Conference Session

Hands-on Active Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Taqiuddin Taher, DeVry University, Addison; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

accreditation, management and supervision. Dr. Khan received an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management, and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Nanotechnology, Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, and Social and Ethical Implications of Technology. He is the author of many educational papers and presentations. He has authored/coauthored the following books: • Nanotechnology: Ethical and Social Implications (2012) • Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond 3E, (2008) • The Telecommunications Fact Book and Illustrated Dictionary 2E (2006) • Fiber Optic Communication: An Applied

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Mechefske

Mechanical Engineering design course sequence at TheUniversity of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. The paper highlights the overallcourse objectives, the course structure and the methodology employed as well as the benefits tothe students and the companies involved. Course support provided by the participatingcompanies, a local government agency and the Faculty/University are also detailed includingstrategies for soliciting support for this kind of initiative. Student evaluation techniques arediscussed including feedback mechanisms for individual assessment within groups and forcourse improvement. Finally, a list of tips are presented and discussed that should help ensurethe continued enthusiasm of all participants and the success of the

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Dossick, University of Washington; Kirk Hochstatter, University of Washington; Alireza Borhani, University of Washington; Lucky Pratama, University of Washington; Bijesh Gautam, University of Washington; Ahmed Abdel Aziz; Hyun Woo Lee, University of Washington; Sanaz Saeidi

construction processes, and understand construction quality assurance andcontrol. Ideally, students in this course should have a little experience with digital technologiesand will ultimately be able to create, apply, and understand Virtual Design and Construction(VDC) and Building Information Models (BIM) through projects that mimic real-world industryproblems as a team. They also interview professionals from the industry to be able to identifythose problems or situations that direct the context of their study that not only strengthens theirtechnical skills in regards to construction procedures but also provides them with a broadperspective of the issues that concern their future work such as social, environmental andeconomic issues. This

Conference Session

For Students to Know and Grow

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Candice W. Bolding, Clemson University; Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Luke J. Rapa, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

midblocklocations where there is limited pedestrian access; and more recently, effects of gentrificationpushing residents away from transit-friendly city centers to rural areas which leaves themtransportation disadvantaged.Despite having valid case studies and resources on the socio-political concerns related to civilinfrastructure from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice site to thedevelopment of open-source databases for Mapping Inequality, few civil engineering programshave adopted this content in classes. Instead, faculty members often prefer to focus on thetechnical aspects of civil infrastructure and rely on students connecting content from coursesoutside the major to develop critical awareness of these inequitable practices

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Jewell

factors. Some foreign institutions offer all or agood percentage of their courses in English. Others offer only a few, or none, in English.There may be differences in curriculum or grading systems that make it difficult to meshwith the average U.S. engineering curriculum. You also have to be concerned about theequivalency of courses, especially in the design area. Thorough documentation needs tobe gathered to convince ABET program evaluators that the courses are indeed equivalentto those at the U.S. institution.Mini-terms are shorter, intense immersions in another culture accompanied by furtherstudy at Union. A series of seminars are held the term before the foreign travel. Theseencompass cultural expectations, technical and social issues

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leyla F Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary S. May, Georgia Institute of Technology; JillL L Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

her Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of Missouri – Columbia in 1990.Dr. Gary S. May, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Gary S. May is the dean of the College of Engineering and professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In that capacity, he serves as the chief academic officer of the college and provides leadership to over 400 faculty members and to more than 13,000 students. The College of Engineering at Georgia Tech is the largest producer of engineering graduates in the United States. In the most recent rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Georgia Tech’s engineering program ranked fourth. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. May was the Steve W

Collection

2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

S.P.K. Sternberg; G.G. Botte

andexcited about their prospects. However, they were unable to find all the information theyneeded to satisfy their curiosity. The students asked their professors for more informationand several members of the faculty decided to include fuel cell technologies into theirbasic course material, either as example problems or even just as discussion points.Many of these students may spend their careers working on or with fuel cells if theyreach commercial success. The possibilities include applications for cell phones,computers, remote sensing equipment, automobiles and transportation, residential powersupply, as well as commercial and industrial scale power generation. The material is stillnew enough to be a contemporary issue but not so undeveloped as

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Candyce Hill, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

undergraduates in making a successfultransition to college [26]–[28]. These traditional challenges still existed for first-year studentsbeginning college during the COVID-19 pandemic, and wide-spread restrictions on in-personlearning during Fall 2020 added to the stress and uncertainty of starting college [29]–[31]. Thus,the overarching goal of the new EGR 193 course was to support first-year, first-semesterundergraduates in successfully engaging in faculty-mentored research while recognizing theunique context of a fully-remote research experience due to the pandemic.Course DesignEGR 193 was a 1 credit, Pass/Fail, seminar course taught in an online, asynchronous format.This methodology was selected to provide flexibility for students, who were studying

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 16

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel I. Adeniranye, Florida International University; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University; Jingjing Liu, Florida International University; Julian Rodrigo Sosa-Molano, Florida International University; Gabriel Najera

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

Support and Sustainability: To address financial barriers, participants identified keysolutions: • Expanding industry-sponsored scholarships, stipends, and internships • Increasing work-study opportunities in STEM fields • Advocating for state-level policy changes for transfer student financial aid • Addressing students' multiple commitments between work and schoolCohort-Based Support Models and Mentorship: Participants highlighted the impact of cohort-based models in fostering belonging among transfer students through: • Peer mentorship programs with successful transfer students guiding new entrants • Transfer-specific living-learning communities that integrate academic and social support • Faculty mentorship

Collection

2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Thomas S. Soerens, Messiah University

they liked those lectures. The practice was continued with Zoom sessions while remote.One unexpected positive was that the students often emphasized different aspects of the topicsand made insightful observations that were new to the faculty. The negative flip-side of that wasthat it was more work for the faculty member to convey important points that the student did notcover, especially while having to “catch up” from the period that was “lost” to the studentlectures. Those words are in quotes because perhaps there is value in building in some flex timefor the “lost” time and perhaps the professor’s preconceived beliefs in which parts of the topicare most needed should be stretched. The low enrollment is important not only to facilitate

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session 3: Energy and Multidisciplinary

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jacques Belanger, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Andrew Davol, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Huy A Duong, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Trent Hamilton

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

integrated microgrid wascompleted and it is currently under construction. The system includes a small wind turbine, fixedmount and tracking solar panels, a battery pack and a programmable load capable of simulatingdifferent electricity loads; for example, the demand required by a small off grid home.Students and faculty from this lab have also been involved in a project to improve the powergeneration of the campus’ 4.5 MW solar farm. Self-shading of the solar panels is occurring dueto the uneven ground and that shading is impacting the power output of the field. The first goalin this research project is to better understand the issues related to the self-shading of the panels.That information will help us find ways to modify the tracking algorithm

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Moiez Tapia

USDepartment of Immigration and Naturalization Services [INS] considers an experience of 12years equivalent to an engineering degree under certain conditions and, based on that, grants anappropriate visa to a person with such experience to work in the United States. Sometimesinstructors and professors move into new disciplines and participate in teaching and makingacademic decisions along with those who have the real expertise in these disciplines. It is veryimportant that a person be qualified to work as an engineer before he/she starts working as anengineer. A professor should have had training for teaching in a college and be fully qualified toteach and participate in decision-making committees that decide curricular and faculty evaluationmatters

Collection

2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

Authors

Romain Kazadi Tshikolu, University of Detroit Mercy; Alan S Hoback, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

roughly 67,000 out 115,000 new jobsneeded by 2030 might be unfilled. Of the unfilled jobs, 39% will be technicians, most of whomwill have certificates or two-year degrees; 35% will be engineers with four-year degrees orcomputer scientists; and 26% will be engineers at the master’s or PhD level (Chipping Away:Assessing and addressing the labor market gap facing the U.S. semiconductor industry, consultedon January 6, 2025). A blog of the World Bank states that an estimated 2.5 million moreengineers are needed in sub-Saharan Africa to tackle its development challenges, yet as thingsstand, the region falls short of meeting the demand. (Amegah A. et al., 2023)Globally, the need for civil engineers will continue growing as countries are willing to

Conference Session

Virtues in Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chloe Adams, Wake Forest University; Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University and National Science Foundation ; Lasya Agasthya

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

education. All this has led to Wake Forest Engineering achieving unprecedented student diversity (42% women, 25% racial and ethnic minorities) and faculty diversity (50% women, 25% racial and ethnic diversity). Olga is an engineering education researcher, biomedical and mechanical engineer, and national leader in transforming undergraduate engineering education. She has served as founding faculty of two brand new engineering programs (the first at James Madison University) and served on several national roles across ASEE, ABET, AAAS, NSF, KEEN, etc.Lasya Agasthya ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 How Good is Our Undergraduate Engineering Ethics Training? A

Conference Session

Reassessing Your Teaching Through Turmoil

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Retherford P.E., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Kristen N. Wyckoff, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Sarah J. Mobley, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Civil Engineering

presented many challenges, the need to modify courses resulted inenhancements that may not have otherwise been pursued. In the Civil & EnvironmentalEngineering Department at UTK, students have engaged in a variety of new learning experiencesand faculty intend to continue application of some new teaching strategies into the future, at whichtime, presumably, traditional face-to-face teaching format will resume as the single standardmodality. Specifically, three course types were significantly modified and offered to studentsacross a full academic year in a hybrid structure. Technical communication, project-based, andlaboratory courses were considered as opportunities for improved engagement and professorsworked independently to develop a valuable

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 1: Engineering Librarianship

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Joseph White, Queen's University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

the ESLS andadvertised in the November issue of the ALA Bulletin [12]. Copies could be purchased for $1. Itis not known how many copies were sold or distributed to libraries. According to WorldCat, aunion catalog of materials held by tens of thousands of libraries worldwide, approximately 30libraries in the U.S. currently hold copies. A digitized version is also available in the HathiTrustDigital Library. In 1952, the ESLS merged with other ACRL sections to form a new group calledthe Pure and Applied Sciences Section (PASS). The Directory was not updated prior to themerger. More than two decades would pass before another directory of engineering librarianswould be published in 1975 by the Engineering Libraries Division of ASEE.6

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Harry B. Santoso, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education

, vol. 4, pp. 145-180, 1973.[8] Flavell, J. H., “Metacognition and cognitive monitoring: A new area of cognitive developmental inquiry,”American Psychology, vol. 34, pp. 907-911, 1979.[9] Froyd, J., Fowler, D., Layne, J., and Simpson, N. “Frameworks for faculty development,” presented at the 35th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 2005.[10] Marzano, R. J., Brandt, R. S., Hughes, C. S. Jones, B. F. Presseisen, B. Z., Rankin, S. C, & Suhor, C. Dimensions of thinking: A framework for curriculum and instruction. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1988.[11] Flavell, J. H., Metacognitive aspects of problem solving. In L. B. Resnick (Ed.), The nature of intelligence

Conference Session

LEES 3: Assessing/Addressing Mental Health

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Wilson, University of Kentucky; Courtney Wright, University of Kentucky; Melanie Miller; Lucy Hargis; Ellen Usher; Joseph Hammer; Natalie Ban; Halle Shannon, University of Kentucky

]. Additionally, stress has been identifiedas an early indication of undergraduate students’ risk for a mental health concern [3]. An estimated10.7% of people worldwide face mental health issues daily, with 3.4% suffering from anxiety [4].This is more exaggerated in college students, with a reported 35.3% of students facing a mentalhealth disorder globally in 2018, with anxiety disorders coming in at 23.6% [5]. As a result, it isintegral that the causes and treatment of mental illness are investigated and understood thoroughly,especially in a college setting.Within engineering, several studies have looked to quantify the prevalence of mental healthdisorders [5-10]. For instance, a study of 800 engineering students found that approximately 38%were at high

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone and Collaborative Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Macklin, University of Maryland, College Park; Kylie Goodell King, University of Maryland, College Park

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

multidisciplinary student teams with corporatesponsors in order to provide an opportunity for students to translate the quality tools learned inthe classroom to real-world solutions. Teams are guided throughout the semester by courseinstructors from the colleges of business and engineering, faculty advisors from business,engineering, and science departments, and representatives from sponsoring organizations(referred to as project champions). While the core of the program remains focused on qualitymanagement, process improvement, and system design through multidisciplinary teamwork, theprogram has undergone a number of changes that influence student learning and projects.QUEST was created in conjunction with a 5-year grant from IBM to bring total quality

Conference Session

Middle School Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Chandra L. Muller, University of Texas, Austin; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr., University of Texas, Austin ; Austin B. Talley P.E., University of Texas, Austin ; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2012-4121: FOUNDATIONS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AN AFTER-SCHOOL ENGINEERING PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTSDr. Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin Richard H. Crawford is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, and is the Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellow No. 3. He received his B.S.M.E. from Louisiana State University in 1982 and his M.S.M.E. in 1985 and Ph.D. in 1989, both from Purdue University. He joined the faculty of UT in Jan. 1990 and teaches mechanical engineering design and geometry modeling for design. Crawford’s research interests span topics in computer-aided mechanical design and design theory and methodology, including research in computer

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Anton Pintar

chemical engineering graduates are well prepared for industrial safety practices.CONCLUSIONS1. The combination of a course in chemical process safety and integration of process safety into existing courses is the most effective way to teach chemical process safety to undergraduate chemical engineering students. The safety course sensitizes the students to safety issues. The integration of process safety into courses such as the unit operations laboratory exposes the students to safety practices that will be encountered in industry.2. Integration of process safety into existing courses can be an effective way to teach process safety provided that all or most of the faculty are committed to implementation of this approach.3. A separate

Conference Session

Teaching Design with a Twist

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Jensen

development of an appreciation forengineering, (2) an introduction to the disciplines, (3) the development of competency withspecific engineering topics (e.g., technical communications, engineering ethics, and computerskills), and (4) the building of relationships among students and between students and faculty. Auseful tool to achieve these objectives is a set of integrated case studies.In this paper, the experiences at the University at Buffalo with the use of case studies as the mainpedagogical tool in a large (approx. 420 students) introductory engineering course will bediscussed. The ideal characteristics of case studies and the goals of case study use will bepresented. Techniques for reinforcing key concepts throughout all case studies will be

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

William L. Scheller

/mfgE403/403putter.htmW.L. SCHELLER II, PH.D.W.L. Scheller is Associate Professor of Manufacturing Engineering at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. Hisprimary area of interest is machining of conventional and advanced materials, with particular emphases in milling andstatistical modeling of processes. Prior to joining the Kettering Faculty in 1996, Dr. Scheller was Assistant Professorof Industrial Engineering at the University of Toledo. Prior to joining the Toledo Faculty, he spent several years inthe defense industry focusing on quality and production issues related to missile systems. Dr. Scheller received hisBSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1981. He received his M.S. andPh.D. in Industrial

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

John Duffy; Edmund Tsang; Susan M. Lord

(opportunity for interaction; emotional,intellectual support). Based on these studies then, positive cognitive and attitude development isexpected of students involved in service-learning. Page 5.543.2Why service-learning in engineering?In its Criteria 2000, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) outlines anew set of criteria for engineering programs8. In addition to the more traditional technical issues,the new criteria include the demonstration that graduates have:• an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams,• an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility,• an ability to communicate effectively,• a

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ian R. Simpson; Brian Manhire

. The Commission oversees all aspects concerning the award of the Diplôme d'Ingénieurand can withdraw a college's previously-held accreditation if it deems that standards are not be-ing respected. Mr. Bernard Decomps, who has been active in creating new programs enablingtechnicians to attain the level of engineer, recently gave the following definition of what consti-tutes the modern "engineer":"An engineer must be capable of designing, developing, manufacturing, selling and maintaining"objects" and services of quality, which must please the public." In other words, engineers produce high-quality goods and services for a market whichexists or which can be created. This idea is also at the forefront of the work of the Commissiondes Titres

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bret Van Poppel; Blace Albert; Daisie Boettner

Mechanical Engineering at the United States MilitaryAcademy (USMA) is currently investigating a new way of integrating courses within itscurriculum. There are several reasons why the department wants to examine this issue. First, thestructured environment of the USMA limits the number of electives available while emergingtechnologies continue to expand the number of engineering topics. Second, students tend to vieweach course as being very distinct, instead of understanding that there are a few guiding laws andprinciples that govern all of engineering. Integrating courses, as described within this paper,offers solutions to these problems. In addition, there appear to be many other advantages torestructuring the curriculum in this fashion. This paper

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Roman Z. Morawski; Jerzy Woznicki; Andrzej Krasniewski

development that makes problematic furtherincrease in the number of students (it was tripled in 1989-99), starting new programs of studyand establishing quality-assurance systems. It is also worth mentioning here that the newPolish constitution, promulgated in 1997, made the legal situation even more complicatedsince it declared education in public IHEs to be (with some exceptions) free of charge1. Theneed for a new system of financing IHEs in Poland is thus evident; hence the attempts topropose it, undertaken recently by many governmental and non-governmental bodies.The main objective of the paper is to summarize the attempts of designing a new system offinancing academic institutions, and to identify possible consequences of its

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Claudia María Zea Restrepo P.E., Universidad EAFIT; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juan Guillermo Lalinde-Pulido, Universidad EAFIT; Alberto Rodriguez P.E., Universidad EAFIT; Natalia Andrea Bueno Pizarro, Universidad EAFIT

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Curriculum Development

Group in Computers in Education (awarded as Excellence Group Award given by COLCIENCIAS in 1997), director and principal investigator of Proyecto 50, and as the head of the Conexiones Project, all at EAFIT University and as the principal researcher for the Colombian Ministry of Education’s ICT Capac- ity Building project, director of the Colombia Learns portal, and as the director of the Colombian Ministry of Education’s National Program for the Usage of Media and New Technologies.Dr. Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West LafayetteProf. Juan Guillermo Lalinde-Pulido, Universidad EAFITDr. Alberto Rodriguez P.E., Universidad EAFIT Mechanical Engineer Dean of Engineering School, EAFIT University (http://www.eafit.edu.co

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Velegol; Ronald Ziemian; Richard Zaccone; Richard Kozick; James Baish; Margot Vigeant

. Page 8.561.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThe goal in re-developing this course was to maintain the objectives stated previously whileaddressing the issues of large class size, the need for more in-depth coverage, and greater facultyownership. We feel that we accomplished this goal by adding faculty run “seminars” within thecourse. The students were able to participate in two out of six seminars that correspondedroughly to the five engineering majors. Each seminar contained 30-36 students, ran for slightlymore than three weeks, and included three two-hour lab sessions. These

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mariano Savelski; Robert Hesketh; Kevin Dahm

beenshortened23.A possible solution to these concerns about lack of faculty time and motivation isimplementing mini-modules of the type used in the Rowan University Chemical EngineeringDepartment. For example, in Equilibrium Staged Operations, among the concepts a studentmust learn are the optimum feed location, and the improved separation resulting fromincreasing reflux ratio for a given number of stages. An approach that has been used atRowan University is:• The instructor prepares a complete HYSYS model of a distillation column and distributes it to the class.• The class receives a brief (<5 min.) tutorial on modeling columns with HYSYS- just enough to tell them how to change specific parameters such as the reflux ratio and where to