AC 2010-1906: FIRST-YEAR STUDENT EXPERIENCES, ATTITUDES ANDOUTCOMES IN A SEMINAR ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIPPhil Schlosser, Ohio State University Dr. Schlosser teaches First-Year Engineering courses and Freshman Seminars at The Ohio State University. He graduated from Ohio State University with B.Sc. degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering. Early in his career, he was Professor of Nuclear and Mechanical Engineering at OSU where he taught courses and conducted research in nuclear medical imaging systems. Over the past two decades, he has started several successful companies in the central Ohio area. He holds 22 U.S. and foreign
AC 2010-2129: ENGINEERING EDUCATION COLLABORATION: INNOVATIVEPEDAGOGICAL METHODS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITYENVIRONMENTALISTSLeslie Hadaway, Norwood High SchoolMegan Urbaitis, Norwood High SchoolRegina Lamendella, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryDaniel Oerther, University of CincinnatiAndrea Burrows, The University of CincinnatiMike Borowczak, The University of CincinnatiAnant Kukreti, The University of Cincinnati Page 15.483.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Education Collaboration: Innovative Pedagogical Methods for High School and University EnvironmentalistsAbstractThis
AC 2010-2183: INCREASING STUDENT INNOVATION BY IMMERSINGSTUDENTS IN AN INTENSIVE DESIGNING THINKING WORKSHOPGeoffrey Wright, Brigham Young University Geoff Wright is a Professor of Technology and Engineering Education at Brigham Young University. His scholarship centers on programming, multimedia pedagogy, and technological literacy. He has published and presented on these and many other technology and engineering related topics.Paul Skaggs, Brigham Young University Paul Skaggs is a Professor of Technology and Engineering Education at Brigham Young University. His specialties lie within the Industrial Design venue.Richard Fry, Brigham Young University Richard Fry is a Professor of
AC 2010-2278: FROM BRAINSTORMING TO C-SKETCH TO PRINCIPLES OFHISTORICAL INNOVATORS: IDEATION TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCESTUDENT CREATIVITYChristina White, Columbia UniversityAustin Talley, University of Texas, AustinDaniel Jensen, United States Air Force AcademyKristin Wood, George Washington UniversityAndy Szmerekovsky, US Air Force AcademyRichard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin Page 15.602.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 From Brainstorming to C-Sketch to Principles of Historical Innovators: Ideation Techniques to Enhance Student CreativityAbstractThe heart and soul of engineering is innovation and our ability to improve the human
GC 2012-5608: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO AN INTEGRATED DE-SIGN AND MANUFACTURING MULTI-SITE ”CLOUD-BASED” CAPSTONEPROJECTDr. Michael Richey, The Boeing Company Michael Richey is an Associate Technical Fellow currently assigned to support technology and innova- tion research at the Boeing Company. Michael is responsible for leading a team conducting research projects to improve the learning experience for engineers and technicians. His research encompasses, Complex Adaptive Systems, Learning Curves, Learning Sciences and Engineering Education Research focusing on understanding the interplay between knowledge spillovers, innovation, wealth creation, and economies of scale as they are manifested in questions of growth
GC 2012-5655: ESTABLISHING INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES THROUGHTHE VIRTUOUS CYCLE OF RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING EDUCA-TIONDr. Khairiyah Mohd Yusof, Regional Centre for Engineering Education - Malaysia (RCEE) Dr. Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Uni- versity Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She is the Director of the UTM Regional Centre for Engineering Education (RCEE), which promotes meaningful research and scholarly practice in engineering education, and manages the PhD in Engineering Education program. Since 2011, she is the Secretary of the Society for Engineering Education Malaysia (SEEM). Prior to becoming the Director of RCEE, Dr. Khairiyah was the Deputy Director at the
Technical Committee on Semiconductor Manufacturing Automation.Miss Yun Dai, University of California Santa BarbaraDr. Stephen C-Y. Lu, University of Southern California Stephen Lu is the David Packard Chair in Manufacturing Engineering at University of Southern Califor- nia. His current professional interests include design thinking, collaborative engineering, technological innovation, and education reform. He has over 330 technical publications in these areas. He directs the Master of Science of Product Development Engineering degree program at USC. He is a senior Fellow of ASME and CIRP, and the founding Director of the iPodia Alliance (www.ipodialliance.org) – a global consortium of 11 leading universities that uses
programme and founded Affect – the Cen- tre for Affective Design Research. Research interests include user centered design and innovation, user experiences, design methods, product brand identity, visual design aesthetics, and strategic design.Dr. Charlotta Johnsson, Lund University Charlotta Johnsson holds a position as Associate Professor at Lund University, Sweden where she also serves as the Program Director for the master program Technology Management. Charlotta Johnsson has PhD in Automatic Control from Lund University, Sweden. Her research interests include; technology management and innovations, entrepreneurship, automation, operations management, and pedagogy. She is teaching and advising students in
Engineering Education, 2013 Innovation in the Teaching of Mathematics for Engineers Through Modeling and Technology: a Mexican ExperienceIntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to share the experience of an educational practice in a privateuniversity in the Northeast of México (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus). Thisexperience is about a different way to teach Calculus and Differential Equations courses forfuture engineers based on a proposal developed by the Math faculty over 14 years. We start thisdocument by showing the background of a proposed DE course.1) Background: Curricular Redesign of Mathematics for EngineersThis proposal set off from the idea of re-designing the scholar mathematical discourse present
Session: 1566 Engineering and Science Institute: An Innovative Partnership to Provide Seamless Undergraduate Education Hakan Gurocak Robin Terjeson Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Science InstituteWashington State University, Vancouver Washington State University, VancouverAbstract: WSU Vancouver was established in 1989 and was mandated by theLegislature to provide upper division and graduate education. Undergraduate studentstransfer to WSU Vancouver following a 2+2 model where the lower division courseworkis often completed at a local community college. An
healthcare industry wheretechnological innovations have made the practice of medicine more precise and less invasive.Unlike the mature manufacturing sector where computer systems eliminate jobs, the growing and Page 10.1471.10expanding healthcare industry resides in the service sector where computers are creating jobs. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society of Engineering EducationThe technological needs of medical instrumentation will require more than the median level ofeducation, and the opportunities fro employment and
Session 1725 Innovative Teaching of Aircraft Structural Analysis and Design Courses - Mathematica in an Engineering Education Environment Gillian N. Saunders-Smits, Zafer Gürdal, Jan Hol, Aerospace Structures Faculty of Aerospace Engineering Delft University of Technology, Delft, The NetherlandsINTRODUCTION This paper reports on a new course on aircraft structural analysis and design in the secondyear of the BSc curriculum at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delft University
Session 2002 Innovative Educational Tool for Learning Materials Handling Principles, Concepts, Equipment and Analytical Models Sunderesh S. Heragu, Robert J. Graves, Charles J. Malmborg, Sybillyn Jennings Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/Russell Sage CollegeAbstractMaterials handling is a vital function in a manufacturing or distribution system. Efficient handling ofmaterial allows such systems to operate at high levels of productivity. US companies invest over $60billion annually in materials handling technology. It is therefore extremely
Instrumentation Division Session 2559 Field Trips: An innovative approach in teaching ‘Manufacturing Processes’ to traditional undergraduates Mary B. Vollaro, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Engineering, Western New England College, Springfield, MA 01119AbstractTeaching manufacturing processes to undergraduates with industrial and mechanical engineeringmajors poses a challenge, in that, students have little background from which to begin buildingtheir knowledge. Comparing and contrasting different processes becomes just another ‘book’problem to solve and/or
Session Number – 2793 Curricular Innovation in the Chemical Engineering Separation Process Course – Membrane Distillation Module – Materials and Processes Manohar Nekkanti and Alan Fuchs Chemical Engineering Division University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada 89557, USA.Introduction: Membrane distillation (MD) is a novel process that is being investigated as a low cost, energysaving alternative as compared to conventional
Session Laboratory Innovations for a Wireless Communications Course Via Collaborations with Local Industry Kathleen A. Kramer University of San DiegoAbstractLaboratory developments for a course in wireless communications are discussed. A senior-levelelective course in wireless and digital communications presented special challenges in thedevelopment of its laboratory component. In addition to more typical approaches, one tactic usedto deal with these challenges was the use of the facilities and expertise of local companiesactively involved
Session 1526 Internet Based Curriculum Innovation in Information Engineering and E-Business: The Integrated Curriculum Delivery System Amy R. Pritchett, Alexander B. Quinn, George Nickles, Mahima Ashok, Mark Iken, J. C. Lu School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Georgia Institute of TechnologyIntroductionThe current compartmentalization of educational material into courses limits a student’s abilityto quickly and easily access information from a variety of topics, explore new
Session 1421 Exposing Students to Innovative Construction Technologies in the Undergraduate Civil Engineering Technology Curriculum Andrew T. Rose University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractIncorporating new and innovative construction technologies into the undergraduate curriculum isoften difficult due to time constraints. Field trips, seminar speakers, and multimedia provideopportunities to expose students to new and emerging technologies outside of the traditionallecture format. Each of these can be highly visual to facilitate student interest and learning
Session 2425 An Experiment in Product Innovation and Design in a Mechanical Engineering Capstone Experience Stephen M. Batill University of Notre DameAbstractProduct design is inherently a collaborative, multidisciplinary activity that is influenced bynumerous issues and it can be accomplished using many, very different approaches. This paperdescribes a number of pedagogical changes associated with a capstone design class inMechanical Engineering that is intended to simulate the product development process as itoccurs in industry. The changes from
Paper ID #44821Decoding Challenges in Organizing Innovation Competitions and Programs:A Thematic Analysis of Interviews with OrganizersFay Berig, Pennsylvania State University, BerksDr. Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Sadan Kulturel-Konak is a professor of Management Information Systems and the director of the Flem- ming Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED) Center at Penn State Berks. She received her Ph.D.in Industrial and Systems Engineering (Auburn Univ.)Dr. Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Dr. Abdullah Konak is a Distinguished Professor
Paper ID #44811Building an Innovative Engineering Curriculum from the Ground Up:Lessons and Success StoriesProf. Tolga Kaya, Sacred Heart University Dr. Tolga Kaya is currently a Professor and Director of Electrical and Computer Engineering programs at the School of Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Kaya oversees the growth of Engineering programs at Sacred Heart University. Before joining SHU, Dr. Kaya was an Associate Professor at Central Michigan University’s School of Engineering and Technology between 2010-2017. Dr. Kaya worked as a research scientist at Yale University from 2007 to 2010 at the School of
Paper ID #40860Student-Centered Learning: A Mixed Modality Course Redesign Approachwith Innovative Teaching TechniquesDr. Ruba Alamad, Kennesaw State University Ruba Alamad is a Lecturer in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Kennesaw State University. She is interested in Higher Education research include developing engaging course material and assessment for online education environment, and enhancing students learning experience.Garima Banerjee, Kennesaw State University Garima Banerjee is a Senior Instructional Designer at Kennesaw State University. ©American Society for
fa- cilities. At these sites, he was responsible for developing production layouts to support continuous flow throughout operations. David holds three engineering degrees, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Masters of Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical En- gineering from the University of Kentucky.Dr. Nelson Kudzo Akafuah, University of Kentucky ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference1 Innovative Engineering Technology Program development to2 improve Diversity and Inclusion through Industry Partnerships in3
one-month SIRiPods summer program concludes with a researchproposal to be submitted to the school’s year-long program, and an oral presentation pitching theidea is conducted at the end of the summer portion of the program, as further described below.One of the SIRiPods research themes is “Medical Innovation with Virtual Reality”, acollaboration among the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Education, Humanities, andEmergency Medicine at UCI where several research laboratories are developing projects thatcombine human-centered design, contextual learning frameworks, as well as medical technologylearning frameworks through the use of virtual reality platforms. These various research effortsacross several disciplines and research laboratories
CyberMAGICS: Cyber Training on Materials Genome Innovation for Computational Software for Future Engineers Ken-ichi Nomura1, Pratibha Dev2, Aiichiro Nakano1, Priya Vashishta1, and Tao Wei3 1 Collaboratory for Advanced Computing and Simulations, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0242 2 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059 3 Department of Chemical Engineering, Howard University, Washington, D.C. 20059 Abstract Computing landscape is evolving rapidly. Exascale computers have arrived, which canperform
engineering professionals. She is a fellow of AAAS and ASEE, was the 2002 recipient of the ASEE Chester F. Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education, and received the 2009 David B. Thorud Leadership Award, which is given to a UW faculty or staff for demonstrating leadership, innovation, and teamwork.Dr. Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington. She is interested in all aspects of engineering education, including how to support engineering students in reflecting on experience, how to help engineering educators make effective teaching decisions, and the application of ideas from
Alabama in Huntsville. Dr. Benfield has been mission manager of the one of the IPT Senior Design Experience projects for the past seven years and is the project manager of the Innovative Student Project for the Increased Recruitment of Engineering and Science Students (InSPIRESS) Level I project with the IPT program. Dr. Benfield holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Manage- ment from The University of Alabama in Huntsville and has worked in the Huntsville aerospace industry for the past twelve years supporting both NASA and the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command on Redstone Arsenal.Matthew W. Turner, The University of Alabama in Huntsville Dr. Matthew W. Turner is the Experience for
AC 2011-2326: S-FIELD ANALYSIS INNOVATION METHOD EXERCISEIN A COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING COURSENebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo Nebojsa I. Jaksic received the Dipl. Ing. degree in electrical engineering from Belgrade University in 1984, the M.S. in electrical engineering, the M.S. in industrial engineering, and the Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the Ohio State University in 1988, 1992, and 2000, respectively. From 1992 to 2000 he was with DeVry University in Columbus, OH. In 2000, he joined Colorado State University-Pueblo, where he is currently a professor and the mechatronics program director. Dr. Jaksic’s interests include innovation methods, manufacturing processes, automation
automation systems, embedded controls, and appropriate technology for developing nations. Page 22.1522.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Thirty Years of Rube Goldberg* Projects: a Student-Driven Learning Laboratory for Innovation AbstractOne of the authors runs an annual “Rube Goldberg*” design project as the culminating studentdemonstration of a junior level electrical laboratory class. Over the past 30 years attendance hasgrown from a few students the first year to now include city-wide attendance and televisioncoverage from
AC 2011-1976: ORIENTING ENGINEERING EDUCATION TOWARDS IN-NOVATION, ENTREPRENEURISM AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS:THE CASE OF THE MIT PORTUGAL PROGRAMSebastian M Pfotenhauer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sebastian Pfotenhauer is a post-doctoral researcher with the MIT-Portugal Program and the MIT Tech- nology & Policy Program. His research focus is on the interrelation of national higher education and innovation systems, the role international university collaborations as an innovation strategy for catching- up countries, and the integration of science, education, and innovation policies. Sebastian holds an M.Sc. in Technology & Policy and a PhD in Physics. In his spare time, he enjoys playing the violin