; Marco Castaldi; Nada Assaf-Anid

sustainable future. The example presented in this paperdemonstrates that such a training is possible through an in-depth approach to a societal problem.It also sets the stage for further development of the Chemical Engineering curriculum at Page 10.260.13Manhattan College to include grounding in alternative energy sources and sustainability “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”following the call of Sutherland, J.W. et al.,19 of Michigan Technological University for the needfor “globally aware students

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Friauf, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Reyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students experience in both team and individual communicationcovering a wide range of styles. The assignments naturally serve to propel the project, but alsoinvolve and demonstrate important aspects of team cooperation and lifelong learning. The intentis to assure personal and professional growth on the part of the students as engineers, teamplayers, and societal members, in conformance to the program outcomes and to enhance theirfuture success as prescribed by the program objectives.Our writing communication requirements have been developed over many years of teachinghundreds of senior electrical engineering students. The normal expectations of three major teamreports are guided by specific clearly communicated content and style requirements. But

Conference Session

Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanzhong (Shawn) Duan, South Dakota State University; Li Qian, South Dakota State University; Teresa Hall, South Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Only after all of them are verified and satisfied, should a physical suspensionsystem then be manufactured in a CAM environment.Two avenues exist to bridge design and manufacturing via VP curriculum development. The firstalternative would be an independent course in Computational Multibody Dynamics (CMD) orApplied Multibody Dynamics to fill the gap between design and manufacturing. The otherintegrates VP directly into a CAD/CAM course and treats VP as an independent section afterdiscussion of assembly modeling and before geometric dimension & tolerance (GD&T) andcomputer numerical control (CNC) programming. The first way will provide much deeper andbroader discussion of the principles of CMD and related software applications and also

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chittaranjan Sahay P.E., University of Hartford; Suhash Ghosh, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

andreliability of the part.Both ISO and ASME current standards on surface texture have a range of 3D surface qualityparameters. This is further aided by the availability of modern equipment to accurately measurethem. Despite these advances, design and quality professionals continue to specify surface finishbased solely on the value of Ra. The same outlook trails in graduate and undergraduate educationand their textbooks. This article explores how these multitudes of 2D and 3D surface qualityparameters are to be understood in the design and development of high performance surfaces,and the strong need for them to be incorporated into graduate undergraduate engineeringcurriculum, and be taught as an improved toolkit to the aspiring engineers, process

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Support

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl Duggins, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

was there any accountability with respect to those missionstatements. They were out there as frameworks within which we operated, but we did not haveany means to show that we were actually working towards those goals. In essence, we were alldesigning our own courses and teaching exactly what we wanted to teach without any idea ofhow well we were doing collectively. Of course we did work together to design our curriculumand we frequently updated our curriculum based on the literature in our field, (e.g., ComputingCurriculum for Software Engineering, SWEBOK, etc.). But what we did not do was identify anyobjectives, or goals, for our department, nor any goals or outcomes for individual courses, andconsequently, we were unable to assess whether

Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tianyi Li, Northwestern University; Walter E. Thain Jr., Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

simulations as a teaching aid is very useful, perhaps even more so in a distancelearning environment. Southern Polytechnic State University’s (SPSU) Electrical and ComputerEngineering Technology (ECET) program is engaged in converting its curriculum to a distanceor hybrid distance format. Since all but two of the ECET courses have a laboratory component,this creates a significant challenge in providing a similar laboratory experience for the off-campus students. An obvious choice is to require distance students to visit the campusperiodically to perform hands-on lab exercises. This can be difficult for some students to do andwill limit enrollment to students who can.The laboratory for the department’s Telecommunications Engineering Technology (TCET

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Shey, United States Naval Academy; Ryan Rakvic, United States Naval Academy; Thomas Salem, United States Naval Academy; Samara Firebaugh, United States Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at the United States NavalAcademy has introduced a novel project-based thematic learning approach by incorporating arobotics project into its curriculum. This project first and foremost captures the student interest,while being flexible enough to present ECE topics at all levels of the undergraduate ECEprogram of study. The robot project spans from Introductory Circuits and Digital Logic Coursesthrough to Capstone Design. In the introductory courses, the student receives a broad overviewof ECE with projects designed to capture the student’s interest while covering the many facets ofthe course. Additionally, students in the first year digital logic course are presented withinnovative projects that

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Simoneau; Mary deManbey; Karen Wosczyna-Birch

timeframe. The COT and CBIA partnership has allowed both secondary teachers and two and fouryear higher education faculty to gain experience and develop curriculum in cutting edgetechnologies. As a result, the COT is the statewide vehicle for creating a technological workforcethat responds to workforce needs in the region.CBIA and the COT were also partners on a previous ATE curriculum development grant. Thisgrant gave CBIA the opportunity to work with dedicated teachers who understood theimportance of learning technology through industry collaborations. Continuing that partnership,CBIA took the lead position, collaborating with CCOT in proposing the ATE professionaldevelopment grant, which was awarded in 2002. This partnership was an important

Conference Session

Projects in Manufacturing Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roby Lynn; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Christopher Saldana; Thomas Marshall Tucker, Tucker Innovations; Thomas Kurfess, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Senior Member of IEEE, a Fellow of ASME, and the recipient of the 2016 ASME Ruth and Joel Spira Outstanding Design Educator Award. Dr. Jablokow is the architect of a unique 4-course module fo- cused on creativity and problem solving leadership and is currently developing a new methodology for cognition-based design. She is one of three instructors for Penn State’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Creativity, Innovation, and Change, and she is the founding director of the Problem Solving Research Group, whose 50+ collaborating members include faculty and students from several universities, as well as industrial representatives, military leaders, and corporate consultants.Prof. Christopher SaldanaDr. Thomas Marshall

Conference Session

Design Across Curriculum 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Courtney C. Rogers, University of Virginia; Rupa S. Valdez, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

professionals in systems engineering and related fields that have integrated DEIinto their work to provide recommendations for how DEI principles can be integrated intoengineering education. Participants were recruited online and through snowball sampling. Semi-structured interviews were completed with 15 participants either over the phone or on a videochat platform. These interviews were analyzed through inductive content analysis, which yieldedthree themes related to integrating DEI into systems engineering education: curriculumdevelopment, course design, and educator development. The results from this study align withrecent calls in higher education to decolonize the curriculum. Beyond strategies like ensuringrepresentation in class readings and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Michael Flaman, Portland Community College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, the aerospace industry is making a major effort toincorporate an increasing number of composite materials into various components andstructures. However, machining of FRP composites is one of the most difficult and leastunderstood areas in manufacturing technology. Thus, it is necessary to include machiningand tool regimes of FRP composites into manufacturing curricula, especially at schools inregions of the country where significant aerospace industry exist. This new topic has beenapplied into various programs such as Machine Manufacturing Technology Program atPortland Community College (PCC) and Mechanical Engineering Program atWashington State University Vancouver (WSUV). This report focuses on all aspects ofthese newly developed course

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, Alfred State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

issues when working with hardware components to avoid damaging their systems. Onthe other hand, the department also benefits because the inventory of laboratory equipment isreduced, as well as its maintenance. Also, because the microcontroller systems are purchased byevery new generation of students, this gives the instructor the flexibility to incorporate changes intechnology without having to request support for new equipment and infrastructure. The presentpaper describes three main actions that have been identified to help our students to develop agreater understanding and appreciation for embedded systems.IntroductionNowadays embedded systems are used in a wide spectrum of application areas, from very simplesystems that includes for example

Conference Session

Looking at the ChE Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annette Jacobson, Carnegie Mellon University; Rosemary Frollini, Carnegie Mellon University; Susana Steppan, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

in engineering applications of nanomaterials andmacromolecules. This paper describes how the development of a Master’s program resulted in aminor for engineering undergraduates that is relevant to industrial technology.The CPS graduate program developed because the late Dr. Howard Gerhart, then vice presidentfor R&D at PPG Industries and later adjunct professor of chemical engineering at CarnegieMellon University, took the lead in approaching Carnegie Mellon with specifics of hiscompany’s needs in basic training and continuing education for technical employees. Hisrequirements fit well with existing planning by the polymer research group of the chemistrydepartment to launch a graduate curriculum in polymers and by the chemical

Conference Session

Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Dixon, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

A Solar Distiller as a Thermal Systems Design-Build-Test ProjectAbstractIn an effort to improve Mechanical Engineering (ME) students’ ability to design and realizethermal systems, a hands-on design project has been developed for a junior level thermal systemsdesign course. Previous presentations1 have reported on the development of three projects withan emphasis on the design of a solar water-heating device. This paper describes, in more detail,experience in implementing a project to design, construct and test devices using solar energy todistill rather than just to heat water.In this project, teams are given a limited set of materials and specifications that constrain theirdesign options while giving them plenty of

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bekir Kelceoglu, Syracuse University; Efe Kutuk, Kean University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

even feed pets and play with them while their owners are at work or out of town.As the demand for skilled designers is increasing in the industry, it is not a surprise that the IoT-related courses started to emerge in the ID curriculums. The interconnectivity of products isbecoming a standard in the product development process rather than an option; consequently,companies look for designers who can conceptualize such products.This paper asks the vital question, perhaps as a self-criticizing way: “Are we ready to address thedemand when potential employers ask for a new breed of designers who are capable of designinginterconnected products?”The authors of this paper investigated this question by conducting mixed methodology researchwith ID

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (Eng)

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

to carefully constructed warm-upassignments due before class, and the instructor reviews the answers and adjusts the classroomlesson to meet student needs. The central component of JiTT is the feedback loop from studentsbefore class that will fundamentally affect what will happen during the subsequent in-class time.Warm-up assignments are at the heart of JiTT’s web component. These are short, web-basedassignments, prompting students to think about the upcoming lesson and answer a few simplequestions prior to class. These questions, when fully discussed, often have complex answers. Thestudents are expected to develop the answers as far as they can on their own. The responses aresubmitted to the instructor electronically to form the framework

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

challenges of teaching the course for the first time in the Fall 2006 semester.This paper discusses the relevancy and necessity of the course for undergraduate students basedon the experience of the author in developing the course materials as well as implementing andconducting the course. The discussion covers course content, materials, resources, and students’opinion and responses on the content and usefulness of the course as it is presented to them.Introduction In a typical mechanical engineering curriculum, there are two concentration stems, energyand design, that the students can specialize in. In each stem, there are one or more design coursesthat culminate in synthesizing junior level engineering science courses to develop and

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Outreach

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach; Eileen Cashman

environmental science majors via hands-onprojects, case studies and active learning. The air resources module is taught over a three-weekperiod in a fifteen-week semester. The module curriculum is delivered over 6 lectures and two3-hour laboratory periods. This paper describes the lectures, labs and out of class activities. Thepedagogical approach incorporates web-based teaching strategies including Just-in-TimeTeaching (JiTT), developed by physics instructors and used by many different disciplines. Aftercompleting assigned readings, the students take online quizzes that summarize these readings.The lecture period is used to clarify misconceptions that were discovered in the students’responses to the online quizzes as well as present new material

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur Pyster, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

AC 2012-3342: A REVIEW OF NON-TENURE-TRACK, FULL-TIME FAC-ULTY AT SYSTEMS CENTRIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (SCSE) PRO-GRAMSKahina Lasfer, Stevens Institute of Technology Kahina Lasfer is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Tech- nology. Her research area is based on analyzing and creating a systems-based approach for the graduate systems engineering education for the 21st century. She participated in many projects at the school of sys- tems and enterprises including a project to create a model curriculum in graduate software engineering. She has a master’s degree in computer engineering. She worked with Lucent Technologies as a Software Developer and Software Designer/Architect

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ellen Zerbe, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Haas, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donald R. Webster, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

knowledge, skills, and mindset development to enhance engineering and broaderlearning outcomes? (2) What pedagogies appear to be more effective in advancing multiplelearning objectives simultaneously? And (3) What are effective strategies for engaging the broadercommunity in a changing culture that incorporates mindset development alongside knowledge andskills development? Supported by an NSF RED grant and a KEEN grant, this work presentsintermediate results from an ongoing effort to increase student engagement and retention at eachstage of the degree.Introduction and Literature Review Curriculum reevaluation in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at GeorgiaTech has been motivated by a decrease in retention rates of first- and

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Caroline Grace Sawatzki, Saginaw Valley State University; Rajani Muraleedharan, Saginaw Valley State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

existing methodologies for designintegration, and develop a practical model for instructional use of Arduino Engineering Kits tosupport design education in the Electrical Engineering program. The kit provides basic designinstructions and programming guidance for three projects: a self-balancing motorcycle, a mobilerover, and a whiteboard drawing robot. Each project operates using an Arduino MKR1000microcontroller. The mobile rover project was selected for implementation after the foundationalskill requirements and outcomes of each project were evaluated and matched to desiredinstructional outcomes across courses in the Electrical Engineering curriculum. Throughamalgamation of the cognate fields of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Components

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Bagert, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

11.1325.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The Role of Application Domain Tracks in Software Engineering Programs Abstract Although it is generally acknowledged that understanding domain-specific information isessential for the proper development of software in that application area, requiring the inclusionof a particular application domain as part of a software engineering curriculum is a relativelyrecent occurrence. In particular, ABET software engineering program criteria (in use since2002) and the joint IEEE-CS/ACM software engineering curriculum model released in 2004 bothspecify the ability to work in at least application domain as