Collection

2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Craig V. Baltimore; James Mwangi

instrumental in planning the hands-on curriculum and providing theresources. All issues and possible problems in creating the hands-on experience were able to beidentified and addressed by the industry partner. For faculty who are not intimate with industry,the partner was able to eliminate any guess work on the part of the instructor. In addition, theindustry partner coordinated the delivery of materials and the availability of a professionalmasons.Four student hands-on experiences were created to enhance and underscore construction qualityon masonry properties and behavior. The four experiences were as follows:Student Hands-On Experience 1: A tour of a concrete block manufacturing plant to reinforce theindustry terminology. The tour gave the

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University ; Mir M. Atiqullah, Kennesaw State University; Rajnish Singh, Southern Polytechnic State University; Beth Stutzmann, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

of course support material thatbrought new opportunities, concerns and questions regarding their use. As discussions continued,ebook was deemed a viable topic that could have specific data collected and a formal study Page 24.1183.2conducted to analyze whether students prefer ebooks or print editions. A subcommittee wasestablished for this project.The topic of ebooks vs. print stems in part from concerns over the costs associated with highereducation including administrative mandates requesting reviews of retention, academicachievement and expenses associated with courses. Everyone agrees textbooks are a majorinvestment for college students

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Lynn Wade, Northern Arizona University; Karin E. Wadsack, Northern Arizona University School of Earth & Sustainability; Benjamin L. Ruddell, Northern Arizona University; Brent A. Nelson, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

the undergraduate researchers could identify operational issues with the HVAC systems,new problems will always arise and still require labor to continue the monitoring activities.While the implemented projects achieved a variety of beneficial educational outcomes forstudents, the collaboration between the academic staff and facilities staff is what enabledbeneficial outcomes to the university. The benefit to the university could have been even largerwith increased institutional support. Release time is needed for facilities staff to be able to workwith students and provide project oversight. While the projects could be integrated withinexisting faculty teaching loads, faculty that oversee such projects need to receive credit and valuefor

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Duff, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

to the EVL and their activities in project-oriented laboratory exercises support programs and courses. The laboratory is structurally tied to the Computer Science, Art, and Medical Informatics departments. A staff research scientist provides technical assistance to the faculty. Academic programs and their students and faculty build application technologies through the EVL. Their relationship with industry avoids intellectual property issues by the EVL providing training where “nobody keeps anything.”Identified Trends in Visualization The future of visualization is in new “match ups,” putting data together in novel ways. To do this, there will be a greater emphasis on concurrent hardware

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Frederick Berry; Anne Lucietto; Andrew Scott

Education Session ETD 5225the work of their partner, this causes friction and negatively impacts the motivation and thereforeachievement of both students. However, while the majority of WCU’s pairs remain together andwork harmoniously and without issue, at some point all faculty members have experiencedfriction, differences in ability, a student taking over and free riding in their pairs. While often notserious enough to break up a pair, the issue is mitigated though individualized grading and verbalwarnings.While WCU do not currently use CATME they will be implementing it from the fall of 2017.The collection, statistical analysis and sharing of such data though

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Melissa Roberts, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

meet this requirement.In addition to having good quantitative skills, students must leave the first-year engineeringprogram with the skills to evaluate and document their work. As shown in Figure 1, technicalcommunication and engineering analysis and design are included throughout the first-yearcurriculum. To meet the societal need for solutions to global issues, these same students mustbecome creative problem solvers. New initiatives have been completed to increase the qualitativeskills of the students by increasing activities in sustainability and sustainable engineering in thefirst-year curriculum.6,7,8 Many Michigan Tech students, predominantly underrepresentedgroups, are joining campus service organizations.7 Others are electing to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bahr, Washington State University

students. These early stages of research activity are animpediment to both students and faculty participation, as they input significant effort and do notsee a quick payoff. Hence, many faculty members hesitate to work with students younger thanthe senior year because “they don’t have enough experience”. However, most faculty surveyedinformally also agree that even the senior students require substantial mentoring and timecommitment from the faculty to have them fully participate in research endeavors on campus. Our solution to this perceived lack of experience issue is to give students, particularly atthe freshman and sophomore levels, the tools and training needed to become more effectiveresearchers to reduce the “incubation” time

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

literature review, clearlydefined approach, and schedule with milestones. Projects conclude with a report and presentationto faculty and students. Within this structure, the capstone senior design experience serves as thebinding agent for the theory and practice learned in the core courses taught in the roboticsengineering curriculum.This paper discusses the capstone design experience within a new degree program in roboticsengineering in detail while attempting to address the problem of teaching multidisciplinarydesign to senior engineering students working on projects that aims to solve real-world problems.Learning outcomes specifically designed for the senior-design and sample projects completed byrobotics engineering students illustrating our

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Jianpeng Zhou, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Chad Verbais, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

identifying the technical skills required of new graduates 21. Ingalsbe andGodbey state that, “the capstone course experience provides a pivotal opportunity for employers,educators, and students to share opinions concerning the strengths and opportunities forimprovement in the program” 21. Including industry in student engineering design courses Page 26.1412.4requires more faculty time to coordinate projects and poses challenges to identifying appropriateprojects. Because of these challenges, some programs chose only to involve industry membersas mentors for faculty-developed projects 24 and both students and sponsors prefer a one-semester course

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Steve Blair, University of Utah; Peter Rogers, Ohio State University; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

students identify market opportunities, develop business plans, and produce prototype systems. Each ITV team is led by an experienced entrepreneurial CEO and features hands-on guidance from engineering, business, and law faculty. Prior to joining UF, Stanfill spent 10 years with United Technologies where he designed gas turbine hardware for fighter aircraft, served as a key resource to the Carrier Corporation New Product Development Council Steering Committee, facilitated Design for X (DFx) workshops internationally, developed business process linkages between new product devel- opment and lean manufacturing, and developed and implemented manufacturing systems software. His interests include technology transfer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Erin A. Cech, Rice University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Tom J Waidzunas, Temple University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

transformative, cyclical mixed-method research model to provide a basis forsocial change. The transformative research generates new knowledge of engineering culturethrough surveys of engineering deans, faculty and students as well as ethnographic participantobservations during Safe Zone training sessions with engineering faculty. The cyclical aspect ofthe project plan integrates this new knowledge into another level of Safe Zone training sessionsthat address engineering culture more specifically.1. IntroductionIn its 2012 “Engage to Excel” Report to President Obama, the U.S. President’s Council of Advi-sors on Science and Technology (PCAST) called for producing one million more STEM profes-sionals over the next decade than would be produced at the

Conference Session

Teaching Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Randell; Marty Bowe; John Feland; Daniel Jensen

Page 7.113.1brainstorming process. Also, differences between RP and classical (non-rapid) “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”prototyping techniques used in our classes are discussed and evaluated. In this contextwe provide specifics on issues like scaling, level of detail in the prototype as well as timeand cost comparisons. Other specific advantages and disadvantages of using RPtechnology in undergraduate design are given as well. Finally, we show our assessmentresults, which have been obtained both from students and from faculty. Overall, theassessment from students indicates that use of the RP

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Thatcher, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

different activities that stimulate different types of learning and promote a deeperunderstanding and better retention rates. Optimally, lectures which explain the importantconcepts and methods would be followed by a group discussion, demonstration, or other activelearning opportunity. This optimal format is designed to provide opportunities for students to‘discover’ new ideas and refine their own understanding of complex concepts.Although the benefits of adding active and cooperative learning to engineering lecture coursesare fairly clear, many introductory environmental engineering courses are still taught primarily ina lecture format. The reasons for this are many and vary depending on the course and theinstructor. When discussing this issue

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carol Mullenax

some manner during your time in grad school.Some schools grandfather you to the rules in force when you initially enrolled, some give you thechoice of using any rule set in force while you were there, and others just revert to the new rules.You should find out what your school’s policy is.Graduate study is not a life sentenceAcademia is somewhat unique in that just about the time the faculty decide that you’re gettinggood at something, they send you away with a degree. Although it may be tempting to keep aproductive grad student in their lab, faculty members for the most part recognize that timelyturnover is needed in the graduate population. You should be able to get a rough idea of the timeneeded to obtain a degree at your school by talking

Conference Session

Technical Session: Professional Development Opportunities for Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamshid Mohammadi P.E., Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of Technology; Bonnie Haferkamp, Illinois Institute of Technology; Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Student

experiences4.Outside of the engineering application, and focusing on using electronics means to developportfolios (i.e., e-portfolios), one can find more published work, especially on using the e-portfolio concept as a means of assessment2,5,9. The significance of a portfolio in job interviewand success has also been reported in the literature8. The development of an engineeringportfolio within our distinctive education initiative in the Armour College was planned to learnfrom the success of portfolios as published, while expanding into new content and areas ofapplication. And as such, a multi-objective portfolio was designed to offer benefits to not onlythe students but also to faculty and potential employers. The IIT engineering portfolio

Conference Session

Improving Multidisciplinary Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Farison

from that meeting reported the following: “Preliminary work indicated that ABET lists about 78 ‘non-traditional’ engineering programs with titles that include Engineering, General Engineering, Engineering Science, Engineering Physics, Engineering Systems, and similar variations. Currently these programs lack the cohesiveness of a ‘parent organization.’ This meeting is to initiate the development of a forum for the department heads of ‘non-traditional programs.’ Our objectives include the delineation of the problems, solutions, and unique opportunities available to this community. We believe that ASEE provides a natural base for consideration of these issues. “Those present expressed a concern with the term ‘nontraditional,’ on

Conference Session

Moral Development and Ethics Assessment in Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Jake Walker Lewis, University of Colorado Boulder; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

holding to rules and standards even when it might be easier to cut corners. One of the big rules, one small example, that would be like never working on a car in the workshop alone, always having a second person there and wearing particular safety gear…. So I feel like that was my first real engineering encounter with the ethics that I could experience in the real world.On the survey William rated engineering design groups as having a moderate impact on hisethical development. In addition to the competition guidelines and situation that may embedethical issues, faculty advisors may be influential in these co-curricular design groups. An earlierstudy found that multiple faculty advisors of the same co-curricular design groups

Collection

2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Doug Reeve P.Eng.; Annie Simpson; Veena Kumar; Emma Master; Dave Colcleugh; Greg Evans P.Eng.

AppliedChemistry and was funded to be implemented Faculty-wide in 2006. The programincludes department-based co-curricular activities, a new senior-level course onleadership and support for leadership development in extra-curricular clubs and studentgovernment. As an example of Leaders of Tomorrow co-curricular activity, the thirteen-week, Friday-afternoon summer program is described. The Vision, Mission, Values, andBeliefs for Leaders of Tomorrow were developed through extensive discussion anddebate, incorporating the perspectives of faculty, staff and students. Our Vision: Anengineering education that is a lifelong foundation for transformational leaders andoutstanding citizens.IntroductionLeaders of Tomorrow, The University of Toronto Faculty of

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Hager; Ronald Land

system-wide issues. For Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationexample, the surveys do seem to show that the practices used by the SETCE to select faculty andto maintain and control curriculum work well. Students indicate satisfaction with these areasthroughout the system. Similarly, career services are an area of concern throughout the systemand deserve attention if students’ satisfaction with these services is to be improved. Issuesrelated to design activities in ET programs may also deserve attention; however, this may be anissue of clarifying the design expectations in the ET programs and

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julanne K. McCulley, Weber State University; Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University; Megumi Usui Leatherbury, Weber State University; Kelly A. Harward, Weber State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

budgets, purchased and implemented hardware and software, and wrote final reports. Projects included: CAM/CAM Integration, CAM Package Integration with Amatrol CIM Cell, CIM Cell Expansion with Motoman industrial robot and bar code reader, PLC Trainer Station and Automation Equipment Integra- tion, and several design projects of new innovative products. (Patent Pending on one: US 2011/0056992 A1). As a Faculty Advisor, she advised students on component and tool design, software programming, and scheduling of tasks and objectives, and helped manage budgets for several senior projects from 1991 to the present. These projects included the AMSAT Phase 3D Satellite, PLC controlled AS/RS, Lathe Inte- gration with FMS/CIM

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nosa Egiebor, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Arizona State University; Lisa Zidek, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Chalmers Sechrist, Florida Gulf Coast University; Sam Hulbert, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Osborn, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Roger Williams University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, Florida Gulf Coast University CHALMERS F. SECHRIST has been an adjunct faculty member at FGCU since 1998. He has taught: Introduction to the Engineering Profession, Engineering Concepts and Methods,© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Principles of Electrical Engineering, Issues in Science and Technology, and The World of Technology. He is Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Assistant Dean Emeritus of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 1959 and 1954, respectively, and his B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Natalie A Mello, The Forum on Education Abroad

Tagged Topics

Student Development

, social, cultural, and economic issues thatare intimately connected to engineering issues and people affected by these engineeringchallenges. One of the most effective ways of providing our students these learning experiencesis through education abroad opportunities. Yet less than 4% of US engineering students studyabroad and there has been little growth in the past two years1. It is also well established that experiential, project/problem-based learning with an emphasison acquiring new knowledge and applying and integrating previous knowledge can be veryeffective structures for enhancing student learning2. These structures engage students in open-ended, ambiguous, authentic activities; and usually involve teams. It is learning that goes

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil S. Grigg; Darrell G. Fontane; Marvin Criswell; Thomas Siller

integrated sequence of eight core courses in which manytopics to be developed “across the curriculum” are emphasized, an ongoing planning to integrateIT topics into a combination of new or reorganized required and elective courses, and a recently-implemented practice-oriented Masters of Engineering program.IntroductionThe work of the civil engineer will change dramatically as we move beyond the first few years ofthe 21st Century. The challenges of world’s expanding population and societal expectations, thechanging global marketplace, and the growing environmental concerns, when coupled with therapidly growing Information Technology (IT) resources, lead to the conclusion that civilengineering will grow as a vibrant, needed, and rewarding profession

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauge Peter Westergaard Clausen, Technical University of Denmark; Jason Bazylak, University of Toronto; Steffen Foss Hansen, Technical University of Denmark; Redante Delizo Mendoza

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

academic scholars and areamong the top scorers in the Singaporean national cohort. There might be other culturaldifferences, which we have not considered. Secondly, there are differences introduced with theinstructors conducting the teaching. Thirdly, there might also be context specific issues, whichwe have not been able to take into account in this study. For instance, at UT they had justcompleted a new lecture hall with new equipment and new possibilities, which they used forthe first time. This might have influenced the performance of ALEx. Thirdly, the class size atUT is more than 10 times larger than the TBL class at NTU, 60 students vs. 850 students,respectively, which makes collaboration, student-faculty contact and especially

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg E. West, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

is slated to increase by 10.6% by 2026 [24]. This increase indemand will create unprecedented challenges in recruiting and retaining the workforce fortransportation agencies at the federal, state, and local level in addition to the private sector [21].These challenges are caused by a myriad of changes to the field, as described by theTransportation Research Board in 2003. These changes include new transportation methods,materials, and technologies, program growth to meet the rising needs of everyday travelers andshippers, expanding technical and environmental issues, and the large number of retiring babyboomers leaving the workforce. Similar problems were faced in 1985 when many within theprofession were retiring [21]. More than 30 years

Conference Session

Institutional Support and Training (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 12)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Kentucky; Jennifer Tygret; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

may identify pragmatic issues of concern and guide institutional efforts toimprove postdoctoral scholar experiences and carer trajectories. Data analysis findings revealedthree themes regarding postdoctoral affairs offices' implementation of best practices from theNPA: (1) firm commitment to utilizing NPA best practices; (2) insufficient staff and authority;and (3) overreliance on postdoctoral scholars to assist office efforts.FindingsTheme 1: Firm Commitment to Utilizing NPA Best Practices. All participants were wellaware of the NPA best practices and available resources. All had systematic ways tocommunicate with postdoctoral scholars through listservs, social media platforms, andnewsletters to share institutional policies, professional

Conference Session

Interrogating Race, Caste, and Power (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 4)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Motahareh Darvishpour Ahandani, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Precious Njeck, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Ogochukwu Nwabueze Okoani, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

greeting neighbors, create feelings ofdisconnection and sadness. This is consistent with the findings of Bittencourt and colleagues(2021), who opined that the loss of familiar norms, such as exchanging pleasantries and buildingstrong community bonds, underscores the emotional toll of adapting to a new environment andraises concerns about losing cultural identity.While these cultural challenges can take an emotional toll, strong academic departmentalcultures provide a counterbalance by fostering opportunities for social connection and support.Events that bring together students and faculty, such as bowling nights or community gatherings,offer valuable opportunities for international students to build relationships, strengthen networks,and foster a

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

rubric has been vetted bya committee of faculty, I wonder if the final reports are a valid measure of a student’s ability tocommunicate well as an engineer. My main concern is that most of the lab reports evaluated bythe GTAs were written by groups of two to three students and the SCD reports were written bygroups of four to six students. In most cases, the best writer in the SCD group was responsiblefor compiling and editing the final report so whose writing is really being assessed?Unfortunately, most writing in the former BSME program (a new curriculum was established infall 2014) happened in a group setting, so my options were limited. The new curriculumincludes more emphasis on individual writing in the ME Practice courses, especially the

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

TechnologyPrograms” [2] for evaluation during the 2004-2005 accreditation cycle. ABETdefinitions of terminology, accreditation processes and procedures are described in [1].Accreditation of a program is granted for a specific period, usually two or six years.Accreditation for a full term of six years indicates that a program satisfied the publishedcriteria of the Commission granting accreditation. The outcome-based criteria (TC2K) forevaluations during the 2003-2004 accreditation cycle which consists of 7 separatecriterion was completely updated in November 1, 2003. The new TC2K consists of 8separate criterion: (1) Program Educational Objectives, (2) Program Outcomes, (3)Assessment and Evaluation, (4) Program Characteristics, (5) Faculty, (6) Facilities, (7

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Hopcroft

, and ends in culture. The primary objective of the work shifted from successfullycompleting the original research study to the much more difficult topic of interdisciplinary andcross-gender collaboration. The new focus is designed to facilitate the formulation of a plan thatexamines key issues that impact successful collaboration. The fact that gender is also a variablepresents intriguing and only sometimes predictable influences on the working relationship. Thispaper provides an informal and descriptive framework for conceptualizing the collaborativeresearch effort by considering expectations for successful project completion, and implicationsfor further study.II. Overview of ThemesThis paper began with some hunches about the effects that