Conference Session

Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

International

early stage ofengineering education that should have an international engineering educational values.Key words: Civil Engineering, Education, freshman, Introduction to Engineering Page 23.817.2IntroductionIntroduction to Engineering ( EGN 1002) is a one-credit hour course aims to exposeengineering freshman to eleven departments within the College of Engineering at theUniversity of Florida (UF). These eleven departments include Aerospace, Agriculturaland Biological, Chemical, Civil and Coastal, Computer, Electrical, Environmental,Industrial and Systems, Materials Science, Mechanical, Nuclear and Radiological. Duringeach semester, students are

Conference Session

Mathematics in the Transition

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Claudia Morrell; Taryn Bayles; Anne Spence

, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, is to increase studentenrollment and student diversity in college engineering programs throughout the state ofMaryland and, potentially, throughout the country. The program incorporates five objectives inorder to attain this goal: (1) develop CD curriculum kits that target different fields of engineering(chemical, electrical, civil, and mechanical) that can be used in both middle and high schoolalgebra classes; (2) provide a summer workshop for in-service mathematics teachers andundergraduate engineering Teaching Fellows; (3) develop an undergraduate engineeringTeaching Fellows program to provide hands-on instructional classroom support for middle andhigh school algebra teachers to help them integrate

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Technical Session 2: Instruction

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Bossart, University of Florida; Sara Gonzalez

library. Studentfeedback was highly favorable for both hands-on learning methods. This paperdiscusses the benefits and challenges of offering these active learning opportunities inan engineering library.IntroductionThe University of Florida (UF) science and engineering library, like many modernlibraries, offers 3D printing services where students may submit 3D models for librarystaff to print. This 3D printing service was started at the UF libraries in April 2014 withtwo locations and three printers total. Over the years, the service expanded to threelocations and twelve 3D printers and has now operated continuously for about eightyears. Patrons submit print requests either in person or on-line and the library staffprints their models for the

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Mary Graham, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

] Single gender science and technology clubs provide opportunities for students toparticipate in hands-on, team-based activities within a non-threatening environment, and in twoMassachusetts schools the clubs were shown to improve girls’ participation in the co-edclassroom.[25] Likewise, a variety of summer programs bring girls from middle and high schoolsto college campuses throughout the country to participate in engineering, math, and technology-related activities, and are reported to improve girls’ confidence, independence, and problemsolving skills.[23] A summer camp run by North Carolina State’s Center for Research inMathematics and Science Education engages middle school girls in mathematical investigationsof community problems, to help

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Howard Kimmel; John Carpinelli; Rosa Cano; Angelo Perna

interest, hands-on curriculum materials, and include the assessment and documentation ofstudents’ achievement of the standards in these lessons. Educators should see that they could set higherexpectations that meet the standards if they begin their lesson planning with the expectations of thestandards in mind. The process is consistent with the findings of the AAAS that assert that the alignmentof curriculum, instruction, and assessment to goals for student learning (i.e., learning objectives) is anessential first step to achieve alignment with standards.Real-world Engineering Applications - The content area emphasis on science, mathematics andengineering education can result in improvements to science curriculum for secondary schools andincreases

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Sarira Motaref P.E., University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

failure mechanisms are critical skills for engineers. However, it has been observed thatmany undergraduate engineering students in applied mechanics courses struggle with applyingthese skills in engineering problems. Previous studies have shown that three-dimensional (3D)visualization can help students to improve spatial understanding, learn material morepermanently and improve their creativity. In an attempt to build on this phenomenon, interactive3D models using Augmented Reality (AR) were incorporated in a Mechanics of Materialscourse. This course is an entry level course and a major requirement for different engineeringdisciplines such as Civil, Mechanical, Biomedical, Materials Science, and ManufacturingEngineering. Two levels of learning

Conference Session

Pre-College Programs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Liv Ramstad; Ferd Schneider; Audeen Fentiman; Artemus Herzog; John Merrill

minutes) a day, 5 days a week. The course isoffered for one high school credit and may be counted as either a math or a science credit since itfully integrates the two subjects. It is team taught by one math and one science teacher fromWalnut Hills with some support from OSU faculty and staff.The classes are taught in three different classrooms, depending on the material being covered.Basic skills not requiring computers are taught in a regular classroom. When the skills beingtaught require a computer or when students are completing lab reports that require integration oftext and graphics, the class meets in a computer lab. Hands-on laboratory activities are done in aphysics lab, which has seven lab stations, each equipped with a computer and a

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Beverly Baartmans; Sheryl Sorby

profession, and 2) to work with sec-ondary teachers in the development of “engineering” exercises suitable for delivery to precollegestudents. The workshop will be held on July 25-27, 2001 on Michigan Tech’s campus in conjunc-tion with our best practices conference for our GK-12 program (described in the next section) andwill include hands-on activities designed to introduce teachers to the engineering profession. Dis-cussion of pipeline issues will be a significant component of the workshop. Teachers will partici-pate in engineering explorations in civil, environmental, chemical, computer, electrical,mechanical, materials, geological, and mining engineering. They will also receive training on anewly acquired scanning electron microscope that can be

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Montserrat Rabago-Smith, Kettering Univeristy; Jennifer Aurandt, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

tosynthesize biodiesel, then another is used to analyze it by Infrared Spectroscopy.This class puts “chemistry in the students’ hands” and allows the students torealize that making fuel does not have to be dangerous. In order to apply their knowledge and understand the materials that arebeing created by these chemicals, the students are introduced to the CESsoftware.6 In this exercise, the students look at the environmental impact ofmaterials and then look at the performance and function of the material to relatethe chemistry that they have learned to products and engineering. The learning objectives of the class that are achieved in this moduleinclude the recognition the major functional groups present in organiccompounds through the

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bette Grauer, Kansas State University; Karen L Roberts, Upward Consulting; Tom C. Roberts P.E., FASEE, FNSPE, Kansas State University; Gary A. Clark, Kansas State University; Amy Rachel Betz, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

participated in the workshops. Atotal of 66 middle and high school math, physical science, biological science, and giftedteachers; administrators; and counselors attended the workshop. Through participation in E3,they gained information about engineering to share with students, parents, and fellowprofessionals. The program included information about various engineering disciplines andengineering career paths. Teachers participated in engineering lessons, hands-on activities,research presentations, and discussions on incorporating engineering into the classroom. Theyalso visited engineering classrooms and labs to learn about research and engineering design.Engineering administrators presented information and fielded questions on preparation for

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norma Mattei, University of New Orleans

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

what is cheating?Cheating can be defined as “being dishonest or deceitful”. For a college student, cheating isbehavior that intentionally tries to deceive the instructor with regard to work completed by thestudent. However, faculty and students differ widely on their beliefs and perception of cheating.Cheating is sometimes defined as only one type of academic dishonesty, but for this study thetwo will be taken as being equal [4]. It is well documented that the percentage of students self-reporting cheating differs with college major. A survey done by McCabe and Trevino [1] foundthat 82% of engineering students self-reported cheating, compared to 91% of business majors,73% of social science majors and 71% of natural science majors.Why do

Conference Session

FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Kosky, Union College; William Keat, Union College; George Wise, Union College; Robert Balmer, Union College

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

interdisciplinary course taught by more than one instructor. In addition, itshould provide a supplemental guide to the various engineering majors in a limited amount ofacademic contact time. To state the obvious, one important property of a first year textbookshould be to introduce no material that has to be unlearned. The approach we have developed makes a clear distinction between engineering“analysis” (what we call minds-on engineering) and engineering “design” (called hands-onengineering). The focus in the minds-on material is provided by a specific course theme: themodern automobile (which is today’s highly complex “Smart Car”). Modern automotivetechnology clearly illustrates the need for an interdisciplinary team approach to engineering

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Eric Wong, University of Texas, Dallas

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

working knowledge of each individual aspectof software engineering, and also have gained experience in how these aspects are related to, anddepend on, one another in order to successfully develop a software system. Through this process,we can help students make software testing an integral part of their coding practice with theunderstanding that testing cannot just be added on to the software at the last minute after it isproduced.Currently, we are working on a TUES (Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Type II project funded by NSF to develop a set ofinstructional materials in the form of course modules, not confined to a particular technique ortool but generalized over different aspects of

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Engelken

applications,and energy intersect multiple specialties in engineering, physical science, life science, healthscience, agriculture, etc. They also reflect what occurs in the industrial world and can attractindustrial support. Since they overlap several standard fields, funding opportunities may beincreased. For example, within the National Science Foundation, one can find requests-for-proposals in physics, chemistry, engineering, and materials science programs that overlap the fieldof semiconductor materials. This provides flexibility, multiple deadlines, and increased odds offunding.One must pursue on-campus, regional, and state opportunities for funding since initial nationalcompetitiveness may be minimal. Often such programs, for example, the

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

John W. Hansen

the global market. The Project Lead The Way program provides students a reality-based, hands-on learning environment. Students participating in Project Lead The Way have the ability to enter and complete post-secondary studies in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. There are currently 50 middle and high schools in Texas that are following the PLTW curriculum model (Texas ranks fourth in the nation). As a result of prior activities, the CTL Director has developed a strong working relationship with the Texas Project Lead The Way schools. The teachers and administrators have come to rely on the Center for Technology Literacy for needed PLTW information and support. Plan, method, and techniques: This strategy will

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

approaches thattarget specific stumbling blocks faced by students. The experiences and findings described inthis paper represent a case study to support this effort.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by National Science Foundation Award 0440568.Bibliography1. Middle School Students' Attitudes to and Knowledge about Engineering. Siobban, Gibbons J, et al. Gainesville,FL : International Conference on Engineering Education, 2004.2. Moving Forward to Improve Engineering Education. s.l. : National Science Foundation National Science Board,2007.3. Comparison of Outcomes for Engineering and Science GK-12 Fellows. Thompson, Stephen and Lyons, Jed.Honolulu : American Society of Engineering Education, 2007.4. The Millennium: A Time for

Conference Session

Engineering Career Attitudes

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A. Roller, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Sandra A. Lampley, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Michael P.J. Benfield, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Matthew William Turner, University of Alabama, Huntsville

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

, 2013; National Science Board, 2012) and demonstrate a lack ofinterest in STEM fields (Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Science, & NationalAcademy of Engineering, 2007). This is particularly concerning given STEM-related careeropportunities will grow considerably over the next decade (Carnevale, Smith, & Stroh, 2010) andinterest in STEM fields insufficiently meets U.S. imminent workforce demands (NationalScience Board, 2015). The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology(PCAST, 2012) project that in order to retain its historical preeminence in science andtechnology, the U.S. will need approximately one million more STEM professionals than it willproduce over the next decade. To accomplish this goal, a 34

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2: Curriculum and the Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Essam K. Zaneldin P.E., United Arab Emirates University; Sarah Samir Sedra, United Arab Emirates university; khawla Mousa Alrayssi, UAEU ; Riham Mohamed Surkatti Ms, Graduate Student ; Haya Mohammed Al Nuaimi, UAEU

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

the master’s degree in Engineering man- agement at UAE university which is the top University in UAE. This study was done in our first workshop in engineering process management.Miss khawla Mousa Alrayssi, UAEU Miss Khawla Alrayssi graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from UAE University in Jun 2010 and started her career in September 2010 at STRATA manufacturing in UAE. After being in the job as manufacturing engineer in aerospace field for 1 year she underwent training in material & process engineering & Non- destruction tests for aircraft parts t in Alenia Aermacchi in Italy for 7 months. On returning she joined the Quality team in STRATA as Non-destructive test engineer and works there for the past 4

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melanie R. Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Vibhuti Dave, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

unique outreach program specially designed for sixth grade students. Page 22.954.3The program incorporated hands-on activities from all the engineering majors offered at PennState Erie, The Behrend College into a fun interactive day within a limited amount of time.Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (Penn State Behrend) a stand-alone college of the PennState University has 4,700 students and is located in Pennsylvania. Penn State Behrend‟s first K-12 women and minority outreach event, Minority College Experience/Women in Science andEngineering (MCE/WISE), was launched in 1988 with 20+ incoming high school seniorsparticipating. The students

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Trevor Tyler; Steven Miner

% on theviews. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 6.83.6 Copyright c 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Figure 6 Visualization Test Rotation Question Figure 7 Visualization Test View QuestionIV. Mechanical Engineering TopicsThe mechanical engineering program at the U. S. Naval Academy addresses three major areas,thermo-fluid sciences, mechanics, and materials. The purpose of this portion of the course is tointroduce the students to each of these areas. Each topic is covered in

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

power electronics, power transmission anddistribution, and renewable energy will be developed providing electrical engineering technologystudents the opportunity to learn concepts and hands-on skills and will address the present andfuture needs of the power energy industry. One key factor of the proposed new courses will be torevamp the curriculum to meet the expectations of power industry by supplying qualifiedtechnicians and technologists who have extensive hands-on experience. The cross-disciplinaryelectric power system training program presented in this paper is very versatile. It is structured ina way to accommodate the needs of enrolled in the Michigan Technological University students,employees of industry looking to improve their

Conference Session

PCEE Biomedical Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Maria Gossler, University of Arizona; Vignesh Subbian, University of Arizona; J. Jill Rogers, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

middle school student attitudes towards robotics and focused on gender differences. She is a member of the National Science Teachers Association, Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O) and American Society for Engineering Edu- cation. Her interest lies in the K-12 pathway to engineering and ways to bring young people, particularly under represented populations, into STEM careers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018NeuroBytes: Development of Integrative Educational module across Neurophysiology and EngineeringAbstractNeuroBytes, electronic neuron simulators developed by NeuroTinker were originally designed toteach students more about neuroscience through the use of hands

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kauser Jahan; Jess W. Everett; Gina Tang; Stephanie Farrell; Hong Zhang; Angela Wenger; Majid Noori

that it has broad appeal to different learning styles, issimple, cost effective and allows students to see applications of their math and science courses.Gender sensitive information is also provided such as contribution of male and female scientiststo the specific topic. The contributions of Rosalind Franklin [16] to the structure of activatedcarbon, the contribution of Stephanie Kwolek for the development of Kevlar [17] and thecontributions of Rachael Carson [18] to environmental protection and regulations are specificallydiscussed in the water treatment, materials and ethics modules.Implementation of ActivitiesThe hands on activities that have been developed have been implemented in the FreshmanEngineering course at Rowan University. Both

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Kauser Jahan; Jess W. Everett; Gina Tang; Stephanie Farrell; Hong Zhang; Angela Wenger; Majid Noori

that it has broad appeal to different learning styles, issimple, cost effective and allows students to see applications of their math and science courses.Gender sensitive information is also provided such as contribution of male and female scientiststo the specific topic. The contributions of Rosalind Franklin [16] to the structure of activatedcarbon, the contribution of Stephanie Kwolek for the development of Kevlar [17] and thecontributions of Rachael Carson [18] to environmental protection and regulations are specificallydiscussed in the water treatment, materials and ethics modules.Implementation of ActivitiesThe hands on activities that have been developed have been implemented in the FreshmanEngineering course at Rowan University. Both

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Michigan Technological University (MichiganTech). This paper details the course objectives and design, the educational modelsinfluencing its form, and some preliminary outcomes.Learning PreferencesThere are several methods to assess learning preferences1. One method applicable toscience and engineering students is the Index of Learning Styles2. This forty-fourquestion assessment is easily administered via a web-based questionnaire3. In this methodlearning preferences are determined with results along a spectrum of four learningpairings: sensing-intuitive, global-sequential, active-reflective, and verbal-visual. No twostudents learn exactly alike. Learning style is simply a preferred way of learning – oftenthe way(s) that knowledge “sticks” most

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara MacAlpine, Trinity University; Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

partnerships are heavily emphasized.Information literacy componentsOne librarian at Trinity University serves as the liaison to the Engineering Science Department.Her participation begins with the initial course for first-year students and is integrated with amini-design project. This first class session combines an introduction to very basic literature andpatent databases with hands-on work and a small-group exercise focused on writtencommunication in engineering. The emphasis is on accessing information, whereby studentsbecome familiar with sources that index and/or provide full-text publications. Students keep aresearch log, which is turned in with their project report. Initially taught to both sections of thefirst-year course in the fall of 2003

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Beau Vezino, University of Arizona; Scott A Weiler, Amphi MIddle School

own special curriculum. Scott also developed the program to promote STEM among middle school girls, Girl Power in Science and Engineering. He is finishing his Masters of STEM Education.3) WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title:Creative Engineering & Programming with MaKey MaKey invention KitsAbstract: Please provide a concise description that includes the workshop’s learning objectives(maximum 750 characters). The abstract is used on the ASEE website, program materials, andotherK-12 Workshop promotional activities. To invent, to innovate, to create! These are all key aspects of K-12 engineering, yet true open-ended creativity is a challenge for many teachers. With MaKey MaKey kits and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

water quality and wastewater treatment and is involved in outreach and support to K-12 teachers in the use of watersheds as tools in science education while maintaining an ongoing involvement in policy and research in the fields of Environment and Water Resources in the Middle East and Haiti. Page 11.1436.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 WATER RESOURCES EVALUATION FOLLOWING NATURAL DISASTER IN HAITIAbstractThis paper will present a case study of the impacts of a hurricane and the resultantflooding during June 2005 in Deschapelles, Haiti on spring box collection

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Cathy Maltbie, University of Cincinnati; Baikun Li, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Jin Li, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Amy Pruden, Colorado State University; Peter Stroot, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

engineering. In a recent report, “Research Frontiers in EnvironmentalEngineering”, published jointly by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and by theAssociation of Environmental Engineering Professors (AEEP, September 15, 1998), “AnalyticalTools in Molecular Sciences” was identified as one of four critical research needs in the field ofEnvironmental Engineering and Science.1 In follow-up work, the development of moleculartools to track environmental microorganisms was identified as a research priority by the NationalScience Foudation2 and by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.3NeedIn response to the need for environmental biotechnology research and education, academicdepartments across the country have made a sustained effort to recruit and

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Davis; Steve Stafford; Elsa Villa

career choice. He chose a “fair” event at high school sites tointroduce students to professional engineers and undergraduate engineering students. At thesame time the EPO and the UTEP Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering wereeach involved in other efforts to recruit more students to UTEP. Specifically, these focused onvisiting upper-level science and math classes and career day events at area high schools. Towardthe end of fall 1999, EPO and Metallurgy joined forces in their efforts and, using theMAES/SHPE model, brought all recruiting resources together: student organizations,professional engineers, professors, and programs focusing on retention.III Brainstorming and Program DevelopmentOnce the concept of Discover