Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joel Cuello

Partial or Narrow Approach, with narrow focus on achieving technical progress.With this model, new technologies are continually churned out, but how these technologiesactually affect the customers who live within real-world economic, social and politicalarrangements is conveniently overlooked. And since the market behaves independently of thesocial values of its participants,4 and is motivated by profit, 4 only the privileged ones withpurchasing power are able to avail of the benefits of the technology products that are releasedthrough the open market, 3 inexorably widening the pre-existing inequalities within nations andbetween nations. 5 This is clearly in violation of the first fundamental principle of the Code ofEthics of Engineers.2 There

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byoung-Kyu Dan, Korea University; Seung-Won Jung, Korea University; Junh-Yung Kim, Korea University; Tae-Shick Wang, Korea University; Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Sung-Jea Ko, Korea University

Tagged Divisions

International

number of the wavelet coefficients is much larger than the number of inputpixels (or voxels). This is in contrast with other block-based algorithms. This limitationcould be a big obstacle for video coding applications. In order to alleviate this drawback,a noise-shaping algorithm is used whereby large numbers of wavelet coefficients arediscarded without affecting the overall performance of the video CODEC. Results showthat the implemented DDWTVC offers better rate-distortion performance and superiorvisual quality than the 3D SPIHT, which is another well-known embedded video-codingalgorithm with spatial, temporal, and PSNR-scalable bitstreams.The performance of DDWTVC is validated through experiments with several video

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

E. Hirleman

Purdue University is to have20% of the graduating BSME seniors having had a “substantial” international engineeringexperience during their undergraduate years. Since the primary “customers” of any internationalexperience we might design are these Purdue students, the challenge is to design programs thateffectively deal with those issues that are barriers in the minds of the students. Whether thesebarriers are real or perceived is irrelevant, for a program to be successful it must effectivelymitigate each barrier while providing significant perceived advantages for the students. ThePurdue ME student body is about 50% in-state students, with the majority of the out-of-statestudents coming from the surrounding Midwestern states.At the same time

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

International

of Technical Drafting’ offered in the student’s freshmanyear. Course continues the exploration of 3D industrial practices by focusing on the threedimensional commands within AutoCAD. The primary focus of the class is to combine lecture,demonstration and hands-on application of the AutoCAD program as a tool for graphicpresentation. Students exercise various geometry, lighting and surface materials to create 2D and3D projects. Using the built in rendering parameters, the student learns to create realisticallyrendered images from inside AutoCAD.Course Objectives • Understand the modern engineering design procedure and the role of engineering graphics. o Understand the difference between traditional design sequence and the

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

gregory zieren, Austin Peay State University

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International

Institute ofTechnology and Stevens Institute of Technology as engineering curricula worthemulating by German technical universities. He believed that the hours spent in practicallaboratories, as the best American programs required, offered hands-on and practicalexperience for engineers in training. Materials testing facilities offered both faculty andstudents the opportunity to perform real research of value to the engineering professionand society at large.Riedler’s conclusions won quick approval in professional engineering circles inGermany. The Association of German Engineers took up his recommendations andincorporated them into a series of resolutions to be forwarded to state governments toincrease the funding for technical universities, to

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Strueber

methods and materi-als and to develop building uses for currently unused and underutilized materials (such as, butnot limited to, using coal ash to build lightweight insulated building blocks and more effectiveand durable application of the indigenous mud construction) and to design a small energy-efficient house that is acceptable to the intended user. The second phase is to develop and dem- Page 9.1079.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationonstrate the use of transferable skills (small-scale building

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

International

intercultural opportunities. This will enable studentsand faculty to develop an entrepreneurial and international adventurous spirit to better succeed inthe new frontier of a globalized environment1.History and Evolution of Capstone CoursesIn the early 1990’s there was mounting pressure from industrial and educational leaders to makesignificant changes to the engineering curriculum to better prepare engineers for leadership whileproviding real-world experience1. This was a result of industry feeling that engineeringgraduates were inadequately prepared for the practice of engineering. Response from thesepioneers developed what has become known as capstone courses or programs. These programsbrought open ended design problems and often industrially

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

engineering education in the Region.IntroductionAchieving change via engineering education reform is a formidable challenge to any college ofengineering, whether in North America or anywhere else in the world. This paper, is a follow upto prior papers (1, 2, 3, 4) on engineering reform in the Arab Gulf Sates (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain,Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and the Sultanate of Oman) focusing on vital issues thathave been either neglected or have not been sufficiently addressed. The purpose here is toprovide some perspectives, and at the same time, renew the call for a new and fresh outlook atengineering education for the Region, commensurate with demands for more roundedengineering graduates with the ability to function in a modern

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Bethany Oberst; Russel Jones

in engineering work and services at home; 5 • the media have made “off-shoring” the crisis du jour, and politicians are embracing it in their campaign rhetoric; 6 • threats of terrorism are world-wide and are cited as a reason for more restrictive US immigration practices which have affected the international student population and the intake of highly-skilled technical personnel; 7 • applications to US universities from international students, long a mainstay of engineering Page 9.559.1 enrollments at both undergraduate and graduate levels, are deteriorating while at the same Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconected World

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

A.K.M. Abdul Quader; Shamsuddin Ilias; Franklin King; Keith Schimmel

,” IUCN – The Word Conservation Union, 2000.7. IUCN Bangladesh 2000, “Red Book of Threatened Birds of Bangladesh,” IUCN – The Word Conservation Union, 2000.8. Quader, A.K.M.A., Design and Building of Process Plants – some practical guidelines, World University Service Press, Dhaka (1992), ISBN 984-30-0018-8.9. Quader, A.K.M.A., Pilot plant – a forward step to technological break-through for Bangladesh, Proceedings of the seminar on ‘Problems of Transfer of Laboratory Research to Industrial Application’, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka vol. 1,265(1976).10. Quader, A.K.M.A., Considerations in the design of an ammonia-urea synthesis plant, Proceedings of

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

International

20,000,000 0 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Year Figure 2. Trends in U.S. energy consumption [adapted from 1].Our nation, and in fact the entire world, are on the cusp of very real changes, however.Tremendous advances in science and engineering over the last several decades have substantiallyenhanced the ability to utilize renewable, biological materials. Biomass conversion technologiesare now practical and affordable for a variety of bio-based products, and they offer

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Muslim Worlds: Introductory Workshop

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sedki Riad; Mostafa Kamel

-and-paper problems rather than being able to tackle real-world problems that they may meet on the job.5. The traditional separation between mechanical engineering and electronics causes students to miss-out on the use of electronic and microprocessor control in mechanical systems.6. The large number of students per class does not allow for interaction between students and faculty members and for proper follow-up of concept understanding, drilling, problem Page 9.548.8 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis Powe, Mississippi State University

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International

survey (which also served as one of twowriting diagnostics) asking about their course expectations. The survey is shown in Appendix F.Students expressed clear desires for the course: the opportunity to converse with the instructorand their classmates in English; extensive opportunities to write in English; job/graduate schoolinterview preparation (including typical interview questions and proper interview etiquette);preparation of resumes and cover letters; completion of job/graduate school application packets;preparation of written articles and statements of purpose for graduate school/professional schoolapplications; exposure to a native English speaker; exposure to American colloquialisms andslang expressions; exposure to American culture and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Remote World

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brooke-Lynn Caprice Andrade, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Douglas Hagemeier, Boise State University; Harish Subbaraman, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

interests in- clude innovative teaching and learning strategies, use of emerging technologies, and mobile teaching and learning strategies.Dr. Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Diana Bairaktarova is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Through real-world engineering applications, Dr. Bairaktarova’s experiential learning research spans from engineering to psychology to learning sciences, as she uncovers how individual performance is influenced by aptitudes, spatial skills, personal interests and direct manipulation of mechanical objects.Mr. Douglas Hagemeier, Boise State UniversityProf. Harish Subbaraman, Boise State University Dr

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Mariasingam, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gregory Moses, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

International

theworkforce to the enterprise begin the transition to a new relevant form of education and training.Background Globalization is not a new phenomenon. Carthage, Rome, the Ottomans, several European powers, and mercantile city-states had multicontinental trading networks….. The globalization we are experiencing today is unprecedented in its magnitude and reach. The whole world has become a market for the economies of many countries, and globalization is transforming not only the location and organization of production and services, but also social and economic patterns. The long-term consequences are still unfathomable.These emerging global trends, as noted by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)1 above,have

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Okechi Egekwu, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

-driven approaches, RFID networks will allowenterprises to build event-driven applications that will react to real-time information that are thenused to make intelligent business decisions. Managing the data from RFID tags and readers stillremains one of the major challenges that impede the diffusion of this technology. Buildingscalable and secure data and information infrastructure are among the problems identified byearly adopters. This paper will present an overview of industry (individual companies andpartnerships) and government activities aimed at solutions for a robust RFID infrastructure. Thispaper will also discuss efforts at the Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT) program atJames Madison University to expose students to the various

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

Julie Lucier, Frenchtown School District; Julian Fallon Collins, Montana State University

Engineering Applications in Math and Science),participants will gain a greater knowledge of math and science content and an awareness of whatengineers do. Our goal is to enhance mathematics and science teaching by helping K-12 teachersincorporate engineering applications in their classrooms. To obtain this goal, we will create alearning environment that provides diverse participants with a hands-on, real world experiencethat is engaging and challenging. We will encourage our participants to be open-minded,optimistic, perseverant, and creative. We will focus on three tenets of the engineering habits ofmind including learning from failure, teamwork and collaboration, and engaging in physicaltesting.Participants will actively participate using a problem

Conference Session

Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

would help bring thematic unity to the lecture and lab portions of thecourse and challenge students to develop designs for the patent application that addressedproblems of greater significance than mere inconvenience. So I looked to the United NationsSustainable Development Goals. I realized that the SDGs had the potential to increase students’perception of the course’s value to engineering education and practice because they could serveas a compelling means of achieving the strategies for adding value outlined by Ambrose and hercolleagues. That is, integrating the SDGs into the course could connect lecture content and labassignments to “issues that are important to students” and to “real-world event[s]” as well as tothe needs of “an actual

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University; Christopher Hill, Linedota Architects

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

. Page 14.422.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Design Visualization and Service Learning: Using Photorealistic Computer Rendering to Support a Third-World Community Development ProjectIntroductionComputer rendering has evolved to a point where the ability to generate photorealistic images isa standard feature in most CAD applications. The objective of photorealistic rendering is to“generate images from computer modeled scenes with an image quality as close to real life aspossible” [1]. The origins of computer rendering are rooted in technological developments thatare nearly a half-century old. However, more recent developments in photorealistic renderingapplications and in the

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

skills needed for post-secondary coursework naturally reflect the demands of today’s information-based economy. So, those who master 21st-century skills like critical thinking, effective communicationand information literacy will be more likely to make a successful transition into universities, technicalschools and the workforce. Studies have found that up to 40 percent of students who enter U.S. collegesand technical schools need remedial coursework, which adds time and expense to their college education.Not surprisingly, these students are less likely to earn a degree or certificate than their better-preparedpeers, putting them at a significant disadvantage in the workforce.Solution: Solving real-world challengesTo build skills for success, we

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Scott, The Petroleum Institute; Jamal Ahmad, The Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

International

, decision-making,communications skills, and graphical demonstration.The authors wanted to know what our Arab engineering students knew about sustainability.What were their perceptions about their responsibilities as engineers in the 21st century? Didthey care? What’s being done to foster awareness in this part of the world? Shouldenvironmental sustainability and global stewardship be at the core of our engineering designprogram? How could we introduce our students to humanitarian engineering? The answers tothese questions along with data collected over two semesters are discussed in this paper.The Fall 2006 STEPS II project involved the development of a Plastics Recycling Plan for thePetroleum Institute, with applications locally and globally. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nigel Berkeley Kaye, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Makayla Headley, Clemson University; Komal Rohidas Sonavane

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering curriculum and accreditation.Komal Rohidas Sonavane ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Improving Engineering Mechanics Self-Efficacy By Focusing On Abstracting The Physical World As A Precursor To AnalysisAbstractSophomore level engineering mechanics classes typically have high rates of failure orwithdrawal. Some explanations posited for this phenomenon include lack of student preparation,the difficulty of the material, ineffective instructional methods, and lack of context. Instructorsand textbook authors attempt to overcome these issues with a range of pedagogical approachessuch as math reviews, worked examples focused on problem solving processes, “real-world”problems

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 10: Identity & Belonging 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Uri Feldman, Wentworth Institute; George D. Ricco, University of Indianapolis

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

engineering degree requires.● Create a plan for success as an engineering student.● Articulate interests and challenges you may encounter as a first-year student. Identify the appropriate resources and opportunities to contribute to your educational experience, goals, and campus engagement.● Demonstrate strategies to explore real world problems, questions, and challenges inside and outside the classroom from an engineering perspective.● Explain processes, methods, and evidence that engineers use to explore and address real- world, contemporary problem or answer a compelling question.Course lectures and activities covered the following topics: (new are in bold) Week 1: What is engineering? Famous engineers Week 2: Course Description

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Arielle Citrin, Lafayette College; Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

questionnaires will be developed to demonstrate two-tiered assessment, which aims toanalyze the students’ understanding of the concepts presented through FUTURE WORLDS, ratherthan purely being able to recall the facts and definitions illustrated during interaction. One goalfor the game is for students to be able to apply prior scientific knowledge in order to developsolutions to real world situations, which requires the students to think critically about the variouspuzzles in the game. The before and after questionnaires will utilize two-tiered assessmentstrategies, as the questions proposed will not only ask students to answer a specific question, butwill all ask the students to explain why they chose that answer. By requiring the students toprovide a

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elias Faraclas; Catherine Koehler

The Engineering Decision Making Model: Its Importance as Applied through the Context of a World War II Simulation Elias W. Faraclas1 & Catherine Koehler2 1 School of Engineering, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering 2 Neag School of Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06268Abstract The NSF sponsored Galileo Project, at the University of Connecticut, aims to bringengineering education and experiences to high school level classrooms and curriculum. Inattempting to

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter D. Heimdahl

Session 1692 Summer Technology and Engineering Preview at Stout for Girls (STEPS for Girls): Introducing the World of Manufacturing Peter D. Heimdahl University of Wisconsin-StoutAbstract: The University of Wisconsin-Stout hosted a tuition-free summer engineering andtechnology camp for 163 girls entering 7th grade in four one-week sessions in July 1997. Thepurpose of the camp was to expose women to the opportunities for technical careers earlyenough to influence their choices of math, science, and technical courses in middle and highschool. The camp was partially supported by

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Miller, Society of Automotive Engineers International; Elizabeth Bachrach, Goodman Research Group, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

highest ratings for the extent to which the volunteer motivatedstudents to make real-world connections to the science activities and served as a role model forstudents. Using a scale from 1 (Not at all) to 5 (Quite a bit), even the lowest rated items werewell above the scale midpoint. See Table 7.In the longitudinal study sample, Veteran teachers rated each statement slightly higher than didNovice teachers. Again, this may reflect Veteran teachers’ potentially longer established workingrelationships with the same industry volunteers.Table 7Teachers’ Perceived Impact of the Industry Volunteer on Students Mean Rating

Conference Session

Real and Virtual - "New" Approaches to Teaching "Old" Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darinka del Carmen Ramirez, Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), México; Manuel E Macías, ITESM, Campus Monterrey

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

the classroom at the same time, in away that the instructor could be explaining the problem and solving it on the blackboard. Withthis technological aid, the instructor has the possibility to have three teaching tools at the same Page 23.1077.3time: 1) the blackboard, to solve the equations and do the mathematics; 2) the Graphical UserInterface (GUI), which shows the process; and 3) the Audio and Video Interface of the realequipment of the lab. Using all these elements, the learning experience in the classroom is highlyincreased, allowing the students to interact with real world applications of the concepts they arelearning about

Conference Session

Real and Virtual - "New" Approaches to Teaching "Old" Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P Abulencia, Manhattan College; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

requirements (Burke and Snyder – 2008). Doing so can help inspire and engage this newage of students who are more used to digital tools and devices. Even the more traditional learnercan use the sites as an opportunity to gain understanding in new technology, which can becomeskills for future careers. Other work have utilized video technology with Chemical Engineering students.Liberatore has utilized YouTube to relate course topics to real world applications (Liberatore –2010). Falconer and colleagues have compiled screencasts where a narrator goes over aparticular chemical engineering concept, or a detailed problem solution (Falconer 2009 and 2012).A recent paper from JEE states that students who use screencasts and perceive their benefit

Conference Session

Real and Virtual - "New" Approaches to Teaching "Old" Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, University of Connecticut; Aravind Suresh, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Gamification Gamification, or the introduction of game-like mechanics into non-game contexts, hasreceived increasing attention recently, largely for its perceived ability to motivate participantsinto desired courses of action by making mandatory or mundane tasks rewarding in some way.Examples of this in the business world include frequent flyer reward programs, social programssuch as FourSquare or Facebook Check In, and app-type gamification of to-do lists, weight-lossprograms, or exercise programs. Application of gamification to education is a logical extension, as it has the potential tomotivate students to perform extra learning tasks that they might not otherwise do by couchingthose tasks in the larger context of a game, or by