Conference Session

Outreach and Freshman Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Smith; Wayne Walter

Session Number 2566 Handicapped Design Projects in a New Engineering Honors Course Wayne Walter, Mark Smith Kate Gleason College of Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623AbstractAs part of a new Honors Program within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at theRochester Institute of Technology (RIT), a multidisciplinary design project has been recentlyintroduced as a two-course sequence (1 credit each quarter), taken by honors students during thewinter and spring of their Freshman year. Instead

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

andapplication of material; help non-traditional students in their learning;and motivate engineering students toremain in school. Many departmentshave successfully implementedsubsets of the possible approaches(e.g., Fig. 1) in individual courses. Page 15.91.2 Figure 1. How people learn.5We propose to make a major step towards an extended and integrated use of these techniques bymoving from their isolated use in individual courses into a SPIRAL curriculum that uses active,co-operative, design-based learning approaches in four new sequential coordinated lowerdivision courses. These courses are also

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Tech.

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

course did not need to resemble other courses in content orteaching style since there is no acknowledged universal engineering knowledge10, orpedagogical approach 11. In addition to attributes of the traditional syllabus, new attributeswere added (table 1). Table 1. Attributes of the new syllabus Attributes of Traditional Attributes of the New Syllabus Curriculum /Syllabus Knowing that Knowing that and knowing how Personal skills Personal and inter-personal skills Disciplinary skills Disciplinary and inter-disciplinary skills Intellectual orientation Intellectual orientation towards practice Knowledge as a process

Conference Session

Robotics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S.M. Mizanoor Rahman, New York University; Sonia Mary Chacko, New York University; Sheila Borges Rajguru, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #21615Fundamental: Determining Prerequisites for Middle School Students to Par-ticipate in Robotics-based STEM Lessons: A Computational Thinking Ap-proachDr. S.M. Mizanoor Rahman, New York University Mizanoor Rahman received Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Mie University at Tsu, Japan. He then worked as a research fellow at the National University of Singapore (NUS), a researcher at Vrije University of Brussels (Belgium) and a postdoctoral associate at Clemson University, USA. He is currently working as a postdoctoral associate at the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Tandon School of

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haley Williams, University of California, Berkeley; Denia Djokic, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

neutronics and thermal hydraulics to radiation biophysics and nuclear waste managementpolicy. We note that several textbooks were unintentionally not included in this analysis andshould be included in further studies. These include [28], [29], [30]. When faculty teach courses,textbooks are not always available, thus a compilation of course notes and journal articles iscreated. Such compilations are sometimes the basis of new books that are written, thus out of thenecessity of teaching courses and evolving the curriculum. Although there exists no primarytextbook or set of books that is exhaustive of nuclear engineering curricula, an analysis of someof the nuclear engineering textbooks that are available today offers a starting point for howknowledge

Conference Session

Graduate Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Janice Girouard, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

efforts we undertook when faced with several strategic challenges andopportunities in strengthening our graduate and undergraduate programs. First, a FlexAdvantage Plan (FAP) was developed to enhance our undergraduate engineering technology(ET) programs by better utilizing the inherent curricular flexibilities that were laying dormant.FAP provides distinction and uniqueness to program majors by presenting students witheducational choices that add depth in a chosen discipline and/or another area of study.A proposal to enhance our graduate program was subsequently prepared. A new Masters ofIndustrial Management (MIM) would be introduced as an interdisciplinary course-basedprogram with a curriculum that spans three realms of study: technical

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Design Projects in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mindy Breen, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, professional ethics and piano technology. Page 11.1114.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Senior capstone: A cross-disciplinary, student-centered approachAbstractRecently, the Engineering & Design department at Eastern Washington University examined andrevised its Senior Capstone curriculum. The new curriculum enables the department’s multipledisciplines to effectively collaborate in a problem-based, student-centered learning environment.The Engineering & Design department offers eight undergraduate degrees. The diverse

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 4: Outreach & Collaboration

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyunjung Lee, Cornell University; Sarah Lane, Cornell University; Christina Sheley, Cornell University; Jill H. Powell, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

Bloomington. Her research interests include intersections of business and engineering, teaching and pedagogical approaches, and leadership.Ms. Jill H. Powell, Cornell University Jill Powell is Engineering Librarian at Cornell University and manages the budget for collections. She has a B.A. from Cornell and an MLS from Syracuse University. Active in the Engineering Libraries Division of the American Society for Engineering Educat ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Addressing Business Research Needs in the Engineering CurriculumAbstractTeaching business competencies in the engineering curriculum frequently happens in support ofentrepreneurship

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

David E. Clough

Session 2613 Revitalizing Statistics in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum David E. Clough Department of Chemical Engineering University of ColoradoFor many years, the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Colorado hasstruggled with the dilemma of how to provide our undergraduate students with appropriateknowledge and skills in applied statistics. We have attempted, with varying degrees of failure,⇒ traditional “introduction to probability and statistics” courses at the sophomore

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Venkitaswamy Raju

Nanotechnology Applications: Issues in Implementing Engineering Technology Curriculum Venkitaswamy Raju and Prema Muthuswamy School of Engineering Technologies State University of New York-Farmingdale Farmingdale, NY 11735A. IntroductionNanotechnology deals with working on matter at the molecular scale. It promises torevolutionize the way in which we live and change our world for ever. From the designand manufacture of electronics products to production of medicine and treatment ofpatients, nanotechnology offers enormous advantages over other technologies employedthus far. Educational institutions can help shape

Conference Session

Global and Intercultural Competency

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

differences and seeing oneself as both a citizen of a home country and aglobal citizen.These three referenced studies ([2], [6], and [7]) in particular helped shape the learning outcomesand pedagogical approach we took in crafting the learning experiences for our course. Thecourse was designed to meet required general education requirements for diversity and cultureand social and ethical issues while specifically addressing the global engineering competencies.The course content and experiences are grouped into four thematic areas: teams, communication,cultural competence, and technology for collaboration. While other courses and experienceswithin the general engineering curriculum address some of these same topics, these werespecifically addressed in

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Nabil Kallas; Dhushy Sathianathan; Renata Engel

Session 2553 Teaching Design Skills in the Freshman Engineering Curriculum M. Nabil Kallas, Renata Engel, and Dhushy Sathianathan Division of Engineering Design and Graphics The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 With the mission of introducing engineering early in the undergraduate curriculum, the freshmanengineering course has developed the following goals: (1) Introduce an engineering approach for problem-solving through team projects; (2) Demonstrate the importance of graphical, oral, and written

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session - Assessment/Evaluation

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Washuta, The Citadel; Alyson Eggleston, The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel; Robert Rabb, The Citadel

demonstrates awareness of downstream effects [1].Approaches such as sustainable design [2], human-centered design [3], value-sensitive design[4], and universal design [5] have gained popularity in pushing engineering design toward amore holistic thought process. These methodologies ask engineers to expand their design scopeand consider the impact of their engineering solutions on a global scale, with new stakeholdersfrom a wide range of backgrounds, countries, cultures, and experiences. Engineering designersmust now constantly consider effects on the environment and natural resources, both for the sakeof the present and for future generations. Engineers must design not just for individual wants andneeds, but also for the public good. These

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jamie Szwalek, University of Illinois at Chicago; Yeow Siow, University of Illinois at Chicago; Jaqueline Oxmara Rojas Robles, University of Illinois at Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

engineering curriculum atUniversity of Illinois at Chicago since Fall 2018. In particular, "electrification" of studentprojects and learning outcomes has been front and center in the department's latest strategicplanning. Leveraging recent literature and faculty expertise, an increasingly deeper integration ofArduino has since taken place, while attempting to maintain the core of team-based mechanicaldesign using morphological methods. The focus of this paper is to identify the challenges andpitfalls in such an endeavor by reflecting on the process of change over three semesters ofimplementation, including the deployment of both top-down and bottom-up approaches. Inparticular, this paper will examine course content development, teaching staff

Collection

14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

Authors

Madeline Fisher, Ohio Northern University ; Evan Budnik, Ohio Northern University ; Brady Harmon; Lauren H. Logan, Ohio Northern University

-level courses. LCA is amindset and tool via which students can add a quantitative aspect (e.g., carbon footprint) to theirdesign choices [2], including seemingly qualitative decisions. Furthermore, students might not beaware of the applications, tools, or contexts surrounding environmentally-minded design [3]. Toaddress the need for more sustainability in engineering education, we developed a new LCAmodule for our first-year engineering program at Ohio Northern University. We want ourstudents to develop a big-picture understanding about everything that happens during the designprocess. Through our module, students are encouraged to think holistically about engineering.LCA module development and classroom dissemination Within Ohio

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William H. Sprinsky

plan to continue with analog curriculum and devices. Retaining the analogdevices helps students understand the physical meaning of the orientation angles “tip”, “tilt” and“swing”. Students need this to appreciate the analytical approach of modeling those motionsmathematically with more than an intellectual understanding. Our curriculum offers theunderstanding of analytical approach by requiring students to perform all necessary steps toproduce a digital terrain model and engineering scale map. The curriculum emphasizesadjustments of observations and their interpretation. Our students will be able to recognize whattool best provides a product used in the Civil Engineering design.To do this, we build on the lessons learned by students in their

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Yvon Kermarrec; Ian R. Simpson

thecourse in September 2000.3) Using the web for international activitiesa) Teaching and ResearchThe web has opened up vast, new horizons for pedagogy. Until recently, designing a newcourse required an enormous effort from the faculty member. Nowadays, we can investigatehow other colleagues (anywhere in the world) have approached the problem when theydesigned a similar curriculum. Books play a major role to gain access, as, in many cases, theyconvey a pedagogical approach as well as a well-defined program and schedule.The web and the wide availability of resources open up new approaches, as large amounts ofinformation and course materials can be found. For example, the World Lecture Hall(http://microlib.cc.utexas.edu/world/lecture) provides an

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gearold Johnson; Thomas Siller

, university administrationsand governing board. Indirect influence tends to come from groups that fund new curricularapproaches, e.g. the National Science Foundation, Department of Education, and various privatefoundations. A group that is becoming more active in curriculum issues is the employers ofengineers. This group is providing advisory input to many colleges and departments, often as aresponse to ABET requirements.AccreditationThe single most influential group driving curriculum reform in engineering is the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology, ABET. As the only accreditation agency, ABET directlysets the standard for engineering curricula. Prior to the year 2000, ABET’s approach wasprescriptive in nature where specific components

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 6 - Curriculum and Programs III

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Orlando Ayala, Old Dominion University; Isaac Flory, Old Dominion University; Jose Fernandez, Old Dominion University; Vukica Jovanovic, Old Dominion University

Engineering examination in all the states that offer it, asa first step towards professional engineering license. Being an engineering technology program,all areas of concentration focus on the hands-on application of technical expertise required forcareers involving design, analysis and support of electrical and electronic systems. In addition,the program offers complete online options for students that are not local or for those that need toaccommodate work and study schedules.As part of the core curriculum, the EET program offers the course “Energy and Environment”,which is a 300 level course required for EET students across all concentration areas. The coursecovers a study of existing and new energy production methods, energy as a purchased

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

John W. Brocato, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

to coordinate/facilitate such an expansion, especially as the college’s enrollment andofferings continue to grow.Conclusion and future workUndertakings similar to the ones described in this paper have no doubt taken place at multipleinstitutions over the years. Yet, at least anecdotally, embedding a writing-focused faculty memberand communication-rich activities in an engineering curriculum is still uncommon enough thatmany of the comments from new colleagues at conferences about this work involve some versionof “This is such an important undertaking — I wish we had something similar!” It is a credit toany engineering institution that they would choose to devote funding and resources to enhancingtheir students’ discipline-focused

Conference Session

What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Helen Hollein; Nada Assaf-Anid

Session ____ Incorporating Biotechnology in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum Nada M. Assaf-Anid and Helen C. Hollein Chemical Engineering Department Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY 10471Abstract: The projected growth of the biotechnology industry in the coming decades warrantschanges in traditional chemical engineering curricula. To meet this new challenge, ManhattanCollege has implemented curriculum changes that aim at preparing graduates to meet thedemands of the food and pharmaceutical industry with a basic knowledge of biology andbiochemistry for

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Richard Felder, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2007-139: A STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH TO THE STOICHIOMETRYCOURSELisa Bullard, North Carolina State University Dr. Lisa G. Bullard received her BS in ChE from NC State and her Ph.D. in ChE from Carnegie Mellon. She served in engineering and management positions within Eastman Chemical Company from 1991-2000. At N.C. State, she is currently the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Chemical Engineering. Her research interests include curriculum development, information literacy, and the integration of teaming, writing, and speaking into the undergraduate curriculum.Richard Felder, North Carolina State University Dr. Richard M. Felder is the Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Beatrice Isaacs; Donald Leone; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; David Pines

Session 2793 Integration of GIS in Civil Engineering Curriculum M. Saleh Keshawarz, Donald Leone, David Pines, Beatrice Isaacs Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of HartfordAbstractGeographical Information System (GIS) has traditionally been used in geography and naturalresources curricula in the United States. The University of Hartford is among a few institutionsthat early on recognized the impact of the new GIS technology on Civil Engineering programs.GIS technology is rapidly expanding into most areas of Civil Engineering. As part of a

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Davis; Elizabeth Petry; James Fuller

Session 1606 An Integrative Curriculum in Architectural Engineering Technology Daniel Davis, James Fuller, Elizabeth Petry University of HartfordAbstractIn an effort to improve the Architectural Engineering Technology curriculum at the University ofHartford, educators and practitioners are working in collaboration. As design professionals, weare approaching the challenges of an integrative curriculum as we would an architectural designproject. The goals of the ‘new’ design curriculum are to improve student learning througheffective implementation of practice. The curriculum promotes

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jose Roesset; James Yao

Session 2315 Suggested Topics for a Civil Engineering Curriculum Jose M. Roësset, James T. P. Yao Texas A&M University at College StationAbstractAs continued developments in computer hardware and software provide us with moreefficient means to carry out cumbersome computations and with enhanced means ofcommunication and information transfer, the role of civil engineers must change. Thecurrent civil engineering curricula at most universities are no longer appropriate to produceleaders of our society in the 21st century. If engineers want to maintain a prominentposition in society a new

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

IE Enrollment/Curriculum Development

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hartmann

approach to problemsolving, insufficient understanding of real-life problems, and poor communication skills. [1]Further, engineering education research has not been discriminant in modeling the graduate andundergraduate consumer. A conclusion may be that an imprecise definition of the term “student”[graduate or undergraduate] could affect the process of educating the graduate-level industrialengineer such that their subsequent presentation as a candidate for the workforce community isnot “aligned” with that community’s needs. [2] Page 10.53.1 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Liesl Hotaling; Susan Lowes

participating schools.Other partners, including the New Jersey Department of Education, are engaged in thisoutreach effort.“Proceedings of the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education” 2This paper will discuss the EOFNJ efforts in the middle-school grades, including the pilottesting of Society of Automotive Engineer’s A World in Motion curriculum. The elementaryschool-level EOFNJ efforts are detailed in a separate paper.2.0 Middle School EOFNJ Efforts – A World in MotionPhase 1, the first year of EOFNJ, the middle school efforts focused on piloting one of theSociety of Automotive Engineer’s

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Krahe

Electrical, Electronic and Information Technology, Germany) is one of the largest technical and scientific associations in Europe, interested in manufacturing and process automation, transport and medical Page 10.1123.2 technology, and transfer of technical knowledge. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright (c) 2005, American Society for Engineering Education d. CE14 (European Commission of the European Union) initiated the "New Approach" to standardization, implemented in 1985, resulting in a new

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University; Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Mohammad Waqar Mohiuddin; Carlos R. Corleto P.E., Texas A&M University

curriculum andsome heavily rely on the senior design course or the capstone project to achieve this. Based on datacollected over the past few years in the Mechanical Engineering department at Texas A&M, werealized that our students are not ready for the capstone experience. This triggered a multi-year NSF-funded project, aiming to better equip our students with the much-needed “soft” teamwork skillsbefore they start their engineering careers. Finding time to fit new teachings materials into analready busy and dynamic curriculum can be a challenge. Substantial changes to the currentcurriculum are not feasible either. Another important consideration is our class size. The MechanicalDepartment at Texas A&M has close to 500 students involved in