Conference Session

Graduate Aerospace Systems Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Conrad Newberry

industry-based students. Such apreference may allow industry-based students to better accommodate required corporate oragency travel time to their classroom schedule.Program admission issues and possible transfer courses or credits are not addressed in this modelprogram. Refresher courses (carrying no graduate credit) have been considered for students whohave been away from a formal classroom environment for several years. These refreshercourses, as needed, are discussed below.Although most university engineering programs are accredited at the basic (undergraduate) level,there are a few that are accredited at the advanced level. Accordingly, accreditation issuesrelated to both levels are addressed. Industry concerns and feedback are also addressed

Conference Session

Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary S. May, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

awarded in 2005were earned by these students.14 This has led to a low number of tenured and tenure-track URMengineering faculty (< 5%).2There is much reason to be concerned about the low participation rates of underrepresentedminority groups. Demographic studies indicate that the ethnicity of the U.S. workforce ischanging dramatically. According to Census Bureau projections, non-Hispanic white males willdecline as a fraction of the working age (18 to 64) population from 37% in 1995 to 26% in 2050.Over that same span, the fraction of African-Americans in the workforce will increase from 12%to 14%, and that of Hispanics will increase from 10% to 24% (see Figure 1). The end result isthat currently underrepresented groups will increase from about

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering and the Liberal Arts

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren

recommendations were generated from deeper pedagogical concerns of how todevelop a student’s skills in the art of intellectual inquiry as well as concerns that studentsunderstand fundamental human issues, the role of culture in human experience, and the role ofthe arts in human expression. Since the Summit’s recommendation represents a generalconsensus of Baylor’s academic governance, any proposal that would reform the liberal arts coreof the engineering degree should respond to the Summit’s concerns. To encompass all the"requirements" of the Summit would, of necessity, mean more required courses for engineeringstudents and raise the number of hours for graduation. Engineering students typically takebetween 4.5 and 5 years to graduate.Issue: Are

Conference Session

Promoting ET with K-12 Projects

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Brower

applies materialfrom prior course work, along with concepts of project management, design optimization, andother material related to a group-engineering project. In the first term, teams of two to sixstudents conduct a literature search concerning their chosen project and write a proposal thatdetails their approach and outlines how funding will be secured. This proposal acts as a contractbetween the facilitating faculty and student team members. Page 7.1117.1 "Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conf erence & Exposition Copyright ã 2001, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Sustainability in Civil Engineering Education: Service Learning, Capstone Integration, Student Affect and Rating Systems

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie R. Brunell P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, 9 and 12 ClubDesigning with a Sustainable Development GoalThe senior design projects encompassed a wide range of civil engineering designs; structural,transportation, site plans, stormwater management and clean-energy. The UN SustainableDevelopment Goals were used to increase the student’s awareness of global issues and helpedthem to incorporate sustainable elements into their proposed designs [8]. The student teams wereencouraged by their professional mentors and faculty advisors to think outside of the box andlook beyond traditional design solutions while still meeting the needs of their clients andstakeholders. The sustainable design elements the teams developed are as follows:All six structural projects (three bridges and three

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Nathan Howell, College of Engineering, West Texas A&M University; Erick Benjamin Butler, West Texas A&M University; Vinu Unnikrishnan, West Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

the senior design capstonecourse for each semester. Due to the differences in expertise andfamiliarity with CCC, each of the faculty approached the course indifferent ways. The project was essentially the same in eachsemester, but the project was conducted in such a way that whatstudents began in the Fall of 2019 was continued in the Spring of2020.Fall 2019Dr. Nathan Howell, environmental engineering professor, was thelead instructor in the first semester. Drs. Butler, Leitch, andUnnikrishnan served in a mentoring and supervisory role. The termhad a class of five (5) civil engineering students and one (1)environmental engineering student. Dr. Howell observed twotrends in the students’ behavior and experiences.The first trend concerned the

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Li Coffman, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

feelings of confusion, frustration, and being overwhelmed whenlearning a new concept. These negative feelings were noted as being especially strong if it is adifficult concept, if participants continue to get questions wrong, and/or if they have limited timeto learn it. An excerpt from participant 2 (P2) is below. P2: At first, I tend to feel really confused and frustrated trying to get over that initial hump of understanding because it can be really frustrating to get that answer wrong like four times in a row.Participant P5 noted that they become so frustrated at times that they do not want to learn anymorebut will return to the concept as deadlines approach and concerns over grades rises. On the otherhand, these participants

Conference Session

Experiments in Remote-access Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Diong, Texas Christian University; Jamie Smith, Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics; Edward Kolesar, Texas Christian University; Rene Cote, Texas Christian University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

considered to be a novelty1-5,nevertheless, each new application seems to present its own set of often-unexpected challenges.And this was what we experienced, which we now share with a wider audience. Page 14.1019.2 (a) (b) Figure 1: (a) Schematic of MEMS electrothermal actuator, (b) Image of MEMS electrothermal actuator and tip displacement measurement scaleII. Project Implementation DetailsThe equipment that was originally available to us in the MEMS research lab included: a KarlSuss model PM-4 microprobe station, a microscope, a video

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rahul Bargava; Michael Rosenblatt; Howard M. Choset; Amy Graveline

environments(i.e. lab courses) in that it allows creative freedom, presents assignments as designchallenges, and attempts to make assignments personally meaningful.However, the directed constructionism approach also places a number of newresponsibilities and challenges on the educator. In this project-based course model, themain concern becomes how to elegantly integrate the constructionist approach whilecontinuing to serve the goals of the curriculum and remaining feasible given the constraintsof class size and available resources. This raises many questions about issues that were notpresent in the previous instructional model, yet are central to the successfulimplementation of this new course. To identify some of these issues we constructed

Collection

2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Greg Stephens

Using Storytelling to Meet the Technology and Information Literacy Needs of Millennial Students Greg Stephens Associate Professor Technology Management Kansas State University at SalinaAbstractStorytelling is an increasingly popular tool faculty can use to enhance generational interest andparticipation by millennial students and other generations to foster learning and createorganizational cultural change. This presentation will present technology and informationliteracy options for faculty to consider as part of their storytelling teaching portfolio

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Xu, Del Mar College; Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Allen Babb, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

tools to evaluate alternatives. They were also ready to build prototypes for project evaluations, possibly involving facts from policy, environmental regulation, and community concerns for the decision making in a real engineering project. Also, during this stage, some new ideas may have been generated to return to the previous stage for additional potential solutions. 5. Build and test – This implementation stage allows the students to build their final robots based on their best solution and to assess its performance for further improvement and modification of their best solution accordingly. 6. Public communication – The teams presented their solutions for the challenge by presenting their robots in a

Conference Session

Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Page 24.231.2the Dean of the College of Engineering, where he began pursuing a two-prong strategy forimproving the college’s standing. On the one hand, conversations about the future of oilproduction—peak oil in Texas would occur in 19726— brought the state to set its sights onnuclear energy. Austin was one of the schools that won support for a teaching and demonstrationreactor, and McKetta needed a faculty that could leverage this support into a strong researchprogram. But in the wake of Sputnik, there were also broad concerns about engineeringeducation and an engineering “manpower(sic)” crisis, especially in a state that had placed onlylimited emphasis on engineering education. With the support of General Dynamics, a defensecontractor

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zaida M Gracia, Texas Tech University; Albert Sacco Jr., Texas Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

and service programsabroad, 2) a program assessment plan and 3) the development of a travel scholarship fund forstudents under financial hardship which currently represent a 27% of the undergraduatepopulation.Results from these priorities from 2013-2016 include: 1) on academic offerings and enrollment, a565% increase in abroad enrollment was achieved by growing from 79 to 525 students. By2016, many programs in new locations were created, mostly non-faculty led study abroadprograms and also many internship opportunities abroad. 2) A new assessment plan of allprogram components is in its implementation and testing phase and will be ready to be used byJanuary 2017. 3) A travel scholarship fund has been developed, consisting of endowed fundsand

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Lucas; Daphene Koch

more apparent to them.In essence, preparation for student learning for field trips should follow the same assessmentbased preparation used for a regular class teaching, practicing, testing and then improvingtowards a formulated learning objective. The field trip can become a valuable tool by utilizing theadditional senses of smell, hearing, touching uniquely that can enhance the field trip to gather andobserve the information needed to truly understand the material presented. This methodologywould apply to assessing the success of the experience to the Industry partner.To reinforce and standardize this methodology we have developed departmental checklist andforms for faculty, students and the industry partner. By using both the methodology and

Conference Session

Leveraging AI and Computational Tools for Enhanced Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Christopher V.H.-H. Chen, Columbia University; Stephanie Butler Velegol, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, necessitating the use of additional resources like textbooks and prior course materials. As one faculty member reflected, “I was able to directly use the learning objectives and did use some of the chatbot- developed problems as part of the lectures. However, I found that none of these materials were really deep or detailed enough to drive a full 75-minute lesson plan as a first-time instructor for kinetics.” 3. Assessment Design: Faculty reported that AI-generated assessments, such as homework problems and quizzes, were helpful in providing basic questions but often lacked the complexity required for advanced learning. Issues such as unclear phrasing and incomplete understanding of core concepts

Conference Session

Understanding Concealable Stigmatized Identities (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 10)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darby Rose Riley, Rowan University; Heather Malino, Rowan University; Cara Mawson, Rowan University; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

disabilities, it is likely that students with chronic illness andphysical disabilities may have entirely different or contradictory experiences.This work is part of a larger project investigating the experiences of engineering students withnon-apparent disabilities. As such, this paper can be considered an exploratory pilot for a studywith a larger and more diverse participant pool. Future work includes incorporating students withphysical disabilities and chronic illness, as well as examining intersectional issues (such asnon-male disabled students, non-white disabled students, etc.) which might further complicatethe issue of disclosure.AcknowledgmentsThis project has been funded by a grant from New Jersey Health Foundation.References[1]​ K

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Darrell Gibson; Patricia Brackin

kept in mind however that these data should be used in conjunction with the subjectivejudgments of the design faculty members for final evaluations.BIBLIOGRAPHY[1] Pahl, G. and Beitz, W., Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach, Edited by Ken Wallace, Springer-Verlag, The Design Council, 1988.[2] Dekker, D., and Gibson, J. D., “Learning Design in a College Setting”, International Conference on Engineering Design, Tampere, Finland, August, 1997.[3] Walvoord, B., “Helping Students Write Well: A Guide for Teachers in All Disciplines”, The Modern Language Association of America, New York, 1986.[4] Process Education Teaching Institute Handbook, Pacific Crest, Corvalis, 1999.[5] Gibson, J.D. and Brackin, M.P., “Techniques for the Implementation

Conference Session

Technology and Manufacturing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College

Engineering Technology CSET)students24. STCC recently received (Fall 2018) a new three-year NSF ATE grant to directly addressthis issue. The grant is titled the Internet of Things Education Project (IoTEP) (DUE-1801090)25.Another View:One without much knowledge of IoT application technology might argue that the networkingcomponent of these sensor/actuator-based systems will be handled by the IT staff of the particularorganization or enterprise (i.e. ala Cisco). However, this would be a naïve view of what is entailedby these systems. Most IoT applications use non-Enterprise, industry and function specific, areanetworks. From the control and automation field there are many “fieldbus” implementations. Fromthe building automation field there are the

Conference Session

Engaging Ethics in Teams and Communities

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Torres, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Megan Kenny Feister, California State University, Channel Islands; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Danielle Corple, Purdue University; Katharine E. Miller, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

have to be confused, or look for help, or just be a little bit overwhelmed.For Brittany, balancing design considerations involved a more comprehensive understanding ofthe user and how the design would affect them within a particular context and in a meaningfulway.Although Brittany demonstrated a broader understanding of contextual concerns in design, someof her first semester responses suggested more of a dualistic orientation to moral answers. Thiswas partially evident in what she deemed as ethical in design. I: Do you feel like you guys are encountering or have encountered any ethical issues, either on a very small scale, moderate [scale], significant scale? R: Um, I guess we’ve—if we’ve

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow

Tagged Divisions

International

26.153.2widely with applications received from candidates around the world. The three staff who werehired had experience in teaching at institutions in China, New Zealand, Canada, and the UnitedStates (US). This has presented an interesting issue as the UoG staff have to learn the pedagogicalapproaches as well as the university policies employed at UoG, the UoG ‘ethos’, at the same timethat they were charged with introducing the UoG ‘ethos’ to the UoG-UESTC student. While thereare some differences in instructional approaches used in the five different countries, thedifferences between underlying pedagogical philosophies are significant. Furthermore, the roleof the educational institution and its staff in the students’ extracurricular activities

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meredith Kirkmann, University of Maine; Rachel Mosier, Oklahoma State University

[12].While there are concerns about moving labs online, there can also be limitations with face to face(F2F) delivery. The material itself can be free for locally sourced soils, but for a Sand-Cone testthe sand may be quite costly for material to be wasted [13]. Similarly, the test equipment haslarge costs associated with it [14]. This cost may cause faculty to provide “demonstrations” overhands-on activities. Demonstrations may not provide the same level of learning as EBL [15].Computerized simulations may be more portable, and students still have the EBL [14].In order to promote soils sciences, the United States Universities Council on GeotechnicalEducation and Research (USUCGER) created a set of in-class activities to be shared

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University; Sneha Ayyagari, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

distributed, collaborative research projects among scholars, and with underserved communities. She is also a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering department where she currently teaches a course Global Engineers’ Education.Ms. Sneha Ayyagari, Stanford University Sneha is a student studying engineering at Stanford University. She is interested in understanding the role of education in solving pressing health and environmental issues. Through her experience in non-profit work, she has developed an interest in learning how to work with underserved communities to create sustainable solutions. Page 26.1294.1

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Andrea Bill, University of Wisconsin; Shashi Nambisan, Iowa State University; Ida van Schalkwyk, Oregon State University; Rod Turochy, Auburn University; Rhonda Young, Texas Christian University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2010-1248: DEVELOPMENT OF CORE CONCEPTS AND LEARNINGOUTCOMES FOR THE INTRODUCTORY TRANSPORTATION COURSEKristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College KRISTEN L. SANFORD BERNHARDT is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College, where she teaches courses related to transportation, civil infrastructure, and engineering ethics and researches issues related to infrastructure systems modeling. Dr. Sanford Bernhardt received her Ph.D. and M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and her B.S.E. from Duke University, all in Civil Engineering.Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho STEVEN W. BEYERLEIN is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho

Conference Session

Wider Contexts of Ethics for Engineers

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Sinha

agencies, including the school. Personal commitment toparticular values is a developmental process and results from opportunities to examine, discuss,reflect and act on values within a variety of settings.3.2.4. Obligation to the EmployerEngineers have an obligation to their profession, their employer, and the public to make knownethical concerns in the workplace. In order to establish a healthy professional workingenvironment, it is vital for the following conditions to exist in the workplace [9]: • An atmosphere of trust between the employer and the employee • An empowering environment where employees feel secure in raising and seeking the resolution of sensitive issues • An absence of fear of employer retribution

Conference Session

Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu

the undergraduate curriculum of the Electrical and ComputerDepartment, the Engineering Technology Department and the Computer Science Department.Our proposal, “Deep Space Exploration using Smart Robotic Rovers”, was selected for fundingand we established our first interdisciplinary team of students and faculty to develop a smartrobotic rover.During the last two years, students and faculty participating in this program have developed arobotic rover that has successfully accomplished the initial goals of the project. The rover iscapable of climbing 30o inclines, rotating about its center axis, strafing, and maneuveringdiagonally while maintaining stability. It was also designed to protect the vital internalcomponents from outside contaminants

Conference Session

Student Success I: Interventions and Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaclyn Marie Esqueda, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Christina Curras, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

with the centermanager.In order to promote the new space, a grand opening event was held at the start of the fall 2013semester. University administrators and all students, staff, and faculty in the College of EMSwere invited to attend and learn about the space and its services. Email communications, acampus press release, and flyers were used to promote the open house and the new space. Thespace is also advertised continuously through a website and Facebook page.Initially, CenterPOINT was open and staffed seven days per week for a total of 81 hours perweek. Hours were Monday through Thursday from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, Friday from 8:00 am to5:00 pm, Saturday from 1:00 to 8:00 pm, and Sunday from 1:00 to 10:00 pm. After analyzingusage during the

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlisa Labrie Richardson, Estrella Mountain Community College; Maria Reyes, Estrella Mountain Community College; Marge Goodman, Intel Corporation

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Hermanas Conference is a professional one-day conference that includes hands-onworkshops, guest speakers, interaction with college faculty and staff, education informationsessions, conference bags and door prizes. Bandura’s theory of self efficacy provided thetheoretical foundation of the Hermanas conference, which was designed to not only informparticipants about to careers in the STEM field but to address many of the reasons women don’tpursue STEM career. In addition, the best practices for STEM outreach were utilized as a guidefor designing the conference.Self-efficacy theory is concerned with an individual’s beliefs about their personal capabilities toorganize and execute a course of action to accomplish designated goals or performances

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engineering was a primary reason to change majors. For threeother female students, social responsibility was among their main reasons to change majors outof engineering. Three students left engineering primarily due to other reasons, but socialresponsibility concerns were partially present. In no cases did students indicate that they leftengineering solely due to concerns of insufficient opportunity to help others; rather, for manysocial context was one among an array of concerns (lack of interest in courses, few coursechoices, struggling in core courses, unsupportive faculty, dislike type of work during internship).Perhaps a lack of social context in the engineering courses that they were experiencing helped tipthe balance to deciding to change

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Kissoff

estimates or proposedconstruction schedules, have been incorporated into past team efforts. However, the largemajority of the tasks within past projects have been purely design in nature. The incongruity between project choice and program mission had not been lost on theCET faculty or its industrial advisory committee. Discussions and investigations were held in anattempt to develop a more appropriate and comprehensive capstone choice for those studentswhose calling was not design but construction contracting and management. The CET programwas particularly concerned with providing more hands-on, real-world construction coordinationissues within the project course, while at the same time attempting to keep the framework of thedepartmental

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

areaffected by technology. Is a local referendum on issuing bonds for the construction of anew power plant a wise use of taxpayer dollars? Does a plan to locate a new wasteincinerator within several miles of one's home pose serious health risks, as opponents ofthe initiative may claim? How should one react to efforts by local government to placesurveillance cameras in high-crime areas of the city? Technologically literate people maydisagree on the best answers to these and other technology-related questions, but theywill be much better able to discuss them in an informed manner.Technological Literacy in the United StatesPeople come to know something about technology in at least three ways. For many if notmost Americans, the predominant mode is