Conference Session

Poster Sessions for Unit Operations Lab Bazaar and Tenure-Track Faculty

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Jefferson Baird, University of Pittsburgh; Schohn L. Shannon, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

is:1. Feedback from 2. Having to write 3. Having to run 4. Listening to 5. Having to work 6. Not ApplicableInstructor. multiple reports. multiple presentations in a team. experiments. from other teams.38.2% 32.8% 42.1% 56.7% 3.9% 1.5% 1.3% 0 10.5% 6.0% 3.9% 3.0%3. I am more able to assess technical quality in my work.1. Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Neither Agree 4. Disagree 5. Strongly 6. Not Applicable or Disagree Disagree14.5% 17.9% 72.4% 70.1

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology/City University of New York

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

used pseudocode,flowcharting and Alice (www.alice.org) to learn basic procedural and object-orientedprogramming concepts. The goal of the problem-solving course is to teach programmingconcepts without the burden of learning a full-fledge programing language. Basic Javaprogramming is introduced in the last three weeks of the problem-solving course to facilitate thetransition to the Programming Fundamentals course.3.2 Exploratory Factor AnalysisComputer programming concepts assessments were grouped into seven different categories:assignment, repetition (for/while structures), selection (if/else structures), methods, arrays,classes and general syntax. Student performance in concepts and skills (i.e. ability to write viablecomputer programs) was

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Phillips; Charles V. Camp; Paul Palazolo

necessary to understand forces and limited engineeringprinciples.Instruction in the program was based on cognitive principles of active and collaborative learning,and, in addition to the technical skills, students were exposed to technical writing strategies andcommunication skills. The assessment plan included pre/post surveys, student and instructorjournals, and an exit skills test. A longevity follow-up study is planned for the spring 2001semester.Results were overwhelmingly positive from the program’s administrators, instructors, andstudents, and tips for generalization of the program with recommendations for improvement areincluded.I. What is the Joy of Engineering Program About?The pilot program for The Joy of Engineering Summer Program was

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Graham, University of Louisville; Karla Conn Welch, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Shamus McNamara, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2012-3257: CRITICAL THINKING IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTERENGINEERINGDr. James Graham, University of Louisville James Graham is the Henry Vogt Professor of computer science and engineering, and serves as the Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Louisville.Dr. Karla Conn Welch, University of LouisvilleDr. Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey Hieb is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. His research interests include the use of technology in engineering education, secure operating systems, and cyber-security for industrial control systems.Dr. Shamus McNamara, University of Louisville

Conference Session

Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

modulation /demodulation. In this paper, we present the experiences of teaching communicationsystems with the help of Matlab.Introduction“Communication systems” is offered as a senior level course for Electrical Engineeringmajors in most universities. Its primary objective is to introduce the basic techniques usedin modern communication systems and to provide fundamental tools and methodologiesused in the analysis and design of these systems. It requires the students have thebackground in calculus, linear algebra, basic electronics circuits, linear system theory,and probability and random variables. The author works in the Department ofEngineering Technologies and the course of communication systems is open for junioryear students. However, the

Conference Session

Instrumentation Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Loker

). A logic 0 read on any one of the three input terminals (M,H, or E) will indicate the column ofthe keypad for the depressed pushbutton. The row of the depressed pushbutton is determined byidentifying to which of the four output terminals (A,B,F, and G) a logic 0 was written.As a result, the algorithm for the pushbutton encoder consists of successively writing a logic 0 toone output pin of the keypad at a time with a logic 1 written to the other three output pins, andreading all three input pins of the keypad after each successive write. If one of the pushbuttons hasbeen depressed, a logic 0 will be read from one input pin, identifying the column of the depressedpushbutton. The row of the pushbutton is identified by determining to which

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory M. Dick

principles. This occurs for several reasons. It is often easier to master the skills necessary to solve a particular class of problem than it is to fully grasp the physical and mathematical principles on which the procedure is based. Engineering/Engineering Technology exams tend to emphasize problem solving; students understand this and react appropriately.Neither of these situations are fatal flaws in the educational process. They are, however,less than ideal outcomes. Educators should seek techniques that ameliorate theseoutcomes.An approach to mitigate these outcomes is to revisit the fundamentals, which wereintroduced early in the curriculum, in upper level courses. A result is an improvedunderstanding of the principles (students

Collection

2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Stacy Gleixner; Elena Klaw PhD; Patricia Backer

enough ofthe engineering fundamentals to allow for mini-design projects in each technology. Theclassroom periods use an active learning methodology. The classes are structured such that thestudents work together in multi-disciplinary teams where each student is able to bring theexpertise of their major to understanding the technology. For example, the background ofmechanical engineers combined with electrical engineers will allow a team to begin to grasp thebasic fundamentals of fluid flow and power generation needed to understand how a hydropowerplant operates.A significant assignment in the class is a community-based service learning project done inmulti-disciplinary teams. Each team is assigned a renewable energy technology (such as windpower

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Raymond Addabbo

experiment and theory. Many diversephenomena in engineering and science are too expensive or dangerous to study in alaboratory and can only be studied using numerical simulations.The course Introduction to Programming using Matlab (CSC 215) taught a Vaughn Collegeserves to address several issues. The fundamental goal of the course is to teachprogramming by integrating different parts of the engineering curriculum. Theory taught inother courses can be verified or questioned using numerical simulations. In order toaccomplish this goals, several skill sets need to be developed. This paper addresses theseskill sets and how they are developed.2 Outline of CSC 215CSC 215 is a three credit required course for engineering students and an elective in

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2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

Authors

Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sofia M Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

the development of AI technologies. They also pointed out that recentadvancements in AI language models will cause a shift in how dentists communicate with their patients.They also highlighted that the recent advancements in AI language models would require modification inthe fundamentals of dental education, such as the writing of essays, theses, or scientific papers.They have also identified factual reliability and the opportunities presented by OpenAI Inc.'s ChatGPT ascrucial turning moments in the era of generative artificial intelligence (AI). They also pointed out that asadvanced deep-learning algorithms take over the clinical fields of dentistry and redefine diagnosis,treatment planning, management, and telemedicine screening, it is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University; Patricia Ryaby Backer, San Jose State University; Elena Klaw, Ph.D., San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

; hydropower; fuel cells;biofuels; geothermal; and ocean, wave, and tidal energy. In all of the topics, the class coversenough of the engineering fundamentals to allow for mini-design projects in each technology.The classroom periods use an active learning methodology. The classes are structured such thatthe students work together in multi-disciplinary teams where each student is able to bring theexpertise of their major to understanding the technology. For example, the background ofmechanical engineers combined with electrical engineers will allow a team to begin to grasp thebasic fundamentals of fluid flow and power generation needed to understand how a hydropowerplant operates.A significant assignment in the class is a community-based service

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Ibeh

communication skills. The term paper concept is based on theprinciples of ideation and implementation, the key elements of creativity and critical thinking.The development of ideas based on the students’ subject area(s) of interest serves as a drivingforce for implementation of the ideas. Implementation takes the students through the process ofliterature search for acquisition and development of knowledge base, design of experiment tovalidate and verify idea(s), performance of experiment for data acquisition, analyses andinterpretation of acquired data, and the ultimate report writing and presentation. Report writingteaches the students how to write and is an additional medium for learning the subject material.Presentation introduces and initiates the

Conference Session

Work-In-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell William Buccalo, Bucknell University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

benefits of dedicated technical communication training for chemical engineers as abasis for better understanding TC training as a whole.BackgroundAs mentioned, this need to educate engineering students in the written, oral, and interpersonalcommunication skills necessary for career success is manifested differently across manyengineering departments [2]. While some programs provide communication training distributedacross many courses (such as writing or speaking assignments in core technical courses), othershave developed specific Technical Communications (TC) courses targeted for engineers.Dedicated TC courses are at times coupled closely with either a technical course or a capstonedesign course. Other dedicated TC courses in engineering

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Akanni Lawal; James M. Gregory; Lloyd Heinze

of writing NSF and other grants and receiving funding from variousorganizations. In essence, he added a component of persuasive writing and speaking that had notbeen emphasized in prior years. Dr. Lawal also saw the value of the information for some of hisgraduate students, especially international students working in a second or third language. He Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationhas now developed a parallel graduate course that uses the basics from the PETR 3308 courseand adds considerable work on research proposal development. It is obvious

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Delivery Modes in Nuclear Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Janet Ellzey, University of Texas-Austin; Brad Hull, University of Texas-Austin; Jessica Rosinski, University of Texas-Austin; James Wright, University of Texas-Permian Basin

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

energy will certainly be one focus of the department, it will not be theonly form of energy that will be available for students to explore. The department willalso offer technical elective courses featuring wind energy, petroleum engineering, solarenergy, hydroelectric energy, as well as other forms of “renewable” energy.This paper outlines the general process taken in construction of the proposed curriculum.Some topics include fulfillment of all state, school, and accreditation board requirementsby the proposed courses, incorporation of energy ideas into fundamental mechanicalengineering courses, and selection of technical area electives that provide a broad rangeof energy specific topics and ideas. The end result of this development is a

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cassondra Wallwey, Ohio State University; Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University; Alexander James Egyed, Ohio State University; Olivia Vick, Ohio State University; Michael Parke, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

offerings give students experiencewith engineering design, problem-solving processes, computer programming, and a weeklylaboratory experience that introduces students to different engineering disciplines and teachestechnical writing through assignments given after lab experiences. The second semester coursescontain graphics and computer-aided design content, as well as consisting of a multi-weekproject that students work on in teams. Table 1, below, shows the first semester course optionsthat students select, as well as the typical second semester options that follow the completion ofthe first semester course. The focus of this paper is on the content and structure of thenanotechnology project in the fundamentals of engineering honors

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S. Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Joshua M Coriell, Cyber Innovation Center

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

etc.) are being developed to provide schools with multiple module options.318-257-2319Example ModuleFigure 1 is the engineering design process graphic that guides studentsthrough each module. Annotated by each step in the process is a Because the school mascot is the medieval knights, the 7thsample of the STEM Discover Catapult module in which students build a graders have been asked to build trebuchets to throw prizes into the crowd at pep rallies and sporting events.trebuchet. Additionally, a creative writing opportunity is included (betweenSteps 5 and 6); students

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Pierce

student interest about learning concepts necessary to “build” thearena. This method has not yet been utilized in a course but is being developed for the nextoffering of Introductory Geotechnical Engineering. The paper provides a description of the newcourse platform and summarizes survey results of former students on the proposed method.I. IntroductionTeaching the fundamental concepts of geotechnical engineering using traditional methods oflecture-based instruction and hands-on laboratory testing can be effective, based on the author’sexperience. However, using a real, on-going field construction project as a platform for teachingthese concepts can enhance these traditional methods. It is important to recognize that thisteaching strategy does not

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryndol A. Sones, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

importance of the work, and to present a thesis statement and anoverview of the body of the paper. In assessing student writing of Introduction, afaculty asked a fundamental question, “Why should the reader continue reading?”This was a means to emphasize the contemporary value of the design project andto demand that students recognize the contemporary value and effectively andconcisely communicate the contemporary value of their project. This is assessedrepeatedly in the process of the Capstone Design Course, and it is through thisiterative framework there was emphasis and recurring effort devoted tounderstanding contemporary issues.Conclusions In this paper, four course indicators in the first semester course of the NEDesign Project (NE495

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip H. Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

curriculum summary. The content ofCBEE 414 is essentially identical for all three disciplines. It is a writing-intensive course for ourstudents. The Linus Pauling Engineer serves as the lead instructor and two CBEE facultymembers serve as “subject matter experts”. CHE/BIOE/ENVE 415 has a shared lecturecomponent and discipline-specific laboratories, and CBEE 416 is the senior project course,which is devoted to a single, original project. In both these courses, the Linus Pauling Engineerserves as the lead instructor and several CBEE faculty members provide projects and serve asmentors for project teams. Written communication is emphasized early in the year, then oralcommunication and project management fundamentals. Laboratory activities generally

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Theodore W. Manikas; Gerald R. Kane

approach to teaching research writing to nonnative writers," Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 46, pp. 210-220, 2003.[5] M. Breuer, M. Sarrafzadeh, and F. Somenzi, "Fundamental CAD Algorithms," IEEE Trans. Comp.-Aided Design, vol. 19, pp. 1449-1475, 2000.[6] J. R. Young, "Libraries Try to Widen Google's Eyes," in The Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. L, 2004, pp. A1, A31-A32.[7] E. C. Pappas and R. W. Hendricks, "Holistic Grading in Science and Engineering," ASEE Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 89, pp. 403-408, 2000.THEODORE W. MANIKASTheodore W. Manikas is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. He is amember of the ASEE, ACM, and IEEE. He

Conference Session

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Within Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, sewage and interior design. A third outcome was the exposure of small gaps in fundamental preparation and understanding. This refers to fundamental errors that otherwise would not have been apparent. This elucidation, in the opinion of this instructor, was more apparent than when students are solving design problems. Specifically, some students wrote exam problems that violated some theory from another course or Figure 5: Depiction of from within the course. When an instructor is writing problems, Example Problem

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sallie 'Lee' Townsend; Natalie Segal

Session 2793 Paper 910 TEACHING PROBLEM SOLVING IN AN INTEGRATED MATHEMATICS-WRITING CURRICULUM Natalie D. Segal, Sallie S. Townsend S.I. Ward College of Technology at the University of HartfordABSTRACT: It is crucial that students realize that solving equations and writing papersare not exercises done to please teachers, that equations represent real-world events, thatthe process of writing a paper reflects the process of reporting information, that problem-solving is what adults do on the job. Consequently

Conference Session

Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jon Marvel; Charles Standridge

groups and activelearning techniques. The course is required of all engineering students and is nominallyscheduled for the second semester of the freshman year.I. IntroductionRecently, many statisticians have become involved in a movement to reform generalintroductory statistics courses2. This reform has focused on changes in content(more data analysis, less probability), pedagogy (fewer lectures, more active learning),and technology (for data analysis and simulations) 3. A principal objective of the reformmovement is to help students learn and apply statistical thinking. Statistical thinking has beendefined as thought processes that recognize that variation is all around us and present ineverything we do 4.A fundamental challenge is to

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

John K. Estell

Web browsers. While Java programscan be written as stand-alone applications, they are best known in their applet format, whichallow interactive programs to be incorporated into Web page design. At Bluffton College, Java is the language used in the object-oriented programming(OOP) courses that our students take in their second year of study. Many of the non-OOPconstructs of the language are derived from C, which is learned by our students in their first yearof study. Accordingly, the introductory OOP course focuses on the OOP aspects of Java. Inorder to explore these concepts through the writing of programs, applets are introduced early inthe course curriculum. This requires that students obtain a fundamental understanding

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Steve Zilora

school students to write researchpapers even though relatively few of them will ultimately become researchers. The reason is thatthey need to be able to conduct and write about their research in order to be successful in collegeregardless of their major. Similarly, 21st century college students need to be able to collect,analyze, and present information in order to be successful in college regardless of their major.This paper describes an informatics course suitable for upper level high school students. Thecourse introduces students to skills that will allow them to work comfortably and effectively withdigital information during their college studies. Successful completion of such a course wouldempower college-bound students and help them

Conference Session

Research Frameworks for Identity and Equity: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ingrid Scheel, Oregon State University; Gail Verdi, Kean University; Lara Letaw, Oregon State University

,alterability, and socioeconomic status. Shifting instruction to serve the needs of diversepopulations can benefit all students. If institutions fail to meet the academic needs of learners,students might instead choose the increasingly available alternatives to formal education such asvocational and trade schools, apprenticeships, and self-paced free and paid resources. To helpinstructional designers make the needed shift, we synthesized three known techniques into anovel framework for engineering science curriculum delivery. We utilize: Writing-to-Learnactivities, Inclusive Magnification (InclusiveMag/GenderMag) methods, and Engineering forSocial Justice criteria. This framework allows plenty of space for fundamental engineeringscience coursework and

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

cuspof another revolution, as linear, printed textbooks may soon give way to hyperlinkedelectronic ones [2]. The earlier revolution was driven by technology (the growingavailability of blackboards, and more affordable pens and paper) as well as pedagogy. Thenew revolution is being driven by technology, but also by pedagogy. One aspect of thischange is the idea that students should be more actively involved in interacting with theirtextbook.Taking the idea of interaction one step further is the student-authored textbook movement—the idea that students will benefit from writing all or part of their textbook. There are manyadvantages to this approach: It forces students to confront the primary literature, readingtechnical articles about the subject

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Edward F. Glynn; Frank E. Falcone

Professional Practices in Engineering, An Introduction for Second Year Civil Engineering Students Edward F. Glynn and Frank E. Falcone Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova Universityrecently introduced a new required course, Civil Engineering Fundamentals, inthe fall semester of the sophomore year of its civil engineering curriculum. Oneof the primary objectives in the course is to introduce students to the professionalpractice of civil engineering. This paper focuses on the professional practicescomponent of the course. In particular, the paper

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jianping Yue

applications software, oral and writtencommunications, technical report writing, and data analysis. A number of institutions are alsoteaching the fundamentals of engineering design to freshmen. By working in teams to designpractical products, students not only immediately apply the basic skills that they have justlearned, but also are involved in the activities of the engineering design process, technicaldrawing and computer-aided design, team work, report writing, and presentation. This alsoallows students to become involved in engineering content at an early stage and helps themdevelop interests in engineering and technology disciplines. Therefore, they will have a betterchance to successfully complete their programs. This paper also discusses some