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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Williams; F. Edwards; E. Egemen; Adrian Hanson

INTEGRATING THE REAL WORLD INTO THE CAPSTONE EXPERIENCEA. HansonCivil, Agricultural, and Geological Engineering Dept., New Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces NM 88003E. EgemenCivil, Agricultural, and Geological Engineering Dept., New Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces NM 88003F. EdwardsDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR 72701R. WilliamsDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR 72701AbstractThe capstone design course has traditionally been intended to be an experience that brings together all ofthe design tools that students have learned over the four years of course work. There is a strong incentiveto incorporate more "real world" experiences into the class. This

Conference Session

Issues of Cooperative Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

ROBERT GRAY, Penn State Erie

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

deliver great results and we benefit from their work in several ways.We are able to resolve technical issues, keep our engineers current on college topics, and interestand evaluate potential new GE hires.”The student response to being off-site was mostly positive too. Students repeatedly express theirexcitement over being able to work and study in a real-world environment. According to onestudent, “It was great to see the immediate applications of theory to real-life problems and Ilearned good information about the reliability requirements for electronics.” However, a smallpercentage (less than 10%) of the students had a hard time adapting to an active-learningenvironment. Some students simply prefer the traditional classroom setting. For example

Conference Session

What's New in Engineering Economy

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Jean Russo; Joseph Hartman

boring), especially in the first few years of coursework. This is because engineeringand technology majors take courses in science (physics, chemistry), mathematics (linear algebra,calculus, differential equations), computing, and economics (economics, engineering economy).In these courses, students are generally taught methods and are not exposed to the applications ofthese methods until later in their education. Unfortunately, it is difficult to motivate studentswhen they do not see how their work applies to the real world [1].We have previously reported on the use of The Wall Street Journal [2], among other mediasources, in the classroom in order to motivate students and improve the learning environment forstudents in engineering economy

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Kelso; John D. Enderle; Kristina Ropella

Session 2209 Preparing Biomedical Engineers for Real-World Problem-Solving Kristina M. Ropella, Ph.D.1 , David M. Kelso Ph.D.2, John D. Enderle, Ph.D.3, 1 Dept. Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University / 2 Dept. Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University/ 3 Biomedical Engineering Program, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of ConnecticutI. IntroductionOver two-thirds of graduating engineers pursue industrial positions immediately followingcompletion of their bachelor’s degree. Upon entering the workforce, the rookie engineer isimmediately confronted

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

2006-1150: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING THROUGH REAL-WORLDCASE STUDIESChetan Sankar, Auburn UniversityP.K. Raju, Auburn University Page 11.842.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Introduction to Engineering through Real-World Case StudiesIntroduction By the year 2020, the world population will approach 8 billion people, and muchof that increase will be among groups that today are outside of developed nationsi. Themarketplace for engineering services will be worldwide, and jobs will move freely.Information sharing allowed by the Internet, broadband communication links, and highspeed computers has the effect of tying cultures, knowledge

Conference Session

Real-World Manufacturing Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Falkenburg; Tina Harkin

supportlearning. Several of these e-learning activities are described here, and will be discussed in otherpapers in this session. Production Experiments to Support Learning in Probability and Statistics: Many courses in probability and statistics present simple examples to illustrate basic principles. The problem is that many students cannot see the real world application to support and motivate learning. Mandrekar and Tummala [2] have created a set of experiments set in the Focus:HOPE Center for Advanced Technologies, and presented in a web-based environment. The first experiment targets the concept of a histogram, the mean, and standard deviation. An engine head is shown in a machining operation, and sources of

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Morgan Green, Mississippi State University

Paper ID #41003Development of a Real-World Thermodynamics Course ProjectDr. Morgan Green, Mississippi State University Morgan Green is an Instructor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Mississippi State Univer- sity. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, where her research is focused on the development and assessment of professional skills in engineering students. Other areas of interest and research are engi- neering education outreach and the application of hands-on learning in engineering students. She is the founder and Director of Project ENspire, an engineering outreach event for 4th-6th grade girls now

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica R. McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Beverly Radloff, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Nancy Lamm, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

school’s student council. She received her Bachelor’s in General Studies and M.S. in Adult Education at IUPUI. She is currently working on her dissertation toward an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration at Indiana University. Page 22.1172.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Preparing Engineering Graduates for the Real-World: The Butler University and Indiana-University Purdue-University Indianapolis Joint Engineering Dual Degree ProgramAbstractEngineers of today must understand the social, political

Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos R. Corleto, Texas A&M University; Matt Pharr, Texas A&M University; Bruce A Conway, Texas A&M University; Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Bruce L. Tai, Texas A&M University

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Materials Division (MATS)

Paper ID #39205Faculty-Led Videos of Real-World Industrial and Research Applications ina Materials Science CourseDr. Carlos R. Corleto, Texas A&M University BS, MS, PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University. Experience includes 20 years in industry as a lab director, technical manager and engineering advisor, 8 years of academic experience at the assistant and tenured associate professor level, 4.5 years as a professor of practice, Undergraduate Pro- gram Director of the J. M. Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering since June 2022, and active industry consultant. Author and contributing

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Ontario, CA

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Computing and Information Technology

solver suites and real world applications using Python, Maple and Matlab IntroductionThe objective of this paper is to teach students how to solve ODEs using Python and Matlab’sODE solver programming tools. This teaching module will thus prepare our beginning juniorelectronics, computer, and bioengineering students before they encounter sensor/signalconditioning, processing, and other topics that they may delve into for their capstone seniorproject. Matlab also presents several tools for modeling linear systems.This paper will explain how this learning and teaching module is instrumental for progressivelearning of students; the paper will also demonstrate how the numerical and integral algorithmsare derived and computed through leverage of the

Conference Session

Using Applications and Projects in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Burlington County College; Kathleen Spang, Middlesex Boro High School

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

AC 2012-5124: REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF MATHEMATICALAND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES IN THE CURRICULUM FOR COLLEGEAND CAREER SUCCESSDr. David I. Spang, Burlington County College David Spang is the Vice President of Academic Programs at Burlington County College in Pemberton, N.J. Prior to being named Vice President, Spang served as Dean of the Science, Mathematics, and Tech- nology Division. Spang holds a Ph.D. degree in materials science and engineering and a M.B.A. degree, with a concentration in innovation and technology management. Prior to joining academia, Spang spent nearly 20 years in R&D and business development.Dr. Kathleen Spang, Middlesex Boro High School Kathleen Spang has been a high school educator for

Conference Session

Materials Selection & Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Olshefsky, ASTM International

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Materials

material performance. Standards help in teaching engineeringstudents how to structure and organize complex technical problems in useful and practical ways.The paper will detail the origin and maintenance of technical standards and their importance andapplication in the workplace. Of particular focus will be best practices for integrating technicalstandards into the classroom, with examples from accredited universities that offer unique ideason how to challenge students in the use and application of standards.Curricula need to stay market-relevant, and standards education is a perfect medium to marrytechnical design to real-world issues. Knowledge and familiarity with standards can givestudents the edge they need to enter today’s competitive

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Cyr; Lacey Prouty; Erik Rushton

direct impact on people will bediscussed in establishing realistic, yet different contexts, particularly in terms of “real -world”applicability for students. In one classroom, the ‘real-world’ context for the activity will be anunmanned space probe landing on an unexplored planet, gaining relatively inapplicableknowledge for its own sake. A second group will perform an identical task within t he context ofmapping a local woodland area, a task with limited human application or impact. The finalgroup will focus on a context involving developing an assistive device to enable an impairedperson to map an unknown space, in order to safely and effectively manage independently.AssessmentThe activity will contain multiple levels of attainment and

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Les Kinsler; David Delker

Session 1347 Moving the C Language Course into the Real World David Delker, Les Kinsler Engineering Technology Department, Kansas State University – SalinaAbstractThe Kansas State University-Salina Engineering Technology Department offers a Cprogramming course for non-Computer Science Technology majors. The course is designed toteach the C language syntax, structured programming design and implementation, and to link thelanguage to applications within the students’ areas of specialization. In the Fall 2000 semester, alocal manufacturer requested help in upgrading an existing

Conference Session

Project and Model-Based Mathematics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Berkey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bogdan Vernescu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

12.67.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A MODEL FOR VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICSAbstractTraditionally, mathematics has served as a tool for engineers, entering the undergraduatecurriculum as something acquired by engineering students in their university tour outside theengineering units. While this strengthens the engineering student's intellectual arsenal, it makeslittle impression on the mathematics student not naturally inclined toward engineering.To stimulate the flow in the opposite direction, WPI has developed opportunities for students andteachers of mathematics to gain experience with the applications of mathematics in real worldsettings, in particular in

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr. , John A. Hamilton; Jeanne L. Murtagh

Session 2225 Teaching a Real-World Software Design Approach Within an Academic Environment Jeanne L. Murtagh, John A. Hamilton, Jr. Air Force Institute of Technology / Joint Forces Program OfficeAbstractIn this paper, we discuss how object-orientation and the industrial standard for softwaredevelopment, "Software Lifecycle Processes, IEEE/EIA 12207.0-1996" can be used to enhancethe students’ design experience in a 400-level course in a software engineering program.Although every phase of the software development lifecycle is important, we have found that thetwo lifecycle phases

Conference Session

M3C: Mentoring into the profession

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University; Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University; Seth H. Frisbie, Norwich University

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

“Millennial survey,” Deloitte [6] details this generation’s desire to make an impact on societyand their lack of patience for organizations or roles within organizations that are not proactivelydoing so. Work on any of the key subsystems in this overall project (a spectrophotometer,microcontroller for data acquisition, and display with keypad for a user interface) would easilycomprise an active project grounded in electrical and computer engineering concepts that hasreal-world applications the students can relate to. However, a spectrophotometer alone, is not ofsignificant social import. The connection of the project to real, human users and needs and thepotential for the students’ work to help others are critical in motivating student

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida; Maria Herrera, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2009-422: INTEGRATING REAL-WORLD MEDICAL-DEVICE PROJECTSINTO MANUFACTURING EDUCATIONSusana Lai-Yuen, University of South Florida Susana K. Lai-Yuen is an Assistant Professor of Industrial & Management Systems Engineering at the University of South Florida, USA. She received her Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. (Summa Cum Laude) degrees in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University, USA. Her research interests include computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided molecular design (CAMD), human-computer haptic interfaces, computational geometry for design and manufacturing, and engineering education. She is the director of the Virtual Manufacturing and Design Laboratory for Medical

Conference Session

Aircraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

AC 2012-5044: INJECTING THE REAL WORLD INTO THE CAPSTONEDESIGN EXPERIENCEMr. David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University A native Texan, David Kanipe attended Texas A&M University beginning in Sept. 1966, where he re- ceived a bachelor’s of science degree in aerospace engineering in May 1970, followed by an M.S. in aerospace engineering in Aug. 1971. He accepted a position with NASA at the Manned Spacecraft Cen- ter in Houston in Nov. 1972. He served as the Chief of the Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division in the Engineering Directorate at the Johnson Space Center until retirement in Dec. 2010. A month after his arrival at NASA, the last Apollo mission, Apollo 17, was launched. Obviously, that was exciting

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alejandro H. Espera Jr, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

limitedability to verbalize their knowledge. Researchers argue that proper engineering “intellectualbehavior” must be developed to the point where students become competent problem solvers withan ability to use learned skills in analogous contexts, that is, in this case, from learning electriccircuit concepts to their application in real-world situations. The purpose of this study is to explorestudents’ ability to justify real-world electrical scenarios and determine ill-conceived circuitconcepts associated with them by answering the following questions: How do students articulatetheir learned concepts in electric circuits? How do students use their learning of electric circuitsin explaining real-world electrical phenomena? This study used a qualitative

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Tappan, Eastern Washington University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Paper ID #17110Experiencing Real-world Multidisciplinary Software Systems Engineering throughAircraft Carrier SimulationProf. Dan Tappan, Eastern Washington University Dan Tappan is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Eastern Washington University. He has been a professor of computer science and engineering for 11 years, before which he spent a decade in the defense industry as a software and systems engineer, mostly involved in the modeling and simulation of weapon systems. His main research areas are software and hardware systems engineering, especially for aviation and military applications with embedded

Collection

2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Larry Jang

Internet-based Control Systems with Demonstration of Real-time, Real-world Control Experiments Larry Jang, Professor & Chair Department of Chemical Engineering California State University Long Beach (CSULB) Long Beach, CA 90840 e-mail: jang@csulb.edu Telephone No.: (562)-985-7533Abstract Our department has a bench-top unit for students to gain hands-on experience of tuningPID feedback control loops for flow rate, temperature, and water level. This unit that arrivedsome 15 years ago was equipped with a pre

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Drake; Ottis L. Barron; J. Douglas Sterrett

. . . session 2326 . The Computer...A Real-World Engineering Tool For Freshmen J. Douglas Sterrett, Robert L. Drake, Ottis L. Barron University of Tennessee at Martin Abstract Two new courses which have been added to the freshman engineering cuniculum to replace thetraditional introductory engineering courses are discussed. These courses were designed to introduce thestudent to the use of the personal computer to establish a link between physical measurements, dataacquisition, analysis, and the control of

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University, Innovation One; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; M. Brian Thomas, Trine University

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College Industry Partnerships

demanding,continuous basis for the entire school year or semester. These job functions come with all theshortcomings and particular difficulties associated with those functions in the real world. Inorder to develop the interpersonal professional skills needed by industry, a methodologypresented in this paper is given which allows the student teams to evolve socially as departments,while supporting them with information such as Tuckman’s stages of group development,Myers-Briggs type indication, and recognition of the various personalities and issues arisingwhen working in a cross-functional, team based environment. The application of thismethodology and course set-up resulted in engineering graduates that were not surprised by thepotential

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Integration

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jacquelene Erickson, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

broadly-defined Grand Challenges. For instance, they mentioned electronic ink (E-ink), radiation fromcell phones, lab on a chip, and other real-world problems catalyzing a better understanding ofsociotechnical thinking, both at simplistic and more complex levels. For instance: FG03, Mozzarella: 01:18 It's kind of a well-rounded class and [the instructor] definitely makes an effort to tie in different engineering challenges, so you get a lot more real-world applications. For example, we just talked about the solar panels in our little wave unit and on my spring break trip, we drove past a massive solar farm and it was kind of cool because it was like, "Hey, she's talked about those." I have a much better understanding

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Don Ploger, Florida Atlantic University; Agnes Nemeth, Florida Atlantic University; Steven Alan Hecht Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

would have no or minimal difficulty. If,however, the same mathematical expressions or equations are hidden in a context, many studentsdo not know how to start solving that problem.This aversion towards word problems and real world applications is not new; students havealways struggled with them. Even high achieving students who have mastered the math skillsthat lay behind a real life application problem would admit their difficulty and even disliketoward word problems. Some would even come to a standstill or simply give up whenencountered a more involving, multi-step problem where the math skill that needed to solve theproblem is not instantly obvious.III.B. Graphing Calculators and Robots in the Math Classrooms: In a peer reviewedresearch done

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Bridget N. Bero, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-222: MAKING IT REAL: SCALING UP INTERDISCIPLINARYDESIGN TO MODEL REAL-WORLD ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEUR-SHIPEckehard Doerry, Northern Arizona University Eck Doerry is an associate professor of Computer Science at Northern Arizona University. His research interests fall within the broad area on ”Groupware support for Online Groups”, with active research in portal-based tools to support distributed scientific communities, groupware tools to support small, dis- tributed engineering design teams, and distance education tools and environments. He has been a long- time advocate of realistic, interdisciplinary team design projects as a key element in engineering educa- tion, and has been managing advanced project

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session: Pedagogy and Curriculum

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hatfield, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Haley Nelson; Brian Holst; Michael Radotich; Tad Nelson, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Paper ID #38011Enhancing Professional Interdisciplinary Engineering SkillsThrough the Application of Unmanned Aircraft Systems toSolve Real-World Remote Sensing MissionsMichael C. Hatfield (Associate Director of Science & Education, AlaskaCenter for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration)Haley NelsonBrian C HolstTad J Nelson © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Enhancing Professional Interdisciplinary Engineering Skills Through the Application of Unmanned Aircraft Systems to Solve Real-World Remote Sensing Missions Michael Hatfield, Haley Nelson, Brian Holst

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

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Construction

AC 2009-304: PRACTITIONERS AS ADJUNCT CLINICAL PROFESSORS: THEIRROLE IN TEACHING REAL-WORLD ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS INDESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONVirendra Varma, Missouri Western State University Virendra K. Varma,Ph.D.,P.E.,F.ASCE, is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Engineering Technology at Missouri Western State University. Page 14.965.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Practitioners as Adjunct Clinical Professors: Their Role in Teaching Real-World Engineering Applications in Design and ConstructionAbstractIn the schools of engineering and technology

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Morteza Sadat-Hossieny

Session 1547 Essential issues related to the purchase of automated machinery that play a vital role in providing real world (industrial) applications to students Morteza Sadat-Hossieny Northern Kentucky UniversityAbstractColleges and Universities purchasing automated equipment particularly CNC machinery androbotics have the choice of either purchasing smaller machineries made specifically foreducational applications or buying small to medium size industrial machines. The decision to goeither way not only effects what type of