Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

conditions, and they are required to assess the accuracy andcorrectness of the output solution, but have little or no visibility to the mechanics of the problemsolving.As with all Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs, a broadand diverse curriculum in engineering science is required. As faculty, we are alwaysinvestigating better ways to introduce concepts, present correct approaches to problem solving,and then assess student mastery and performance against learning outcomes. It is very valuablein an educational setting, to not only present material and have students practice solutions, andlater be tested on those concepts, but to present information in alternate or unique ways so thatthe students can have the best

Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Beckry Abdel-Magid; Yunsheng Xu

, skills in lifelong learning are becomingimperative for engineers to cope with the ever-changing demands in theworkplace during their professional career. The elements of undergraduateresearch and lifelong learning skills are presented in this paper and two coursesare suggested as mechanisms to foster this education in the engineeringcurriculum.IntroductionNumerous studies conducted on the undergraduate engineering programemphasized the importance of the basic elements of mathematics, naturalsciences, engineering sciences, and fundamental concepts of analysis anddesign [1-4]. These studies also called for emphasis on synthesis and design,depth and strength in the technical subjects, greater emphasis on deeper inquiryand open-ended problem solving

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Felix Ewere, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Paper ID #40987The Engineering Design Process: An introduction to Engineering Studentsusing the Tower Bridge ProjectDr. Felix Ewere, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Dr. Felix Ewere is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engi- neering at North Carolina State University and Instructor of the Aerospace Engineering Capstone Senior Design courses. Engineering research interests are in the science and technology at the intersection of aerodynamics, structural mechanics, energy, and smart materials. Recent works have focused on exploit- ing aeroelastic instabilities on

Conference Session

Research Related to Learning and Teaching Engineering in Elementary Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy V. Ernst, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Mentoring program award in 1999 and individual award in 2007. She was recognized by the IEEE with an EAB Meritorious Achievement Award in Informal Education in 2009 and by the YWCA with an appointment to the Academy of Women for Science and Technology in 2008. Her program received the WEPAN Out- standing Women in Engineering Program Award in 2009. Her work was featured on the National Science Foundation Discoveries web site. She is a member of Sigma Xi, past chair of the K-12 and Precollege Division of the American Society of Engineering Educators and a Senior Member of the IEEE.Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University Elizabeth Parry is a K-12 STEM curriculum and professional development consultant

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

belief that the ability to see the broader picture must be developed first, and thenused as a foundation on which to build disciplinary depth.Pr evious Wor kConsiderable work has been done at several engineering schools to address some deficiencies inengineering education. Drexel University, an early pioneer, established the merit of integratingmath and science with engineering in its E4 program1. Notable progress has been made by theNSF Engineering Coalitions 2 in introducing active/cooperative learning methods, hands-on andproject-based learning, teamwork, industrial design projects, course integration and otherinnovations. Most of the sustained efforts have been at the freshman level, where there aregenerally no courses in a specific

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard P. Long; Kandace Einbeck

structures of technical German that may not have been encountered or emphasized in the students' regular language classes. c. providing activities and opportunities for students to use the material in writing and speaking. Second, the students in the class come from all engineering disciplines at the University,Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science andEngineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Inviting guest speakers fromvarious industries provides a variety of topics, corresponding to the varied interests of thestudents. Having the course in the hands of one professor of engineering would not allow for thisvariety. Thirdly, the guest speakers provide

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Barnwell; Ronald Schafer; Joel Jackson; Douglas Williams; David Anderson; Monson Hayes III

industry andindividual engineers and professionals to ascertain their needs and prepare materials accordingly.The short course “DSP for Practicing Engineers” was first offered beginning in February 2000, to50 students. It has also been offered to 30 students in June 2000, to 65 students in September2000, and will be offered again in February 2001. Information about this course can be found atwww.ece.gatech.edu/streaming, along with further information about streaming media courses andsoftware tool development at Georgia Tech.Bibliography1. D. V. Anderson, M. H. Hayes and J. R. Jackson, “Effective and Efficient Distance Learning Over the Internet:Implementation of an On-Line DSP Course,” Proc. ICEE, Taiwan, August, 2000.2. M. H. Hayes and L.D

Conference Session

K-12 Activities

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leilah Lyons, University of Michigan; Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Exhibit,“ Proceedingsof the 2006 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE2006), Chicago, IL, June18-21, 2006.9. Macdonald, S. & Silverstone, R.. "Science on Display: The Representation of Scientific Controversy inMuseum Exhibitions." Public Understanding of Science 1, 1, 1992.10. Paris, S., Yambor, K, & Packard, B. "Hands-On Biology: A Museum-School-University Partnership forEnhancing Students' Interest and Learning in Science." The Elementary School Journal 98, 3, 1998.11. Sandvig, C. & Murase E. Social Research Through the Unobtrusive Observation of Network Traffic:Methodological and Ethical Challenges. In Proc. AIR 2000, AIR 2000. Consulted January 27, 2005.http://aoir.org/members/papers

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bassem Ramadan; Karim Nasr

application of just-in-time-learning and design-integrated instruction in a second course on Applied Thermodynamics[17], theauthors found this approach to reinforce concepts and that their objectives were successfully met,despite a handful of students’ comments citing an overwhelming workload. In a capstone designcourse in environmental engineering focusing on simulation and a PBL design project, the authorsreported that students developed a much deeper understanding of course material, suggesting thatthe simulation activities outperformed their expectations.[18] At MIT, PBL has been implemented through a curriculum change based on the real-worldengineering context of a product's complete life cycle. Students reported on the program beingmore

Conference Session

Session 10 - Track 2: Get Outside and Learn (GOAL) Engineering Kits

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Jennifer Bishop, University of Maryland College Park; Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland College Park; Paige E Smith, University of Maryland College Park; Elisabeth Smela, University of Maryland College Park

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

year, the program has transitioned to support in-person events andcontinues to expand to support hands-on learning opportunities for both area K-12students as well as UMD undergraduate students.The GOAL program provides participants a hands-on kit that encourages individualexploration and connection to STEM, and the program extends well beyond thelow-cost physical components. GOAL includes specific curricula, activities, and designchallenges that allow students to engage with foundational STEM concepts. Thecurricula and explorations have been tied to K-12 Next Generation Science Standards,and GOAL provides teacher support and school system integration. Middle and highschool educators gain access to a comprehensive activity with materials

Conference Session

Identity and Culture

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida; David J. Therriault, University of Florida; Christine S. Lee, University of Florida; Nathan McNeill, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-4025: DISCOURSES AND SOCIAL WORLDS IN ENGINEER-ING EDUCATION: PREPARING PROBLEM-SOLVERS FOR ENGINEER-ING PRACTICEDr. Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida Elliot P. Douglas is Associate Chair, Associate Professor, and Distinguished Teaching Scholar in the De- partment of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. His research activities are in the areas of active learning, problem solving, critical thinking, and use of qualitative methodologies in en- gineering education. Specifically, he has published and presented work on the use of guided inquiry as an active learning technique for engineering, how critical thinking is used in practice by students, and how different

Conference Session

Core Concepts, Standards, and Policy in K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ronald L. Carr, Purdue University; Nilson E. Martinez-Lopez, Purdue University; Jose Daniel Bravo, INSPIRE

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and within its case containing variations depending on the subject areaand standard.Methods of Collection Science, math, technology, vocational, engineering, and career standards were collectedfrom each state. Research team members pulled standards that relate to engineering andtechnology design from each standards document using a liberal approach. The liberal approachmeant that terminology which was in congruence with the definitions of engineering had to beutilized, yet the standards text did not have to explicitly mention engineering. These key terms:Engineering, Design, Process, Optimization, Modeling, Testing, Properties (of Materials),Prototype, Design Task, Iterative, Technology, Constraints, and Criteria were based on

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Tull, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

program are either interested in engineering management careers, or areusing the degree as a foundation for careers other than engineering. Because of the diversestudent interests, the course is designed to allow the students to understand the pervasive role ofgovernment in the technical arena, and the need to use/manage technology within that context.The emphasis of the course material is on the federal level, however international, state, andlocal differences are included. This paper presents the curriculum for EP251 and discussesinstructor observations about how well the course works for sophomore engineering students.The instructor is interested in feedback about the need for such a curriculum.IntroductionLafayette College offers a sophomore

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juebei Chen, Shanghai Jiaotong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Tianyi Zheng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

engineering,while the lowest, 14 %, in computer-science in 2014 [4]. Some prior studies indicatedthat the low representation of females in engineering program was closely associatedwith gender differences observed in students’ learning experience, self-efficacy andlearning outcomes [5][6][7]. Others, moreover, observed that gender differences in termsof students’ self-efficacy, engagement level and performance presented significantchallenges to the teaching and learning process in engineering education [7].Particular challenges for female students have been observed in the team-workingenvironment of a project-based learning process [8]. Project-based Teaching, as one ofthe core teaching methods, has been widely adopted in engineering education

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Gad-el-hak; Judy Richardson; John Speich; James McLeskey

be useful is in the development of “reserve” materials. Muchlike the reserve reading materials that are often included on a syllabus, these extracurricularassignments would give all students a way to enhance their understanding, especially those Page 9.1243.2whose learning styles include kinesthetic and manipulation techniques. We recognize that the Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationtraditional reserve readings are under-utilized. It is our hope and belief that hands-onexperiments

Collection

2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

demand of manufacturing engineers. It is an extremely hands-on and cross-disciplinary field that is almost unlimited in its applications, varying from heavy manufacturingto food processing or electronics, from medical devices to toys or textiles.According to the fairly recent wisdom of “Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering of aProduct Producing Enterprise” developed by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME),manufacturing engineers need to be prepared and competent in four thrust areas: (i) materials andmanufacturing processes, (ii) product, tooling, and assembly engineering, (iii) manufacturingsystems and operations, and (iv) manufacturing competitiveness. In addition, a goodmanufacturing engineering curriculum has to have to a strong

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Roemer, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Debra Mascaro, University of Utah

from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her Sc.D. in Medical Engineering from the joint Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. She teaches the required freshman design sequence, the required junior mechatronics sequence, and electives in musculoskeletal functional anatomy for engineers and medical instrumentation and physiology. She is interested in the use of technology in the classroom and improving student outcomes through hands-on and interactive experiences.April Kedrowicz, University of Utah Dr. April A. Kedrowicz is the Director of the CLEAR (Communication, Leadership, Ethics, And Research) Program at the University of Utah, a collaboration between the

Conference Session

Issues in Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Sill; Elizabeth Stephan; Matthew Ohland

level of basic understanding of these disciplines. If, on theother hand, we ask these same students what a ceramic engineer, a biosystems engineer or anindustrial engineer does, there is much uncertainty.Students come to us particularly ill-equipped to offer any kind of explanation as to what ischaracteristically “engineering”—that is, what the various engineering disciplines have incommon. They see the different majors in engineering as being as isolated subjects, without muchsense of the rich interface that exists where disciplines overlap. The multidisciplinary nature ofengineering is nearly completely unknown to them.Clemson and its General Engineering curriculumClemson University is a land-grant institution located in rural upstate South

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Abu-Hajar, San Francisco State University; Michael Holden, San Francisco State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

or she is likely to struggle in all subsequent courses. If this is thecase, the student must exert extra effort to “break the prerequisite chain.” Instructors tend toreview material previously-covered in different courses to ensure that students are up to speedwith the topic at hand. This further reduces lecturing time. As science and technology advance,lecture time per topic is diminishing, a result of more topics needing to be covered. Because ofthe sequential structure of courses, students who are not sufficiently focused during lecture spendadditional time studying outside the classroom, at the expense of developing creativity andproblem solving skills. Such skills, as well as critical, analytical thinking, teamwork, andcommunication

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Diana Dabby

Nabokov’s knowledge ofLepidoptera infuse his art, and if so, how is this knowledge manifested?That Nabokov planted lepidopteral gems for the delight of careful readers does not appearfarfetched given the author’s penchant for discovery, both in his science and in his literarycriticism.8 Students on their lit/lep hunt through Lolita engage in the kind of detective workNabokov relished. In doing so, they uncover tangles and leads, sometimes true, sometimes false,sometimes quite unknowable—not unlike the research they may one day do in engineering.V. Moths and DiffEqsSince students study Lepidoptera throughout the course, introducing diffeqs via moths becomesan intuitive next step. First year engineering students who have had only a semester of

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome P. Lavelle

all-in-all this is probably a pseudo-valid fact. The implications are that we need to be proactive in creating student knowledge in those engineeringeconomy topics and techniques that our customers need and are requesting.* Over 58% of the respondents indicated that they offer engineering economy courses 2 or 3 times per year withan average class size of about 90 students. On the other hand just over 20°/0 offer the course 5 to 11 times peryear with smaller class sizes of around 35 students. This implies that large sections taught infrequently arefavored over smaller sections taught more oflen. To me this structure promotes a teaching style that emphasizesthe “roteness” of the topic of engineering economy. Because of the prohibitive nature of

Conference Session

Math and K-12-Freshman Transitions

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tan-Yu Lee; John Dantzler; Robert Leland; Jim Richardson

difficult, but well defined problems because this is a majordeficiency in the students we see.To develop problem solving skills, it is important for students to solve problems in which theymust select the mathematical tools to solve the problem11. The use of cumulative reviewproblems, drawing on all previous material, resulted in increased problem solving ability9. Incontrast, typical textbook exercises rely mainly on recent content, and give students sufficientclues to select solution techniques without understanding the concepts well enough to apply themin new contexts.Problem solving courses for engineers exist at many universities. Specific instruction about theproblem solving process has had positive effects, but often did not transfer to

Conference Session

New Directions for ET

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University; Shelly Tan, Purdue University; Liza Ann Russell, Purdue University; Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

existing research on engineering technology graduates from specific countries, such asMalaysia [6]; however, most of these focus on employability [7] and the general availability ofresources to these graduates within their industry (such as the state of their labs) rather thanbeing directly about perception. In general, perception is discussed as a factor that affects thetopic being researched, rather than being the subject of any studies itself, which often leads tomost material centering on the perspectives of employers rather than the general public; thisemphasis continues even outside those countries [8] [9].In terms of pre-graduate perception, research has been done concerning how the field isperceived among people from a certain subgroup

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Marcos Chu; Ruth-Miriam Garnett

hole of different size is a problem that will require the implementationof a Reuleuaux auger on a robot is a new problem. Global engineer with a good background:engineering history will be required to “find” the pieces and put the pieces together. Curriculum for global engineering education need not only to include textbooks whichshow the process to be used, but also needs to include, hands-on activities where engineers areable to interact with the environment and generate ideas. An opportunity for exchange of ideasbegun in 2010, providing a marketplace where ideas seekers get to meet with idea implementers.The largest state faire is State Fair of Texas, first held in 1886. In 2010, the first USA Science &Engineering Festival was

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Bertozzi

, “The CDIO Initiative offers an education stressing engineeringfundamentals, set in the context of the Conceiving - Designing - Implementing - Operatingprocess, which engineers use to create systems and products.”With respect to teaching and learning reform CDIO states, “We know some interesting factsabout how experiences affect learning. Engineering students tend to learn by experiencing theconcrete and then applying the experience it to the abstract. Unlike their counterparts of yearspast, many engineering students today don’t arrive at college armed with hands-on experienceslike tinkering with cars or building radios. Yet, hands-on experience is a vital foundation onwhich to base theory and science.”In the paper, Lessons Learned from Design

Conference Session

Public Engineering of Engineering, K12 Standards, and Overview

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Welty, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Linda Katehi, University of Illinois; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; Michael Feder, National Research Council

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ofscience and engineering to design, create, and improve solutions.” Design and Discovery“engages students in hands-on engineering and design activities intended to foster knowledge,skill development, and problem solving in the areas of science and engineering.”In many cases, the primary reason for including engineering was to enhance the study of scienceand mathematics. For example, the mission of the Materials World Modules was to improvescience education by engaging students in the intellectual processes of inquiry and design.Consistent with this mission, the modules were designed to enhance the teaching of traditionalscience curricula by facilitating greater student awareness of the relationships between scientificand technological concepts and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

revising and reviewing all written work. Time constraints, laziness, and pride are the three components of failure in my technical writing skills. The information that made the biggest impression on me was that engineering writing is different from literature writing and can cost me a job.Given comments like these, the workshop seems well worth thirty minutes of class time. Moreinformation is available on the project website (http://www.cewriting.ling.pdx.edu/), and theworkshop powerpoint slides can be obtained by writing the project principal investigator, aslisted on the website contact page.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantsNo. DUE

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 7: Innovative Pedagogy

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiamin Zhang, University of California, Riverside; John Ellington Byars, Auburn University; Eric Burkholder, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

education literature, most prior research onsensemaking has focused on mathematical sensemaking [3], [4] or building connections betweena concept in science and a scenario in the real world [5]. Very few studies have focused onsensemaking in engineering.In science and engineering, visual diagrams are often used for presenting and engaging withcomplex scientific concepts. Experimental studies and case studies have reported positive effectsof various types of scientific representations [6]. Multiple representations can complement eachother because they differ either in the processes each supports or in the information each contains.For example, Tabachneck et al. examined the representations that learners created to solvealgebra word problems and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Jan B Hansen, University of Saint Thomas

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

. Page 22.315.4 ENGR 130: Fundamentals of Engineering for Educators (4 undergraduate credits) This is a one-semester survey of engineering topics. Topics will span machine design, manufacturing, thermodynamics, electronics, computer programming, and chemical engineering. The course will have weekly lab sessions which will allow students to apply what they are learning from lectures in a hands-on setting. Emphasis will be placed on how the material is used by practitioners. Numerous examples will be given of how this material can be presented in a way that meets Minnesota education standards. Each topic unit will include a

Conference Session

Cultural Issues in Engineering: International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jayanta K. Banerjee, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

together and talk.”Unlike during the 1960s and 70s, words like ‘underdeveloped’ or ‘Third World’ were not used toofrequently in academic conversations, even though they exist openly or insipiently in our societies. Moreoften the old Mississippi folksong, “We are on the same boat, brothers!” vibrates in technology transfer.The wind has no more any directional preference: neither from North to South, nor from West to East. Aprofessor of engineering materials would probably call it, “No anisotropy!”In engineering education and in engineering practice, graduate students and senior undergraduatestudents can contribute enormously to technology transfer within a country or internationally. Thisprecious source of technical and humanistic resources of the