Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael K. Swanbom, Louisiana Tech University; David E. Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

digitalcameras for data acquisition as well as assessment data regarding the experiences of high schoolteachers and students who utilize the technology.IntroductionEngineering educators who are concerned with the future needs of the engineering professionhave realized for a long time that a hands-on, project-based approach fosters the development ofstudents who are confident in their ability to accomplish real achievements with their learning1.The project-based curriculum revolution was born in the 1990s in the United States; with the keydriving force arising from the National Science Foundation Engineering Education Coalitions2-5.Collecting and analyzing data in the classroom is a way for students to discover truths on theirown. Tools such as National

Conference Session

Engineering Education Issues Relevant to Agricultural, Biological and Ecological Engineering: Part 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepak R Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Logan Ryan Newman, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Rachel Ibach, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Taryn King, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

assessment opportunities.IntroductionThere is an increasing focus on student success across higher educational institutions,particularly in North America. This has resulted in numerous student success initiatives that spancurricular, co-curricular, and student life. Our university, like many other public institutions ofhigher education, has strong campus-level student success programs and initiatives that haveresulted in documented success such as increased rates of minority student graduation [1]. Oneof the key initiatives that has transformed the student success culture at our institution has beenthe William H Thompson Scholars Program designed to support students from lowsocioeconomic backgrounds [2]. This program has been in place across three

Conference Session

Hurricane Katrina

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Pierce, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

Gulf Coast before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina; and2) provide a real hands-on research experience for exceptional students, which allows them toexplore the many facets of civil and environmental engineering. It should be noted that thiscourse is not an engineering course per se; rather, it is an honors proseminar taught by anengineering professor.Course LogisticsThe South Carolina Honors College was founded in 1977 and is now recognized as one of thetop honors programs in the country. The Honors College offers an enriched academicexperience under the general rubric of Research Based Learning (RBL). The experiencecombines the benefits of a small liberal arts college with the opportunities of a comprehensiveuniversity. Like a liberal

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

design was more constrained by the actuation limit constraint than by the position response characteristics. Some students mentioned that there seemed to be small changes in the results with large changes in the controller design. These comments point out the difficulty in balancing the real world aspects of controller design with the objective of reinforcing the linear control theory. Conclusions The MATLAB/Simulink RTWT software was introduced into the Mechanical Engineering Controls lab at Cal Poly and applied in the hydraulic servo control experiment replacing the previous LabVIEW control software. The software is easier to program and easier for the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Lauren Seabury, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Lee; Gregory Alan Payne; John A. Hoopes, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

each week. The“winners” were then asked to present their project in the lecture in the week following their labpresentation. See Appendix 1 for App assignment and assessment. Page 22.373.6In addition to increasing students’ knowledge of fluid mechanics, the project was designed toimprove other skills important in engineering practice, such as teamwork and communication.Students were asked to work in small groups. Given the reliance of many engineering projects onsmall or large teams, the project helped prepare them for careers in engineering. Additionally,the presentation format, as opposed to a traditional written report, helped students

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud

Orientation Program.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings (1996). Available: CD-ROM.11. Erevelles, Winston F. “Experiential Leaning in Computer Integrated Manufacturing through Team Projects.” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings (1996). Available: CD-ROM.12. Etter, Delores M. and Geoffrey Orsak. “Virtual Teaming Experiences.” FIE Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1 (1996): 458-61.13. Evans, D. et al. “Team-Based Projects for Assessment in First-Year Physics Courses Supporting Engineering.” FIE Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2 (1996): 934-7.14. Felder, Richard. “Matters of Style.” Prism 6, no. 4 (December 1996): 18-23.15. Finger, Susan and Cristina H. Amon. “Designing and Prototyping Interactive Fluid Dynamics Exhibits for the Carnegie Science

Conference Session

Flight and Control Simulators for Virtual Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

A. Ram Kim, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Matthew Erik Nelson, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

University in the Department of Aerospace Engineering.Prof. Matthew Erik Nelson, Iowa State University My background and interests are in RF, embedded systems, and engineering education. I have a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Computer Engineering both from Iowa State University. I am now working towards my PhD in Engineering Education in the Human Computer Interaction group at Iowa State University. I currently hold a faculty position at Iowa State University as an Assitant Teaching Professor. I am the director for the Make to Innovate program at ISU and also serve as the Assistant Director for the Iowa Space Grant Consortium. In addition to my duties at Iowa State University, I also serve as the

Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Josh Coffman; Jiancheng Liu; Ashland O. Brown; Sachin S. Terdalkar; Joseph J. Rencis

valuesmuch lowers than static yield strength of the material. Fatigue failure is due to repeated or cyclicloading and unloading or fluctuating reversal in loading after a large number of cycles. Fatiguefailures are estimated to occur in 80-90% of all machine component failures. Fatigue is a majortopic that is addressed in undergraduate and graduate machine design courses and textbooks. Amachine design course is required in most undergraduate mechanical engineering programs. Inacademia or industry fatigue problems have traditionally been solved by hand or an in-housecomputer program specialized for a particular type of fatigue application. The finite element method (FEM) is a computational tool that has been used extensively thepast thirty years

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Yelamarthi, Tennessee Technological University; Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management Division (EMD)

, “What can be done to help ourengineering students persist toward their degree in the specific context of our programs?” Toanswer this question, it is useful to remember that “retention is a campus-wide effort” [6].At Tennessee Tech University, the College of Engineering (CoE) has made a significantinvestment in student support services through the Clay N. Hixson Student Success Center(SSC). Begun in 2015, the Center has grown from a small staff of three and minimalprogramming focusing on at-risk advising and professional development to a large staffincluding a Director and Assistant Director and six academic advisors in addition to a widevariety of programs and activities addressing three major areas of student success: Recruitment,Retention

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Boyle, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

accomplished by forcingwater through very small pores, of a nominal rating of 0.0009 microns, which requires a highpressure differential to force the water across a concentration gradient (from concentratedcontaminated water on the exterior of the membrane, to dilute clean water on the interior). ROdoes require pre-filtration8 in order to function properly. Sediment filters remove large particlesthat can clog the RO membrane, and the carbon filter removes chemicals that can damage themembrane. Finally the FO filter can remove all contaminants, from dirt to viruses, without pre-filtration. FO filtration doesn’t require a pressure differential, because of the favorableconcentration gradient. The contaminated water on the exterior of the FO pouch is

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arun Srinivasa, Texas A&M University; Andreas Polycarpou, Texas A&M University; Emma Edoga, Texas A&M University; Mindy Bergman; M Cynthia Hipwell, Texas A&M University; David Seets, Texas A&M University

team can communicate clearly about theirinnovation plans, goals, and evaluations. The program further supports faculty innovation by includinginformation about student learning and diversity. Together, this content is designed to launch innovationteams into innovation cycles that have good practices and to establish the innovation mentality within thedepartment culture.Because we bring the necessary training to the faculty, TAs, and peer teachers in regular, distributed, small,informal peer group settings, we anticipate that this will lower faculty perception of risk and the effortrequired to be part of this TCORPS program and to engage in teaching innovation more generally. Acrossthe three years of the project, we will invite faculty to

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Norine Meyer; Deborah Fisher; Cynthia Villanueva; Amy Strobel

work within thesynergy of a creative team process.A 1998-1999 MentorNet evaluation report supports the theory that low self-confidence is a keyfactor in women exiting engineering and other scientific fields. Studies demonstrate that femalestudents frequently experience a setback in academic and career ambitions in their college years,reflected in lower self-confidence about their chances for success and reducing the likelihood ofcompletion of college programs.4 Although increasing numbers of women are entering theengineering field,5 reports that engineering is still based largely on male experience. Womenare not formally excluded but remain a very small minority and to survive must often behave likeyoung males.6 In creating a female course

Conference Session

AI and Tools for Transdisciplinary Work

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy Mackenzie, The Aula Fellowship; Leslie Salgado, University of Calgary; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl; Victoria Kuketz, Catalyst ; Solenne Savoia, Mila-Quebec AI Institute; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

contributor to consultations, policy papers and op-eds on AI and Society, and a consultant on AI application assessments and sustainable industrial processes. She volunteers with Women in AI. She’s an alumna of McGill University, Universit´e de Laval, and MILA, the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms’s program for Human Rights and Responsible AI. Her principal methodology is participatory research for impact.Leslie Salgado, University of Calgary Leslie Salgado is a PhD Candidate and Sessional Instructor at the University of Calgary. She is an experienced professional with a strong background in science communication and in working with international organizations, including UNESCO, OXFAM and PAHO. As a doctoral

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Mary Cardenas

and storage ofpotentially large data files (including newer types of electronic files, such as video); andincreased accessibility and collaborative functions. A number of different software solutions areavailable, usually grouped by technical field and potential application of the work. In this paper,literature on Electronic Laboratory Notebooks is summarized, with a particular focus onapplications to undergraduate laboratory work. An ELN system consisted of a learningmanagement platform (Sakai) and typical word processing and spreadsheet-based programs hasbeen adopted at Harvey Mudd College for use in a sophomore-level experimental engineeringcourse. The ELN system and the experimental engineering course are described in detail

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rodney Allen; Richard M. Felder; Catherine E. Brawner

19% 12% 19% 20%n 497 502 494 499There is a slightly positive correlation between the number of teaching seminars attended in theprevious year and whether a faculty member vrÃvpvhyÃiwrpvrÃvÃurvÃprà 97 = ""ÃÃ2$0à 99 = .096, p < .05). Although these correlations are small, and not significant forcareer teaching seminars attended, a gratifyingly large number of faculty members do writeinstructional objectives for their courses and the percentage doing so has increased significantlybetween 1997 and 1999 (p=.025).Figure 4: Always or usually write instructional objectives 100 90

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Larry A. Glasgow

nozzle size and the relation to the velocity escaping the hose.” “I was shocked to learn how much the surface roughness affects the jet distance. Thesteel pipe felt pretty smooth but its distance was greatly shorter than the PVC.” “I enjoyed getting the practical experience and being able to actually see the types ofthings that we’ve been discussing in class. It was interesting to compare the pump’s ratingagainst its actual performance.”Assessing the effectiveness of the trial program by examination: ChE 530 final exam question,December 2006A centrifugal pump with a motor rated at 5.5 hp is used to fill a 325 gallon polyethylene tank.The tank is filled in 3.43 minutes, meaning that the average delivery rate is about 95 gpm

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University; Di Ma, University of Michigan - Dearborn

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

and teaching strategies. The size of theprojects varies based on the class assessment, requirements, and context, which can be as large asa term project, or as small as a large size lab. The developed labs are being used by variouscourses to validate the teaching strategy as well as motivate students to have a better understandof the concepts and context. The PBL is more effective in the senior courses such as SoftwareEngineering, Senior Design and Wireless Computing. In addition, students are mature andexperienced for the program to prepare for the large size of labs and term projects in a teambased style. In addition, through these years of teaching in senior and graduate level classes, wehave finalized a set of project evaluation process

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Lesko; Eric Pappas

communications program has, for seven years now, integrated into thetechnical curriculum instruction in technical and scientific writing, presentation skills, teamwork,engineering ethics, and professionalism. We offer below a sampling of some of the additionalactivities we have integrated into our design class. The methods we use to address these topicsinclude in-class small and large group discussions, in-class writing and collaborative activities,homework response papers, and occasional lectures. Some examples of our discussion andactivity topics include the following:"A Good Life vs. a Good Career" (Students discuss their thoughts on what constitutes a good career versus what constitutes a good life; includes goal clarification and

Conference Session

Diversity, Inclusion, and Access

Collection

2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference

Authors

Samuel Darko; Gurcan Comert; Jessica Furrer, Benedict College; Andress Carter-Sims, Benedict College; Balaji Iyangar, Benedict College

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access

), and HBCUs (Gasmanand Nguyen, 2014, Toldson 2018, and Toldson, 2019) represent a unique venue through which toreach a large population of such students. This research focused on increasing retention rates andimproving academic and career success in the STEM disciplines at an open-enrollment HBCUthrough a hands-on and mentorship-focused research program. We have utilized the “ScientificVillage” model, where students interacted as peers assisting, encouraging, holding each otheraccountable, and interacted with faculty mentors. Incorporating hands-on research furtherstimulated and engaged students to enhance interest in STEM curriculum and careers. This was avoluntary, three-year, mixed-method, hands-on research program that tracked a cohort of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University; Heather Sapp, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

assessed and evaluated accordingly.Prior WorkThe first-year programming course sequence at Ohio Northern University, consisting of thecourses Programming 1 and Programming 2, has used the theme of developing K-12 educationalsoftware as the subject of its culminating term project for many years. These applications werewritten in Java and utilized both an appropriate event driven programming paradigm and agraphical user interface. However, the applications were developed without the benefit of aclient. Consequently, the instructor could only provide feedback on the technical aspects of theimplementation; additionally, most of the feedback was summative. With the recentestablishment of an engineering education program within the college, the

Conference Session

Faculty Development Medley!

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division

central membership in the community of disciplines. Similarly, the individualreceiving the CAREER award has also received a public signal of central membership in theEER community.While the EHR (Education and Human Resources) directorate had already been makingCAREER awards for research on the evaluation and assessment of engineering and scienceeducation, the Engineering directorate awarded its first engineering education research CAREERin 2003. Since then, 52 CAREERs have been awarded in the Engineering Education and Centers(EEC) division of the Engineering directorate (as of January 2020).The CAREER program continues to be a particularly prestigious funding opportunity for earlycareer faculty and the awards are highly sought after by eligible

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Tom McDonald, University of Southern Indiana; Jenna Kloosterman, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

in large-scale engineering classes have turned to using only onlinehomework-based systems such as Pearson’s Mastering, Wiley Plus, and/or McGraw Hill’sConnect to assess student learning. These systems provide content, grading and assessment ofstudent work, and feedback to students while solving problems. Previous research has shownthat students’ value both online and handwritten homework. Even students who disliked onlinehomework found it to be at least somewhat helpful. The current project investigates ifperformance on higher stake (e.g., more heavily weighted in overall grade) activities is betterthan on lower stake activities in a Dynamics class and a General Physics I class. In our researchonline homework, handwritten homework, and exams

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shahab Boumi, University of Central Florida; Adan Ernesto Vela, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #34129Quantifying the Impact of Students’ Semester Course Load on TheirAcademic PerformanceMr. Shahab Boumi, University of Central Florida Shahab Boumi is a Ph.D. student in the department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems (IEMS) at the University of Central Florida. His main research focus on investigating students behav- ioral hidden patterns in large scale data sets using supervised/unsupervised machine learning methods, stochastic processes, and optimization tools.Prof. Adan Ernesto Vela, University of Central Florida American c Society for

Conference Session

WIED: Community

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Cinzia Cervato, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University; Roger Green, North Dakota State University; Carla Koretsky; David Wahl, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Lori Wingate, Western Michigan University; D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Sonia Goltz; Patricia Sotirin

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, from 1993 – 2005. Raman’s research has encompassed waste management, insect detection, and technoeconomic modelling of bioprocessing and waste-treatment systems. He has developed new graduate and undergraduate degree programs, overseen accreditation of highly-ranked engineering degree programs at ISU, and taught courses across the curriculum, from first-year engineering problem solving & computing, to capstone design. Over 220 students have participated in summer research programs (e.g., NSF REU sites) that he has directed, with two of these sites associated with large externally-funded interdisciplinary research efforts led by ISU. He has contributed to the literature in areas of

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann , Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

studentsand meet the overall goals of the NSF STEP program.Research and Background Student recruitment and retention have received a great deal of attention in theeducational and educational research literature over the past two or three decades. In spiteof the well established body of research knowledge concerning factors affectingrecruitment and retention, the success of widespread efforts and programs to both attractand retain students in the STEM disciplines has been somewhat limited. However,dramatic improvement has been reported by individual institutions and colleges. Various studies have recorded the historical losses suffered by STEM disciplinesas students transition from high school to college, a large percentage of which

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Khoa Ngac, George Mason University; Mihai Boicu, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Title: Consensus Building Method for Expert Crowdsourcing of Curriculum TopicsAbstractState of the art curriculum development efforts are done with a committee often consisting oftwo to four faculty members but are commonly undertaken by the assigned course instructor.However, the small number of faculty participants in the curriculum development effort canyield an out-of-date and insufficient curriculum for students entering the industry workforce [1],[2], [3], [4]. Crowdsourcing has been used to gather more input from domain experts consistingof faculty and industry professionals [2], [3], [5]. However, these efforts can yield large amountsof inputs from various crowd workers resulting in additional time required for the

Conference Session

Using Real-World Examples

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

distributed generation, their characteristics and performances10,12-15. Uponsuccessfully completion of this course, the students are familiar with and knowledge of therenewable energy technologies and distributed generation. They are learning in depth wind andsolar-photovoltaic energy system characteristics and performances, assessment tools andmethods, controls and power electronics for such systems. Students are also expected to becomefamiliar and to have basic knowledge of energy storage device, fuel cell and batterycharacteristics, models, performances and applications, grid integration of wind turbines andphotovoltaic systems, design and structuring hybrid power systems and small size microgrids.The course supports the following outcomes: a) an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Goodwine; Steven Skaar; Robert Nelson; Mihir Sen; James Mason; Stephen Batill

. Mechanical Engineering Program RevisionAs part of its ongoing curriculum-assessment efforts, a decision was made by the Department ofAerospace and Mechanical Engineering to integrate into the four years of its mechanical-engineering curriculum instruction and direct experience with the application of digitalintelligence to mechanical systems. The key hardware element of such capability is anembeddable microprocessor which is a small computer that can be connected to various sensorsand actuators, depending upon the system objectives. The intent is to complement theDepartment's strength -- coursework in the core engineering sciences -- with significant learningregarding imparting digital intelligence to the full range of systems and products

Conference Session

Course-Based Approaches to Entrepreneurship

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; Jon Pratt, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

has already proven effective with the licensing of oneproject from the 2006-07 academic year. Additionally, industrial and governmental funding offive projects from the 2007-08 year indicates a promising future for the program. This paper willdemonstrate an effective method for collaboration between faculty, students, and industry in thecreation of high-tech startups.Introduction and BackgroundLouisiana Tech University is located in a largely rural area with little high-tech industry. In orderfor this region in particular and the country in general to be competitive in the coming years, newand innovative industries must be developed. The IMPaCT program helps to create new high-tech entrepreneurial efforts in the region by providing an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Dantzler; James Richardson; Tan-Yu Lee; Robert Leland

solutions, or even just a good diagram for the problem. Thiscommunicated a positive value of the work done to understand a problem. Students whopresented were always applauded, celebrating good work.Exams were graded in such a way that a large amount of partial credit was assigned forsuccessfully doing the work of understanding a problem. This might be 40 – 60 % of the creditof a problem for coming up with a good diagram. This reinforced the value of understanding theproblem.3. Assessment MethodsAssessment was both formative and summative. Formative assessment focused on what thestudents found helpful or not. Summative assessment focused on changes in student problemsolving ability and self-efficacy. Transfer will be assessed by student performance