Collection

2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christi L. Patton

Using Self-Paced Learning to Personalize Engineering Education Christi L. Patton The University of TulsaAbstractAs class sizes in the freshman chemical engineering class outgrew the available rooms and oneteacher’s ability to safely manage hands-on design projects, a new class management philosophywas needed. Two hours of this three-hour course were conducted electronically. Students met ina classroom with one-third of the group for the remaining one-hour-per-week lecture.Blackboard Learning System – Vista Enterprise was used to post video lectures and managequizzes and homework assignments. This paper presents the details of management of this classand the

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Vonder Haar, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

animations and hands-on activities, inparticular, have been well received by students and a large percent indicate that these activitieshave aided their understanding of the materials presented. Similar results from a differentstudy16 indicate that engaging students in engineering curriculum activities may diminishachievement gaps in science for some student populations.Future Work In the near future, the INSPIRES project will continue to implement the Engineering inHealthcare: A Heart Lung System Case Study curriculum with several other schools in the localarea as well as collect and evaluate the data and will include this data in the conferencepresentation. Next summer, the INSPIRES project will offer two professional developmentworkshops: a

Conference Session

FPD 5: Course Delivery Methods and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University; Joseph Francis Stanzione III, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

avenues anduphold educational and academic design standards, even when instructing large classes and non-traditional students living sizable distances away from campus,” according to a 2010 meta-analysis study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education.12In a flipped course, students are first introduced to course material by reading, watching video,completing activities, and/or taking quizzes; concepts are then reinforced through lecture,discussion, and active-learning in class.The basis of engineering is hands-on, active learning. For that reason, engineering instructors areencouraged to actively engage their students with the course material through trying differentinstructional techniques. Several studies have examined engaging students

Conference Session

Freshman Design and Other Novel Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachael Schmedlen, University of Michigan; Mimi (Miriam) Adam; Robert Sulewski; Matthew O'Donnell, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

problems for a real client, 2.exploring the leading edges of the field, and 3. learning strategies to solve novel problems.Our challenge has been to turn teenagers straight out of high school into individuals with a realappreciation, based on experience, of what it takes to be an engineer. To this end, the course isorganized as a company, Blue Genes Research and Development, and our students are formedinto project teams, each assigned to a client, a specialist physician at the University of MichiganHospitals. Each team must work with the physician to develop a diagnostic test to detect adisease before the onset of symptoms. Course material emphasizes the fundamental doctrines ofsystems biology, the central role of quantification in design and

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark McConkie, Utah State University; Timothy Taylor, Utah State University; David Britt, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

national levels. The Utah Governor’s Engineering Initiative Fund has allowed for the new faculty hires while providing resources for teaching laboratories and state of the art classrooms. National Science Foundation support has allowed us to enhance our courses with assistance from the Instructional Technology Department at USU. Delivery of core content through digital resources has allowed in-class time to focus on hands-on, experiential learning, giving a more personalized touch to the undergraduate program. NSF funding has also permitted curricular restructuring, providing opportunities to our students to more readily participate in off-campus internships during the academic year, offering greater flexibility to our

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Cristian Gaedicke, California State University, East Bay; Saeid Motavalli, California State University, East Bay

-authored about fifty journal and conference proceeding publications and served asPI or co-PI of several federal, state, and industry grants totaling more than $2 million. WORKSHOP INFORMATIONProposed Title:Reinforcing K-12 Math Education through Engineering ApplicationsAbstract: 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.This session will present three engineering case studies that use math and science conceptsapplied to civil, electrical, and industrial engineering designs. Teaching math as an abstractsubject has been the main turn-off for

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Richards

included in theAppendices has resulted in substantial improvement of the ETKs.Overall impression: The teachers felt that we had done an excellent job in creatingrelevant, challenging instructional materials. They liked the clear lesson plans, and theirreliance on inquiry and investigation. They felt that direct application of science and mathconcepts to real life situations created excitement and made learning authentic. A themeechoed by several teachers at the workshop is that a major benefit was “The presence ofUniversity students in the classroom, providing wonderful role models for the middleschool students”The engineering design approach: For us the key question was “Does engineeringdesign seem to be a reasonable way to introduce science and

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Shooter, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, there exist several challenges:(1) start-up and maintenance costs, (2) space for disassembly and storage, (3) preparation ofeducational materials and activities, and (4) access to more complex products such as copiers,refrigerators or automobiles. In response a partnership of nine universities with 32 faculty hasassembled to establish a National Engineering Dissection Cyber-Collaboratory that builds on theCIBER-U project15 (Simpson, 2007) and is supported by the National Science Foundation’s CI- Page 13.1052.2TEAM program. The intent is to establish a cyber-collaboratory that utilizes a shared set ofcyberinfrastructure-based respositories

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirk E. Hiles

six weeks. Based on student feedback, this hands-onapplication of the engineering design process was much more effective (and more fun) than thetraditional lecture style course. The freshman felt they learned a great deal more about 'real'engineering when faced with deadlines, budget constraints, teamwork conflicts, the laws ofphysics, etc. The FIRST robot competition is an ideal project to expose freshman to theengineering design process.Background The Introduction to Engineering Design (IED) course at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy(USCGA) is a one semester course and is part of the core curriculum taken by all freshmen. Thecourse begins with a nine step design process1 to provide a logical technique for solvingproblems encountered

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malgorzata Chwatko, University of Kentucky; Hari Charan Ghimire, University of Kentucky; Huayi Li, University of Kentucky; Madhav Baral, University of Kentucky; John Franklin Maddox; Hyun-Tae Hwang, University of Kentucky; Gisella R Lamas Samanamud, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

of Kentucky aims to fostercollaboration among students in engineering and computer sciences. As interdisciplinaryinteractions are limited as students move to upper-class courses, the project aims to develop andsustain collaboration between mechanical and chemical engineering lecturers for junior levelcourses. The enhanced presence of multidisciplinary collaboration could overcome the knowledgefragmentation of a specialized engineering curriculum and be a better representation of theworkplace.IntroductionEngineering programs are structured based on employability, the fourth industrial revolution, andsustainability. Students need to understand and solve complex problems based on context andtheir ability to connect multiple disciplines [1

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce V. Mutter, Bluefield State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

for Applied Research and Technology, (CART), Inc. worked with the School ofEngineering Technology and Computer Science (SET) at a small College to implement a moreactive learning environment for teaching a junior-level engineering economics course (ENGR315). Using a pen-based Tablet PC coupled with the CART CMS, a Moodle®-based coursemanagement service and interactive software, our instructional approach was modified to convertthe traditional lecture-based ENGR 315 course to a more student-centered live learningenvironment.This method is now being planned for introductory mathematics and advanced computer sciencecourses. Results show that the use of pen-based Tablet PC’s coupled with live capture of thelecture posted on the CART CMS have

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Prince Anyalebechi; Okechi Egekwu

student learning. The second objective of the ISAT programis to attract and retain historically underrepresented groups in science and technology suchas females and minorities. This calls for an inherently nurturing program that combinesscientific theory with hands-on experiences designed to motivate and stimulate interest aswell as impart learning. In this paper, we describe a course we developed five years ago thathas attempted to effectively meet some of the goals of the program. Page 8.288.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American

Conference Session

Design for Manufacture and Industry

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Ball State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

2006-2096: INCORPORATING DESIGN IN A MANUFACTURING ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMSomnath Chattopadhyay, Ball State University SOM CHATTOPADHYAY is currently the coordinator of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program at Ball State University. His primary teaching interests are Design, Materials, Manufacturing, Engineering Physics and Engineering and Technology Education. He has taught mechanical design, materials and manufacturing at a number of universities in the United States and the Middle East. For one year he taught freshman engineering at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana. His areas of research are design theory and methodology, pressure vessel design

Conference Session

FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick L. Smyth, University of Virginia; William H Guilford, University of Virginia; Brian A. Nosek, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

more than two concept pairs during the same session.Study populationsStudents’ engineering and career-related explicit and implicit attitudes, stereotypes, and self-concepts were measured online three times during their first semester in engineering. This studywas approved by the Social and Behavioral Sciences IRB at the University of Virginia. Studentswere given all-or-nothing 5% course credit for completing all three computer-based evaluations.The student participants were given written material on the general nature of the evaluations,along with contact information to have their questions answered. Participation rate exceeded90%.In the end we assessed 187 students in five Introduction to Engineering (ENGR 1620) sections.Each section of the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Weaver, Michigan Technological University; Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey D. Naber, Michigan Technological University; Leonard J. Bohmann, Michigan Technological University; John E. Beard, Michigan Technological University; Carl L. Anderson, Michigan Technological University; Bo Chen, Michigan Technological University; Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Optimization 3 EE—Electrical and Computer Engineering, ME—Mechanical Engineering, MY—Materials Science and Engineering, CM—Chemical Engineering, Ent—Enterprise Total of 15 credits are required for the certificate. Up to 6 credits of 3000 and 4000 level courses are allowed. Page 25.173.5Distance Learning ProgramsThe distance learning component of the Master of Engineering and Certificate programs inHybrid Electric Drive Vehicle Engineering is modeled on the successful online Master ofScience degree in Electrical Engineering with certificates in

Collection

2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Reza Fazel-Rezai; Sima Noghanian; Ahmed Rabbi

Engineeringand Mines in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The summer camp was named MAT-ME(MATLAB, Mathematics, and Engineering) and was aimed to promote Math andEngineering among high school students in the state of North Dakota. We ran the one-week long MAT-ME camp three times in summer of years 2010, 2011, and 2012. In thispaper, we will describe the teaching materials that we developed, the results of studentsand parents’ evaluations, and the lessons learned during the three years that the camp washeld.IntroductionWell-documented trends have been reported nationally of declining interest, poorpreparedness, a lack of diverse representation, and low persistence of U.S. students inSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) disciplines. A

Conference Session

Biology in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Verleger, Purdue University; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Jenna Rickus, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

working in the field. Many of the textbooks coveringbioengineering topics are outdated before they even arrive in bookstores and are rarely targetedtowards teaching introductory material1. In a report on the progress of bioengineering as anindependent field of study, Johnson2 explicitly states, “We have yet to develop texts and otherteaching materials in biological engineering.” Moreover, because of the scale, complexity, andinterdisciplinary nature of the study of most bioengineering phenomena, the development andimplementation of hands-on experiments can be both costly and challenging at the earlyundergraduate level.Though the growth of the internet has led to a general increase in web-based tools, those

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics V

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Donald Chinn, University of Washington, Tacoma

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

based on the Treisman model for computer science students at UWT in 2004. His research interests are primarily in computer science education. Previously, he has done research in theoretical computer science. He also worked at Microsoft Corporation as a software design engineer for three and a half years. Page 14.190.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 An Exercise to Engage Computing Students in Discussion of Professional IssuesAbstractBoth ABET and CC2001 emphasize the importance for students to engage in learning aboutprofessionalism and ethics. For computing

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Thompson; Terri Fiez; Larry Flick; Edith Gummer

Computer Science at Oregon State University has workedin collaboration with university science education researchers to implement large-scalecurriculum reform based on a platform for learning. This collaboration between engineers andeducators has been enhanced through the use of an emerging educational research paradigmcalled design research. Design research uses a team to manage a series of iterative cycles ofeducational design, implementation, and evaluation. Each cycle provides the empirical evidenceneeded to improve instruction, and refine educational theory. Data is gathered within the contextof an authentic complex educational setting enhancing its explanatory power over data gatheredthrough more traditional methods of educational research

Conference Session

Outreach to K-12 Females

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jani M Pallis, Cislunar Aerospace, Inc.; Jill L McNitt-Gray, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

”. Get SSET (SportScience, Engineering and Technology) was first developed in 2003 as an innovativeweek-long summer residential sports science and engineering academy for girls enteringgrades 9 through 11. The academy has been conducted at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT), Stanford University and the University of San Diego.The academy focuses on empowering female students with technical skills and successstrategies through engaging sports STEM lectures and hands-on activities in a gender-neutral environment. A key component of the program is that instructors are femaleuniversity faculty and/or professionals in sports science, engineering or math. The on-campus environment has been used as a stimulus to excite students aboutcollege

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Wentzheimer; Jennifer VanAntwerp; Gayle Ermer; Steven VanderLeest

• A science electiveOne advantage of a small liberal arts college setting is that the engineering department closelyinteracts with the supporting science departments. We have the opportunity for extensivecooperation between the engineering department and faculty in the sciences who teach ourservice courses. One example of the fruits of this collaboration is a new first year course whichcombines topics in materials science with chemistry. The course is team-taught by chemistry andengineering faculty.5.4 Interdisciplinary EngineeringAn engineer’s career is generally much broader than the scope of any one sub-discipline.Therefore all students take courses in each of the four major areas of engineering (Chemical,Civil, Electrical/Computer

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Bhattacharya, Southern University & A&M College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

commercial implementations need new training in ethicsbefore developing the applications for global and distributed geographies. For the pastfew decades most computer users in the test measurement and analysis fields have beentrying and relying on the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) over Transmission ControlProtocol (TCP), but TCP though reliable requires an acknowledgement and produceslong round trip time as well as possibility of infiltration when in wireless mode or cyberspace. This should be as much a topic of ethics in computer communication andengineering field but also in computer science education in cyber security. Research shows that the supply of materials and research workers in U.SMechanical Engineering is slipping since 1999, a

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Koenig; Masoud Rais-Rohani; Thomas Hannigan

consisting of the department head and a select group of ASE facultymembers was formed to develop a plan to address such issues as curriculum modernization,computer application in teaching and learning, ABET 2000 criterion 3 goals (Table 1), and mostimportantly, attraction and retention of students. Three subcommittees were formed with eachgiven the task of revising courses in one of three major curriculum areas: flight mechanics,aerodynamics, and structures. A separate subcommittee was formed to develop the curriculumfor the three new "Intro-to-ASE" courses. Table 1. ABET 2000 Criterion 3 - Program Outcomes and Assessment(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.(b) an ability to design and conduct

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Through Outreach

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hakan Gurocak; Xiaolin Chen; Dave Kim

- 17year olds, and a series of four engineering workshops on materials, CAD, rapidprototyping and manufacturing processes. Details of the camps and the workshops arepresented. In conclusion feedback from the students and their parents, lessons learnedand future plans to sustain the program are reported.1. IntroductionIn 2003, Governor Locke and the Washington State legislature allocated funding enablingWashington State University Vancouver to partner with Clark College and LowerColumbia College to develop the WSU Vancouver Engineering and Science Institute. TheInstitute is a public/private partnership and an inter-institutional partnership. Its goals areto provide: (1) Undergraduate programs giving access to high demand fields for thecitizens of

Conference Session

PBL and Flipped Classrooms in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Iowa State University; Suhan Yao, Iowa State University; Peter Tarmo Savolainen, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

education,particularly in STEM fields. In flipped learning, part or all of direct instruction is deliveredthrough online videos and other media, and the class time is used for engaging students incollaborative, hands-on activities. In order to utilize the benefits of this novel teaching approach,a junior-level, introduction to transportation engineering course was converted into a flippedformat. This study, conducted in a major Midwestern university, will present the results of amixed-method evaluation investigating the effectiveness of the flipped classroom approach.Quantitative data included a pre-course survey, a post-course survey. Qualitative data, on theother hand, included video recordings of in-class sessions and end-of-semester focus

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Miles Skinner; Sven Anders, University of Alberta; Pierre Mertiny, University of Alberta

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #29265Enabling Transdisciplinary Education for Energy Systems TransitionsMr. Miles SkinnerDr. Sven Anders, University of AlbertaDr. Pierre Mertiny, University of Alberta Pierre Mertiny (PhD, University of Alberta) studied Mechanical Engineering at the Leibniz University Hannover in Germany, where he graduated in 1999. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineer- ing at the University of Alberta in 2006. He has been teaching and conducting research in the areas of engineering design and advanced materials, focusing on fiber reinforced and/or particle modified polymer composites and structures. He has supervised

Conference Session

Technical Session X

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

John Krupczak Jr, Hope College

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference Sessions

framework makes it possible toappeal to the needs of both students already anticipating a major in engineering and those thathave a more tentative interest in the subject. The workshop will outline the approach, describesome results that have been obtained, and conduct a hands-on session to help participants adaptthis framework to some of their current Introduction to Engineering course materials.Need: Thus far engineering lacks a true gateway course that can attract undergraduates with atentative or casual interest in the subject, introduce these students to a meaningful body ofknowledge characteristic of the discipline, and provide a foundation for further study for thosethat might choose to pursue the subject in more depth or as a career

Conference Session

Engineering Career Attitudes

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Oluwatosin A. Bewaji, Texas A&M University; Madison Elaine Spier, Texas A&M University; Gustavo Mosqueda Elizondo III, Texas A&M University; Chiamaka Theclar Umah; Todd Sherron, Texas State University; J. Timothy Lightfoot, Texas A&M University; Carolyn L. Cannon, Texas A&M University; Robin S.L. Fuchs-Young, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

careers, and are focused on those who are underrepresented in STEM and underserved. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Promoting the STEM Pipeline and Enhancing STEM Career AwarenessThrough Participation in Authentic Research Activities (RTP, Diversity) AbstractTo promote the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) pipeline andenhance the participation of students who have been historically underrepresented in STEMfields in the U.S, a team of faculty investigators with diverse expertise in STEM, education,public health and medicine have been working collaboratively on a National Institutes of Health(NIH)-funded STEM education project

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Demel

thestudents with motivation, information, an opportunity to get to know their classmates throughteamwork, skills that they will need for their careers (and help meet ABET 2000 guidelines),information about the various disciplines, a chance to be creative, and, most importantly, that theCollege through its personnel care about them and want to help them to succeed. They feel thatthey are part of the College from the beginning.Putting Engineering Up FrontPrior to the 1990s, many engineering programs had mathematics and science up front rather thanengineering. The students viewed courses that covered these subjects as barriers to get intoengineering. The Drexel E4 program put the emphasis on engineering – hands-on labs anddesign up front - and the Ohio

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Smith; Kevin Craig; Pamela Theroux

Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”off and into other fields of study. Other students, who make it across the bridge, struggle to seethe links among all the areas of science, mathematics, and social science they have been requiredto study and the links to the practice of engineering. Once students cross this bridge, they havemany roads to choose from to the various engineering disciplines. Are they prepared to decide?What then should this bridge be like? What should happen as students cross this bridge? Wehave attempted to identify the essential requirements for a common integrated and connectedfirst-year engineering curriculum:• Experience Engineering Students need a hands-on, minds-on exciting set of experiences that