Conference Session

Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell

worked on emerging topics including enhancingthe compressive properties of Kevlar, examining the performance of polymer fiber-wrappedconcrete systems, advanced vegetable processing technology, metals purification, combustion,membrane separation processes and other areas of interest. Every engineering student participatesin these projects and benefits from hands-on learning, exposure to emerging technologies,industrial contact, teamwork experience and technical communication practice [22, 23].These conditions make the Junior/Senior Clinics meaningful and exciting learning experiences, butthe pressure derived from the intense and often unpredictable environment exacerbates thestudents’ barriers to learning. Preferences for sequence and avoidance

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqulyn Baughman, Iowa State University; Lesya M. Hassall, Iowa State University; Nadia V. Jaramillo Cherrez, Iowa State University; Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

flipped flow of the course paired with positive online and face-to-face learningexperiences. Student estimation of sufficient self-regulation for succeeding in the flippedclassroom was equally positive, although analysis of their open-ended responses revealed thatself-regulatory behavior was complex, developing and not as efficient as readily presented in thestudent responses to Likert scale questions. These findings are discussed in connection with theflipped course design and development and followed by the implications and recommendationsfor engineering education.IntroductionProductive hands-on collaborative classroom sessions are integral to teaching engineeringdesign. A mechanism for learning and in itself a learning process, engineering

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Caulfield; G Kohli; S P Maj

, any model element can be ‘ghosted’.For example, in the Productiveness section of the Brooks’ law model, the stocks New Hires,Midrangers, and Old Hands have been ‘ghosted’ (indicated by dotted outlines) rather thandrawing connectors from the Human Resources section. The aim is to keep the modeldepiction clear and simple. References1. Abdel-Hamid, T. K. (1989). ‘The Dynamics of Software Project Staffing: A System Dynamics Based Simulation Approach.’ IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 15, no. 2 (February), p. 308 – 318.2. Abdel-Hamid, T. K. (1989). ‘A Study of Staff Turnover, Acquisition, and Assimilation and Their Impact on Software Development Cost and Schedule

Conference Session

Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sayward Touton; Cory McDonald; Amy Monte; Gretchen Hein

, Mechanical Engineering,Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and EnvironmentalEngineering graduate students. Three teams contain students with similar academic interests.Those teams comprise of: two teams of mechanical engineering students and one team ofchemical engineering students. These students have commented that they like that facet of theirgroup.3The other teams found their own common interests too. For instance, one group comprises of afirst year electrical engineering student, a mechanical engineering undergraduate mentor, and acivil engineering graduate mentor, found that they could develop their relationships bysupporting one another’s extracurricular activities. When the first year student plays the viola

Conference Session

Innovative ET Leadership

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Vincent Amuso; Surendra Gupta; Maureen Valentine; Carol Richardson; Robert Merrill

will operate through 2008.RIT is a private university with a modern 1,300 acre campus located in Rochester, New York,the third largest city in New York. RIT students can prepare for technical and professionalcareers in more than 200 different academic programs. Many of the academic offerings areunique or unusual: imaging science, microelectronic engineering, software engineering, printingmanagement, and telecommunications engineering technology; the programs draw students fromevery state and more than 80 foreign countries. Many degree programs emphasize co-operativeeducation where periods of formal instruction are combined with off-campus hands-on paidinternships which enhance the university’s “learn by doing” philosophy. RIT is

Conference Session

Technology Integration in Manufacturing Curriculum

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yue Zhang, Georgia Southern University; Haijun Gong; Lianjun Wu

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

information of these eventscan be found on the "Workshop/E-Conference" page.Due to crucial role that standards play across all industries, it is essential to incorporate educationon standards into curricula of engineering and engineering technology majors. The experientiallearning and industrial experience is important to make the curriculum relatable and engaging.The outcomes of this pilot project would provide guidance for educators to develop curriculumthat involves industry. Additive manufacturing and robotics are fundamental curriculumcomponents for Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,Materials Science and Engineering, and Industrial Design, instructors of these majors can adoptthese course materials

Conference Session

Design Education II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Terrance L. Speicher, Pennsylvania State University, Berks College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, electronics, material science, product design andfashion design. SUES graduates are recognized by society for their contributions to engineering. The university collaborates with foreign partners by exchanging students and faculty tobridge theory and practice; programs exist with the United States, France, Japan, Korea, andCanada. Two of these universities include University of Michigan (Dearborn) and LawrenceTechnical University (LTU-Detroit, MI). These programs are focused on automotiveengineering. Students also receive hands-on experience by participating in internationalcompetitions, such as Honda fuel efficiency competitions and the SAE Formula designcompetition with students from LTU. LTU has traditionally developed a top placing entry

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah McCubbin-Cain, University of Kentucky; Bruce Tschantz, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

). He has over 40 years' experience in civil engineering research, teaching, and practice in dam safety engineering, stormwater modeling and management, flood analysis, sediment transport, erosion prevention & sediment control, open channel hydraulics, and extreme flood event hydrology. He has served on several national stormwater hydrology and dam safety panels in ASCE, ASDSO, FEMA, National Academy of Sciences, and Executive Office of the President. During the Carter Administration, he coordinated national dam safety programs and established the Federal Office of Dam Safety in FEMA, where he served as the first Chief of Federal Dam Safety in 1980. Dr. Tschantz has

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuan Li, University of Florida; Peyton Turinetti, University of Florida; Sarah Furtney, University of Florida; Chelsey Simmons, University of Florida; Renee Simmons

educators, with ours being the only one exclusively developed for primaryschool educators. The goal of this Multidisciplinary Research Experience for Teachers (MRET)program is to increase interest and preparedness for K-5 educators and translate local communityimpacts to the national stage by creating accessible curricula based on national standards foreducators across the nation.TeachEngineering (TE) is a digital library comprised of standards-aligned engineering curriculafor K-12 education. TE is a dynamic platform where university engineering faculty, graduatestudents, and K-12 teachers develop and publish curricula to make applied science and mathcome alive through engineering design. Educators have free access to publications from acrossthe

Conference Session

Pre-College Initiatives in Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Pauline Sexton; Monique Wade; Bevlee Watford

Session 2253 Do Engineering Summer Camps Increase Engineering Enrollments? Pauline L. Sexton, Bevlee A. Watford, Monique M. Wade Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 24061AbstractThis paper examines the influence that an engineering, science, and math based camp has on thefuture academic decisions of middle school students (specifically rising eighth and ninth graders).IMAGINATION, formerly known as the Academic Enrichment Camp (AEC), is a day campprovided for the local

Conference Session

What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Farhad Sharifi

to do the job, and they designed and constructed manychemical plants in this way. During 1898-1915, industries were using industrial chemistry and nonquantitativedescriptions of processes1. Little1, 7 described the concept of “Unit Operation”, which took holdfor a decade (1915-1925), in his report as: “Chemical Engineering as a science, ... is not acomposite of chemistry and mechanical engineering and civil engineering, but a science of itself,the basis of which is those unit operations which in their proper sequence and coordinationconstitute a chemical process as conducted on the industrial scale...” Wayne M. Pafko 7 has created an interesting website about the history of chemicalengineering. He has focused on the studies done in US

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

. 2007. Word of mouth marketing: abandoning the academic library ivory tower. New Library World,Vol. 108:11/12 pp. 545-551.13. Andeen, S. 2001. Selling the library from the reference desk: Service points as advertisements. The ReferenceLibrarian, Vol. 73, pp. 281-292.14. Duke, J. D., Hartman, S. and Locknar, A. Winter 2006. Reaching the engineering and science communities:New technologies and approaches at MIT. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, http://www.istl.org/06-winter/article1.html.15. Empey, H. and Black, N. E. 2005. Marketing the academic library: Building on the "@ your library"framework., College & Undergraduate Libraries, Vol. 12:1/2, pp. 19-33.16. MacDonald, K. I., vanDuinkerken, W. and Stephens, J. 2008. It's all

Conference Session

Computer Tutors, Simulation, and Videos

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Benjamin W. Caldwell, LeTourneau University; Michael Helms, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

providing classroomassessment of the Mechanix teaching software under development. The test university is aprivate non-profit offering over 60 academic programs, including engineering and engineeringtechnology, the aeronautical sciences, business, education, the liberal arts, and sciences. Nearly500 of the 1400 undergraduate students on campus are in the School of Engineering and Page 26.1671.3Engineering Technology. Students participating in this study were all enrolled in theEngineering degree in one of six concentrations: biomedical, civil, computer, electrical,materials joining, and mechanical. Students from two sections of Engineering Statics

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering

administration and student usage) [30]  Service-learning and community-based projects [15]  Multidisciplinary projects [19]  Design teams assembled from different majors or emphasis areas within a major [34]  Principles of sustainability [6]  Developing projects that are more user centered in focus [14]  Treating the process as a simulated industry request for proposals (RFP) [5]  Emphasizing hands-on, open-ended problem solving [17]It became apparent in the initial research for this study that there are significant differencesbetween each of the 22 ABET accredited Architectural Engineering programs in the United States,and that these differences would undoubtedly extend into the structure and format of the

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Moran, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2007-339: LITERARY ENGINEERING ? ENGINEERS AND THEIR CREATIVEWRITINGSTom Moran, Rochester Institute of Technology Moran is an associate professor within the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, College of Applied Science and Technology, at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Page 12.1022.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Literary Engineering – Engineers and Their Creative WritingsAbstractThe creative writing endeavors of a handful of engineers have received critical acclaim andenjoyed commercial success. These engineers have written award winning mysteries andscience fiction, best-selling

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

report, the Grinter report offers more essential and prescriptive definitions ofengineering which de-emphasize the technical and practical elements. Engineering is definedboth technically and socially. The technical definitions are precise, lengthy, and prescriptive asto curricula, the role and status of faculty, and who should proceed to graduate studies. Socialdefinitions, on the other hand, become more generally divorced from engineering curricula.1966: What should the National Academy of Engineering do about Engineering Education?The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) was founded in 1964 under the umbrella of theNational Academy of Science. In 1966 a conference was held to determine what role the NAEshould have in engineering education 9

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Cruz-Pol

motivate girls entering the 7thand 8 th grades, early in their life, to select and pursue careers in engineering or computersciences. The students participate on workshops applying scientific and engineeringconcepts, as well as on hands-on experiments in a laboratory environment.One of the most popular workshops in EXITE! is the construction of an electronicdoorbell for the girls’ bedrooms. Girls at this age begin to ask for respect from theirparents when they want to go into their rooms, and most of girls see the doorbell as themean to manage this need. This motivates the participants to be interested in theworkshop.The construction of the electronic doorbell introduces the participants the basics conceptsof electricity, circuits, types of

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrence E. Dwan; E. Eugene Mitchell; George E. Piper; Carl E. Wick

how to model, simulate, and design various types of systems.So how does environmental engineering fit in with systems engineering? This is the mostcommon question asked by our students. To illustrate, consider an agency interested inmonitoring the water quality of a river. The agency would compile a team of scientist,mathematicians, and engineers for the task. The scientists and mathematicians would be Page 3.531.1primarily concerned with what kind of data is collected from the study. The engineers, on theother hand, would be concerned with the details of gathering the data. The engineers would beresponsible for the design and implementation of

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ravi Jain

Engineering, University of Cincinnati, to develop andenhance the IEP. Specific objectives of the project funded by FIPSE were:• To fully develop, implement, and institutionalize a unique IEP• To develop curriculum and implement language and culture training programs with a focus on German and Japanese• To train engineers to have a global perspectiveMain Components of the IEP• Introduction to International Engineering (1 unit course)• Intensive language and culture courses (approximately 300 classroom hours)• Humanities and social sciences courses (four in total) related to history, international relations, or management styles specifically focusing on Japan or Germany• Approximately five-month internship

Collection

2025 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Alexander Aronov; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela Bielefeldt; Joseph Polman; Fabiola Palomar

isolation, and ashortage of qualified STEM educators [14]. Despite these obstacles, rural contexts can offerunique opportunities for place-based engineering education: rural students are likely to bring awealth of knowledge that aligns well with engineering, including hands-on skills and practicalproblem-solving. A growing community is investigating how STEM connections to localenvironmental and community contexts can enable educators to foster more relevant andengaging learning experiences [15][16]. Further, although engineering education is increasinglybeing integrated into K-12 education, it is particularly rare in rural settings. Thus, engineeringcontent should be integrated into science or math courses rather than planning on stand

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

) fromdirectors of graduate studies at several well-known R1 engineering graduate schools, especiallyones offering Ph.D.’s in both electrical and mechanical engineering, since those are theundergraduate programs that St. Thomas offers (3 requests in total). Unfortunately, none ofthem responded! That said, based on the author’s academic experience over many years alongwith discussions with other faculty members (including several from the MathematicsDepartment), the following core topics were selected: (1) vector integral Calculus, (2) anintroduction to Fourier series, (3) an introduction to partial differential equations, (4) anintroduction to complex analysis, and (5) conformal mapping and applications. Note that a highpercentage of the material builds

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Patrick O'Connell, Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

arethose of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. The author would also like to thank the Center for Engineering Education andOutreach at Tufts University for their support.Bibliography1. Ashby, M. F., & Johnson, K. (2013). Materials and design: the art and science of material selection in product design: Butterworth-Heinemann.2. Lipson, H., & Kurman, M. (2010). Factory@ home: The emerging economy of personal fabrication. A report commissioned by the US Office of Science and Technology Policy.3. Klahr, D., Triona, L. M., & Williams, C. (2007). Hands on what? The relative effectiveness of physical versus virtual materials in an engineering design project

Collection

2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Moses Tefe; Tara Kulkarni

meeting both the developmental skills desired byindustry and the diverse learning needs of the student population1 (Felder, 2003). The challengesthat confronts the new faculty then goes beyond a lack of adequate preparation at graduateschool to include a changing engineering pedagogy that embraces more innovative teachingpractices that include aspects of active learning, cooperative learning and the use of technology-based courses. In 1991 the National Science Foundation (NSF) began funding engineeringschools to initiate reforms to engineering education. This included the SUCCEED program thatinitially included eight institutions1. The primary focus of SUCCEED was the development andinstitutionalization of innovative teaching materials and

Conference Session

Societal Contexts of Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Salim Elwazani

associations; and c) suggesting waysfor engaging in engineering heritage educationHeritage and Preservation ContextHeritage is an elastic concept. In one interpretation it indicates something passing fromgeneration to generation in a social group. This simple definition embodies a series ofconnotations: the heritage “things” come about under diverse themes, such as literature,art, and engineering; heritage assumes tangible and intangible qualities; it materializes withpassage of time; and it develops in a social group—having spatial boundaries. WilliamFaulkner’s works are part of the United States people’s literary heritage. In the same way,sun-drying food is an appropriate technology tradition for people in some regions of theworld. On the more

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi; Dan Dimitriu

students for an engineeringeducation. The new curriculum was implemented in Fall 2000.EGR 1303 –Exploring the Engineering ProfessionA brief review of previously reported attempts to develop successful programs to attract andretain students in the engineering field shows that a primary objective must involve improvingthe curriculum. The new curriculum should be the primary tool to recruit new students andretain those enrolled beyond their first academic year. One of the studies provided clearindications that freshman and sophomore classes are critical in retaining students in the field ofengineering.[4] Early hands-on projects which involve active learning and student participationappear to be very promising. Many engineering schools introduced

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cary Fisher; John Feland

design, and gives them several hands-on design opportunities.It gives them a roadmap for their follow-on engineering courses and, most importantly,experientially demonstrates the value of these future courses in “filling their analytical anddesign toolbox.” In fact, the design toolbox has evolved into an integrating metaphor now usedthroughout this and follow-on engineering courses. ME 290 got a powerful jump start through the Herculean efforts of University of TexasVisiting Associate Professor Dr. Kris Wood, and Air Force Academy Assistant Professor Dr.Dan Jensen. They introduced formal design methods and a serialized design process focused onfunction, dividing the semester into methods to assist with the redesign of existing products

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor

industrialleadership positions. Lack of the non-technical or transferable skills, which are necessary fortop management or leadership positions have been identified as the possible reason for this.Most of the engineering education models worldwide have placed importance to transferableskills apart from continued emphasis on technical competency.There is no contention that it is essential for engineers to possess the necessary technicalcompetencies. Currently, the traditional disciplines are being eroded, making ways for newdisciplines, which will be a trend in the future. Thus, there is a need to have a greateremphasis in the knowledge of engineering science so that engineers are flexible and able tomove across several engineering disciplines.Completeness in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education; Rossen Tsanov, American Society for Engineering Education

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

emphasis on the adoption of evidence-based instructional practices.Miss Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education Please note I am submitting this paper on behalf of Dr. Rocio Chavela Guerra. Alexandra Longo is Senior Program Manager of Education and Career Development at ASEE, where she leads ASEE webinars and manages stakeholder meetings and externally funded programs and projects. Prior to joining ASEE, Alexandra worked at the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and the Society for Neuroscience (SfN). Alex has a passion for instructional design, informal education, and hands-on learning, and received her MA in Museum Education from Seton Hall University in 2013.Rossen Tsanov, American Society

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Andrew Hale; Roger Rohrbach; Larry Stikeleather; John Parsons; James Young; Susan M. Blanchard

(ProEngineer) for parts, assemblies, and working engineering drawings.As developing engineers, students need opportunities to experience the design process early intheir education to acquire some of the skills necessary for the hands-on application ofengineering knowledge. Early design experience also serves to illustrate the importance of theengineering sciences and to focus the student on the role of engineering in our economy and oursociety. Improvements in the student’s self-confidence in problem definition and solving, ideageneration, idea communication, and idea implementation are necessary for continueddevelopment as a competent engineer. Computer-aided engineering graphics, materialproperties, the design process, fabrication, and tool

Conference Session

Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mativo, The University of Georgia; Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Borrego holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Her current research interests center around interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering and engineering education, including studies of the collaborative relationships between engineers and education researchers. Investigations of interdisciplinary graduate programs nationawide are funded through her NSF CAREER award. Page 13.970.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Perceptions of Engineering EducationAbstractThe impact of engineering education seems to be felt in all veins of