Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

V. Coppola; K. Powell; D. Hyland; B. Cosgrove; A. Waas; A. Messiter; Joe G. Eisley

two-semester seminar sequence, covering current topics in aerospace and case studies in engineering. A two-semester design sequence. Development of the outlines and supporting materials, including educational software modules, for new and modified courses is now underway. First-year students entering in Fall 1997, the graduating class of 2001, will go through the new curriculum. ‘An on-line version of this paper can be accessed on the Aerospace Department home page [l] Page 2.458.1 11 The College-Wide Curriculum 2000 Effort1.1 IntroductionIn summer of 1995, an

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ricardo Teixeira; Pedro Portela; Maria Restivo; Jose Marques

3rd year, 2nd semester, discipline of the 5-year degreecourse in Mechanical Engineering, run at FEUP under the responsibility of the second author(TR), in which around 60% of the time is devoted to "hands on" laboratory activity involvingover 140 students. In order to comply with the demands for a non-conventional final projecttopic coming from a highly dynamic group of students led by the third author (PP), an open Page 7.330.1experimental problem was devised (by TR) using a very familiar object – a beverage can. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

Conference Session

Engineering and Sustainability

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, Purdue University; Aman Yadav, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

to teach engineering ethics are usually high profile events such as DC-10plane crash in Paris, 1986 Challenger disaster, and Chernobyl. Haws11 reviewed 42 engineeringethics papers contained in the proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Educationannual conferences between 1996 and 1999. Of those papers, 23 referenced the use of casestudies. Haws11 noted that the majority of the identified case studies focused on high profilecases. Herkert8, on the other hand, argued that even though such high profile cases get theattention for engineering ethics, what is needed are more mundane cases, which presenthypothetical ethical dilemmas most engineers typically encounter in their profession. However,such hypothetical cases come with their

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Callen; Steven Usselman

Management,” “MakingTechnical Choices: Taking the Trolley,” “Engineers and the Idea of Meritocracy,” “Pollution, Policy, and PowerConsumption,” “Negotiating Technical Standards in Electrical Engineering,” and “The Rise of the SemiconductorIndustry.”) Each of these ten units, which remain the core of the course to this day, incorporated historical andcontemporary materials on engineering design or on issues related to engineering professionalism and linked thatinformation to economic, political, and social considerations. In this fashion, the creative work of engineers, past Page 6.542.1Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Grover; Terry Parker; Robert King; Joan Gosink

, Branner5 describes a sequence of three, four-credit hour courses includinglaboratories in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University ofCalifornia at Davis. The sequence is taught to seniors and first-year graduate students duringthe, fall, winter, and spring quarters. The purpose of the sequential courses is to provide an in-depth understanding of microwave theory, circuits, and applications. The laboratory experimentsprovide hands-on experience with theory taught in class and introduce students toinstrumentation used in industry. The laboratories include projects where students completepaper design, computer analysis, circuit layout, circuit fabrication, testing, and a report.Engelken6 described a sequence of two

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Troy Curtis Tonner, Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

, which iswhy learning communities or cohorts have shown success in a student’s first year [17] especiallyfor underrepresented, first generation, or low-income students. In a recent study [17], a learningcommunity was built along with a summer immersion program, a peer mentoring program, and afirst-year experience course. The summer immersion program linked science and social justiceissues with hands-on activities and built a sense of belonging. The results showed increasedsuccess in the first year and those that participated were more likely to graduate. The study notedthat this type of community may not be appropriate for commuter populations if studentintegration cannot be balanced with maintaining connections to their home communities.Overall

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

faculty in attendance, better presentation of careerpossibilities, and more hands-on experiences.Bibliography1. Felder, R.M. and R. Brent. 2004a. The Intellectual Development of Science and Engineering Students. Part 1: Models and Challenges, Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 269-277.2. Felder, R. 1996. Matters of Style, ASEE Prism, pp. 18-23.3. Felder, R.M. and L.K. Silverman. 1988. Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education. Engr. Education, 78(7), 674-681. Page 11.372.84. Soloman, B.A. and R.M. Felder. 2006. Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire. Accessible at: http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html5. Paterson

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

graduate students to K-12 curriculum development, hosting K-12 science andengineering competitions.19Each year at the University of Missouri Rolla, 300-400 first-year engineering students engage ina team design-build activity as a part of Engineering Design with Computer Applications, arequired Basic Engineering course. Five-person teams receive some funding support incompleting projects like a human-powered water pump, a portable bridge, a disc launcher, abubble machine, and a hands-free pencil sharpener. In spring 2003, the course objectives wereextended to develop educational materials for the K-4 classroom including designing andbuilding a device and an accompanying educational game or activity. The extension of the BasicEngineering course was

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik De Graaff, Delft University of Technology; Wim Thijs, TU Delft; Peter Wieringa, TU Delft

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

themselves with scientific research during the Masters phase6.In the Netherlands, the introduction of the Bachelor-Master structure did not result inextensive curriculum change. The typical engineering curriculum consisted of 5-yearprogrammes, with intermediate exams after one year and at the end of the third year.Accommodating to the Bologna criteria basically came down to an upgrade of the status ofthe third year examination. At the Faculty of Mechanical, Marine and Materials Engineering(3ME) of Delft University of Technology it was decided the training of research skills shouldbe part of the bachelor program. Since over a decade, the last course before the third yearexamination takes the shape of a research project. In the present curriculum this

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Two-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Nicholas P. Langhoff, Skyline College; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Eva Schiorring; Tracy Huang, Canada College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

a comprehensive transfer engineeringprogram that prepares students to be competitive for transfer can be challenging due to a lack offacilities, resources, and local expertise. As a result, engineering education becomes inaccessibleto many community college students. Through a grant from the National Science FoundationImproving Undergraduate STEM Education program (NSF IUSE), three community collegesfrom Northern California collaborated to develop resources and teaching strategies to enablesmall-to-medium community college engineering programs to support a comprehensive set oflower-division engineering courses that are delivered either completely online, or with limitedface-to-face interactions. This paper focuses on the development and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gearold Johnson, Colorado State University; Thomas Siller, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

International

physicsof particle physics, quantum mechanics and laser physics. As well, note that many of thechallenges on this list have to do with biological systems and for most engineeringstudents a course or two in biological systems would be at most unusual. Additionalchemistry courses may also be required for developing 21st century materials and theengineering of better medicines challenge may require quantum chemistry. And so itseems clear from these examples that the 15% portion of the engineering curriculumdevoted to the fundamental sciences may have to increase in order for engineers to beengaged in solving these grand challenges.In challenges such as cyber security, bioinformatics and even reverse engineering thebrain, our current students are ill

Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Richard Smith

A Curricular Strategy for Information Security Engineering Richard Smith Department of Computer and Information Sciences (formerly QMCS) University of St. ThomasAbstractExisting textbooks and training materials in basic information security do not reflect theactual problem solving techniques and practices in the field of information securityengineering. In general, texts focus on memorization of a broad range of facts related tomodern information security practice. Analytical techniques, when present, often focuson mathematical foundations of cryptography, the inner workings of security protocols,and perhaps the logical derivation of formal security policy statements

Conference Session

Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Ainane; Chandra Thamire

Park.University of Maryland, College Park, (UMCP), on the other hand, is a major public researchuniversity, located along the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. high-tech corridor. Regarded as theflagship of the University System of Maryland, UMCP has a student population of more than33,0008. A. James Clark School of Engineering, one of the thirteen colleges and schools in theuniversity, offers 13 graduate programs and 11undergraduate programs, including those inmechanical and electrical engineering. Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Electricaland computer Engineering form two of the seven departments in the College and offer Bachelorof Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.The notion for collaboration between the two universities

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2 - Student Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Haeseong J. Jee, Hongik University

Tagged Topics

Track 1 - Student Development

arealso valuable for students in business, design, engineering, science and technology. These aretaught in a modular framework with a hands-on topic each week of the term as shown in table 1.The syllabi of the courses are now briefly explained and discussed with each case of class project.Table 1. A course framework for the new curriculum [Dresselhaus 2011]Course Status Product Design Engineering Foundation CourseCourse Term Spring or Fall semester annuallyCourse Credits 3Class Hours 3(2+1) per weekCourse Type Design Studio2.1 Form & Esthetics for Engineering Design (FEED) This is a foundational overview and discovery course covering the basics of design form andesthetics development

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania; James A. Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania; Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

wasfun. The course addresses ABET student outcomes 2, 3, and 5. These outcomes focus onengineering design, communication, and teamwork, respectively.IntroductionTraditional first-semester engineering curriculum includes basic mathematics, sciences, andliberal arts courses in order to prepare students for rigorous engineering courses. This approachhelps highly motivated students who have clear understanding of their field of study. Most highschool graduates may have an understanding of the overall engineering field but may not knowabout a specific field of engineering. A hands-on introduction to each engineering field isnecessary in the early stage of the curriculum and the first semester is an ideal place to exposestudents to various engineering

Conference Session

Reflection

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xingya Xu, George Mason University; Lori C. Bland, George Mason University; Stephanie Marie Kusano, University of Michigan; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. Borkowski, J. G., Carr, M., & Pressley, M. (1987). “Spontaneous” strategy use: Perspectives from metacognitive theory. Intelligence, 11(1), 61-75.2. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A., & Cocking, R. (1999). How people learn: Mind, brain, experience, and school. Washington, DC: National Research Council.3. Chopra, S. K., Shankar, P. R., & Kummamuru, S. (2013, August). MAKE: A framework to enhance metacognitive skills of engineering students. In Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE), 2013 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 612-617). IEEE.4. Cross, D. R., &

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Carpenter Ed.D., CCD - Custom Curriculum Design; Logan Edward Micher, Florida Polytechnic University; Chris Yakymyshyn; Jorge Vargas, Florida Polytechnic University; Christina Drake, Florida Polytechnic University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

working group and is the nanotechnology editor for the Industrial Biotechnology Journal. Her research interests cover novel materials and sensors based on metamaterial approaches; low-cost imagers and sensors; and biologically inspired or incorporated sensors and platforms. She holds a doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Central Florida. Her bachelor’s degree is in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida. Her honors include the the University of Central Florida College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnae Award for Materials Science and Engineering (2013); Lockheed Martin Innovate the Future winner (2009 and 2012); the National Science Foundation’s GK-12

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott von Laven; X. Qian; A. Jalloh; Zheng-Tao Deng; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

integrating interdisciplinary computational science courses into their undergraduate curricula, involving freshmen to senior students; and• to provide support and expertise to HBCU researchers using state-of-the-art computational science technologies and methodologies.Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are the primary source of African-American scientists in the US, and HBCU participation is central to the Alliance. AlabamaA&M University is one of the HBCU members of the Alliance.The question at hand is how to introduce engineering students to advanced computationalresources without adding courses to the curriculum

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chean Chin Ngo, California State University, Fullerton; Sang June Oh, California State University, Fullerton

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

inadequate understanding ofmathematics classes, often unaware of where and how the specific knowledge is obtained in themathematics sequence. On the other hand, mathematics professors usually have a limitedunderstanding of how their mathematics courses apply in downstream engineering classes [137].The issues surrounding science courses are similar as well. Table 3a indicates the range andaverage percentage of mathematics and science courses in comparison to the total degreerequirements. The average across 125 programs stands at 25.4%, with a standard deviation of2.2%. The following are some of the notable characteristics observed from the curriculum datafrom 125 mechanical engineering programs:  Michigan Technological University has the

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne D. Bilbeisi; Camille F. DeYong

specific area, but instead were enabled to experience all sorts of interesting things. Ilike how creativity and originality were stressed.” REACH 96 participant“I liked the opportunity I had to learn about myself and my interests. I enjoyed the hands-onthings we did and loved the modules.” REACH 97 participant“I enjoyed getting to know exactly what each type of engineer does. I also enjoyed the projectswe got to create without being told exactly what to do.” REACH 98 participantThe primary objective of the REACH academies was to provide factual, experiential informationto participants in order to help them make good individual career decisions. To achieve thisgoal, the academies were focused on academic modules in six engineering disciplines

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Leevones Dubose; Jean Newman; Cecil Ramage; Burke Johnson; Brenda Litchfield; Edmund Tsang

culminating) and the supporting materials for the activities that theteacher customer can use for a 5-day period to implement hands-on learning of mathematics and science inhis/her classroom.3) Course Description ME125, "Introduction to Mechanical Engineering," was taught for the first time in Winter Quarter,1996 to a class with enrollment limited to 20 students. The rationale for limiting enrollment for the first timeis to ensure a sufficient pool of students to take the trailer section, which will be taught in Spring Quarter,1996 and which hopefully will have fewer problems in course implementation. The 20 students are groupedinto five (5) teams of four (4) students each. The course meets four times a week for 50 minutes forapproximately ten

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Julia Ziyatdinova

“engineering elite” without boundariesand cross-country barriers. Different cultural background of engineers in a global world may,however, form unpredictable barriers to their cooperation within a transnational company or auniversity. On the other hand, cultural differences as a set of various “points of view” andapproaches can make a fruitful contribution to the development of engineering community [1].Professional growth of engineers is closely linked to the global challenges mankind faces today.In the XXI century, the mankind is facing a number of new challenges; their solution willdetermine the future progress and even survival. The “global agenda" today includes thefollowing issues: corruption, poverty, environmental pollution, human rights

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock Barry, Purdue University; Vincent Drnevich, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, Page 13.1299.8Australia ; Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth. 390 p. [3] Ng, J., Engineering ethics: Good rules to follow. Engineering Management, 2003. 13(6): p. 30-33. [4] Whitbeck, C., Ethics in engineering practice and research. 1998, Cambridge, England ; New York: CambridgeUniversity Press. 330 p. [5] Baum, R.J., Ethics and engineering curricula. The Teaching of ethics ; 7. 1980, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.:The Hastings Center, Institute of Society, Ethics, and the Life Sciences. 79 p. [6] Herkert, J.R., Continuing and emerging issues in engineering ethics education. The Bridge, 2002. 32(3). [7] ABET, Criteria for accrediting engineering programs. 2007, ABET, Inc.: Baltimore. [8] Harris, C.E., M. Davis, M.S. Pritchard, and M.J. Rabins

Conference Session

Design Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

entireeducation background. Drawing on knowledge from different courses, students work in teamsand are expected to make design decisions based on manufacturing requirements and realisticconstraints such as material selection, functionality, cost, safety, and reliability. This paperemphasizes on the technical contents as well as educational outcomes of the design projects.Introduction:The Manufacturing Engineering (MANE) program at Virginia State University developed acurriculum that provides students with balanced coverage of different manufacturing engineeringaspects as well as a strong university core requirement. The program focuses on the areas ofautomation, quality, manufacturing process, engineering analysis and design to prepare studentsfor

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Cano; Howard Kimmel

Engineering EducationIn 2002, only one group of 25 girls for FEMME6 was accepted due to staffing limitations.Hence we were able to be more selective in choosing the participants, and the differencesbetween the pre-tests and the post-tests were not as dramatic as the 2001 group. Thus, thepre-test scores were higher with an average of 51%. Nine of the 25 scored over 70%. Theaverage on the post-test was 91%. Thirteen students had scores of 91% or better, and fiveothers scored above 81%.Program teachers developed rubric assessment instruments to evaluate the extent to whichtheir students improved their hands-on skills in their subject area – engineering, computers,science, math, and communications. Because of the diversity of courses, each teacher has

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

school was not for me. Initially, I viewed college as a learning experience, trying everything you can get your hands on to eventually find what you truly love, but I find that this engineering program does not let you do that. The Environmental Engineering program still interests me intensely, but I also want to try Shakespeare, religious studies, and philosophy courses not possible to take if I want to graduate in four years.Another student writes: After my first semester in the college of engineering and applied sciences, I have concluded that I am not meant to be an engineer. I feel I can help mankind and the environment in other ways, I do not strictly have to be an engineer in order to do this. Environmental engineering is

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Eric D. Mead; Karen Reynolds; Lawrence Whitman

. There is, therefore, a broad base of knowledge using LEGO® bricks to expose students to a wide variety of concepts. Shocker MINDSTORMS The Shocker MINDSTORMS program at WSU utilizes LEGO® MINDSTORMS to encourage young students to explore, experiment, and experience STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning in a hands-on constructionist environment17. Shocker MINDSTORMS began in 2001 as a collaboration among faculty and staff in the WSU Colleges of Education and Engineering, WSU engineering students, and local industry. The intent was to involve teachers and students in hands-on learning by providing a framework that included teacher training, teacher and student support, and an annual culminating event where students

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

hour flight from Atlanta to Brussels andthen another 8 hour flight from Brussels to Kigali. On the other hand, it is only a three hourflight from Houston to Tegucigalpa, Honduras.LogisticsLogistics in a developing country can be quite complex for a group of students and facultymembers who have never been there before. For them to be productive there needs to be Page 13.1330.4someone in the country who can handle some of these issues. When the team went to Kenya in2006, the two engineering teams were part of a much bigger set of service projects organized byour university, involving about 100 people. Two staff people from Baylor went ahead of

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard N. Smith; Michael K. Jensen; Deborah A. Kaminski; Amir Hirsa

changes in the core thermal-fluid science curriculum for engineers have been initiatedat Rensselaer. We seek to improve the context in which material is presented, so that the physicalintuition of our students is enhanced, their ability to think critically and to synthesize information isstimulated, and the relevance of the learning process to advanced analytical and computational toolsavailable to the students is made clearer.This has been accomplished through the development of two distinct, but closely related, courses.The first course, Thermal and Fluids Engineering I (TF1), is a consolidation into a single four-credit course of the essential, fundamental aspects of classical thermodynamics, fluid mechanicsand heat transfer, in a context

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Ramers

products.Including Manufacturing Projects in Other CoursesStudents take a materials course that is often more materials science than materials engineering,and design or materials oriented elective courses are often a rehash or extension of strength ofmaterials courses. These courses can be modified to incorporate the engineering activities thistype of analysis is intended to support – design and manufacturing. A change in perspective inour materials courses and modification of a course on composites gave our mechanicalengineering students experiences that helped them develop engineering competencies.Materials, for mechanical engineers, should be taught from a design and manufactureperspective. The students should understand that they study materials so that