Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum and Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Rainer Fink, Texas A&M University; Alex Fang, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of Statistics Education Vol. 10, No. 1, 2002.21. Montgomery, D. C., Design and Analysis of Experiments, 5th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2001.22. Mosteller, F., "Teaching of Statistics," The American Statistician, 34, pp. 11-17, 1980.23. Petruccelli, J.D. and Nandram, B. and Chen, M-H, “Implementation of a modular laboratory and project-based statistics curriculum,” ASA Proceedings of the Section on Statistical Education: 165-170, 1995.24. Pong, C. and Le, T., “Development of hands-on experimentation experience for civil engineering design courses at San Francisco State University,” ASEE Annual Conference, 2006.25. Prudich, M., Ridgway, D., Young, V., “Integration of Statistics Throughout the Undergraduate

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Neuman, Queensborough Community College; David Lieberman, Queensborough Community College; Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Alex Flamholz, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College; George Tremberger, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

photonics research and development at IBM for many years before returning to teaching recently.Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College Paul Marchese is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York. His research interests include geophysics, laser physics, and education. He also serves as PI on a NSF geophysics grant.George Tremberger, Queensborough Community College George Tremberger, Jr. is a Lecturer in the Physics Department of Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York. His research interests include astronomy, anthropology, and education. He also serves as PI on a CUNY grant for exo-planet study.Tak Cheung

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Richard Helps, Brigham Young University; Mark Patterson, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

instructional course design that provides the ability to adapt tochanging technologies and incorporate current research into the curriculum. Learning can beimproved and redesign costs minimized if there is a clear understanding of the relationship of thetechnical content to the overall instructional design. The instructional design presented here isconceived in terms of interacting layers analogous to Stewart Brand's architectural layers.Updating courses then becomes a process of changing the technical content layer while leavingmost of the teaching material, organizational structure and learning objectives unaffected. Thisparadigm not only reduces the costs of updating courses but provides for a better collaborativestudent learning environment. Some

Conference Session

What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Farhad Sharifi

accomplished through domestic andinternational collaborative relationships with other firms, government laboratories, anduniversities. Curriculum contents must be developed based on the workplace demands, therefore,an interdisciplinary team is required to correctly identify these demands and develop the requiredcurriculum14.2.1 Computers and Education In the current world of modern technology and telecommunications, it is essent ial toimplement computers and hi tech equipment and facilities for business and also educationalpurposes. Crynes, Lai & Chung 10 implemented laptop computers, wireless network connectionsand many other hi-tech facilities in order to improve the performance of teaching and learningand found these facilities very

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Design - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lauren Nicole Heckelman, Duke University; Elizabeth Kathleen Bucholz, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

work together to recall concepts fromeach course module, which enabled them to identify topics they needed to review more closely inanticipation of the cumulative final exam. While this escape room was designed specifically for amedical imaging course, the MATLAB framework developed for this activity can be readilyadapted to address the specific needs of a variety of courses. For example, additional rooms canbe added, the difficulty level of each puzzle can be modified, time penalties can be changed orremoved, additional hints can be provided, etc. Educators can use this framework to not onlysupplement classroom learning and recall in a fun and engaging way, but they can also use it topromote the development of intangible engineering skills

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Design Projects & Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massoud Moussavi, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

important to bridge the gap between traditional engineeringcurriculums and non-technical fields and, as a result, create an engineering discipline that is moreholistic. In line with this view, the two following issues from the health and food science fieldswere investigated in the laboratory section of the Photonics course: 1. Does the color of glass make a difference in bottled beer quality? If so, which color of glass provides tastier and fresher beer? 2. Does this apply to other consumer beverages such as milk? If so, which type of plastic milk container keeps milk fresher and healthier?This paper intends to show how these two experiments were developed and outline the results ofthe experiment.INTRODUCTION:The

Conference Session

Teaching Design in Manufacturing Curriculum I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

“… the ability towork professionally in both thermal and mechanical systems areas including design andrealization of such systems.” These criteria are met collectively by the activities in theseven design courses of our curriculum mentioned above. The literature suggests thateach criteria should be assessed using at least three tools (triangulation). Furthermore,the assessment should be done using a combination of direct and indirect tools. In eachcourse, faculty members assess student achievement of these criteria using directmeasurements. Course surveys are administered as indirect measures. We developed the Page 12.464.2Design Panel as another indirect

Conference Session

Integrating Design into the BME Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge; Brad Deschenes

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Digital Health: A Sophomore Level Interdisciplinary Engineering Design Project CourseIntroductionThis paper describes a biomedical engineering project developed by sophomores as part of adesign class at the University of Hartford and also the pedagogical approach taken. Required forall of the engineering majors, the purpose of the course is to provide an in-depth study of thedesign process in the context of a real-world project. Students undertake design projectsspecifically chosen to meet the objectives of the course. In spring 2008, a new project sectionwas offered that was related to the university’s digital health initiative.The engineering

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Design Projects & Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youakim Al Kalaani, Georgia Southern University; Frank Goforth, Georgia Southern University; Shonda Bernadin, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

evaluation, which is required by accrediting agencies.Consequently, an accredited program that accomplishes its mission and successfully achieves itsprogram objectives and outcomes must have multiple levels of continuous improvement whoseresults are used to constantly update and evaluate the program for sustained improvement and Page 13.258.2continued success.For our course-level continuous improvement plan, we developed assessment tools that wereboth direct measures (measurement tools that directly correlate to student performance) andindirect measures (measurement tools that provide additional information about studentperformance). Studies have

Conference Session

ETD - ET Curriculum and Programs I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria Fragoso-Diaz; Billy Gray, Tarleton State University

oneat Tarleton State University, began as an industrial trades or industrial technology program thatmorphed into an ET program over decades. Similarly, some ET programs began at the technicalinstitutes as a two-year degree and grew into a four-year degree [3, p39-41]. Other programsbegan as a result of the move of the traditional engineering programs to more of an engineeringscience program. Those ET programs were developed to fill voids left by these transitions [3,p40-41]. The transition of these programs was spurred on by the Grinter report, written by ASEEin 1955 [3, p41].Curriculum DifferencesET programs as compared to Engineering programs tend to have reduced requirements for mathand science preparation for their coursework. ABET’s EAC

Conference Session

Topics Related to Civil Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Roger V. Lindgren, Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; David K. Thaemert P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Matthew Sleep, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Knowledge and their ownABET-inspired program outcomes in developing and modifying courses.Transition to the New Bachelor’s Degree RequirementsChallenges of the previous BSCE program included courses that tended to seem incongruous tostudents in a civil engineering program, such as thermodynamics, circuits, dynamics or the thirdterm of physics dealing primarily with waves, sound and optics. These courses were notprerequisites for later work and were not part of the institution’s general education requirements.They were relics of a general, rather than focused, engineering curriculum. Indeed, these coursesare still found in many curricula, especially general engineering programs. While these coursesare indeed potentially useful to students working in

Conference Session

Incorporating Innovative Technologies into the Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Kozak, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

developed as an attempt to assess the value of the learning exercises. The surveywas administered before and after activities 2, 3 and 4. The questions included in the assessmentwere answered on a 1 to 5 Likert scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree and are listedbelow: 1. A person will get the same result each time they measure a part with a certain instrument. 2. A measurement will not vary from operator to operator if they use the same measuring instrument. 3. The selection of an appropriate measuring instrument depends on the tolerance of the part 4. The selection of an appropriate measuring instrument depends on how much the parts vary. 5. I can select a measuring instrument to provide an adequate level of accuracy

Conference Session

What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Louis Theodore; Joseph Reynolds; Ann Marie Flynn

better than anMBA.” (1) Page 7.1322.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyrightã 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”Here is a bare outline of the program that is a modification of a plan developed by one of theauthors (2) for another institution. (The reader should note that MEMBA has not been adapted byManhattan College. It is simply a concept that was prepared by the authors without the influenceof other related and/or similar programs, and is being offered to the engineering educationcommunity).Program OverviewThe educational

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Curriculum I

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, Farmingdale

Tagged Topics

Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

UniversityDirect – When assessments are done by direct measurements students’ performance. Examples,standardized examinations (usually at the end of the program), locally developed examinations,portfolios reviews, course embedded.Indirect – when assessments are mainly done by opinion surveysCourse Embedded Assessment as Used by the Indian UniversityThis type of assessment is done during normal progression of a course. Usually through focusedquizzes or by asking specific question in a test/examination. This type of assessment is easy toconduct for engineering/computer science/applied science/engineering technology faculty. It isconsidered by many experts robust and students’ motivation (or lack of it) for assessment test donot skew the results.What Do They

Conference Session

Design and Assessment of Graduate Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Alavizadeh, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

aware of. • Textbooks with less relevancy to the scope and objectives of the core courses.This paper discusses the details of revising the current curriculum’s core courses based on theresponses that the author received from graduate faculty members, graduate students, and hisobservations during teaching two of the three core courses. First, the program curriculum isdescribed followed by the motivation and background works for the modification. Furthermore, abrief discussion on initial modification and future direction to further improve the core courses is Page 26.1342.2presented.The curriculumThe Master of Science in Technology, offered

Conference Session

Reaching Students: Innovations to Curriculum in ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Myszka, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 13.168.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Alternative Student Performance Evaluations in Mechanical Measurement CoursesAbstractCourses that introduce experimentation, mechanical measurements and instrumentation havealways been a fundamental part of a mechanical engineering technology program. Over the pastfew years, many papers have been written to document the drastic evolution of these courses.Most of the changes have been driven by advances in virtual instrumentation and dataacquisition. Other developments resulted from critiquing student outcomes, which was broughtabout from current accreditation procedures.One area which has not been addressed in the literature is assessing

Conference Session

Curriculum: Ideas/Concepts in Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Randy Isaacson; Peter Goodmann

You Bet Your Grade! Using Exams to Promote Student’s Self- Assessment Peter E. Goodmann, P.E. and Randy M. Isaacson, Ph.D. Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne / Indiana University South BendAbstractThis paper reports on a technique used by the author in his ECET courses to help studentsdevelop an awareness of their own level of competence and knowledge. This knowledge, whensuccessfully developed, enables the student to study more effectively and efficiently byconcentrating on those areas in which his or her self-evaluation reveals weakness. It enables thestudent to avoid the nightmare scenario of believing she or he is thoroughly

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in E/M ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marvin Needler; Kenneth Rennels; Patricia Fox

into hemispheres or lobes), hydrocephalus (excessiveaccumulation of fluid causing an enlargement of the cranium and atrophy of the brain), maladronsyndrome, cranial facial disorder and diabetes insipidus. These physical handicaps have left Ianwith partially developed limbs and an enlarged head. At age 7, Ian was not able to walk, insteadmoving by rolling or scooting.Ian came to the attention of students and faculty of the Purdue School of Engineering andTechnology at IUPUI though contact with Dr. Chuck Dietzen, M.D. who at the time was theChief of Staff at St. Vincent Children’s Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis. Dr. Chuck, as hispatients know him, was introduced to the school by an Electrical Engineering major at IUPUIand a patient of Dr

Conference Session

Integrating HSS into the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dave Hergert; Ron Earley; Suguna Bommaraju

lecture. An example ofa question from an ethics survey is given below.Q: What was the most useful or meaningful thing(s) you learned?A samples of answers from students is given below: 1) “ I learned about due care in product design and manufacturing. I knew about liability but did not know about magnitude” 2) “The true purpose of engineering is not quality/ productivity of the product (though those are important) but it is the safety of the user/consumer” 3) “A failure in design is not necessarily a bad situation. Failures drive innovation.”Engineering technology curriculum does not have a course on cost analysis. Design teams aregiven an opportunity to learn and develop a simple cost estimation project of constructing

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

being able to cover all course content, possible negative responses by thestudents and the time and effort required to develop new Active Learning content.The goal of this study was to determine whether Active Learning techniques could be effectivelyapplied to a traditional and content-heavy course such as Machine Component/Mechanical SystemDesign (MS/MSD) class. This course is usually taught in the third year of mechanical engineeringstudy. Typical content includes discussion of the function, sizing and selection of mechanicalcomponents such as gears, shafts, bearings, springs, and fasteners; and the integration of thesecomponents into machine designs. Nationally, many programs have adopted various ActiveLearning techniques to enhance and

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology: Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Oudshoorn, Northwest Missouri State University; Rajendra K. Raj, Rochester Institute of Technology; Stan Thomas, Wake Forest University; Allen Parrish, United States Naval Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

current research interests span large-scale data management, distributed systems, and privacy/security, especially related issues in cloud data management and mobile computing, and applied to a variety of domains including healthcare, finance, and other critical infrastructure sectors. Dr. Raj also works in computer science and cybersecurity education including curriculum design and program assessment. Prior to RIT, he worked at a financial services firm, where he developed and managed leading-edge global private cloud infrastructures for a variety of financial applications. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Washington, Seattle.Prof. Stan Thomas, Wake Forest University Stan Thomas has over three decades of

Conference Session

Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R. Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Jakob C. Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; Joshua Richard Wyrick, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

. During his military career he spent over 10 years on the faculty at the US Military Academy at West Point teaching civil engineering. He also served as the Director, Graduate Professional Development at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering.Lt. Col. Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel Jakob Bruhl is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology, M.S. Degrees from the University of Missouri at Rolla and the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri

Conference Session

Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Angela C. Shih, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

thousands of students each year. This is the largest event of its kind in the nation, and it culminates in an Annual Robot Rally. The REAL initiative has inspired thousands of young students to pursue STEM education. He is a pioneer in developing engaging, online tutorials. He founded APlusStudent, an online supplemental K-12 education company in 1998, and developed over 800 interactive, learning modules. More recently He has been involved in CSU course redesign initiative focused on redesigning bottleneck courses with technol- ogy. His interests are in the fields of education, entrepreneurship, product design and biomimicry. He has been instrumental in bringing many new products to the market from mere concepts, He is a

Conference Session

Broad Perspectives on the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

to improve student engagement.Dr. David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky David L. Silverstein is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Kentucky. He is also the Director of the College of Engineering’s Extended Campus Programs in Paducah, Kentucky, where he has taught for 15 years. His PhD and MS studies in ChE were completed at Vanderbilt University, and his BSChE at the University of Alabama. Silverstein’s research interests include conceptual learning tools and training, and he has particular interests in faculty development. He is the recipient of several ASEE awards, including the Fahein award for young faculty teaching and educational scholarship, the Corcoran award for best

Conference Session

Ethics Integration in the Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Jennifer Mullin, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

2006-1997: INTRODUCTION OF CONTEMPORARY ENGINEERING ETHICSISSUES IN A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING COURSEJenny Lo, Virginia Tech Jenny Lo is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She is the co-coordinator of the first semester engineering course and is interested in curriculum development, engineering ethics, and undergraduate research efforts.Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech Vinod Lohani is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is the co-coordinator of the first semester engineering course and has multiple interests including international collaborations, curricular reform, and development of lab experiences for

Conference Session

Building a Better Program - Construction Curriculum Enhancements

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Batson P.E., University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Construction

continuing education organizations. After adiscussion of what drives engineering curriculum and course content changes, we identifyspecific options for “Design for Safety” course content. Several textbooks, handbooks, articles,websites, and consensus standards are identified as suitable sources for instructors to familiarizethemselves with government, professional society, and academic information on DfS and DfCS.A mix of “good practice” processes, guidelines, checklists, tools, and case studies are available.Five alternatives to incorporate DfS into construction engineering curricula are identified. Theseare evaluated and ranked with one being already proven at many institutions, and chances ofsuccess with two others judged to be good and excellent

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Moghbelli, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics; Haitham Abu_Rub, Texas A&M University at Qatar, ECE Department

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

%MPPT 1 kW 95%Sun Tracker (Dual Axes) N/A N/ABattery Charger Included in MPPT -Battery Storage Not included -Inverter Not included -4. Wind Power PlantWind energy is one of the most important and promising sources of renewable energy, mainlybecause it is considered to be nonpolluting and economically viable. At the same time, there hasbeen a rapid development of related wind turbine technology. The installed wind power capacityin the world has been increasing at more than 30% per year over the past decade. The currentsurge in wind

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

look forward to continuing this assessment techniqueto further develop our program.As much as the results have been helpful to us in refining the curriculum and materials presentedwithin our own program, we share the experience and results as a small, first attempt at far-postassessment for a single outreach program that others could learn from. The K-12 informalSTEM education community needs to do a better job evaluating the honest, long range impact ofa STEM intervention, especially as funding agencies demand evidence that money is being usedeffectively. Conducting a far-post assessment requires additional effort, but since these effortsoften parallel tasks performed at the beginning of a program, building the assessment into aprogram does

Conference Session

Design and Assessment of Graduate Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhaval Gajjar, Arizona State University; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan PhD, Arizona State University; Jacob Shizuo Kashiwagi; Joshua Jason Mischung

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

unaware of the expectationsof the U.S. graduate programs1. Indian graduate students new to the United States have a biggertransition to make due to the different cultural norms, teaching methods and cross-culturalcollaboration besides graduate school expectations. A series of challenges for Indian studentscan make student life stressful9 and in order to better guide the Indian students there is a needfor universities to develop and execute educational programs that will help them transition2.This study focuses on identifying and analyzing the transition challenges faced by the Indiangraduate students in a large U.S. construction graduate degree program. Use of the transitionalchallenges will help propose an education class and support structure

Conference Session

Integrating Math in Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Szaroletta

0 Figure 5: Simply supported beam with a constant surface flexural bending stress, σ(x). Beam cross-section varies along x.As shown previously2, this goal produces a beam where more of the beam material is efficientlyutilized and thus contributes more than the rectangular prismatic shape beam.Beam Geometries to Achieve Constant Surface Flexural Stress:Students were asked to take the basic rectangular prismatic beam geometry and develop thesurface flexural stress magnitude for a given loading. These rectangular prismatic cross-sectionsessentially had a constant b(x) with h(x) constant along x but set to some value using MicrosoftExcel™ Solver™ 3. Similarly, a constant h(x) with b(x) constant along x but set to some