Conference Session

Educational Research

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, 87.5 percent of the engineering seniors strongly agreed oragreed that their math skills have improved over their career at NCA&T (Table 2). However, themost important information in this data is that the students had found both new ways to think Page 15.344.6about math and use math as illustrate in the selected quotes shown in Table 3. This particularfinding was the source of much faculty discussion and reflection.There was some concern by several senior faculty members over the fact that seniors perceivedmath and science skills to be less important than first year students did. Some of this perceptionmay be due to the fact that math

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2009-2105: LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS: PREPARATION FOR ABETUNDER THE NEW CE PROGRAM CRITERIAFred Meyer, United States Military Academy Colonel Fred Meyer is the Civil Engineering Division Director in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from USMA in 1984, a M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2002. COL Meyer has been a member of the USMA faculty for over six years and teaches courses in basic mechanics, structural steel design, reinforced concrete design, structural system design, and professional practices. He is an active

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Janowski, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Melinda Lalor, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Hassan Moore, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

engineering curriculum. All expressed awillingness to continue to add required tools to the students’ mathematical toolbox if needed intheir specific curricula. If the proposed list of topics proved to be ambitious for the course,engineering faculty members were willing to cover some of the topics in subsequent requiredengineering classes. They felt strongly that the educational benefits provided by this course, asoutlined in the learning outcomes, discussed below, far outweighed the benefits of exposure to afew additional topics. This focus on deep understanding and application of concepts emphasizedthe important role pedagogy must play in the success of the new course. Therefore, theinstructional approach developed for the course was just as

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara D. Ojard, University of Minnesota Duluth; Eshan V. Dave, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Nathan William Johnson, University of Minnesota Duluth; Eil Kwon; Rebecca Teasley, Civil Engineering University of Minnesota Duluth

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

whole. While there were several questionsfocused on a variety of issues, one question concerned the capstone design course. Following thefirst semester, the question was general and asked student’s opinion of the senior designexperience. Following the second semester, the same general question was asked in addition toasking student’s opinion of their broad experience in comparison to the earlier in-depthexperience. In each semester, various faculty members conducted exit interviews with groups ofthree or four students. All faculty members took notes on their interviews with the intent ofdisseminating the information among the faculty.The department faculty meets twice a year with the IAB. The IAB consists of senior engineersrepresenting public

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Dettman

of the new engineeringbuilding at WKU, which broke ground in May of 2002 and will be ready for students in the Fallof 2004. The paper will discuss how the new facility was designed and built around the studentin a project-based environment. The programs are currently scheduled for the first ABET visit inthe fall of 2004. The faculty involved in the program feel that the end of the beginning has beenreached and that the program is well on it’s way to developing an “engaging experience” whichis student focused and meshed very closely to ABET and the outcomes assessment process.2. History of Development of the Engineering Programs at WKUThe initiative to establish engineering programs at Western Kentucky University has developedover a

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Allen Knotts IV, Brigham Young University; W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; William G. Pitt, Brigham Young University; Morris D. Argyle, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2012-4388: A NEW ASSESSMENT METHOD TO EASILY IDENTIFYAREAS NEEDING IMPROVEMENT IN COURSE-LEVEL LEARNING OUT-COMESProf. Thomas Allen Knotts IV, Brigham Young University Thomas Knotts became a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Brigham Young University in 2006 after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He teaches a va- riety of courses, including thermodynamics, computer tools, unit operations lab, and molecular modeling. He enjoys teaching and discovering ways to improve student learning through problem-based and induc- tive learning strategies. With his research group, Knotts seeks to understand the physics of proteins and DNA at the molecular level with

Conference Session

Empowering Diversity in Engineering Education: Strategies and Impacts

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jordan Williamson, CSEdResearch; Julie M. Smith, CSEdResearch.org; Monica McGill, Institute for Advanced Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

support students have been enacted. Excerpts from semi-structured interviews were coded then synthesized into a narrative outlining the anticipated changes mentioned by participants. Findings. Participants noted three key areas of concerns: impacts on student recruitment, impacts to student support, and impacts to faculty and staff, including the frustration and confusion felt by faculty who want their students to succeed and are unsure how to help without appearing to violate laws. Reductions in students, staff, and faculty from historically marginalized backgrounds is also anticipated. Implications. While much more evidence on impacts of these new laws will grow over the next few years, faculty, staff

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Tuesday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ricco, University of Kentucky; Janet K. Lumpp, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

first year course sequence is a gatekeeper or barrier. Students arehighly aware of such courses and when they perceive they’re being “weeded out,” their behaviorchanges (Suresh, 2007). Administrative Concerns Administrative issues are handled by one centralized director, with autonomy to directteam members to tasks as needed. The lack of an assistant director is intentional and protectstenure-track faculty members from over commitment to administrative responsibilities beyondroutine committee work. The director positive answers to the assistant dean in the college ofengineering, as the courses themselves are housed under the dean’s office, and not any onecollege. Housing within departments Every team member has a home

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Engelken

research. However, research is still usuallyimportant for promotion, tenure, merit pay, and university image, thus often requiring the newprofessor to perform research with less-than-optimum resources and encouragement. Of course,a research record is critical to maintaining marketability and mobility.Successful research programs can be built at such institutions. Careful selection of research nichesis important to minimize cost and maximize relevance to institutional and regional concerns,particularly those of industries which can support applied research. Creative use of undergraduateresearch assistants is usually critical. Seed money programs aimed toward new faculty or facultyat undergraduate institutions, for example, the National Science

Conference Session

FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

” atVirginia Tech is discussed. The implementation team consisted of seven faculty members and 21students (graduate and undergraduate). About 1200 students were enrolled. The format wassuccessfully piloted in spring 2005. Examples of new activities include introduction of a systemsapproach, hands-on engineering experiments for fitting empirical functions, students’presentations on contemporary issues, discussion of the attributes of “The Engineer of 2020,”learning from seniors’ study abroad experiences, and object oriented approaches for problemsolving. In addition, a 5-week sustainable development design project was introduced. With thedesire to increase student participation in the large classrooms and determine students’ priorawareness, faculty

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering & Engineering Technology; Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

with a competitive peer-review process. However, this‘two-track’ system is a cause of concern. The engineering institutions are faced with a similardilemma as its counterparts in the industrialized world. Should the institutions and the facultyfocus on research and relegate undergraduate engineering to a perfunctory activity? Furthermore,faculty compensation based on the two-track system complicates the issue even more. ThePakistan Engineering Council (PEC) is the statutory body with one of its functions being theaccreditation of engineering programs [6], while the Higher Education Commission is thenational institutional accreditation body. Typically the curriculum for engineering programsfollows a rigid format with little flexibility to

Conference Session

Engineering Education; An International Perspective

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Kenney; Thomas Jewell

new power stations); § Manapouri hydro station (focusing on environmental concerns and design issues with original development of the underground station and technical issues with the second tailrace tunnel).In addition to demonstrating a familiarity with, and understanding of, the environmental,economic, and technological issues related to the specific technology or power scheme, thestudents are expected to present evidence, especially first-hand observations, of the impacts (pastand projected) of the technology. Impacts that must be considered include: § Magnitude and timing of net economic benefits (e.g., value of electric power generation); § Enhancement/loss of recreational uses; § Damage to the

Conference Session

Current Topics in IE Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jackson Denise; Charles Aikens

radical change. An integrated learning experience will replacedemonstrate-then-emulate methods. The focus will be on problem-based, cooperative, andservice learning exercises; research; information technologies; and faculty teaming.The design methodology described begins with the creation of a knowledge base consisting ofprogram learning outcomes, content elements, and teaching resources. From the knowledgebase, a process is implemented leading to a new modularized integrated curriculum that will beteam-taught, will include innovations in teaching and assessment methods, and will use graduateteaching assistants in a novel way. The paper is organized in four sections: making the case forchange, a proposal for innovation, a paradigm-changing

Conference Session

Exploring Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas; Sean Mulvenon, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

AC 2009-454: AN INITIAL ANALYSIS OF FRESHMAN-TO-SOPHOMORERETENTION IN A NEW FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING PROGRAMRichard Cassady, University of Arkansas Dr. Cassady is Director of the Freshman Engineering Program and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas, where he has served on the faculty since August, 2000. Prior to joining the University of Arkansas faculty, he was an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at Mississippi State University (1996-2000). As Director of Freshman Engineering, he is responsible for overseeing the development and operation of both the academic and student services components of this first-year experience program for College of

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Epistemological Foundations of Global Competencies: A New Theory to Advance Research on Global CompetenciesIntroductionAround the world, many influential stakeholders are concerned with increasing globalcompetitiveness of engineering graduates by increasing their global competency. Recent booksfrom the US, Australia, and Europe attest to growing interest in global engineering.1 In sum, Whether working on multi-national project teams, navigating geographically dispersed supply chains or engaging customers and clients abroad, engineering graduates encounter worlds of professional practice that are increasingly global in character. This new reality

Conference Session

CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norma Mattei, University of New Orleans; Vijaya Gopu, Tulane University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

? The only national organization that took a serious look atthis issue was the AAUP due to its concern about faculty rights, the strategic planning processthat didn’t engage the faculty and the need for substantiating the existence of financial exigencywhen most of the losses may be covered by property insurance, FEMA and work interruptioninsurance. AAUP’s efforts, though laudable, have had little impact on the overall outcome.American Association of University Professors (AAUP) ReviewAAUP, as a watch dog for university faculty, sent a team of experts into the New Orleans area in2006 in order to evaluate the process used by each New Orleans university in eliminating tenuredfaculty. The report of this team is not yet finalized.Regarding faculty

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett

discuss the enduring ideas and ideals ofworld civilization, the problems and opportunities of today and the issues to be faced in the yearsahead. The readings, covering such universal human concerns as justice, freedom, economicequity, community, leadership and democracy, function as case studies in leadership andleadership values. It is believed that this broad foundation is a requirement to develop judgmentskills needed for the wise management of technology.Industry ReviewTo test the model, presentations were made to over 20 executive groups in local industry. TheTwin Cities is home to many excellent companies such as Honeywell, 3M, Medtronic, Cargill,Seagate Technology, ADC Telecommunications, General Mills and scores more. It is from these

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; John Poston, Texas A&M University; Kenneth Peddicord, Texas A&M University; John Crenshaw, STP Nuclear Operating Company

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, a proposal was submitted to the TexasWorkforce Commission for the resources necessary to fund this and other related initiatives. This proposal has been funded and work on the new Power Engineering Technology programhas begun. As a starting point, a faculty member spent the Summer of 2007 onsite at the SouthTexas Project Nuclear Plant to learn about their workforce needs. Using this knowledge, a newcurriculum is being designed that includes a strong emphasis in three technical areas:• Electronic Engineering Technology, with a focus in the areas of power, instrumentation, and control.• Mechanical Engineering Technology, with a focus in the areas of materials, thermal systems, and mechanics.• Nuclear Engineering, with focus in

Conference Session

The Best in DEED

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Australia and New Zealand to identify how capstone courses areimplemented outside the United States and what strategies can be shared across countries. As intheir United States counterpart, the 2015 Australia and New Zealand surveys includedquantitative, categorical, and open-ended questions on capstone course information, pedagogy,evaluation, faculty, students, projects and teams, expenses and funding, sponsors, and respondentexperience and opinion. This paper presents highlights of the resulting data by country, drawingcomparisons where possible across countries: Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.Overall, the essence of capstone design courses in the three countries is quite similar; there arevariations in implementation details, but

Conference Session

Innovative Development for Various Faculty Lines

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jes Barron, U.S. Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn K Pegues, United States Military Academy; Thomas Bazemore

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering, Faculty Development Division

Paper ID #28887Examination of faculty development in the Departments of Civil &Mechanical Engineering and Geography & Environmental Engineering attheUnited States Military AcademyCapt. Jes Barron, U.S. Military Academy Jes Barron is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from West Point (2009), a Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma State University (2015), and a Master of Science degree in Underground Construction and Tunnel Engineering from Colorado School of

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-year Programs Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff M. Citty , University of Florida; Angela S. Lindner, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

, as an Undergraduate Advisor in EES since 2000, as Faculty Advisor of Engineers Without Borders-UF, and in a variety of K-12 and undergraduate mentoring roles. In Jan. 2008, she assumed the role of Associate Dean of Student Affairs in the College of Engineering at the University of Florida and continues to serve the College’s approximately 5,600 undergraduate students in this capacity. Page 25.480.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Dual Model Summer Bridge Programs: A New Consideration for Increasing Retention RatesAbstractResearch on

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2008-1097: INFLUENCE OF THE NEW CIVIL ENGINEERING BODY OFKNOWLEDGE ON ACCREDITATION CRITERIAStephen Ressler, United States Military Academy Colonel Stephen Ressler is Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. He earned a B.S. degree from USMA in 1979, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Lehigh University in 1989, and a Ph.D. from Lehigh in 1991. An active duty Army officer, he has served in a variety of military engineering assignments around the world. He has been a member of the USMA faculty for 16 years, teaching courses in engineering mechanics, structural engineering, construction, and

Conference Session

FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth

Tagged Topics

ASEE Headquarters

morespecifically the founding members, have provided an atmosphere to inform and inspire new civilengineering faculty to climb Lowman’s ladder. This paper seeks to extend the vision of theworkshop for ExCEEd graduates and entice those who wish to improve their pedagogicalpractices in the spirit of the ExCEEd Teaching Model. The authors gratefully acknowledge thesupport of the entire ASCE ExCEEd family.Bibliography1. Lowman, J., 1995. Mastering the techniques of teaching. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.2. Estes, A.C., Welch, R.W., and Ressler, S.J., 2005. “The ExCEEd Teaching Model.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 131(4), 218-222.3. Estes, A. and Welch, R., 2006. “Lowman’s model goes to the movies.” ASEE Annual

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

research universities offeringengineering programs. In the end, the bills put forward were passed by both houses and signedinto law in 2003 by Governor Locke.Next, the Higher Education Coordinating Board which must approve all new programs had to beapproached. A lengthy request was prepared that discussed all program aspects. Again, therewas much apprehension concerning non R-1 research universities teaching engineering, theimpact the new program would have on private universities throughout the state, and a newprogram first beginning offered on a branch campus site. We were able to convince the HECBon the first issue, somewhat convince them on the second issue but on the third we wereprovided some requirements that had to be met. EWU was required

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

called Mastering Teaching Online10 Page 26.256.2(Mastering Engineering11) was used. An online platform was developed by the Pearson 2publishing company. In order to get access to a particular course site to do assignments and otheractivities, student and/or faculty need to have course IDs assigned by Pearson for that particularcourse. This is a reasonably new approach to deal with same old circuit problems. The Masteringengineering has three interesting features, coaching problems, tutorials, and chapter problems.Mastering Engineering is offered by

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Eglash; Larry Kagan; Gary Gabriele; Frances Bronet; David Hess

working-through therelationships among societal considerations and the possible physical designs. For this studio, weworked on projects for which our culture’s habituated physical design responses are unsuited.This will call taken-for-granted assumptions into question.The design project acts as a vehicle to pull together a diverse number of philosophical issues,technical concerns, and basic theoretical knowledge. By using a number of modes of inquiry aswell as faculty from various disciplines, we can ask students to consider many thingssimultaneously and juggle many ways of investigation at the same time.The first studio had two main projects, as well as a series of continuing exercises in computing,drawing and technology. We began the semester

Conference Session

Writing and Technical Communications

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan M Adams, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Ashley Rea, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Brian Roth, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Katrina Marie Robertson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Trey Thomas Talko, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

frameworks from the domains of engineering education and technical and professional communication to implement this research into a classroom intervention aimed at reducing the gendered disparity in these communication challenges. To help resolve these issues, this methodological paper presents a new research method called, "infrastructural rhetorical analysis" derived from the field of rhetoric and communication. The paper then applies this method to an educational intervention case study involving the experiences of women in the first-year engineering classroom to determine a concrete classroom intervention that aims to make the most difference with the least amount of resources needed to implement it. Keywords: Intersectional feminism

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Barendt, Case Western Reserve University; Nigamanth Sridhar, Cleveland State University; Kenneth A. Loparo, Case Western Reserve University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Access Control System HTTPS, MQTTS, Mosquitto 15 Final Projects System various As outlined above, the course is divided into two parts: constructing the IoT System (the“product”), and instrumenting, extending, and evolving the IoT System - Properties, Behaviors,and Concerns of Systems and the supporting courseware is divided into week-long modules,where each module tackles a new technology or concept. Details are provided in Table 1.Course SampleHere is an example of one week of the course, Week 10: Analytics and Dashboards. Prior tothis, students have incrementally constructed the LAMPI IoT System (including: the device witha touchscreen UI

Conference Session

The Climate for Women In Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Vivian Lemanowski; Ellen Yezierski; Arlisa Labrie; Bettie Smiley; Dale Baker; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 3592 A New Look at Gender Equity Professional Development for Secondary Science/Mathematics Teachers and Counselors Arlisa M. Labrie, Vivian L. Lemanowski, Bettie A. Smiley, Ellen J. Yezierski, Dale R. Baker, and Mary R. Anderson-Rowland Arizona State UniversityAbstractWISE Investments (WI) is a four-year National Science Foundation project HRD 98 72818designed for secondary science/mathematics teachers and counselors to enable them to helpinterest young women in engineering. A component of the WI program is gender equitytraining. Although the gender equity professional

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Migri Prucz

, thatencompasses all the three key elements of the ABET 2000 criteria – 1) educationalobjectives, 2) metrics of quality and effectiveness, 3) formal process for outcomeassessments and continuous improvement. A powerful synergy exists between thecontent of information presented to prospective students and their families through therecruitment process on one hand, and the basic ABET accreditation criteria, on the otherhand. It spans over a broad range of issues, concerning the quality of students and faculty,the program objectives, the professional component and outcomes, supporting facilitiesand institutional resources. Such synergy provides the rationale for systematic, measuredtransition of appropriate concepts from the process of ABET evaluations to