Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby Crawford, USMA; Tony Jones, USMA

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

(see Figure 5) and are required to both model and validate their model with atest fire. On their record fire day, they must aim to land on a target within a 20 footdiameter circle at a distance of 150 feet. This also introduces a key concept ofengineering design, the fact that the engineer usually has to wrestle with competing andconflicting requirements.The second EDP was extremely popular but the need for a second test launch was felt byboth students and instructors. This EDP was simple to construct and required a limitedamount of material. An added benefit was the ability to demonstrate the fact thatengineering can be fun to the school’s general student population. The test and recordfirings were executed in a central area, one of the most

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Pawan Tyagi; Christine Newman

,generally a PhD in Engineering, and a teaching fellow, generally a high school science teacher, closelywork with students to pedagogically inculcate basics of core engineering disciplines such as civil,mechanical, electrical, materials, and chemical engineering. EI values independent problem-solving skillsand simultaneously promotes team spirit among students. A number of crucial engineering aspects suchas professional ethics, communication, technical writing, and understanding of common engineeringprinciples are instilled in high school students via well-designed individual and group activities. Thispaper discusses the model of the EI program and its impact on students learning and their preparation forthe engineering career.Introduction: Shortage

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconected World

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Balmer

quantitative studies of relationships between biological systems and their environments. 2) Nanotechnology: The convergence of chemistry, physics, biology, computer science, and engineering. Nanotechnology is the creation and utilization of materials, devices, and systems NANOTECHNOLOGY - The Convergence of through the control of matter on the Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Computer Science, and Engineering nanometer-length scale, that is, at the level of ** atoms . Nanotechnology is the frontier of Nanotechnology Engineering science

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David F. Radcliffe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ji Hyun Yu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sadia Nawaz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Luo, Purdue University; Jea Hong Choi, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

: a new tool for research policy and library management,” Journal ofthe American Society for Information Science & Technology 61(9) (2010) 1871-1887 available at:http://www.leydesdorff.net/overlaytoolkit/) The right hand side of the picture shows more of the technical and engineering relatedmacro disciplines, which includes: Computer Science, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering,Physics, Material Sciences, Environmental Sciences and technology, Chemistry, AgriculturalSciences, Ecological Sciences and Geosciences. The left hand side is showing those macrodisciplines related to clinical and health sciences such as: Psychological Sciences, ClinicalMedicine, Infectious Diseases, Health and Social Issues, Clinical Psychology

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ciprian Popoviciu, East Carolina University; Philip J. Lunsford II, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Colby Lee Sawyer, East Carolina University; Dale Drummond, East Carolina University; Zachary Ryan Zynda, East Carolina University; Spencer Lee; Sean Wear

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

- versity and a B.S. in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle University. Research interests include: IPv6, IPv6 adoption, wireless sensor networks, and industry-academia partnerships.Mr. Colby Lee Sawyer, East Carolina University Current Computer Science BS Student at East Carolina UnversityMr. Dale Drummond, East Carolina University Dale Drummond is a Graduate Student at East Carolina University in the College of Engineering and Technology. He is currently pursuing his Master of Science in Network Technology with a concentration in Network Management. Mr. Drummond is currently Team Lead/Sr. Network Management Engineer at MCNC, the company which operates the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN). Re

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leland Giovannelli, University of Colorado, Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

themselves.In 2003, the College of Engineering and Applied Science attempted to implement theInternational Engineering Program developed by the University of Rhode Island: one originallyenvisioned to lead to dual degrees in engineering and a foreign language (University of RhodeIsland, 2017). At CU Boulder, the dual degree option did not gain a foothold, and sincelanguage minors were not offered at that time, the CEAS International Engineering Certificates(IECs) were offered primarily as an alternative academic credential in language. The first IECs atCU Boulder were offered in French, German, Italian, and Spanish and required specified third-year language courses and culture courses (University of Colorado, n.d.). These Certificates,however, remained

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Neal Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Paul J. Componation, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska, Anchorage

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

interest tables are a primary teaching tool in the engineering economicsclassroom. These tables were created nearly a century ago as a time saving device for hand andslide rule calculations. Pocket scientific calculators, which replaced slide rules in the 1970s, arecommon in the engineering economy classroom. Pocket financial calculators which were alsointroduced in the 1970s are not. It is still common practice to teach with compound interesttables and scientific calculators in engineering economy classes just as we did over 30 years ago.Similarly, within the last several decades we’ve added PowerPoint and on-line study aids, yetmany of us have left the lecture relatively unchanged. The display may have shifted fromblackboards to overhead

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Raresh Pascali, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

middle of the 20th Centurydesigned to emphasize theoretical content reflecting a postwar embrace of science byengineering programs. A glaring exception is perhaps Olin College, which opened in fall 2002to an inaugural freshman class www.olin.edu/about_olin/olin_history.asp after creating andtesting “an innovative curriculum that infused a rigorous engineering education with businessand entrepreneurship as well as the arts, humanities and social sciences. They developed a hands-on, interdisciplinary approach that better reflects actual engineering practice.”Many feel that the transition from engineering applications to fundamental engineering sciencehas been unfortunate and that experiential learning should form the backbone of engineering

Conference Session

Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Page 22.571.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Engaging CSULA Engineering Students in Biomedical Engineering Learning Activities with the Tablet PCIntroductionBiomedical engineering (BME) has been a burgeoning field for decades now, but at CaliforniaState University, Los Angeles (CSULA), the seeds are just now being planted for BME to takeroot on the campus and grow into a full-fledged curriculum and degree-offering program. Twonew courses were introduced in 2009 into the Electrical and Computer Engineering Departmentprogram, one of which was entitled Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation. A handful ofstudents have also started to be involved in some BME

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Diana Fiumefreddo, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that they will have the skills, materials, and enthusiasm to excite their students about engineering, and ≠ To create a fluid and dynamic engineering education pipeline where each level informs the preceding level about the skill base needed to ensure successThe overall objective of the grant is to enable teachers to reach and inspire students typicallyoutside of the engineering “pipeline”. Fundamental to the project is supporting teacherprofessional development that is based upon research from the learning sciences. In particular,the research shows that effective instruction requires teachers to have both a deep understandingof the subject area and an understanding of how students develop their understanding

Conference Session

MASS: Mastery, Assessment and Success of Students

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brad Gregory Davis, United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; J. Adam Pegues, United States Military Academy at West Point

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Paper ID #33880Stimulating Student Preparation in Introductory Engineering MechanicsMajor Brad Gregory Davis, United States Military Academy Major Brad Davis is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy, MS in Engineering Management from the Missouri University of Science and Tech- nology, and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. His research interests include the impact response of structural materials, design of protective structures

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Williams; Paul Blowers

to correlate thepublication of pedagogical materials with their rankings because of their popularity with collegeincoming freshmen and their parents. This will also highlight and document what critics havebeen saying all along, which is that the criteria these rankings are based on do not have a lot to dowith attributes that significantly contribute to the overall student learning experience in a way that Page 8.109.6enhances positive learning outcomes. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Cathryne L. Jordan; Mary Ann McCartney; Mary Anderson-Rowland

course of direction and influenced the curriculum development for thefollowing year. At the suggestion of the '97 ESI, the length of the program was extended to sixdays and incorporated more classroom instruction and hands-on time with the computers. Thisextension allowed the students sufficient time to absorb the information being disseminated.Two of the '97 ESI participants returned in '98 and indicated their satisfaction in the increasedcomputer lab time.The curriculum for the 1999 ESI will continue to focus around the basics of web pagedevelopment, but will also expand to include elements of multimedia and computer modeling.The request for more hands-on science and pre-engineering design projects with CEAS facultyand students will be

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Cathryne L. Jordan; Mary Ann McCartney; Mary Anderson-Rowland

with a pre-college experience on campus and hands-onexperience. Page 4.441.4GTE Engineering Summer InstituteIn 1996, the GTE Foundation awarded a $30,000 grant to the ASU OMEP to fund an engineeringresidential summer program for two years. This grant helps complete the Pathway of theinfrastructure of the Office of Student Affairs, which encompasses the OMEP (MESA andMEP), the CEAS Office of Recruitment, and Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)programs. This award coupled with additional grant monies allows sponsorship of summerprograms, targeted for underrepresented students, for all levels of high school to college.The objective of the

Collection

2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Craig Stringer

traditional age and adult students approached and executed thetoy analysis project.IntroductionOver the past decade, engineering colleges and the National Science Foundation have placedgreater emphasis on integrating engineering design into the curriculum, emphasizing hands-onprojects, teamwork and greater student to student collaborations. The introduction toengineering course taught at The Pennsylvania State University for first year level engineeringstudents focuses on these areas of emphasis along with the goals of student recruitment,retention, and engineering development throughout the four-year curriculum [1]. Through thiscourse, students are exposed to a lecture/laboratory setting in which many of the lecture topicsare used as tools to solve

Conference Session

Engineering Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Caitlin H. Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

sciences, in particular, task value is closely linked with the student’sdesire to pursue and persist in these subject areas even two years after the task value ismeasured9. Self-reported or subjective task value has also been linked to future course plans andactual choices of courses as well as achievement10-12. Task value has multiple componentsincluding the intrinsic, attainment, and utility value of a task as well as the perceived cost ofpursuing that task7. Intrinsic value refers to the inherent enjoyment that engineering is expectedto provide the student over the course of his or her program. Attainment, on the other hand,speaks to the student’s perception of how important the engineering course of study is to his orher future career and the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Najjiya Almallah, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Mahmoud Al-Quzwini, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

theory and prac�ce without proper guidance. While MATLAB makes implemen�ng theseprocesses simple, only electrical engineering students who have taken a Digital Signal Processingcourse can understand and implement these processes.This paper presents a module for teaching spectral analysis to second-year engineering studentsusing an engaging and hands-on approach without the intense level of math found in Digital SignalProcessing (DSP) books. The module was applied in a core engineering course at Stevens Ins�tuteof Technology, which 400 students took from nine different engineering programs. The moduleconsisted of three steps: research in which students were asked to report an applica�on orprocess that uses spectral analysis. This started with a

Conference Session

Retaining Women Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Stephanie Jaros, University of Washington; Suzanne Brainard, University of Washington; Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Page 15.612.10“usually or all the time” comfortable asking questions in class (35 percent less), that they“somewhat or strongly agree” that they are confident in their ability to succeed in their collegeengineering courses (57 percent less), and that they “somewhat or strongly agree” that they haveno desire to declare a non-engineering major (32 percent less).On the other hand, White women are more likely than White men to indicate that their professorscare about whether they learn the course material “usually or all the time” (16 percent more), thatthey “usually or all the time” feel like part of an engineering community (60 percent more), thatthey think other students take their comments/suggestions in class seriously “usually or all thetime

Conference Session

Session 9 - Track 1: Weaving Students into Engineering, not Weeding Them Out

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

from application & practice & toward theory, math, engineering sciencethe US • By 1980’s hands-on training had dropped significantly • National Science Foundation-funded university Coalitions in the 1990’s tried to bring some of the hands-on approach back to the curriculum For much of its history, engineering has worked to weed out all but the perceived brightest and best, with the belief that theBrief History of majority of students did not have what it takes to make an engineer.Engineering We have broadened our view of whichEducation in students have

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ramazan Asmatulu; Mehmet B. Yildirim; Waseem Khan; Adebayo Adeniji; Humphrey Wamocha

, analyze and manufacture namomaterials and devices usingelectrospinning method. 8REFERENCES1. Guozhong Cao “Nanostructures and Nanomaterials, Synthesis, Properties and Applications,” Imperial College Press, 2004.2. Charles P. Poole, Jr., Charles P. Poole and Frank J. Owens “Introduction to Nanotechnology,” Wiley, 2003.3. David Brandon and Wayne D Kaplan “Microstructural Characterization of Materials,” John Wiley and Sons, In., 1999.4. Callister, W.D. “Materials Science and Engineering An Introduction – 7th Edition,” Wiley, 2007.5. Gupta, P., Asmatulu, R., Wilkes, G. and Claus, R.O. “Superparamagnetic flexible substrates based on submicron electrospun Estane® fibers containing MnZnFe

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Barron; Sang Ha Lee; John Wise; Robert Pangborn; Thomas Litzinger

lab experiments, performing data analysis, and applying science are more important.On the other hand, the group engaged in full-time employment assigned higher importance todesigning components, working in a team, designing a process, using computers, managing aproject, managing people, creating a budget, organizing groups, listening to others, and dealingwith conflicts.These same differences carry over to the perceptions of importance within the various groups(employed and grad school) depending on the graduates’ technical or business orientations. Forinstance, as shown in Table 3 for alumni entering graduate school, whether they study advancedengineering topics or business training does not seem to influence their perception of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingyu Wang, University of Oklahoma; Noah C. Golly, University of Oklahoma; Blake Herren, University of Oklahoma; James Ian Macdonald, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Yingtao Liu, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

detailed feedback to the design and 3Dprinting, which are useful for the design optimization and improvement in the following designand manufacturing cycle. Two groups of students are currently working on the artificialprosthetic hands and joints. This paper reports students’ learning outcomes from both mechanicsand component level and the interactions at both levels.IntroductionMechanical engineering education includes broad topics and courses, such as materials andmechanics, design, manufacturing, control, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics thattraditionally serve to prepare a large number of students. Currently, these topics and courses aretaught separately in most mechanical engineering programs, in most instances, withoutdemonstrating the

Conference Session

PCEE Biomedical Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Locke Davenport Huyer, University of Toronto; Neal I. Callaghan, University of Toronto; Rami Saab, University of Toronto; Daniel Smieja, University of Toronto; Andrew Effat; Dawn M. Kilkenny, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

collaborative research themes.Specific program Learning Outcomes: ● meet Ontario high school science curriculum-specific course learning outcomes identified by educators; ● connect course-specific scientific concepts to hands-on applications; ● understand the collaborative nature of BME within the context of IBBME research themes; ● develop real-world translation of scientific principles; and ● stimulate development of IBBME graduate student pedagogical skills.2 Program Structure and ImplementationIn the interest of facilitating data-based iterative learning and critical thinking, Discovery is structured tomimic a typical engineering capstone design course where student research teams work with a client topropose a solution to a problem

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 29

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew M. Grondin, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael I. Swart, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #41940Multimodal Communication in Engineering Discourse and Epistemologies:How Speech and Gesture Shape Expressions of Engineering ConceptualizationsMr. Matthew M. Grondin, University of Wisconsin, Madison Matthew is a graduate student completing a joint-degree in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Educational Psychology-Learning Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research revolves around application of embodied learning in engineering education with a primary focus on assessments that bring equitable and inclusive practices to the diverse population of engineering undergraduate

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Gomez, University of Texas at El Paso; Heidi Taboada, University of Texas at El Paso; Jose Espiritu, University of Texas at El Paso; Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas at El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

current state-of-the-art knowledge and research in sustainability design, manufacturing sustainability, andsustainable systems. Our students will experience that real problems are not in any single domainbut they cross boundaries of several domains, not only among pure engineering disciplines butbetween engineering, business, ethics, social sciences, and agriculture sciences, etc. Thus, thisproject will cover material that demonstrates the intersection of design and manufacturing, Page 15.724.2sustainability aspects, as well as agriculture issues such as shown in Figure 1. As a result, thestudents will be trained to open excellent career

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Case Studies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Manion; Eli Fromm; Jay Bhatt

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"• Increased emphasis on experiential learning of engineering and tying that together with the classroom instruction.• Emphasis on teamwork as well as independent work; developing leadership and academic depth.• The imperative for superior communication skills, the development of teaming and organizational skills as well as independent work.• Illustrate the relationship of the basic sciences, engineering, and the liberal arts. In particular the relationship of science and technology to social systems and political policy.The objective has been to identify the student with the concept of an emerging professional. Inthat context the issues of social

Conference Session

Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 1)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

landscape.Our focus here is on students’ framings of their Novel Engineering design activity,including their sense of purpose and understandings of the objectives and constraints oftheir design. We focus on the ways in which students organize themselves in terms oflogic of conversation and information in the situation; more specifically, we attend tohow students foreground specific information and prioritize aspects of their designs tomeet classroom expectations and those they recognize as being relevant to the fictionaldesign setting.MethodsResearch ContextThis study is part of a larger research project entitled Novel Engineering that is funded bythe National Science Foundation (DRK-12 grant 1020243). We are currently workingwith fifteen elementary

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tamara Knott

reports that are judged to be exceptional as a means of improving writing skills inall the students taking the course.In Engineering Fundamentals, the majority of the first year students will take an engineeringdesign class in the spring. This course involves a semester long design project and students arerequired to document their work by submitting a design report. Students in one section of thecourse will use the ePortfolio for submission of their design reports. The quality of the reportssubmitted through the ePortfolio system will be compared with those submitted on paper.In a junior level Materials Science and Engineering communications course, the potential of theePortfolio to offer new mechanisms for assessing both the product, or

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie L. Blaisdell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

camp, WISE Staff met with each age group for 45 minutes daily. Each day the girlsparticipated in hands-on science and engineering activities and learned about women in thesefields.The simple engineering activities utilized during these events are not intended to teach the girlsengineering content, but instead demonstrate some simple engineering principles. The activitiesare designed to produce a positive affective response to engineering so that the girls will be opento "deeper" learning experiences in the future. These events are generally low-cost, requiringonly minimal supplies and staff effort. In the case of the Girl Scout Day Camp, the salaries forengineering students and a WISE program coordinator were paid for by the Girl Scouts

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

E. Max Raisor; C. Greg Jensen

poorly designed and non-interactive(12-13). Considering current on-line engineering curricula, the authors have likewisefound the material incomplete and conspicuously lacking in hands-on laboratory elements. In theauthors’ opinion, it is inappropriate—if not irresponsible—for any institution to offer on-lineinstruction in a format that is unprofessional in organization, presentation, and delivery. Equallyimportant, it must be responsive to interactive exchanges to underscore the learning process.Maintaining ABET accredited engineering programs requires a combination of both structuredand unstructured hands-on laboratory experiences, and rigorous theoretically accurateinstruction, all of which leads to definable, measurable engineering outcomes